КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «UMPTEENTH»
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The
Umpteenth International Scarecrow Convention
A humorous view of exotic colorful scarecrows from around the world, whose problems seem to mirror those of humans.
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What's So Good About Biodiversity?: A Call for Better ...
I believe that the mere expression of contempt for “the umpteenth rayfinned fish”
or the umpteenth arthropod, or umpteenth angiosperm, or umpteenth rodent, or
umpteenth anything is entirely inadequate as a reason. The felt need to resort to
...
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Picking Up Jellyfish: Or: the Bobble Head Legacy
Or: the Bobble Head Legacy Ray Oliver. bounced to greet her. For two minutes
they let each other know how wonderful it was to see each other. It is possible
that I may have mentioned, for the umpteenth time, what a wonderful world it
would ...
By EARLE NEEDHAM JUNEAU, Alaska - How many times have you heard it - the
term 'umpteenth' used to describe a large though unspecified number? For
statistician Kevin Corgan, however, that definition was not good enough. "It had ...
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Business Or Pleasures: Free Enterprise; -Africa's Hope of an ...
UMPTEENTH. TIME. LUCKY. ANOTHER. CHANCE. TO. MAKE. NIGERIA. WORK
. Nigerians dream of a national revival; of a new Nigeria where shoddiness is no
longer the norm; where electrical firms boast of something more ambitious than ...
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A Mix of Bricks and Valentines: Lyrics, 1979-2009
umpteenth. block. some neighbours don't really treat me so bad one used to live
in a life-size tank he thinks it's sad that this wall fell down Outside they're selling
pieces of rock well, I want nothing of its daily threat loads of that scrap in the local
...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
130, 1988 Abridged dictionary of airborne terms' umpteenth; unteenth adjective
used of a great but unspecific number or amount UK, ms • For the umpteenth time
, I chickened. — Max shuiman, /anyone Goto/notch?, p. 30, 1964 • — J. Ashton ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
umpteenth /Amp'ti:n8, '--/ determiner informal I drank my umpteenth cup of coffee.
o For the umpteenth time, Anthony, knives andforksgo in the middle drawer! un- /
An-/ prefix used to add the meaning 'not', 'lacking' or 'the opposite of before ...
For the umpteenth time the tired old piano was nobly giving forth the tired old
marching song of the unjudged beauties. For the umpteenth time the high-
complexioned, check-waistcoated Mr Brown was shouting 'Smile, dear, smile.'
For the ...
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Memory, Aging and the Brain: A Festschrift in Honour of ...
When it is totally familiar – for instance, one and the same picture presented for
the umpteenth time in a long series – it is “screened out”, and its umpteenth
presentation to the rememberer would not change what was already in the store
before ...
Lars Bäckman, Professor of Psychology at University of Gothenburg Director of Psychology Section Department of Neuroscience and Geriatric Medicine Lars Backman, Department of Psychology Lars Nyberg, 2009
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «UMPTEENTH»
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umpteenth в контексте приведенных ниже новостных статей.
It's our umpteenth episode!
Umpteenth is related to...wait. What's an umpty? “Umpty is an indefinite number,” says University of Michigan English Professor Ann Curzan. “Usually a large ... «Michigan Radio, Июл 15»
The umpteenth Chinese bubble
And the worst is, without a doubt, that about half of all that amount corresponds to loans granted to invest in stock market. That is, many will not be paid back and ... «The Corner Economic, Июл 15»
DAVID MURDOCK: Tales from the front porch, part umpteenth
As summer is a-coming in and the temperature rises to blast furnace levels, it's time for an update from the Front Porch Nature Observation Station. Most of the ... «Gadsden Times, Июл 15»
'Umpteenth' Greek Summit Sees Gold Prices Fall, Options Expiry …
GOLD PRICES erased two-thirds of last week's 1.5% jump against a rising US Dollar on Monday, dropping back from $1200 per ounce as Eurozone stock ... «BullionVault, Июн 15»
Floods submerge Accra for the umpteenth time
Most parts of Accra have been heavily flooded after torrential rains that lasted for hours on Wednesday. Reports reaching Citi News indicate that valuable ... «Citifmonline, Июн 15»
Kingswood link road opening delayed for 'umpteenth' time
"I think the reason why people are so annoyed over this is because it is the umpteenth time this has been delayed in the past couple of years. "Since I became a ... «Hull Daily Mail, Май 15»
T-Squared: It's Our Spring Member Drive!
Today we kick off our umpteenth (well, fifth) spring membership drive, and we're doing things a little differently this time around. Same level of ambition as ever, ... «Texas Tribune, Апр 15»
The Eric Holder Farewell Tour's Umpteenth Encore: a Mississippi …
The Attorney General's long goodbye isn't turning out quite the way he had imagined. Instead, all those Teachable Moment cases like Trayvon and Ferguson ... «VDARE.com, Мар 15»
Man City vs Barcelona: Luis Suarez's display 'shut many mouths …
Rioja, in the article headlined 'The umpteenth disappointment for Pellegrini' goes on to say that "when one thinks Pellegrini can not disappoint again, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Фев 15»
Grand Theft Auto V for PC has been delayed for the umpteenth time
It's been bad news after bad news for PC gamers waiting to get their hands on Grand Theft Auto V and unfortunately, today brings much of the same. Rockstar ... «TechSpot, Фев 15»
