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[ verb ] come into possession of
Examples "How did you obtain the visa?" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)In the Blue_Ridge meeting , the audience was warned that entering a candidate for governor would force it to take petitions out into voting_precincts to obtain the signatures of registered voters . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Rep._Henry_C._Grover , who teaches history in the Houston public_schools , would reduce from 24 to 12 semester_hours the so-called `` teaching_methods '' courses required to obtain a junior or senior_high_school teaching_certificate . (The New York Times,...)His goal was to obtain a National_League team for this city . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)There is an extraordinary sense of presence in all of these recordings , apparently obtained at_least in part by emphasizing the middle and high_frequencies . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)In_any_case , though they had been promised immortality if they ate of the tree , they obtained mortality instead . |
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[ verb ] receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Examples "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation" "His movie received a good review" "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)Drs._Howry and Holmes at the University_of_Colorado_Medical_School have applied the same sonar technique to other areas of soft tissue and have obtained extremely good results . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)Determine the ratio of 50 % to the average per_capita income of the U._S. ( Divide 50 by the result obtained in item 2 above . ) ( Multiply the result obtained in item 3 above by the result obtained for each State in item 1 above . ) ( Multiply the result obtained in item 3 above by the result obtained for each State in item 1 above . ) In all other States it is the difference obtained by subtracting from 100 the result obtained in item 4 above ; except that no State shall have an allotment percentage less_than 33 - 1 3 % nor more_than 75 % . |
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[ verb ] be valid, applicable, or true
Examples "This theory still holds" Used in print (The New York Times...)But quite conceivably an altogether different impression will obtain when the work is offered in the theatre and there can be other effects to relieve the burden on the author 's words . Related terms |
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