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Look up: act

  1. Act
    Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. ACT
    Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for activated clotting time.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  3. Act
    Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  4. ACT
    1. (software) Annual Change Traffic. 2. (company) Ada Core Technologies.
    Found on http://foldoc.org/ACT

  5. act
    abbreviation: activity
    Found on http://www.apscharts.com/abbrev.html

  6. Act
    1) What an actor does. 2) Segments of a performance, usually separated by an interval. So the first part is Act 1, the second Act 2, and so on.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  7. ACT
    A reading of the amount of time it takes the blood to clot.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. ACT
    Application Centre Test, details ...
    Found on http://www.cryer.co.uk/glossary/a/index.

  9. act
    [n] - a manifestation of insincerity 2. [n] - a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 3. [n] - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program 4. [n] - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body 5. [n]
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  10. ACT
    The World`s most popular Contact Management Software
    Found on http://www.dmconcepts.co.uk/jargon_buste

  11. ACT
    automatic custody transfer
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  12. act
    In drama, the principal division of a play, usually marking a change of location, time, or mood. Acts are subdivided into scenes. All Shakespeare's plays are printed in five acts. The majority of...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  13. Act
    The written law of a country, also called a statute. An Act sets out legal rules, and has normally been passed by both Houses of Parliament in the form of a Bill and agreed to by the Crown.
    Found on http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/glossary.htm

  14. act
    a tax payable by corporations in respect of dividends paid.It can be offset against a company`s liability to corporation tax Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • one of the periods into which the action of a play is divided. Category: General • the fraction of t...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  15. Act
    Law, as an act of parliament
    Found on http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoa

  16. Act
    Act (ăkt) noun [ Latin actus , from agere to drive, do: confer French acte . See Agent .] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/23

  17. Act
    Act transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Acted ; present participle & verbal noun Acting .] [ Latin actus , past participle of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenc...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/23

  18. Act
    Act intransitive verb 1. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. 2. To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a dete...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/23

  19. act
    1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. 'That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.' (Wordsworth) Hence, in specific uses: ... The result of public ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  20. act
    noun a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  21. act
    human action noun something that people do or cause to happen
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  22. act
    move verb perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); `think before you act`; `We must move quickly`; `The governor should act on the new energy bill`; `The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  23. act
    behave verb behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; `You should act like an adult`; `Don`t behave like a fool`; `What makes her do this way?`; `The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  24. act
    verb discharge one`s duties; `She acts as the chair`; `In what capacity are you acting?`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  25. act
    verb play a role or part; `Gielgud played Hamlet`; `She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role`; `She played the servant to her husband`s master`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web



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9 February 2012

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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