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shariaIslamic religious law that governs not only religious rituals, but aspects of day-to-day life in Islam. Sharia, literally translated, means "the way."
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Also known as "Shariah" or "Shari'a"
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Heard: Pyrrhic Victory for Fortis Shareholders
“……取得的不過是皮洛士式的勝利 …..”
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That forced hedge funds and traders who had sold the shares short — a process that involves lending them out — to buy them back at astronomical prices. For a brief period, VW was the world’s most valuable company.
But, in retrospect, Porsche appears to have scored a pyrrhic victory.
Getting the last 8 to 10 percent of Volkswagen may have been what broke Porsche, according to a person familiar with its finances, who requested anonymity because it involved confidential data. Porsche appears to have paid about 6 billion euros for that batch of stock, enlarging its debt load at precisely the moment that capital markets turned reluctant to lend money.
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That forced hedge funds and traders who had sold the shares short — a process that involves lending them out — to buy them back at astronomical prices. For a brief period, VW was the world’s most valuable company.
But, in retrospect, Porsche appears to have scored a pyrrhic victory.
Getting the last 8 to 10 percent of Volkswagen may have been what broke Porsche, according to a person familiar with its finances, who requested anonymity because it involved confidential data. Porsche appears to have paid about 6 billion euros for that batch of stock, enlarging its debt load at precisely the moment that capital markets turned reluctant to lend money.
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[名]張り出し窓，出窓(oriel window).
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Pyrrhic victory
A victory that is offset by staggering losses, as in The campaign was so divisive that even though he won the election it was a Pyrrhic victory. This expression alludes to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC, but lost his best officers and many of his troops. Pyrrhus then said: "Another such victory and we are lost." In English the term was first recorded (used figuratively) in 1879.
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That forced hedge funds and traders who had sold the shares short — a process that involves lending them out — to buy them back at astronomical prices. For a brief period, VW was the world’s most valuable company.
But, in retrospect, Porsche appears to have scored a pyrrhic victory.
Getting the last 8 to 10 percent of Volkswagen may have been what broke Porsche, according to a person familiar with its finances, who requested anonymity because it involved confidential data. Porsche appears to have paid about 6 billion euros for that batch of stock, enlarging its debt load at precisely the moment that capital markets turned reluctant to lend money.
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"I took a speed-reading courseand read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia." — Woody Allen
Thankfully, the snappier "Oriel" came soon after, coming from the oriel window in the entrance to the college.
Clore Gallery at Tate Britain, Millbank, London, 1987. Entrance with detail of green oriel window. Architects: Stirling and Wilford
That forced hedge funds and traders who had sold the shares short — a process that involves lending them out — to buy them back at astronomical prices. For a brief period, VW was the world’s most valuable company.
But, in retrospect, Porsche appears to have scored a pyrrhic victory.
Getting the last 8 to 10 percent of Volkswagen may have been what broke Porsche, according to a person familiar with its finances, who requested anonymity because it involved confidential data. Porsche appears to have paid about 6 billion euros for that batch of stock, enlarging its debt load at precisely the moment that capital markets turned reluctant to lend money.
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"I took a speed-reading courseand read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia." — Woody Allen
速讀oriel
Line breaks: oriel
Pronunciation: /ˈɔːrɪəl/
nounOrigin
late Middle English: from Old French oriol 'gallery', of unknown origin; compare with medieval Latin oriolum 'upper chamber'.oriel
- 音節
- o • ri • el
- 発音
- ɔ'ːriəl
- orielの変化形
- oriels (複数形)
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Pyrrhic victory
A victory that is offset by staggering losses, as in The campaign was so divisive that even though he won the election it was a Pyrrhic victory. This expression alludes to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC, but lost his best officers and many of his troops. Pyrrhus then said: "Another such victory and we are lost." In English the term was first recorded (used figuratively) in 1879.
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VJ (對日勝利紀念日)一甲子
今天（ 2005/8/15）是二次世界大戰結束60 周年，各國紛紛舉辦紀念活動。【或稱：太平洋戰爭結束60 週年 --「 二次世界大戰約共有6 千萬人死亡 」 --60 周年在漢文化圈和古代兩河流域等，都是重要的機會 ………對於苦難之中國，此勝利日幾近 Pyrrhic victory……. 台灣最難過，因為它走向認同的兩難…….. 】
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Pyrrhic victory
A victory that is offset by staggering losses, as in The campaign was so divisive that even though he won the election it was a Pyrrhic victory. This expression alludes to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC, but lost his best officers and many of his troops. Pyrrhus then said: "Another such victory and we are lost." In English the term was first recorded (used figuratively) in 1879.
(© Houghton Mifflin Company)
Pyrrhic victory
A victory that is offset by staggering losses, as in The campaign was so divisive that even though he won the election it was a Pyrrhic victory. This expression alludes to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC, but lost his best officers and many of his troops. Pyrrhus then said: "Another such victory and we are lost." In English the term was first recorded (used figuratively) in 1879.
(© Houghton Mifflin Company)
- Pyrrhic victory
- 大きすぎる犠牲を払って得た勝利. ▼Pyrrhus王はローマ軍に勝ったが犠牲が大きかった.
Pyrrhic victory
(pĭr'ĭk)
n.
A victory that is offset by staggering losses.
[After PYRRHUS.]
Pyr・rhic victory
[attributive]
Pyr・rhic victory
━━ n. 多大の犠牲を払って得た勝利.
Definition of prevalent
adjective
[形]
2 〈考えなどが〉優勢な.
3 ((古))有効な, 効果的な.
prev・a・lent・ly
[副]
prev・a・lent・ness
[名]
-lence
[名][U]普及；流行；横行；優勢.
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