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  • Among the most successful and noteworthy uation is Dirac's theory of particles and attempts to interpret this situation is Dirac's theory of particles and antiparticles, which may be designated, almost, as each other's mirror images.

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1959 - Presentation Speech 1964

  • When the third game came, the sit - uation would be reversed, and the Citizens would have the advantage.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • It was obvious that he did not like this sit - uation, but could not make more than a token protest, be - cause his side had lost the contests.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • The question to ask is; why did the leadership not do something to remedy the sit uation?

    A lecture on the life of Solomon Kalusha Mahlangu delivered at the 23rd National Conference of the ANC Youth League 2008

  • We exchanged information on the political sit uation in Southern Africa, the challenges of reconstruction and development and the common challenges of building organisation.

    Organisational Report 2007

  • Moreover, he employs, through all his works, a methodological axiom: X's nature is understood by understanding X's capacities, which are understood by understanding their act [uation] s, which are understood by understanding their objects.

    Natural Law Theories Finnis, John 2007

  • "My brother said: 'That is absolutely what we cannot do because if you had any idea of the consequence of what he might do if we take our eye off the sit uation, it would affect many, many people, civilians quite likely, and it would just be unacceptable to allow that to happen'."

    Daimnation!: Why Kelly took his life 2003

  • His sit-uation differed little from that of his captors, who were similarly pressed back into their chairs.

    The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004

  • South Africa will be ruled by criminals if the government cannot take harsh measures t! uation in the country, the Pan Africanist Congress said on Monday.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2001

  • She seemed close to Jim couldn't tell if it was sadness for Harpy or just anger over uation.

    Step into Chaos Shatner, William 1999

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