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  • 31handle somebody with kid gloves — handle/treat, etc. sb with kid ˈgloves idiom to deal with sb in a very careful way so that you do not offend or upset them Main entry: ↑kididiom …

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  • 32Handle Me — Infobox Single Name = Handle Me Artist = Robyn from Album = Robyn Released = flagicon|Sweden 2005 (Promo only) flagicon|Ireland 26 October, 2007 flagicon|United Kingdom 29 October, 2007 flagicon|Germany March 7, 2008… …

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  • 33Handle decomposition — In mathematics, a handle decomposition of an n manifold M is a representation of that manifold as an exhaustion:M 0 subset M 1 subset dots subset Mwhere each M i is obtained from M {i 1}by attaching a n i handle. Handle decompositions are never… …

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  • 34handle — An informal name for the portion of a security s price that is comprised of the numbers to the left of the decimal point, colon, or dash. For example, if a bond s price is 103.25, its handle is 103. Sometimes brokers and dealers only quote the… …

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  • 35handle — [[t]hæ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ handles, handling, handled 1) N COUNT A handle is a small round object or a lever that is attached to a door and is used for opening and closing it. I turned the handle and found the door was open. 2) N COUNT A handle is the …

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  • 36Handle — The whole dollar price of a bid or offer is referred to as the handle ( ie. if a security is quoted at 101.10 bid and 101.11 offered, 101 is the handle). Traders are assumed to know the handle. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * handle… …

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  • 37handle — han|dle1 W2S2 [ˈhændl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do work)¦ 2¦(deal with a situation)¦ 3¦(deal with a person)¦ 4¦(not become upset)¦ 5¦(hold)¦ 6¦(control a vehicle)¦ 7¦(move goods)¦ 8¦(buy/sell goods)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

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  • 38handle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ carrying ▪ The table folds up and comes complete with a carrying handle. ▪ door ▪ …

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  • 39handle — I UK [ˈhænd(ə)l] / US verb Word forms handle : present tense I/you/we/they handle he/she/it handles present participle handling past tense handled past participle handled *** 1) [transitive] to take action in order to deal with a difficult… …

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  • 40handle — [1] The reaction of a vehicle under a particular circumstance, especially regarding cornering, roadholding, and maneuvring. [2] to deal with or to cope with (e.g., the tires can handle 50 psi means the tires can withstand pressure up to 50 psi).… …

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