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  • 21go the whole hog — or[go whole hog] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something. * /When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog./ * /The family went whole hog at the… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 22go the whole hog — or[go whole hog] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something. * /When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog./ * /The family went whole hog at the… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 23Committee of the whole house — Committee Com*mit tee, n. [Cf. OF. comit[ e] company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. {County}.] One or more …

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  • 24committee of the whole — Date: 1775 the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules …

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  • 25on the whole — phrasal 1. in view of all the circumstances or conditions ; all things considered 2. in general ; in most instances ; typically …

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  • 26Whole language — describes a literacy instructional philosophy which emphasizes that children should focus on meaning and moderates skill instruction. It can be contrasted with phonics based methods of teaching reading and writing which emphasize instruction for… …

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  • 27Whole tone scale — Qualities Number of pitch classes 6 Maximal evenness Degenerate well formed collection In music, a whole tone scale is a scale in which each note is separated from its neighbors by the interval of a whole …

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  • 28Whole Earth Review — was a magazine which was founded in January 1985 after the merger of The Whole Earth Software Review (a supplement to the The Whole Earth Software Catalog ) and the CoEvolution Quarterly . All of these periodicals are descendants of Stewart Brand …

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  • 29Whole Wheat Radio — (WWR) is a listener controlled, internet only webcast and wiki website based in Talkeetna, Alaska, centered around independent music aired 24 hours a day, that is financially and operationally maintained by an all volunteer community as a… …

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  • 30Whole wheat flour — is a powdery substance derived by grinding or mashing the wheat s whole grain. It is used in baking but typically added to other white flours to provide nutrients (especially fiber and protein), texture, and body to the finished product. Overview …

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