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- verb Present participle of
extend .
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Including a patent term extension granted by the USPTO, the patent will have a term extending into
unknown title 2011
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The Florida Keys, a 125-mile island chain extending from the southeastern tip of Florida, seemed the ideal destination.
The Mid-Life Slam 2009
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A few contracts were for a set period of years, but with the prospect of the term extending indefinitely so long as the publisher was selling q copies or paying r dollars in royalties.
Terms of Endearment The Brillig Blogger 2009
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A few contracts were for a set period of years, but with the prospect of the term extending indefinitely so long as the publisher was selling q copies or paying r dollars in royalties.
Archive 2009-03-01 The Brillig Blogger 2009
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Constitution and the Virginia Human Rights Act, does not carry the legal weight of an executive order, one of which McDonnell issued early in his term extending safeguards to the state work force against prejudice on the basis of race, religion, gender and age -- but not sexual orientation.
News for Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010
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A Novice is one under probation for a term extending to at least a year, and it may extend to two or three years, after which vows are either taken or declined.
Marmion Walter Scott 1801
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If thats what you call extending an olive branch, by questioning my loyaty to the broncos,
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Henney Dina Salwanney Suhaili was charged under Section 332 of the Penal Code, Chapter 22, and if found guilty, may be imprisoned for a term extending up to five years with a whipping.
Brudirect News1 2009
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Given that most mammals have flexible skin extending from the upper arm to the body that might provide drag and/or lift in leaping, it’s even conceivable that more mammals ‘seem to glide’ than we presently acknowledge.
Archive 2006-09-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Given that most mammals have flexible skin extending from the upper arm to the body that might provide drag and/or lift in leaping, it’s even conceivable that more mammals ‘seem to glide’ than we presently acknowledge.
Literally, flying lemurs (and not dermopterans) Darren Naish 2006
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