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  • In 2003, Legend changed its brand name to Lenovo, taking the "Le" from Legend, a nod to its heritage, and adding "novo," the Latin word for "new," to reflect the spirit of innovation at the core of the company.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows guest9f2a14 2010

  • Yesterday's term was de novo, which is defined as:

    Define That Term #85 2006

  • A so-called novo fado, or new fado, movement has catapulted the genre into the 21st century, opening a space for bold experiments with repertory, instrumentation and ways of singing.

    NYT > Home Page By LARRY ROHTER 2011

  • Appeals in China are usually de novo, meaning that if a trial-court judge disagrees with your version of the facts, you can make another attempt to tell your side of the story at the appellate level.

    Chinese Companies Court Disaster 2010

  • -- said from the outset that the hearing would be de novo, meaning the Media Bureau's initial finding was to carry no evidenciary weight.

    Multichannel News: Business News 2009

  • The Court addressed the issues de novo and moved the goalposts somewhat on the Miranda question.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Sixth Circuit the New Ninth (At Least in Habeas Cases)? 2010

  • Natural selection can sift only among the genetic variants available for its scrutiny, and two of the three primary sources of genetic variability – de novo mutation and recombination – occur essentially at random with respect to forging adaptations.

    A New Book 2010

  • Particularly because the strict Paleyan sense of teleology – and I'll take that as the extreme of 'If it's complex, then it was likely created in its entirety de novo at some point in the past' – isn't the only way to regard teleology, and was sharply disconnected from the primary way of understanding teleology as acting in nature in the western view.

    Against Darwinism 2009

  • This meant that many more issues appropriate for agency determination would reach the courts without benefit of an agency position entitled to Chevron deference, requiring the courts to rule on these issues de novo.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan’s Scholarship 2010

  • The Court addressed the issues de novo and moved the goalposts somewhat on the Miranda question.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Sixth Circuit the New Ninth (At Least in Habeas Cases)? 2010

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