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  2. Counterpart (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Counterpart was well received by critics. The first season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 based on 49 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tense and gripping, Counterpart is an absorbing thrill-fest led by J. K. Simmons' multi-faceted dual lead performance."

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a friend indeed) A friend to everyone is a friend to no one; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots; A man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills; A mill cannot grind with the ...

  4. With great power comes great responsibility - Wikipedia

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    The earliest appearance of a direct reference to Ben telling Peter the phrase is the 1987 Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1 by Jim Owsley, M. D. Bright, and Al Williamson. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The series finale of Spider-Man: The Animated Series (episode 65, "Spider Wars Chapter II: Farewell, Spider-Man") makes reference Ben saying it in January 1998 too.

  5. Counterpart - Wikipedia

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    A 'Counterpart' is a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization [1] In paleontology, one half of a split compression fossil Counterpart International , a U.S.-based development charity

  6. Quotation marks in English - Wikipedia

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    The method for producing smart quotes may be based solely on the character preceding the mark. If it is a space or another of a set of hard-coded characters or if the mark begins a line, the mark will be rendered as an opening quote; if not, it will be rendered as a closing quote or apostrophe. This method can cause errors, especially for ...

  7. Counterpart fund - Wikipedia

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    Another method for establishing counterpart funds is for goods (such as food aid) to be donated to an aid-recipient nation. The recipient government can then sell the goods and use the proceeds (received in local currency) to set up a counterpart fund. In these ways, the recipient government can establish counterpart funds in local currency.

  8. Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? - Wikipedia

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    While the quote was not expressed as an order, it prompted four knights to travel from Normandy to Canterbury, where they killed Becket due to an ongoing dispute between crown and church. The phrase is commonly used in modern-day contexts to express that a ruler's wish may be interpreted as a command by his or her subordinates.

  9. Milton Friedman - Wikipedia

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    Friedman's counterpart Keynes believed people would modify their household consumption expenditures to relate to their existing income levels. [65] Friedman's research introduced the term "permanent income" to the world, which was the average of a household's expected income over several years, and he also developed the permanent income ...