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  2. Harvard sentences - Wikipedia

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    The Harvard sentences, or Harvard lines, [1] is a collection of 720 sample phrases, divided into lists of 10, used for standardized testing of Voice over IP, cellular, and other telephone systems. They are phonetically balanced sentences that use specific phonemes at the same frequency they appear in English.

  3. Lines of Action - Wikipedia

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    The game can become quite tactical in open positions where the pieces on both sides are mobile. The strategic depth of the game, however, derives to a large extent from blocking strategies designed to limit the opponent's mobility. It can be advantageous to pin one or more enemy pieces against the side of board by moving in the second row or ...

  4. Opening sentence - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] One of the most famous opening lines, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times", starts a sentence of 118 words [4] that draws the reader in by its contradiction; the first sentence of the novel, Yes even contains 477 words. Moby-Dick's "Call me Ishmael." is an example of a short opening sentence.

  5. Call centre - Wikipedia

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    The term "call center" was first published and recognised by the Oxford English Dictionary in 1983. The 1980s saw the development of toll-free telephone numbers to increase the efficiency of agents and overall call volume. Call centers increased with the deregulation of long-distance calling and growth in information-dependent industries. [11]

  6. Metamorphoses (play) - Wikipedia

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    (as listed in the script) Woman by the Water: The narrator for the opening scene who comments on the creation of the world and man. Scientist: In the opening scene, explains the scientific possibility of the creation of the world; Zeus: The Greek God, referred in the play as, "Lord of the heavens", who represents a divine creator in the opening ...

  7. Piece to camera - Wikipedia

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    opening PTC - when presenter opens-up the news, and introduce himself/herself to the audience. bridge PTC - information that presenter gives to bridge the gap between empty space. conclusive or closing PTC - ending of news where the presenter acknowledge itself and the cameraman, place and the news channel.

  8. Conversation opener - Wikipedia

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    A conversation opener is an introduction used to begin a conversation.They are frequently the subject of guides and seminars on how to make friends and/or meet people. . Different situations may call for different openers (e.g. approaching a stranger on the street versus meeting them at a more structured gathering of people with like inte

  9. Ghost (game) - Wikipedia

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    Ghost (also known as ghosts [1] or pig [2]) is a written or spoken word game in which players take turns to extend the letters of a word without completing a valid word.. Ghost can be played by two or more players and requires no equipment, although it can be played with pencil and paper instead of being spoken aloud.