ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXTENT
From Old French extente, from Latin extentus extensive, from extendere to extend.
10 QUOTES WITH «EXTENT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
extent.
I've been in many of them and to some extent I would have to say this; if you've seen one city slum you've seen them all.
I got my heroes secondhand, from television and movies, to a certain extent.
Therefore, every country has to understand that fighting against international terrorism is not for the sake of the United States, but for the sake of themselves, and, to a larger extent, in the name of stability of international relations.
Where the federal government and the taxpayer has had funds misused, we need to use the full extent of the law to get those funds back for the taxpayer.
New diseases like SARS and bird flu cause anxiety in the community. People get worried, some to the extent that it even affects their health. You feel very sad, and yet you must carry on and maintain your cool in very trying and difficult moments. You have to tough it out.
We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent facts in his cases, or at least to alter the aspects of facts to such an extent that they might fairly be viewed as new.
Almost everything else I have done during my adult years has been affected to some extent by my name - by my father's position, if you will. But in the air, I had no name; to the Federal Aviation Agency I was simply Comanche Nine-Nine POP. The quality of my landings, navigation and judgment were mine alone.
The citizen is becoming a pawn in a game where nobody knows the rules, where everybody consequently doubts that there are rules at all, and where the vocabulary has been diminished to such an extent that nobody is even sure what the game is all about.
He knew a lot about his grandparents - and perhaps he feels he's been endowed with abilities to go into people's heads who are long dead - but, to a certain extent, he's making it up.
They show that roughly two-thirds of a group of neurotic patients will recover or improve to a marked extent within about two years of the onset of their illness, whether they are treated by means of psychotherapy or not.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTENT»
Discover the use of
extent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
extent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Quaternary Glaciations -
Extent and Chronology: A Closer Look
All references to the underlying basic publications are included. Where controversial interpretations are possible e.g. in Siberia or Tibet, this is pointed out.
Jurgen Ehlers, Jürgen Ehlers, Philip Leonard Gibbard, 2011
2
Terror and Territory: The Spatial
Extent of Sovereignty
Unfolding an updated understanding of the concept of territory, Stuart Elden shows how the contemporary "war on terror" is part of a widespread challenge to the connection between the state and its territory.
3
Quaternary Glaciations -
Extent and Chronology: Part III: ...
This book is the last of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale.
J. Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard, 2004
4
Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the
Extent of My Own ...
In his singularly humorous and bitingly direct way, Zen abbot Soko Morinaga tells the story of his rigorous training at a Japanese Zen temple, his spiritual growth, and his interactions with his students and others.
Sōkō Morinaga, Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, 2004
5
The
Extent of Marketization of Economic Systems in China
This book centres on the transformation to an economic system pattern. It endeavours to define the transformation extent of China's economic system pattern up to now and to measure the paces of marketisation progress.
Zongsheng Chen, Che Wu, Siquan Xie, 2000
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Quaternary Glaciations:
Extent and Chronology
With accompanying CD-ROMs, containing ... "digital maps, showing glacial limits, end moraines, ice-dammed lakes, glacier-induced drainage diversions and the locations of key sections through which the glacial limits are defined and dated"- ...
Jürgen Ehlers, Philip Leonard Gibbard, 2004
7
Assessing the
Extent of China's Marketization
the Employer for Wage Rates Zeng Xuewen 14 Extent of Admission of Foreign
Investment Li Yong 15 Extent of GovernmentOwnership orControl of the Means of
Production and Enterprises Jin Sanlin and Wei Yuanyuan 16 Extent of ...
Professor Xiaoxi Li, 2012
8
Salinisation of Land and Water Resources: Human Causes, ...
This book assesses the extent, human causes and management of salinisation.
Fereidoun Ghassemi, A. J. Jakeman, H. A. Nix, 1995
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A study of the
extent and forms of school violence and ...
The aims of the study is to understand the real life conditions and experiences of children together with the extent and forms of school violence in the Secondary Schools in Trinidad among whom the highest incidences of violence have been ...
10
Ethics and International Affairs:
Extent and Limits
Ethics and International Affairs explores the extent and limits of contemporary international ethics and examines the ways in which the international community has responded to some of the most crucial challenges of the last ten years.At ...
Jean-Marc Coicaud, Daniel Warner, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTENT»
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extent is used in the context of the following news items.
REACH Registry Shows Extent of CV Events in Diabetics
BOSTON, MA — The risk of death, ischemic events, and especially heart failure is substantially increased at 4 years among a contemporary ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
Fans anxiously wait to hear extent of Alex Gordon's injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals beat Tampa Bay Wednesday night 9-to-7, but they lost one of their most valuable players in the process. «fox4kc.com, Jul 15»
U.S. Sharply Escalates Extent of OPM Hack
WASHINGTON—The spoils of hacking the U.S. government became clearer Thursday: more than 21 million Social Security numbers, 1.1 ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
FoI reveals extent of 'honour' violence
They demonstrate the extent of need from vulnerable women and girls for protection and support and, positively, show that many have seen the ... «Police Professional, Jul 15»
Daugaard Asks FEMA To Join State In Assessing Storm Damage
Gov. Dennis Daugaard is asking federal officials to join state and local teams as they assess the extent of the damage caused by severe storms ... «KELOLAND TV, Jul 15»
WikiLeaks reveals extent of NSA snooping on Angela Merkel
WikiLeaks has released details of the US National Security Agency (NSA) spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The NSA apparently ... «Computer Business Review, Jul 15»
HopePrescott.com : Nevada Co. officials learn extent of flood …
HopePrescott.com : Nevada Co. officials learn extent of flood damage to roads. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font ... «Magnoliareporter, Jul 15»
North Korea: Report claims to reveal extent of public executions by …
North Korea: Report claims to reveal extent of public executions by secretive regime. Nearly 1,400 people were put to death in front of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Report to gauge extent of lobbying at Tom Davies Square
A proposal to create a lobbyist registry took a step forward this week, as city staff were directed to come up with a report on exactly what the ... «NorthernLife.ca, Jul 15»
Extent of Coronary Calcium Predicts Long-term Mortality Risk in …
In asymptomatic patients, the extent of coronary artery calcification (CAC) predicts mortality risk up to 15 years after scanning and improves risk ... «TCTMD, Jul 15»
