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We`re going to lay the groundwork so we know exactly where the court is starting from.
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When it was on the ballot in 2008, voters approved the ban by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent.
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de·ter·rent Noun /diˈtərənt/ deterrents- plural
1. A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
2. A nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack

de·ter·rent Adjective /diˈtərənt/
1. Able or intended to deter; the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences

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The US initiative did not go down well in Beijing, where the Chinese foreign ministry warned that any effort to increase military capacity would only serve to "intensify antagonism".
* descend: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
* sink: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
* decline: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
* be recorded or remembered; "She will go down as the first feminist"
* be ingested; "This wine sure goes down well"; "The food wouldn't go down"
* be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
* set: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
* crash: stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=go down
* 'to go down' is to be sent to prison. e.g.. "Av you 'erd, John's gone down for that blag he did !". Also 'to go down on someone means to carry out oral sex as it does in other countries.
http://www.londonslang.com/db/g/
* 1 vi (to descend) (Let’s go down to the basement.)
2 vi (to break down) (The computer went down yesterday afternoon.)
* (UK). Child gives the definition as "be hanged", which would be consistent with its usage in many shanties. However, it s also used in mining songs as "go down to the coal". In some songs, it functions as a mere expression to keep things going.
http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/traditional-music/ency/g1.htm
* End the play by placing all cards from your hand face up on the table.
http://www.rummy-games-online.com/rummy-glossary/rummy-glossary.html
* refers to the moment when a player puts all of his or her cards on the table face up. Do I hear a Yeeeesssss? http://www.gamerisms.com/rummy-terms.html
* "In the Far East, a warehouse where goods are stored and delivered."
http://www.ilm.com.au/terminology.html
* To fail impressively at whatever you’re doing. For example a station on the line may go down if the cook mixes up his chits and gets too far behind, panics, and starts making dishes at random. http://www.culinarytips.net/the-cooks-dictionary/
1. 내려가다, 내리다; [길 등이] 내리받이가 되다
go down to the first floor by elevator 엘리베이터로 1층까지 내려가다.
2.[해 등이] 지다; [배가] [사람과 함께], [사람이] [배와 함께] 침몰하다[with ‥]; [비행기 가] 추락하다; [사람이] 쓰러지다; [권투 선수가] 다운되다; [사람이] 몸을 구부리다
The ship went down with all hands(on board). 그 배는 승무원 전원과 더불어 물 속에 가라앉았다.
3. [음식·약 등이] 목구멍을 내려가다
This cough medicine goes down easily. 이 기침약은 쉽게 넘어간다.
4. [값·질이] 떨어지다; [사람·사물이] [가치·평가 등이] 떨어지다[in ‥]; [일·장사가] 나빠지다; [시험에] 낙제하다[in ‥] Bananas have gone down (in price). 바나나의 가격이 떨어졌다.
5.[바람이] 자다; [온도·열이] 내리다; [양·크기 등이] 줄다; [타이어 등이] 공기가 빠지다; [사람이] […으로] 소리를 낮추다, [소리가] 낮아지다[to ‥]
The temperature went down to below zero. 온도가 영도 아래로 떨어졌다.
6. (영) (방학·퇴학 등으로) 대학을 떠나다, 귀가[귀향]하다; […을] 졸업하다[from ‥]; [도시에서 시골·북에서 남으로] (내려) 가다[to ‥].
7. [역사 등에; …으로] 기록되다, 전해지다[in ‥; as ‥]
He'll go down in history as the greatest scientist of this century.
그는 금세기의 가장 위대한 과학자로서 역사에 남을 것이다.
8.(비격식) [설명 등이] [남에게] 받아들여지다, …에게 납득되다[with ‥]
That plan went down well with the committee members. 그 계획은 위원들에게 받아들여졌다.
9. 패배하다; […에게] 굴복하다[to, before ‥]; (스포츠에서) 하위 리그[순위]로 떨어지다
The countryside went down to the guerrillas. 그 지방은 게릴라의 손에 넘어갔다.
10. [급성병으로] 쓰러지다[with ‥].
11. [도로·땅 등이] […까지] 달하다, [기간·범위 등이] […에] 이르다, 달하다[to ‥]
This road goes down to the dam upstream. 이 길은 상류의 댐까지 이어져 있다.
12. (속어) 교도소에 수감되다.
13. [카드놀이] 브리지에서 선언한 끗수를 못 따다.
14. (비격식) [가게 등에] 잠깐 들르다[to ‥].
15. [컴퓨터가] (일시적으로) 정지하다. (미·속어) [일이] 일어나다. －[go down ‥] ? [계단 등을] 내려가다; [길 등을 따라서] 여행하다. (비격식) [가게 등에] 잠깐 들르다.

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Synonyms: adjective: initiatory, initial, inceptive, preliminary / noun: enterprise, gumption, lead
initiatives- plural
1. The ability to assess and initiate things independently
; Use your initiative, imagination, and common sense.
2. The power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do
; We have lost the initiative and allowed our opponents to dictate the subject.
3. An act or strategy intended to resolve a difficulty or improve a situation; a fresh approach to something; a new initiative against car crime
4. A proposal made by one nation to another in an attempt to improve relations
; diplomatic initiatives to end the war / a peace initiative aimed at reducing tensions
5. (esp. in some US states and Switzerland) The right of citizens outside the legislature to originate legislation
The US initiative did not go down well in Beijing, where the Chinese foreign ministry warned that any effort to increase military capacity would only serve to "intensify antagonism".

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