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Meanings and phrases

naked as the day one was born

adj.

as naked as at birth; mother-naked; naked as the day you were born; in one's birthday suit; in your birthday suit

population was spread

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In the city the population was spread out with: The median age was 38 years.
In the city, the population was spread out with 15.6% under the age of 18, and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the population was spread out with 5.8% under 18, 65.9% from 18 to 24, 12.1% from 25 to 44, 9.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 or older.

album was released

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Their debut album was released at the end of 2008.
The album was released worldwide on April 1, 2014.
The album was released worldwide in June and July.

film was released

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The film was released theatrically on 8 June 2001.
The film was released theatrically on 12 May 2005.
The film was released on DVD on November 13, 2007.

name was changed

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The name was changed to "Harmonia Sacra" in 1851.
Shortly thereafter, her name was changed to AJ Lee.
Later the name was changed ‘Meitei Dramatic Union’.

song was released

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The song was released in 1971 and this reached No.
The song was released on iTunes on 5 November 2013.
The song was released in the UK on July 22, 2013.

church was built

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The current church was built between 1859 and 1866.
The church was built in the 11th or 12th century.
The church was built in 1603 and destroyed in 1611.

what was then

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Maksutov died in what was then Leningrad (a.k.a.
It also caused some damage in what was then British Hong Kong.
The port was established in 1911, in what was then Chehalis County.

house was built

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The main block of the house was built around 1855.
The current house was built between 1836 and 1842.
The house was built in 1781 and the mill in 1822.

company was founded

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The company was founded by Tran Qui Thanh in 1994.
The company was founded by Guy Buckingham in 1952.
The company was founded in Columbus Ohio in 1982.

election was held

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The election was held on March 20, 1642 in Moscow.
The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013.

area was part

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Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola.
In 1825 the area was part of the Valladolid region.
This area was part of Denmark during the Viking Age.

song was written

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The song was written by Mehmet Ali Tevfik in 1933.
The song was written and produced by Scott Yahney.
The song was written on the back of a match book.

album was recorded

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The album was recorded in Prague and Los Angeles.
The album was recorded at Aguilera's home studio.
The album was recorded in January and February 2006.

film was shot

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The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.
The film was shot within a short span of 65 days.
The film was shot primarily at Peerumedu in Idukki.

club was founded

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The first Armenian chess club was founded in 1936.
The club was founded in 1960 under name "Bukhoro".
The women's Aikido club was founded a year later.

station was opened

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The station was opened in 1863 and closed in 1968.
The metro station was opened on 15 December 1999.
The Ofakim station was opened on December 31, 2015.

population was not

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At the 2006 census, its existence was noted but its population was not reported.
In the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported.

existence was noted

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At the 2006 census, its existence was noted but its population was not reported.
In the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported.

decision was made

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In 2016 decision was made to accept female students.
In 1934 a decision was made to demolish Horsley Hall.
The final investment decision was made in October 2009.

video was released

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A making of video was released on 29 October 2012.
The music video was released on September 18, 2012.
The music video was released on October 28, 2012.

single was released

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Their second single was released to the same fate.
The single was released on iTunes August 16, 2012.
The 12" of the single was released on 11 May 2009.

version was released

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The amended version was released in the UK in May.
The version was released on the studio album, "".
The paperback version was released in April 2011.

game was released

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The game was released worldwide in September 2013.
The game was released for MS-DOS and PlayStation.
In Jun 2013 the game was released via Humble Store.

music was composed

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The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.
The film's music was composed by Bernard Herrmann.
Its incidental music was composed by Ramin Djawadi.

building was designed

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The building was designed by Ödön Lechner in 1896.
The building was designed for multiple purposes.
The building was designed by the architect Robert A.

building was built

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The jail building was built between 1870 and 1873.
The school's impressive building was built in 1930.
The present high school building was built in 1958.

video was directed

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The music video was directed by Enrique Escamilla.
The "Basket Case" video was directed by Mark Kohr.
The video was directed and animated by Peter Lowey.

building was constructed

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The school building was constructed in two phases.
The original main building was constructed in 1934.
The building was constructed of pure white stone.

event was held

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The event was held from August 29 to September 9.
The inaugural edition of the event was held in 2013.
In 2009, the first "Jeans 4 Justice" event was held.

book was published

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The book was published in both Hebrew and English.
The book was published in 2013 by Nightboat Books.
The book was published by W. W. Norton & Company.

office was established

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Rome's former post office was established in 1909.
The same year, the Mumbai office was established.
The post office was established in 1892 on 36-6-9W.

species was first

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The species was first described by Smith in 1903.
The species was first described by Smith in 1900.
The species was first described by Moore in 1883.

album was produced

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The album was produced by the band and Mark Ingram.
The album was produced by his son Dante Kinnunen.
The album was produced by DJ Dmitry of Deee-lite.

building was completed

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In 1953, an Administration building was completed.
The last new building was completed in 1939-1940.
The building was completed and refurbished in 1906.

ceremony was held

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The induction ceremony was held on April 30, 2016.
His inauguration ceremony was held October 9, 1996.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in July, 2014.

game was played

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The 33rd and last game was played January 1, 1961.
The first game was played in Canada at Sandwich.
That year's championship game was played at C.W.

station was built

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The station was built by Larson & Toubro Limited.
The cattle station was built between 1890 and 1969.
A new fire station was built in the early 1980s.

tournament was held

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The tournament was held from April 27th - May 6th.
The draw of the tournament was held on 4 May 2018.
The tournament was held on April 30, 1993 in Japan.

race was won

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The race was won by former F1 driver Alex Zanardi.
The race was won by defending champion Wyomia Tyus.
The race was won by Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres.

film was produced

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The film was produced by the US Army Signal Corps.
The film was produced by Regal Entertainment, Inc.
The film was produced by MGM Studios in Hollywood.

school was founded

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The elementary school was founded in the year 2009.
Kirtlington Park polo school was founded in 1994.
The school was founded by Pramath Ranjan Thakur.

match was played

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The match was played in strong wind & heavy rain.
First official match was played on July 23, 2005.
The first official match was played on 14 June 1951.

community was named

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The community was named in honor of Mr. Buchanan.
The community was named after one Mr. Silas East.
The community was named after Damascus, in Syria.

film was directed

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The "beautiful" film was directed by Leonid Lukov.
The film was directed by Christopher Cannucciari.
The film was directed and written by Angie Bojtler.

building was listed

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The building was listed as a Grade II building in 1988.
The building was listed on the National Register in 1978.
The building was listed as Grade I in 1952.

edition was published

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This edition was published as "Fleurs de marécage.
The first Pakistani edition was published in 1978.
The first edition was published on 30 April 1896.

final was held

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Only 15 competitors meant only a final was held.
The final was held on March 31, 1912 at the Mile End.
Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 The final was held on 9 July.

house was listed

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In 1970, the house was listed as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
The house was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

school was established

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The first one-room school was established in 1877.
A school was established in the community in 1894.
The school was established c.1942 by K A Wyndham.

meeting was held

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Another meeting was held in 23 and 24 November 2018.
The first meeting was held on 6 September 1901.
In March 1872 the first meeting was held in Viljandi.

school was built

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In 1961 a school was built and named in his honor.
In 1886, a parish school was built at the church.
In 1866-7 a school was built close to the church.

episode was written

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The episode was written and storyboarded and Aleks Sennwald.
The episode was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Rich Moore.
The episode was written by Carol Kolb and directed by Kat Coiro.

competition was held

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The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928.
The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928.
The competition was held on Sunday, August 5, 1928.

bridge was built

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The bridge was built south of the original bridge.
The bridge was built in 1894 at a cost of $2,691.
In 1814 a covered wooden toll bridge was built there.

song was performed

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The theme song was performed by Tatsuro Yamashita.
The song was performed in all dates of her tour, .
The song was performed live from 1980 to 1982.

body was found

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His body was found in a bog in Barna a week later.
Her body was found in a ditch near Cathedral City.
His body was found with a bullet wound to the head.

album was certified

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The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1990.
The album was certified Gold and sold over 500,000.
The album was certified 2× Platinum in Australia.

song was recorded

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The song was recorded as a single on 19 May 2016.
The song was recorded with the choir "V'là l'bon vent".
The song was recorded in mid-2012 at the S.M.

funeral was held

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His funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium.
His funeral was held on 12 September in Orlovača.
His funeral was held with full military honours.

station was used

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Initially the station was used for communications with shipping.
The JR East station was used by 5185 passengers (alighting) daily.
In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily.

series was released

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The G6 series was released with Android 8 "Oreo".
In 2016, a ninth film in the series was released.
In 2001, a soundtrack to the series was released.

film was nominated

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The film was nominated for a Golden Seashell award.
That film was nominated for three Césars in 1984.
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.

attempt was made

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No attempt was made to introduce it into England.
During the siege, no attempt was made to assault.
The next day, an attempt was made to land in North Bay.

line was extended

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The line was extended all the way to Tokyo in 1991.
By 1928 the line was extended to Hermannstrasse.
In September 1908, the line was extended to Fernhill.

film was made

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The film was made at Twickenham Studios in London.
A short film was made about the 1969 by-election.
The film was made without government investment.

