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run-length encoding — A kind of compression algorithm which replaces sequences ("runs") of consecutive repeated characters (or other units of data) with a single character and the length of the run. This can either be applied to all input characters, including runs of length one, or a special character can be used to introduce a run-length encoded group. The longer and more frequent the runs are, the greater the compression that will be achieved. This technique is particularly useful for encoding black and white images where the data units would be single bit pixels.
scattersite housing — public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
short-tail business — Short-tail business is insurance business where it is known that claims will be made and settled quickly.
sissinghurst castle — a restored Elizabethan mansion near Cranbrook in Kent: noted for the gardens laid out in the 1930s by Victoria Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
south pacific ocean — the part of the Pacific Ocean extending S from the Equator to the Antarctic continent.
southern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
soviet of the union — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
store refurbishment — Store refurbishment happens when a store needs to be redecorated, modernized or the layout changed. The store will often be closed to customers during this time.
strangulated hernia — a hernia, especially of the intestine, that swells and constricts the blood supply of the herniated part, resulting in obstruction and gangrene.
strontium hydroxide — a white, slightly water-soluble powder, Sr(OH) 2 , or its crystalline octahydrate (strontium hydrate) used chiefly in the refining of beet sugar.
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
technical institute — a higher-education institution
tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
the (three) unities — the three principles of dramatic construction derived by French neoclassicists from Aristotle's Poetics, holding that a play should have one unified plot (unity of action) and that all the action should occur within one day (unity of time) and be limited to a single locale (unity of place)
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the cultural cringe — subservience to overseas cultural standards
the finishing touch — If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it.
the genuine article — If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
the millennium dome — a dome-shaped structure in Greenwich, London, built to house an exhibition to celebrate the millennium in 2000
the open university — (in Britain) a university founded in 1969 for mature students studying by television and radio lectures, correspondence courses, local counselling, and summer schools
the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
the underprivileged — those who are underprivileged
the varangian guard — the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperor in the late 10th and 11th centuries, consisting of Varangians
the vatican council — the second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, also known as Vatican II, which sat from 1962 to 1965, and among other things allowed the liturgy to be said in the local language, not Latin
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
to be running short — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
to do the drying-up — to dry dishes, cups, glasses, etc after they have been washed
to pop the question — If you pop the question, you ask someone to marry you.
to shudder to think — If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
to the exclusion of — If you do one thing to the exclusion of something else, you only do the first thing and do not do the second thing at all.
trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
turn in their grave — If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
turn sth inside out — If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.
ultrahigh frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 megahertz. Abbreviation: UHF, uhf.
under the influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
up against the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
vesicular exanthema — an infectious viral disease of swine, characterized by blisters on the snout, mucous membranes, and feet.
wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)

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