to deviate sharply

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• deviate — v. 1) to deviate sharply 2) (D; intr.) to deviate from * * * [ diːvɪeɪt] (D; intr.) to deviate from to deviate sharply …   Combinatory dictionary

• Leg spin — is a style of spin bowling in cricket. A leg spinner bowls right arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin anti clockwise at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left …   Wikipedia

• swerve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. turn aside, deviate, shift, sheer, veer, yaw; dodge. See deviation, change. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. move, turn aside, veer, deviate; see turn 6 , deviate . See Synonym Study at deviate . III (Roget …   English dictionary for students

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

• 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

• 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

• veer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swerve, shift; deviate; jibe, come about, yaw. See change, deviation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swerve, deviate, depart, digress, diverge, bend, turn, divert, deflect, sheer, avert, curve; see also… …   English dictionary for students

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …   Universalium

• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium