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strip 1. short for airstrip 2. Philately a horizontal or vertical row of three or more unseparated postage stamps 3. NZ short for dosing strip strip [strip] (engineering) To remove insulation from a wire. To break or otherwise damage the threads of a nut or bolt. (materials) A long, narrow piece of rigid material of uniform width. (mining engineering) To remove coal, stone, or other material from a quarry or from a working that is near the surface of the earth. (ordnance) To dissassemble a piece of equipment, such as a gun, in order to clean, repair, or transport it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Yoder's way beyond supersession is for us to begin to imagine ourselves as one thing, as one community, to disinvest ourselves in difference," Boyarin observes. Archbishop Hutchison also clarified reports that the Anglican Communion has voted to disinvest in Israel. It instead decided to disinvest in companies that had been found guilty by impartial tribunals of violating international conventions to which Sweden had adhered, including conventions on human rights and child labor, various conventions of the International Labour Organization, international environmental conventions, and conventions against bribery and corruption. |
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