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- noun Plural form of
Pause .
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Examples
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Now in a Verse of 10 Syllables, this Accent must be either on the 2d, 4th, or 6th; which produces 5 several Pauses, that is to say at the 3d,4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th Syllables of the Verse; For,
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In a show called Moves Thinks Repeats Pauses at Tony Wight, five artists employ arbitrary constraints.
Paul Klein: Art Rules Paul Klein 2012
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Pregnant Pauses, editing choices, the score (really?!?), awful make-up and hair choices (Rosealie's wig ... so obvious).
Negative ‘New Moon’ Reviews Won’t Rattle Director Chris Weitz » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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Pauses allowed people to communicate more skillfully, perhaps less harmfully.
Suzan Colón: RIP: The... Pause Suzan Colón 2011
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Pauses are crucial for making sense of the world and giving ourselves time to grow.
Time management: Interruptions can boost your creativity 2012
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In a show called Moves Thinks Repeats Pauses at Tony Wight, five artists employ arbitrary constraints.
Paul Klein: Art Rules Paul Klein 2012
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Pauses in the music are filled with a gentle hum of conversation, so that conductor Christoph Eschenbach keeps having to shush them like a patient schoolteacher.
Can Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra give each other a fresh start? Anne Midgette 2010
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Pauses in there, and I can guarantee that the extra time spent in there is time spent gloating.
The Peacock King: Book 1, Chapter 1 Erica 'Irk' Bercegeay 2010
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FS [Pauses, head in hand, for 21 seconds] Um.No. DS It just comes naturally for you to hold back.
Brian Walter and Jonah Sprung: Francis And The Lights Illuminates S.O.B's 2010
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(Pauses)
Homecoming 2010
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