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  • 21Upon the whole — Whole Whole, n. 1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. [1913 Webster] This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. J. Montgomery.… …

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  • 22the whole way — See: ALL THE WAY …

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  • 23the whole way — See: ALL THE WAY …

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  • 24Committee of the Whole — A Committee of the Whole is a device in which a legislative body or other deliberative assembly is considered one large committee. All members of the legislative body are members of such a committee. This is usually done for the purposes of… …

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  • 25Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives) — In the United States House of Representatives, the Committee of the Whole, short for Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, is a parliamentary device in which the House of Representatives is considered one large congressional… …

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  • 26on the whole — {adv. phr.} 1. In the most important things; in most ways. * /On the whole, Billy did very well in school this year./ * /Everybody agreed that on the whole it was a good show./ Syn.: IN ALL(2), FOR THE MOST PART. 2. In most cases; usually. * /On… …

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  • 27on the whole — {adv. phr.} 1. In the most important things; in most ways. * /On the whole, Billy did very well in school this year./ * /Everybody agreed that on the whole it was a good show./ Syn.: IN ALL(2), FOR THE MOST PART. 2. In most cases; usually. * /On… …

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  • 28All the whole — All All, a. [OE. al, pl. alle, AS. eal, pl. ealle, Northumbrian alle, akin to D. & OHG. al, Ger. all, Icel. allr. Dan. al, Sw. all, Goth. alls; and perh. to Ir. and Gael. uile, W. oll.] 1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or …

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  • 29You Make the Whole World Smile — Infobox Single Name = You Make The Whole World Smile Artist = Hammond Gamble from Album = Released = Format = Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Writer = Producer = Reviews = Last single = Jewel (1987) This single = You Make The Whole World… …

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  • 30A tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain — [ [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/contents page.jsp?t id=Defoe A Vision Of Britain Through Time] ] is an account of his travels by English author Daniel Defoe, first published in three volumes from 1724 to 1726.A non fiction work that… …

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