ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ONE
Old English ān, related to Old French ān, ēn, Old High German ein, Old Norse einn, Latin unus, Greek oinē ace.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONE»
The term «one» is very widely used and occupies the
207 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «ONE»
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one.
I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.
No one owns you. one hundred per cent of the stock in your personal corporation belongs to you.
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
These days i tend to use one project I do as a kind of offshoot to the next.
They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.
Music is there for us to explore. To intentionally limit yourself to one, two, or three genres is limitation at its worst. Music is huge; it's a gigantic history lesson, and if you are true music fan or a musician, you should explore it. It's all right there in front of us.
I guess I think like deep inside, I know that it's like, it's a different kind of performing, it's not really... You're not performing like a guitar player or a singer is performing, you know what I mean? So it's weird to be in the same type setup as one of those. 'Cause I'm not really doing much, you know, like technically it's not that hard.
Working on a sitcom and improv improves your comedic chops. If you do it long enough, the one thing you learn to do is listen to the other characters.
Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.
As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to be him in the playground. But I don't think about trying to become one of the best in the world or anything like that. I just play football.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONE»
Discover the use of
one in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
one and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Told with immediacy, grace and harrowing emotional accuracy, The Cellist of Sarajevo shows how, when the everyday act of crossing the street can risk lives, the human spirit is revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty.
2
The Yellow Birds: A Novel
A novel written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, The Yellow Birds is the harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive.
In the new afterword for this edition of One L, the author looks back on law school from the perspective of ten years' work as a lawyer and offers some suggestions for reforming legal education.
Many years ago, John Lewis and other student activists drew inspiration from the 1958 comic book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story.
John Robert Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell, 2013
' Guardian 'This book pleased every geeky bone in my geeky body. I felt like it was written just for me.' Patrick Rothfuss, bestselling author of The Wise Man's Fear 'I really, really loved Ready Player One .
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Economics in
One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Just
One Child: Science and Policy in Deng's China
"This is a seminal contribution to policy making as a subject of anthropological study.
8
Being No
One: The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity
" In Being No One, Metzinger, a German philosopher, draws strongly on neuroscientific research to present a representationalist and functional analysis of what a consciously experienced first-person perspective actually is.
Marion, fresh out of medical school, flees Ethiopia and makes his way to America, finding refuge in his work as an intern at an underfunded, overcrowded New York City hospital.
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The
One Best System: A History of American Urban Education
Mr. Tyack has placed his colorful, wide-ranging view of history within a broad new framework drawn from the most recent work in history, sociology, and political science.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONE»
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one is used in the context of the following news items.
One Of The Biggest Upsets In UFC History
One flush shot, and they're taking one of those fun naps where they wake up having forgotten everything that happened in the last 24 hours. «Kotaku, Jul 15»
Microsoft will add keyboard, mouse support to Xbox One for gaming
Microsoft has been working to improve the Xbox One's value proposition through offering features like backwards compatibility and the ability to ... «ExtremeTech, Jul 15»
He's got a potato face but could be the one for me
'There was one I was immediately attracted to. Not the handsome tanned one or the actor or the floppy-haired Peter Pan type: the potato-faced ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
How low can the loonie go? 55 cents US, says one expert
The loonie has suffered one of its worst weeks in recent history, plummeting to record lows it hasn't reached in 11 years. The Canadian dollar ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
One Down for Perry
One of the nastier political prosecutions in memory took a hit on Friday when a Texas appeals court dismissed one of the two felony counts ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
One dead, four hurt in Highway 1 crash
One female passenger of one of the four vehicles involved in the collision was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others were transported to ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
UFC 189 PPV buys top one million as Conor McGregor and Co. cap …
In addition to raking in the dough, "The Notorious" one helped UFC score $7.2 million at the live gate, a stateside record, in addition to an ... «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
'Zayn is coming back': One Direction fans in frenzy at new rumour he …
There have been a fair few false rumours trending on Twitter, you'd think most fans would have wisened to it now - could this one be true? «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Civilian guards ordered to leave shopping center after one …
One of them has been charged with a misdemeanor after he accidentally fired his AR-15 rifle. Someone from the recruiting center at 1530 River ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
Yahoo Quietly Acquired Germany's Media Group One For $23M In Q1
Yahoo's well-worn acquisition trail to bring tech and talent back into the Internet company has been one of the more notable hallmarks of life ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
