Without the glue of trust and truth, liberal democracy will sooner or later come unstuck.
H.J. Heinz could become an acquisition target once credit markets become unstuck, Barron's predicted.
Tutor's tip: You don't have to "drop out" (to withdraw from participation) of the talent search just because you are a college "dropout" (one who quits school).
DEATH IN VENICE by Thomas Mann was first published in English translation in the U.S. by Alfred A. Knopf in December 1925.
"But he would 'stay the course' — it was his favorite motto."
--from DEATH IN VENICE
--from DEATH IN VENICE
As Housing Market Dips, More in U.S. Are Staying Put By SAM ROBERTS
Fewer Americans moved in 2008 than in any year since 1962, the Census Bureau said, a lack of mobility that prompted concerns on the economy.
The New York Times leads with reports that Israel will convene its security cabinet on Saturday to declare a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, though Israeli troops are expected to stay put in Gaza during the next phase of negotiations.
Fewer Americans Are Relocating Movement into and out of U.S. cities slowed sharply last year as the housing bust forced more Americans to stay put, according to new Census Bureau data.
The Wall Street Journal leads its world-wide newsbox with news that Mohammad Khatami, Iran's reformist former president, has decided to drop out of the race. The move might make it more difficult for reformists to stop the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Khatami dropped out after a reformist rival vowed to stay in the race and the former president said he didn't want to split the vote.
Sonja Kohn, who gathered billions for Bernard L. Madoff from wealthy investors in Russia and across Europe, has dropped out of sight, leaving the firm she founded, Bank Medici, in the hands of Austrian regulators, who took it over last week.
stay the course (or distance)
Definition of stay the course or distance in English:
drop out
Withdraw from participation in a group such as a school, club, or game; also, withdraw from society owing to disillusionment. For example, He couldn't afford the membership dues and had to drop out, or She planned to drop out from college for a year. [Late 1800s]
drop out phrasal verb
1 to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely finished:
He dropped out of the race after two laps.
2 If a student drops out, they stop going to classes before they have finished their course.
noun [C]
a person who leaves school, college or university before finishing a course, or a person who lives in an unusual way:
a high school/college dropout
He was a loner and a dropout.
out of sight
1 INFORMAL extremely expensive and more than you are able to spend:
The price of the house we like is out of sight.
2 SLANG excellent:
The group's new record is out of sight!
stay putto remain in the same place or position:
Just stay put with the cases, while I go and find a taxi.
stay was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.
- stay (NOT LEAVE)
- stay (CONTINUE)
- stay (LIVE)
- stay (STOP PUNISHMENT)
- stay-at-home
- stay behind
- stay in
- stay on
- stay out
- stay out of sth
- stay up
- steer/stay/keep clear
- be/stay/keep one jump ahead
- hang/stay loose
- stay put
- here to stay
- stay on the sidelines
- stay the course
- stay overnight
台灣政治人物下鄉 long stay 並非真正"長居" 而是稍長期的暫居
stay (LIVE) Show phonetics
verb [I]
to live or be in a place for a short time as a visitor:
I stayed in Montreal for two weeks then flew home.
They said they'd stay at/in a hotel.
The children usually stay with their grandparents for a week in the summer.
stay Show phonetics
noun [C]
a period of time that you spend in a place:
She planned a short stay at/in a hotel to celebrate their anniversary.
stayer Show phonetics
noun [C]
The longest stayers are the British, who visit Australia to see friends and relatives.
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