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121Cumbray, Great — CUMBRAY, GREAT, an island and parish, in the county of Bute, 2 miles (W.) from Largs; including the villages of Millport and Newton, and containing 1413 inhabitants. The name is derived from a Gaelic term signifying a bold or steep coast… …
122Herod the Great — (?73–4 BC) King of Judea 37–4 BC. On the factual record, Herod was one of the ablest and most successful rulers in Jewish history. As a reliable and stable Roman clientstate in a sensitive border region, Judea under Herod was able to expand… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
123a good (or great) deal — a large amount. ↘to a considerable extent. → deal …
124a great deal — ► a good (or great) deal 1) a large amount. 2) to a considerable extent: a good deal better. Main Entry: ↑deal …
125to a large extent — See: IN GREAT MEASURE …
126to a large extent — See: IN GREAT MEASURE …
127Biofuels-The Next Great Source of Energy? — ▪ 2008 by Clarence Lehman A boom in the production of biofuel was under way in 2007, especially in the United States, where in January about 75 refineries for producing the biofuel ethanol from corn (maize) were being built or expanded. This… …
128BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT — a slightly interrupted succession of coral reefs off the coast of Queensland, of 1200 m. extent, and 100 m. wide at the S., and growing narrower as they go N.; are from 70 to 20 m. off the coast, and protect the intermediate channel from the… …
