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The idiom 'short shrift' for brushing somebody's concerns aside unfeelingly turns out to be linked both with Shakespeare and religion. ... [Q] From Anne in Seattle: I am wondering about where the term short shrift came from?
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Definition of short shrift from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Main Entry: short shrift...
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Women get short shrift at the TechCrunch50 TC50 tech conference for startups in San Francisco. ... At TechCrunch50 . Credit: magerleagues / Flickr. ... It's a common refrain, but it always bears repeating: Why aren't women better represented at technology conferences?
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Of course they are going to give it short shrift...they want the whole matter to just 'poof' disappear...and if they have their way it will...
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Please click the Copy button and paste the link in a new window or tab. ... No widget found. ... Over on NBC’s Today, fill-in news anchor Hoda Kotb squeezed in a brief item during the 7am update: “Friends and fellow journalists are remembering famed columnist and TV commentator Robert Novak. He died Tuesday in Washington...
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The US government is teaching its employees safe computing practies, but one slide suggests that all music downloads—no matter where they come from—are illegal. ... This distinction is getting some attention online, though the main goal of the presentation is to ensure that employees don't download ... Copy Short URL...
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To make the long story short, currency devaluation risks aside, I do feel that credit rating agencies are flat out wrong in their evaluation of the Turkish sovereign risk. I have had (and will continue to have) significant exposure to sovereign Turkish risk ... Rating Agencies Unfairly Give Turkey Short Shrift 7 comments...
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Public Safety Chair Peter Vallone, Jr. ... It sounds as if yesterday's City Council Public Safety Committee hearing on Resolution 145, which calls on state lawmakers "to address the legal loopholes that allow dangerous and deadly drivers to drive under the influence of drugs or to drive with a ... According to Audrey Anderson,
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