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Mike seized a blanket from a pallet in a corner, spread it on the floor and used it to form a bag in which he placed his booty.
In the United States the most common terms used are ALS ( both specifically for ALS and as a blanket term ) or " Lou Gehrig's disease ".
In use, this allows the V-agents to be used to blanket terrain to guide or curtail the movement of enemy ground forces.
Paganism ( from Latin paganus, meaning " country dweller ", " rustic ") is a blanket term, typically used to refer to religious traditions which are polytheistic or indigenous.
By the 1970s, rhythm and blues was used as a blanket term for soul and funk.
By the 1970s, the term rhythm and blues was being used as a blanket term for soul, funk, and disco.
This term originated from a type of trap traditionally used to catch rays that has a form resembling a blanket.
Although the term ' Koopa ' is a blanket term for the entire species of anthropomorphic turtles in the series, to which creatures such as Lakitu, Hammer Bros. and even Bowser belong, the term is often used to refer colloquially to this particular enemy.
They are made out of worn out clothes ( saris ) and are mainly used for bedding, as a blanket.
Once folded into the pocket, it can be used as a cushion during the day and unfolded into a blanket at night.
The terms shorting and going short are also used as blanket terms for tactics that allow a speculator to gain from the decline in price of a security.
People of the Malay Peninsula traditionally wore sarong and carried a roll of cloth which could be used as a bag, a blanket or a weapon.
Swing dance was not always used as a general blanket term for a group of dances.
The term " Leper " was used as a blanket description of medieval skin diseases and not necessarily " Leprosy " as it is understood today.
Anatta in sutra is often used in conjunction with the terms dukkha ( imperfection ) and anicca ( impermanence ), and all three terms are often used in triplet in making a blanket statement as regards any and all compounded phenomena.
A blanket is used to cover the patient and container.
Such a kit should include a small metal container which can be used to heat water over a campfire, a small length of duct tape which can prove useful in many situations, and an emergency space blanket.
Carriage passengers often used a lap robe as a blanket or similar covering for their legs, lap and feet.
Bushland is the term commonly used by conservation protection groups and other environmental groups as a blanket term for natural vegetation, which may cover any kind of habitat from open shrubby country with few trees, to tall closed forests.
One vivid example of this is the predominant use of the native ' malong ', the colorful, tubelike garment used as a skirt by the indigenous tribes, in place of a blanket or sleeping bag.
During the yincomoli ceremony, a gourd is smashed over the deceased ’ s wooden bowl, hoe, and bundukamba, ( burial blanket ), which announces the entrance of the masks used in this ceremony while the deceased entrance to their home in the family compound is decorated with ritual elements ( Davis, 72-73 ).
North Carolina was originally a naval stores colony -- that is, the blanket of long leaf pines that covered the coastal plain was used by the British Navy for ships ' masts and the pine pitch was used to manufacture tar caulking for vessels.

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When words can be used in a more fresh and primitive way so that they strike with the force of sights and sounds, when tones of sound and colors of paint and the carven shape all strike the sensibilities with an undeniable force of data in and of themselves, compelling the observer into an attitude of attention, all this imitates the way experience itself in its deepest character strikes upon the door of consciousness and clamors for entrance.
A dominant motive is the poet's longing for his homeland and its boyhood associations: `` Not men-folk, but the fields where I would stray, The stones where as a child I used to play ''.
Corporations should pay added taxes, to be used for educational purposes ( not necessarily of the formal type ).
This text from Dr. Huxley is sometimes used by enthusiasts to indicate that they have the permission of the scientists to press the case for a wonderful unfoldment of psychic powers in human beings.
The men who speculate on these institutions have, for the most part, come to at least one common conclusion: that many of the great enterprises and associations around which our democracy is formed are in themselves autocratic in nature, and possessed of power which can be used to frustrate the citizen who is trying to assert his individuality in the modern world ''.
John the Baptist used total immersion in the River Jordan for believers ; ;
A month later, in The Publick Spirit Of The Whigs, he used Steele's defense of Molesworth as evidence of his disrespect for the clergy, calling Steele's position an affront to the `` whole Convocation of Ireland ''.
The unfinished note, written in pencil upon the back of a used envelope, and addressed to the coroner, makes one wonder about many things: `` God forgive me for everything.
The decision maker who acts for the community as a whole must decide whether the objectives pursued and the methods used are appropriate to public policy regarding cultural groups.
Outraged, he used the Advocate of March 7th for a denial, sending immediately to Santa Fe and Van Buren for documents to vindicate himself, and demanding that Woodruff reveal the name of this perfidious slanderer who disguised himself under a pastoral pseudonym.
In the next few months of comparative silence, Pike waited patiently until conditions were perfect for a new attack, and then, displaying a remarkable grasp of the subtleties of political infighting, gained from his first bout with Woodruff, he used these changed conditions to excellent advantage.
On the other hand, the consensus of opinion is that, used with caution and in conjunction with other types of evidence, the native sources still provide a valid rough outline for the English settlement of southern Britain.
It was going to be hard going all the way because he hadn't written seriously for a while, except for a few stories, was tired of the old method of realismo he had so successfully used in The Sky Is Red.
The funds would be used for equipment, not for land, buildings, or operation.
This would be cheaper to operate and could be used for cruises during the lean winter months.
The twirled, stylized design of winding stems and floral forms strongly suggests the embroidered patterns used so extensively for upholstery during the Jacobean period in England.
I used to love this country and believe that someday we'd win our battle for equality.
Hino talked very little about himself except for the infrequent times when he used a personal illustration in connection with another subject.
Bicycle gear-sets he had once used as the basis of the design for the Camden Cycly Company plant hung on a rope in one corner, and over his desk, next to several old and dusty hats, was a clean pair of roller skates which he occasionally used up and down in front of his house.
The collection of information is meaningless unless it is understood and used for a definite purpose.

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