The phraseat sixes and sevensoriginally was "hazarding all one's chances," first in Chaucer, perhaps from dicing (the original form wason six and seven); it could be a corruption ofat cinque and sice"exposed to great risk" (1530s), literally "at five and six," using the French names...
sixty(adj., n.) "one more than fifty-nine, twice thirty, six times ten; the number which is one more than fifty-nine; a symbol representing this number;" Middle Englishsixti, from Old Englishsixtig, fromsiex(seesix) +-tig(see-ty(1)). Similar formation in Old Norsesextugr,sextö...
Do remittances reduce labor supply in recipient economies? This paper addresses this question with aggregate level data for a panel of sixty-six developing countries from the Middle East and Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean over the period 1985 to 2005. The ...
But six decades on, the continent is mired in many problems. It is struggling to build an economic model that encourages enduring growth, addresses poverty and provides a future for its youth. Here are some of the key issues: Africa’s population grew from 227 million in 1960 to more than...
Day Fifty-Six in the Neighborhood A Rumination on Relevant Education and Great Teachers A Digression: this is the beginning of an essay that I have written on education and the educational process. I will posting more pieces of this, from the neighborhood, over the next ...
Sigourney Weaver is over six feet tall. In the movieAlien, she has the authority and command that brooks no interference. She’s my muse. So, when I’m in a foreign country – especially in developing nations – I affect a strong, powerful stride when I walk alone. ...
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lob em to him, and then hed hit em for six! 总有一天,你会坐在餐厅里, One day, youll be sitting in your dining room, 和你的孙子在一起 with your grandson, 你会告诉他关于我和我的葡萄柚的一切 and youll be telling him all about me and my grapefruit. 噢! Oh! 瞧瞧你自己的样子?
The variantlike sixty-sixis more recent (by 1853 in North Carolina newspapers) and thus might be a mere embiggening of it. Entries linking tosixty six(num.) one more than five; twice three; the number which is one more than five; a symbol representing this number;" Old Englishsiex,six...
"one more than fifty-nine, twice thirty, six times ten; the number which is one more than fifty-nine; a symbol representing this number;" Middle Englishsixti, from Old Englishsixtig, fromsiex(seesix) +-tig(see-ty(1)). Similar formation in Old Norsesextugr,sextögr,sextigir, Old ...