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à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes "à la carte" rather than a fixed-price meal "menu".
(French pronunciation:; literally 'assembled') Sometimes also pas assemblé. A jump that takes off from one foot and lands on two feet. When initiated with two feet on the ground (e.g. from fifth position) the working leg performs a battement glissé/dégagé, brushing out. The dancer launches into a jump, with the second foot then meeting the ...
It is standard practice for schools to have a morning tea recess for students, which may be colloquially known as little lunch. [2] Many workplaces organize an event or celebration during morning tea in order to welcome new employees, farewell colleagues who are leaving, to recognise special occasions such as birthdays, or simply as a regular ...
Recess appointments are a process under which Senate leadership would dismiss the chambers and allow Trump to appoint his nominees without the need to go through Senate confirmation.
A cavity or hole, generally rectangular, in a piece of wood, meant to receive a tenon or a hinge. mitre. Also spelled miter. Any joint made by fastening together pieces with the ends cut at an angle. mitre box. Also spelled miter box. A box used for making mitre joints by having slots to guide a saw at the desired angle for the joint. mitre saw
The recess appointments clause says that when the Senate is in recess, the president can make appointments temporarily without the approval or vetting process normally done by the Senate. The ...
Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they are by no means universal, with differences often originating from parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world, and in the national origins of the engineers and managers who built the inaugural rail ...
A recess appointment could allow them to avoid having to hold up-or-down votes on a divisive nominee like Kennedy, a former Democrat who has spread misinformation on vaccines and supports abortion ...