line was opened

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In 1904, the South Western railway line was opened.
Finally the line was opened on 15 December 2017.
The line was opened in 1910 and closed in 1978.

work was completed

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The construction work was completed in around 1931.
The work was completed by the end of fall 2016.

village was first

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The village was first mentioned in 1345 ("Verus").
The village was first mentioned in 1248 ("Bussa").
The village was first mentioned in 1478 ("Bathor").

agreement was reached

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An agreement was reached and the march stopped at Agra.
The negotiations lasted 50 days, but no agreement was reached.
However, the rebel delegation denied that an agreement was reached.

band was formed

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The band was formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2002.
The band was formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1992.
The band was formed by Arturo Huizar in 1998.

song was used

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The song was used in the 1981 film "American Pop".
The second theme song was used from 1991 to 1994.
The third theme song was used from 1995 to 1998.

team was led

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The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham.

video was filmed

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Its music video was filmed in Little Havana, Miami.
The video was filmed in the cavern at Science North.
The video was filmed by director Bernard Nadeau.

work was done

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Very little work was done in the following decade.
Some interior work was done on the north section).
Visual effects work was done by Alex Arpaillange.

club was formed

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The French breed club was formed in 1939 (FALAPA).
The club was formed in 1919 as SK Građanski.
The club was formed in 1908 as Tecún Umán.

service was held

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His memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey.
A memorial service was held at Old Parliament House.
A memorial service was held on December 10.

song was featured

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The song was featured on their album "Warrior".
The song was featured on his 1959 album, "Buddy Knox".
The song was featured on his 1958 album, "Jack Scott".

building was demolished

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The old school building was demolished in 1970.
The building was demolished in 1969 after being sold.
In March 2002, the old building was demolished.

species was described

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Type species was described from northern Vietnam.
This species was described from the coast of China.
The species was described in 1950 by de Laubenfels.

video was shot

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The video was shot live with an orchestra and choir.
The music video was shot in Los Angeles, California.
The video was shot in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

building was used

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The building was used as the town hall until 1907.
Afterwards, the building was used for church services again.
The building was used as a school by the district until 1986.

station was closed

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Moriac railway station was closed in October 1981.
The station was closed by British Railways in 1951.
The station was closed until 1 June as a result.

description was published

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The description was published in "The Orchadian".

project was completed

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This last project was completed in September 2007.
This project was completed in the summer of 2007.
He died in 1983 before the project was completed.

team was coached

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Avon's lacrosse team was coached by Skip Flanagan.
The team was coached by New Zealander Ian Wright.
The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney.

stone was laid

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On 27 November 1869, the foundation stone was laid.
The foundation stone was laid on 11 August 2009.
The Foundation stone was laid on Ascension Day 1867.

town was named

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The town was named after Parkes' home.
The town was named for the family.
The town was named after Francis, who owned most of the land in the area.

line was built

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The line was built by Von Roll and opened in 1969.
The line was built on private right of way wide.
- A line was built from Mori 9.4 km south to Sunahara in 1928.

constituency was created

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The constituency was created at the 1983 general election.
The constituency was created in 1918 and abolished in 1997.
The constituency was created in 2018.

company was acquired

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That same year, the company was acquired by Google.
The company was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2007.
In 2016, the company was acquired by Liquid Telecom.

final was played

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The final was played on 17 May 2013 in Chomutov.
The grand final was played under lights at Oakes Oval.
The final was played on the 9 September 2018.

song was produced

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The song was produced by S-X and written by Dappy.
The song was produced by Key Wane and Young Chop.
This song was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.

agreement was signed

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and a transfer agreement was signed in May 2019.
A first free trade area agreement was signed in 1975.
The Shareholder's agreement was signed on 15 August 2005.

soundtrack was released

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The soundtrack was released on 22 December 2006.
The film's soundtrack was released 23 December 2009.
The soundtrack was released through Star Music.

population was made

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18.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
, 15% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
, 9.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.

tournament was played

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The tournament was played in two different stages.
The tournament was played in a Swiss system format.
No tournament was played in 1933 and 1935-1938.

race was held

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The race was held on Saturday, November 15, at 3:45pm.
In 1945, the first Omloop Het Volk cycling race was held.
The race was held under clear conditions with light winds.

film was not

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The film was not released in New York until 1988.
The film was not released fully due to bad reviews.
However, the film was not without its detractors.

conference was held

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The conference was held on 19 April 1964 in Maghery.
The 2008 annual conference was held in Dallas, Texas.
HOPI's founding conference was held in December 2007.

tower was built

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It is unknown when Bitola's clock tower was built.
The tower was built sometime between 1586 and 1617.
The tower was built at the end of the 16th century.