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  • 51Steadfastness — Stead fast*ness, n. The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy. The steadfastness of your faith. Col. ii. 5. [1913 Webster] To prove her wifehood and her steadfastness. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52To heal by the first intention — Intention In*ten tion, n. [F. intention, L. intentio. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intension}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 53To heal by the second intention — Intention In*ten tion, n. [F. intention, L. intentio. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intension}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 54fixed — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. securely placed or fastened ; stationary b. (1) nonvolatile (2) formed into a chemical compound c. (1) not subject to change or fluctuation < a fixed income > …

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  • 57Abbé Faria — TOCrightAbbé Faria (Abade Faria in Portuguese), or Abbé (Abbot) José Custódio de Faria, (May 30 1746 September 20 1819), was a colourful Indo Portuguese monk who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the&#8230; …

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  • 58Rigidity — Generally, rigidity refers to inflexibility or resistance to change. It has a number of specific meanings depending on the field of application.In medicine (neurology) rigidity describes an increase in muscle tone, leading to a resistance to&#8230; …

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  • 59Archi-writing — is a term used by Derrida in his attempt to re orientate the relationship between speech and writing. As far back as Plato, speech had been always given priority over writing. In the West, phonetic writing was instead considered as a secondary&#8230; …

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  • 60Cognitive traps for intelligence analysis — This article deals with a subset of the intellectual process of intelligence analysis itself, as opposed to intelligence analysis management, which in turn is a subcomponent of intelligence cycle management. For a complete hierarchical list of&#8230; …

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