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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | conditions | {
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"a state at a particular time",
"an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else",
"a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing",
"information that should be kept in mind when making a decision",
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"a state at a particular time"
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"condition%1:26:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | Europe | {
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"the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles",
"an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and... | [
"the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles"
] | [
"europe%1:17:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | not | {
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"negation of a word or group of words"
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"negation of a word or group of words"
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"not%4:02:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | fit | {
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"a sudden uncontrollable attack",
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"a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)",
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | system | {
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"a complex of methods or rules governing behavior"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | interests | {
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"interest%1:07:01::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | great | {
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"remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect",... | [
"of major significance or importance"
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"great%5:00:01:important:00"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | European nations | {
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"any one of the countries occupying the European continent"
]
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"any one of the countries occupying the European continent"
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"european_nation%1:15:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | collectively | {
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"in conjunction with; combined"
]
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"in conjunction with; combined"
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"collectively%4:02:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | possibly | {
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"by chance",
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"by chance"
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"possibly%4:02:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | emerge | {
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | law | {
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"a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society",
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"law%1:14:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | meaningful | {
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"having a meaning or purpose"
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"meaningful%3:00:00::"
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International law had to fit the conditions of Europe, and nothing that could not fit this system, or the interests of the great European nations collectively, could possibly emerge as law in any meaningful sense. | sense | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | Essentially | {
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]
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | imposed | {
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"impose and collect"
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"impose%2:41:00::"
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | two | {
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"being one more than one"
]
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | conditions | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | First | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | international law | {
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"the body of laws governing relations between nations"
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | recognize | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | be | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | compatible | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | international | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | political system | {
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"political_system%1:14:00::"
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | number | {
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"number%1:07:00::"
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | states | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | were | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | competitive | {
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"competitive%3:00:00::"
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | suspicious | {
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"suspicious%5:00:00:distrustful:00"
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | opportunistic | {
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]
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | political | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | alignments | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | second | {
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"a particu... | [
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | be | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | compatible | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | value system | {
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Essentially this imposed two conditions : First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second, it had to be compatible with the value system ... | shared | {
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In both respects, international law was Europeanized. | respects | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | was | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | easy | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | develop | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | theory | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | doctrine | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | square | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | two | {
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It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions. | conditions | {
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On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | On the one hand | {
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On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | major | {
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"British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)",
"a university student who is studying a particul... | [
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] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | European nations | {
"name": "european_nation",
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]
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] | [
"european_nation%1:15:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | maintain | {
"name": "maintain",
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"keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction",
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"state categorically",
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"maintain for use and service",
... | [
"have and exercise"
] | [
"maintain%2:40:01::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | emphasis | {
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On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | sovereignty | {
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]
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"government free from external control"
] | [
"sovereignty%1:26:00::"
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On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | independence | {
"name": "independence",
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]
} | [
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] | [
"independence%1:26:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | formal | {
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"a gown for evening wear",
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"(of spoken and writte... | [
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"formal%3:00:01::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | equality | {
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]
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"equality%1:26:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | thus | {
"name": "thus",
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"an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation",
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"in the way indicated; ; ; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)"
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"thus%4:02:01::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | insuring | {
"name": "insure",
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"protect by insurance",
"take out insurance for"
]
} | [
"make certain of"
] | [
"insure%2:32:04::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | individually | {
"name": "individually",
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"apart from others"
]
} | [
"apart from others"
] | [
