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• par for the course — {n. phr.}, {informal} Just what was expected; nothing unusual; a typical happening. Usually refers to things going wrong. * /Mary is very clumsy so it was par for the course when she bumped into the table and broke the vase./ * /When John came… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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• Westward the course of empire takes its way — von Emanuel Leutze (1861) Westward the course of empire takes its way ( Westwärts nimmt der Gang des Imperiums seinen Lauf ) ist ein Zitat aus dem Gedicht On the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America (1723) des irischen Bischofs und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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• Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way — is a 33 1/4 x 43 3/8 inch painted mural currently displayed behind the Western staircase of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol Building. The mural was painted by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze in 1861 and symbolizes… …   Wikipedia