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• n  any distinct time period in a sequence of events
• n  (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
  the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
• n  a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
• n  (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
  the full phase of the moon
• v  arrange in phases or stages
  phase a withdrawal
• v  adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
  he phased the intake with the output of the machine

• SHAIGAN AFP Getty The second phase plays out in a boycott of goods advertised on state-controlled television.
• The Federal Trade Commission's three-year-old investigation of the electric light, gas, power industry is now in its second, most politically explosive phase.
• When musicologists of the future start rummaging through the LP artifacts of the '60s, they will be able to discern several distinct phases in the stylistic evolution of the .

• stage
• form
• phase angle

News & Articles

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• Phase 3 of East State reconstruction gets green light
  OLEAN — The last phase of work to reconstruct East State Street can now begin.
  June 12, 2013 - Olean Times Herald
• Amgen: Phase 3 Trinova-1 Trial In Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Meets Primary Goal
  Amgen: Phase 3 Trinova-1 Trial In Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Meets Primary Goal
  June 12, 2013 - Nasdaq
• Ensuing phase of Kelly widening project nearing start
  The next phase of construction for the Kelly widening project will begin soon, said Larry Stevens, city manager. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has identified Duit Construction/TTK Construction as the low bidder for the project going from Covell to Coffee Creek, Stevens said this week at the Edmond City Council meeting. A pipeline utility company is identifying two gas pipeline ...
  June 12, 2013 - The Edmond Sun

Quotes

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• Margaret Chan in Javno.hr
  Moving to pandemic phase six level does not imply we will see an increase in the number of deaths or very severe casessays Chan, reports Reuters.
• Tony Blair in guardian.co.uk
  Speaking on GMTV this morning, Mr Blair said: "I hope we manage to get them to realise they have to release them. If not, then this will move into a different phase."
• Stephen Hadley in Middle East Online
  We're clearly in a new phase, characterized by this increasing sectarian violence,said National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, in Estonia on Tuesday with US President George W. Bush, who is on the first stop of a European and Middle Eastern...