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ACTSee ACT!. act 1. the formally codified result of deliberation by a legislative body; a law, edict, decree, statute, etc. 2. a formal written record of transactions, proceedings, etc., as of a society, committee, or legislative body 3. a major division of a dramatic work 4. a. a short performance of skill, a comic sketch, dance, etc., esp one that is part of a programme of light entertainment b. those giving such a performance 5. Philosophy an occurrence effected by the volition of a human agent, usually opposed at least as regards its explanation to one which is causally determined ACT (in New Zealand) Association of Consumers and Taxpayers: a small political party of the right
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If condom use
labels are assigned based on the proportion of sex acts for which
condoms are used, which is a fundamental assumption underlying the use
of ordinal labels in assessing condom use, then the same label should be
assigned to condom use for 10 of 20 acts as is assigned to condom use
for 50 of 100 acts. When New Zealand police investigated a man suspected of coercing
girls from poor families into engaging in sex acts for money with
himself and a circle of male acquaintances, they found some unusually
damning evidence.
Although the insured is covered for his prior acts for a lengthy period
in the future, this type of insurance coverage should not be treated as
a separate and distinct capital asset. |
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