(waiting to be decided or settled)

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• pend|ing — «PEHN dihng», adjective, preposition. –adj. 1. waiting to be decided or settled: »while the agreement was pending. 2. likely to happen soon; threatening; about to occur. 3. overhanging. –prep. 1. while waiting for; until: »Pending his return, let …   Useful english dictionary

• Cistercians — • Religious of the Order of Cîteaux, a Benedictine reform, established at Cîteaux in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme in the Diocese of Langres, for the purpose of restoring as far as possible the literal observance of the Rule of St.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• pending — ▪ I. pending pend‧ing 1 [ˈpendɪŋ] preposition formal while waiting for something, or until something happens: • A decision has been delayed pending further inquiries.   [m0] ▪ II. pending pending 2 adjective …   Financial and business terms

• court — I [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ courts 1) N COUNT: oft n N, N n, also in/at N A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate. At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts! ...a county… …   English dictionary

• pending — pend|ing1 [ˈpendıŋ] prep formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: pendant; PENDANT] while waiting for something, or until something happens ▪ Sales of the drug have been stopped, pending further research. pending 2 pending2 adj 1.) formal not… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pending — 1 preposition formal while waiting for something, or until something happens: A decision has been delayed pending further inquiries. 2 adjective 1 (not before noun) formal not yet decided or settled: As my divorce was pending, I had to stay where …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium