10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SET THE BALL ROLLING»
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set the ball rolling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
See also: time service / timeserving. set a stone rolling set the ball rolling set a
stone rolling - start smth. which may lead to unanticipated consequences: This
cooperation set a stone rolling - Yamuna had more confidence in her talent and ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To set the ball rolling (MP 28) 1899 "Can't start the ball a-rolling too early." (I, 391)
The Complete Short Stories of Jack London, 3 vols. Ed. Earle Labor et al.
Stanford, Cal.: Stanford University Press, 1993. 1968 Grimshaw put into effect a ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Set alarm bells ringing Begin to feel apprehensive about something (e.g. 'the
news that our beloved head of department was leaving to be replaced by SET
THE BALL ROLLING / 205 someone new was enough to set alarm bells ringing')"
Set ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
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Sett* ball2 * to have a ball (P)!MH&#S ! Scf^'fr (We really had a ball at your
birthday party yesterday. 0 RILt to open the ball f£ OPEN ballgame a different/
whole ...
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Crushing Invisible Barriers: Onset of a Glorious Marital Destiny
you. can't wake up one morning and surprisingly find somebody by your side.
That happened only once in the Garden of Eden, and never to happen again. A
man should set the ball rolling. He approaches the woman—not vice-versa like ...
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Drafting Legislation: A Modern Approach
In these circumstances, the drafter is likely to explain that the first draft is merely
designed to set the ball rolling, to raise questions rather than provide answers,
and will discuss issues and options with those instructing on the bill. But however
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Dr Constantin Stefanou, Dr Helen Xanthaki, 2013
After the refreshments came an awkward pause, until at last Laura smiled brightly
at Miss Miggs and said: "Perhaps you would set the ball rolling, Miss Miggs. We
should all love to hear you play." Miss Miggs coughed and smiled, and very ...
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Creativity and Convention:
The Pragmatics of Everyday ...
Different surface forms may encourage the hearer to narrow the interpretation by
focusing on different aspects of the situation the idiom is generally used to
describe, as in utterances such as: 'I will set the ball rolling',' the ball is rolling', 'we
...
Rosa E. Vega Moreno, 2007
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the adviser. a monthly magazine for yound people
WHO SET THE BALL ROLLING? At Markland, Ohio, a little girl about twelve
years old, obtained to her list of temperance pledges more than five hundred
names. This set the ball rolling among the men and women of the place. The
result was ...
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Step by Step: Learning Language and Life Skills
In 1994, Delhi initiated the Pulse Polio Programme and set the ball rolling for the
eradication of polio from our country. 2. Staying physically fit is the way to go for
college students to steer clear of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SET THE BALL ROLLING»
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set the ball rolling is used in the context of the following news items.
Modi govt is correcting 'errors' in NCERT history textbooks
The NDA government has set the ball rolling to correct the “errors” in NCERT history textbooks introduced by the UPA. Historians from the Indian Council of ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
PCMC to set the ball rolling for annual projects
PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation is hoping to start major road, water supply and drainage works worth Rs 800 crore soon after the ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
'No amount of cash will set the ball rolling for educational institution …
Education Minister Evarist Bartolo made it amply clear that educational institutions planning to set up shop in Malta are not coming to compete with the University ... «Malta Independent Online, Jun 15»
KCR sets the ball rolling for distribution of pattas to the poor
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday set the ball rolling on his ambitious programme of distributing a whopping 1.25 lakh pattas to the poor across the ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
Eye on China, Modi government clears funds for India's largest-ever …
NEW DELHI: India has finally set the ball rolling for the eventual construction of its largest-ever warship, the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier INS Vishal. The defence ... «Economic Times, May 15»
Stones set the ball rolling
If Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts weren't such cricket tragics The Rolling Stones might not have made it Down Under this year. Tony Cochrane , the V8 ... «The Australian Financial Review, Mar 15»
Sick-PSU list to set the ball rolling for FY16 disinvestment strategy
A list of 65 floundering central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) will serve as the starting point of the government's Rs 28,500-crore 'strategic disinvestment' ... «Business Standard, Mar 15»
Insurers set the ball rolling on foreign stake hike
The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, passed by Parliament after a six-year wait, will shake the country's life insurance sector, allowing global insurers to ... «Business Standard, Mar 15»
Budget allocation to set the ball rolling on Dholera investment region
After being stuck in the files for several months, the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) will see some activity on the ground with Finance Minister Arun ... «Hindu Business Line, Feb 15»
French Foreign Minister coming today; to set the ball rolling for …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit France this year. Preparations for his visit will begin during French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius' visit to ... «Hindu Business Line, Feb 15»
