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instrument

in struh muhnt

  • n  a device that requires skill for proper use
  • n  the means whereby some act is accomplished
    my greed was the instrument of my destruction
  • n  a person used by another to gain an end
  • n  (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
  • n  the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
  • n  any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
  • v  equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
  • v  write an instrumental score for
  • v  address a legal document to

  • Idaho-based cello maker Christopher Dungey has made instruments for the world's top cellists.
  • The instruments can be bought and sold from both ends the insured and the insurer.
  • We've already got digital music files like MP3s and digital music players like the iPod, so why not create music with a digital instrument in the first place?.
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  • Gleb Yakunin in Beyond Chron
    Gleb Yakunin, a priest who has severed ties with the church years ago, told CBS 13, "The church has become an instrument of censorship like it was during czarist times. It wants to control culture."
  • Boris Johnson in Los Angeles Times
    I'm not convinced that we are going to need an Olympic vuvuzela,Johnson said. "It's a wonderful thing. It's a beautiful instrument. It's very easy to master, but I don't think we'll necessarily be issuing them to the crowds."
  • Aung San Suu Kyi in Mizzima.com
    We now have a process going which would lead to substantive dialogue between the Government and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as a key instrument in promoting national reconciliation in an all-inclusive manner,Gambari said in a statement released by...

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