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  • 51Averroes — Alfred Ivry Abū’l Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Rushd (1126–98) needs to be known only as Averroes to be familiar to students of philosophy in the West. Greatly respected as a commentator on Aristotle’s writings, Averroes was also strongly… …

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  • 52unbending — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rigid] Syn. inflexible, crisp, stiff; see firm 5 . 2. [Resolute] Syn. firm, unyielding, stubborn; see obstinate . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rigid, firm, stiff, resolute, inflexible, unyielding, uncompromising,… …

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  • 53hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… …

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  • 54hardline — adjective firm and uncompromising a hard line policy • Syn: ↑hard line • Similar to: ↑uncompromising, ↑sturdy, ↑inflexible * * * adj strict, tough, extreme, immoderate, inflexible, militant, uncompromising, unyielding, undeviating …

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  • 55un|com´pro|mis´ing|ness — un|com|pro|mis|ing «uhn KOM pruh MY zihng», adjective. unyielding; firm: »a stubborn, uncompromising person. His uncompromising attitude makes him very hard to deal with. The most honest, fearless and uncompromising republican of his time… …

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  • 56un|com´pro|mis´ing|ly — un|com|pro|mis|ing «uhn KOM pruh MY zihng», adjective. unyielding; firm: »a stubborn, uncompromising person. His uncompromising attitude makes him very hard to deal with. The most honest, fearless and uncompromising republican of his time… …

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  • 57un|com|pro|mis|ing — «uhn KOM pruh MY zihng», adjective. unyielding; firm: »a stubborn, uncompromising person. His uncompromising attitude makes him very hard to deal with. The most honest, fearless and uncompromising republican of his time (Macaulay). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 58John Chrysostom — This article is about the Christian saint. For other uses, see Chrysostomos (disambiguation). Saint John Chrysostom East: Great Hierarch and Ecumenical Teacher West: Bishop and Doctor of the Church Born …

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  • 59Karl Dönitz — Großadmiral Karl Dönitz, later Reichspräsident of Germany President of Germany In office 30 April 1945 – 23 May 1945 Chance …

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  • 60Percy Bysshe Shelley — Percy Shelley Born 4 August 1792(1792 08 04) Field Place, Horsham, England[1] …

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