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[ verb ] originate (in)
Examples "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" Used in print ("Editorials"...)The only hope for West_Berlin lies_in a compromise which will bring_down the wall and reunite the city . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The major effect of these advances appears to lie_in the part they have played in the industrial_revolution and in the tools which scientific understanding has given us to build and manipulate a more protective environment . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The artistic interest , then , lies_in what the encounter may be made to represent , in the power of some central significance to draw the details into relevance and meaningfulness . (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)An oversimplified differentiation between soft - and hard surface cleaning lies_in the magnitude and kind of surface involved . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)In all cases , most of the activity lay_in the region of high anionic binding capacity . |
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[ verb ] be in confinement for childbirth
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