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  • noun Plural form of subtraction.

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Examples

  • That logic resembles Ficino's model of progressive realisations of the Good through a series of subtractions from the complex world of matter towards an ultimate perfect simplicity.

    _Queen Mab_ as Topological Repertoire 1997

  • We don't currently have similar documentation for BPOS-F US federal, so I've been pointing people towards the BPOS-D document and suggesting the "subtractions" needed to translate from

    Site Home daweins 2010

  • There are a few subtractions that "the rich" might be able to take advantage of, but they're generally not related to income, but to facilitating various social goals (saving energy, etc.)

    Another Oregon tax increase, doomed to failure? (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Generally, the penalty is 5 percent of the balance due the amount that remains unpaid after subtractions for taxes previously paid through withholdings from wages during 2010 and payments of estimated payments for each month, or portion of a month, that a 1040 is late.

    Julian Block: Extra Time to File Form 1040 Julian Block 2011

  • Today, more additions (which I always prefer to subtractions, or, worst of all, changes).

    "Every point in human history is dark." robyn_ma 2009

  • Am I any the less for these mutilations, for these subtractions of the flesh?

    Chapter 12 2010

  • Yes | No | Report from Shane Harrigan wrote 1 week 2 days ago hey guys thanks but i have to appoligize for before i must have worded it wrong before i made it into the NYS big buck clubs book but i was a few points shi of boone and croket it scored 166 before subtractions and 155 after subtractions

    hey i asked before how many NYS officials have to score a buck to make it in the NYS books i just got it done and it takes only 2010

  • Words had begun slipping away from him years before when he thought nothing of it, as those were unimportant authors or cookie cutter actresses, but newer subtractions frightened him and he self-medicated with Greek root-words with subtle meanings.

    A Word A Day Gita M. Smith 2011

  • Yes | No | Report from Shane Harrigan wrote 1 week 2 days ago hey guys thanks but i have to appoligize for before i must have worded it wrong before i made it into the NYS big buck clubs book but i was a few points shi of boone and croket it scored 166 before subtractions and 155 after subtractions

    hey i asked before how many NYS officials have to score a buck to make it in the NYS books i just got it done and it takes only 2010

  • Still, when you tabulate the net effect of all of Richmond's additions and subtractions, the tally leaves you contentedly in the plus column.

    Theater review: Folger Theatre's 'Henry VIII' Peter Marks 2010

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