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i ni shuhl

  • n  the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
    he refused to put the initials FRS after his name
  • v  mark with one's initials
  • s  occurring at the beginning
    took the initial step toward reconciliation

  • The initial spot also consciously mimics the themes from one of the most famous, and controversial, attack ads in modern political history, the Willie Horton ad.
  • First of all, the initial cost (ranging from $32,980 to $754,160) and annual expense ($25,000 to $500,000) are high.
  • Hes not been very cooperative, said the official, who read the transcript of the initial interrogation report taken during the first questioning session.
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  • Steve Ballmer in VNUNet.com
    The substantial premium reflected in our initial proposal anticipated a friendly transaction with you,wrote Ballmer. "If we are forced to take an offer directly to your shareholders, that action will have an undesirable impact on the value...
  • President Bush in MSN India
    The United States has made an initial aid contribution, but we want to do a lot more,Bush said. "We're prepared to move US Navy assets to help find those who've lost their lives, to help find the missing, to help stabilize the situation....
  • Carl Icahn in Sydney Morning Herald
    It is unconscionable that you have not allowed your shareholders to choose to accept an offer that represented a 72 percent premium over Yahoo's closing price of 19.18 US dollars on the day before the initial Microsoft offer,Icahn said in the...

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