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a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source

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egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse

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"It provides a high level framework and a steering group to get down to the nitty gritty to define actions we can take to reduce the adverse impact of inappropriate alcohol use."
Nitty also befriends Twitch, a sickly boy determined to bring down dastardly Mayor Neezer Snollygost, who wants to flatten the town and build high-rises.
Warren also has performed in concerts for over 30 years with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen, including The Rocky Mt.
PS14.99, good pharmacies and supermarkets nationwide NITTY GRITTY NITFREE COMB THIS nit-removal comb quickly and easily gets rid of all head lice, nits and even live eggs when the stainless steel MicroSpiral comb grooves slide through hair that's been coated with ordinary hair conditioner.
Delighted to be re-instated as chief nit-watcher, our very own Nitty Nora (mum) was enlisted to check for the critters on all of our heads.
My prime role at Nitty Gritty is to build strategic plans for the company, as well as ensure the implementation of the same.
The multi-instrumentalist, who is best known for his membership in The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, will play a solo performance with music and stories that have made him an indelible figure in American music and earned him four Grammys, four Platinum Albums and four Gold Albums.
THERE have been calls for the return of Nitty Nora the Nit Nurse after the dreaded head lice has made a return.
He isn't interested in sound bites - he wants to get to the nitty gritty of whoever he's talking to, and only an hour-long discussion about their lives and careers can help him to that.
Betsi Cadwaladr Trust have appointed 35 matrons (surely a euphemism for managers) to ensure improvement of services, rather than use the money for domestics, porters or HCSWs who are really coping with the nitty gritty of care services in the hospitals.
Bulging wheelie bins, A testament to our sins, Mountains of rubbish, cardboard city, Dazed at the prospect of getting back to the nitty gritty.
DEAR Murali (GDN, July 23), I wonder if you have enough brains to understand the nitty gritty of this nuclear deal for India.
Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver.