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21The crash — is a phrase sometimes used in socialist writings; perhaps first coined by Eduard Bernstein, in the 19th century. The phrase is commonly understood as referring to a metaphor, one of modern industrial society as a train; one which is going to… …
22the — [thə; ] before vowels [thē, thi] adj., definite article [ME, indeclinable article < OE se (nom. masc. article) with th < other case & gender forms ( thone, thæs, thære, thæm, thy): for IE base see THAT; the meaning is controlled by the… …
23the — late O.E. þe, nominative masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun and adjective. After c.950, it replaced earlier se (masc.), seo (fem.), þæt (neut.), and probably represents se altered by the þ form which was used in all the masculine oblique …
24the\ more\ ---\ the\ more\ --- — • the er the er Used in two halves of a sentence to show that when there is more of the first, there is more of the second too. The more you eat. the fatter you will get. Get your report in when you can; the sooner, the better. The bigger they… …
25the... the... — the... the... phrase used with ‘more’, ‘less’, and other comparatives for showing that when an amount, activity, feeling, or quality increases or is reduced, it causes something else to increase or be reduced at the same time The more people who… …
26sooner — soon|er [ sunər ] adverb * earlier than expected: My prediction has come true sooner than I thought. a new test for detecting certain cancers much sooner than before I d sooner do something SPOKEN used for saying what you would prefer to do: I d… …
27sooner — [ˈsuːnə] adv earlier than expected The announcement came sooner than we expected.[/ex] The investigation may be completed sooner than previously thought.[/ex] • I would sooner do sth spoken used for saying what you would prefer to do[/ex] I d… …
28sooner — [[t]su͟ːnə(r)[/t]] 1) Sooner is the comparative of soon. 2) PHRASE You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible. Detective Holt said: The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better . 3) …
29sooner */ — UK [ˈsuːnə(r)] / US [ˈsunər] adverb earlier than expected My prediction has come true sooner than I thought. a new test for detecting certain cancers much sooner than before • no sooner ... than used for saying that something happens immediately… …
30Sooner State League — MiLB league infobox title = Sooner State League logo = caption = sport = Baseball country = USA inaugural = 1947 no. of teams = folded = 1957 class = D champion = website =The Sooner State League was a minor league baseball league that operated… …
