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- noun Plural form of
perimeter .
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Examples
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Reference is often made to "trade zones," but things are probably not quite so simple and, as some have noted, there are perimeters within perimeters (e.g.,
Offshorable Jobs, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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(See: "For IT, enterprise wireless to get more gnarly in next decade".) "Security 'perimeters' are illusions," says Tom Henderson, managing director of ExtremeLabs.
How can wireless and wired security be brought together, rationalized and managed? 2010
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We chatted with the clatter of a typewriter in the background where his secretary tap-tapped commonplace statistics that, while mundane, by their nature provide skeletal perimeters to the soul of a proud community that seeks to restore its stature.
Alamos: Still a boom to bust town, but with everlasting charm 2009
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Yet, thrillingly, this white-hot pace did not expose the perimeters of Frankel's ability.
Frankel has potential to justify claims of greatness | Lydia Hislop 2011
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I never intended that what people would take from my comment was that I was advocating that ranchers be able to roam the perimeters of their land, or cross into public land to hunt for wolves that he suspects may soon raid his pens.
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Departing in pairs as we always did, the better to avoid detection, we crept toward our standard rendezvous point, a neglected storage shed within the city perimeters.
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We chatted with the clatter of a typewriter in the background where his secretary tap-tapped commonplace statistics that, while mundane, by their nature provide skeletal perimeters to the soul of a proud community that seeks to restore its stature.
Alamos: Still a boom to bust town, but with everlasting charm 2009
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It could have green inside and on the perimeters, including gardens for those inclined to that.
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Stationed in Texas and throughout the trans-Mississippi region, soldiers attended to road building, exploring, enforcing federal laws, protecting settlers, patrolling international borders, garrisoning coastal fortifications, and guarding the perimeters of Indian reservations.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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So for that reason, the perimeters for this new carnival will stay basic if not less structured than the traditional approach: each will focus on at least 10 resourceful, compelling posts by or for women entrepreneurs – first week of every month.
Women Grow Business » Join Us! Our Women Entrepreneur Blog Carnival 2009
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