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1. disgrace, spot, fault, stain, scar, defect, flaw, taint, blemish, demerit, smirch, blot on your escutcheon a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession...
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If there was a flaw in the stop such as a crack, an improperly bentstop, or improperly placed stop the spring could push the cam out of the plane of the deadbolt and cause a lockout situation. ... The key cylinder 32 is secured to the exterior escutcheon plate 24. The thumb turn button 34 is preferably rotatably secured to...
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The present, blatantly discriminatory eligibility clause is a blot on the national escutcheon and an anachronistic offense to conscience. ''No Person except a natural born Citizen,'' reads Article II, Sec.
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An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect. ... SYNONYMS blemish, imperfection, fault, defect, flaw. These nouns denote loss or absence of perfection. A blemish is something thought to mar the appearance or character of a thing: "Industry in art is a necessity-not a virtue-and any evidence of the same,
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An American business icon, Rockefeller made his first business transaction at age 12. His parents had taught him to save his money, and when he had earned $50 from odd jobs, his mother suggested he loan the money to a neighboring farmer and charge ... Later he remarked of the experience, By 1863 he had moved on to oil,
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Definition of the joule. ... The unit of energy in SI. Symbol, J. The work done when the point of application of a force of 1 newton is displaced 1 meter in the direction of the force. One watt-second is equal to 1 joule. ... The joule is named after James Prescott Joule (1818 – 1889), who in 1845 was the first to measure...
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