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- adjective Scotland
quiet
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Examples
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Grimsley realesed me because I could not keep up with the runs due to my hip, I could run an 8-9 min mile but not 6 min or long road marchs I tired I failed, Again I am sincerley sorry, for my actions but the quate in this article that says we habve the displessere of knowing Fred
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In all of their stories, they quate Rita Katz of SITE so often.
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Benefit funding for boomers is inade quate, and Greenspan is clearly not opti mistic that a dysfunctional, populist politi cal system will address this issue.
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I think I have his quate from his book Against All Enemies correct:
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The diary of the 747th Tank Battalion indicates that the unit conducted tactical problems with the 29th Infantry Divi - sion, but Homer Wilkes judged this preparation to be inade - quate.
Steel Victory Yeide, Harry 2003
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He claimed to be a financial adviser, produced ade quate credentials, and gave them a few bits of advice which were perfectly sound. '
The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000
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Mboweni said international best practice suggests that the ratio of total provisions to total gross overdues of 40% was ade - quate.
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He claimed to be a financial adviser, produced ade quate credentials, and gave them a few bits of advice which were perfectly sound. '
The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000
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It was the rare army, however, that made ade-quate provision for the care of the wounded.
The War Against War Craig, Gordon A. 1999
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This agreement allows for the expanding of air services over a period of 5 years and will greatly enhance the current inade - quate level of services between the two countries.
bjpremore commented on the word quate
This word is in SOWPODS, but not in any other reliable references that I can find.
March 21, 2010
mollusque commented on the word quate
OSPD4 lists it as meaning "quiet", of which OED2 lists it as being 18th century variant.
"And maybe aifter the sairman, Hugh and yourself—though it wunna be easy for him wi' the lame leg—may hev a reel with the dancing scholars." "Be quate, be quate," exclaimed Angus Matheson, an old, sombre, sour-looking native, of some sixty years of age; " don't be putting sairmans and dancing together that way."
--Colin Macdonald, 1881, Chronicles of Stratheden, p. 166
March 21, 2010