"individually%4:02:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | optimal | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied"
]
} | [
"most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied"
] | [
"optimal%5:00:00:best:00"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | freedom | {
"name": "freedom",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints",
"immunity from an obligation or duty"
]
} | [
"the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints"
] | [
"freedom%1:26:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | action | {
"name": "action",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"the state of being active",
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"a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)",
"the series of events that form a plot",
"... | [
"the state of being active"
] | [
"action%1:26:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | maintain | {
"name": "maintain",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction",
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... | [
"have and exercise"
] | [
"maintain%2:40:01::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | flexibility | {
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]
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] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | alignment | {
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] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | system | {
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] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | required | {
"name": "require",
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"have need of"
]
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"require as useful, just, or proper"
] | [
"require%2:42:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | avoid | {
"name": "avoid",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"declare invalid"
]
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] | [
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] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | approaching | {
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"the event of one object coming closer... | [
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"approach%2:42:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | repetition | {
"name": "repetition",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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]
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"repetition%1:04:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | disastrous | {
"name": "disastrous",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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} | [
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] | [
"disastrous%5:00:00:unfortunate:00"
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On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | Napoleonic | {
"name": "napoleonic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte"
]
} | [
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] | [
"napoleonic%3:01:00::"
] |
On the one hand, the major European nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty, independence, formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching ... | experience | {
"name": "experience",
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"have firsthand knowledg... | [
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] | [
"experience%1:11:00::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | was | {
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"have an ex... | [
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] | [
"be%2:42:00::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | no | {
"name": "no",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known",
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... | [
"quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of"
] | [
"no%3:00:00::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | pressing | {
"name": "pressing",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"place betwee... | [
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] | [
"pressing%5:00:00:imperative:00"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | need | {
"name": "need",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a condition requiring relief",
"anything that is necessary but lacking",
"the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior",
"a state of ext... | [
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] | [
"need%1:03:00::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | maintain | {
"name": "maintain",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,",
"keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction",
"supply with necessities and support",
"state categorically",
"have and exercise",
"maintain for use and service",
... | [
"have and exercise"
] | [
"maintain%2:40:01::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | same | {
"name": "same",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer",
"the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula",
"same in identity",
"closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quant... | [
"same in identity"
] | [
"same%3:00:02::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | standards | {
"name": "standard",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"the ideal in terms of which something can be judged",
"a board measure = 1980 board feet",
"the value behind the money in a monetary system",
"an upright po... | [
"the ideal in terms of which something can be judged"
] | [
"standard%1:09:00::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | rest | {
"name": "rest",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something left after other parts have been taken away",
"freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)",
"a pause for relaxation",
"a state of inaction",
"euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)",
... | [
"something left after other parts have been taken away"
] | [
"rest%1:24:00::"
] |
But there was no pressing need to maintain these same standards with regard to most of the rest of the world. | world | {
"name": "world",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"everything that exists anywhere",
"people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest",
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"peo... | [
"the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on"
] | [
"world%1:17:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | Thus | {
"name": "thus",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation",
"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result",
"in the way indicated; ; ; (`thusly... | [
"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result"
] | [
"thus%4:02:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | theory | {
"name": "theory",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is ... | [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena"
] | [
"theory%1:09:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | doctrine | {
"name": "doctrine",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school"
]
} | [
"a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school"
] | [
"doctrine%1:09:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | applicable | {
"name": "applicable",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"capable of being applied; having relevance"
]
} | [
"capable of being applied; having relevance"
] | [
"applicable%5:00:00:relevant:00"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | great | {
"name": "great",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field",
"relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind",
"of major significance or importance",
"remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect",... | [
"of major significance or importance"
] | [
"great%5:00:01:important:00"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | nations | {
"name": "nation",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a politically organized body of people under a single government",
"the people who live in a nation or country",
"United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)",
"a federation of tribes (esp... | [
"a politically organized body of people under a single government"
] | [
"nation%1:14:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | smaller | {
"name": "small",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the slender part of the back",
"a garment size for a small person",
"limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent",
"limited in size or scope",
"(of children and animals) young, immature",
"slight or limited; especially... | [
"limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent"
] | [
"small%3:00:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | European | {
"name": "european",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a native or inhabitant of Europe",
"of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe"
]
} | [
"of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe"
] | [
"european%3:01:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | states | {
"name": "state",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation",
"the way something is with respect to its main attributes",
"the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state",
"a politically organized body of p... | [
"a politically organized body of people under a single government"
] | [
"state%1:14:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | not | {
"name": "not",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"negation of a word or group of words"
]
} | [
"negation of a word or group of words"
] | [
"not%4:02:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | really | {
"name": "really",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in accordance with truth or fact or reality",
"in actual fact",
"in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)",
"used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal"
]
} | [
"in actual fact"
] | [
"really%4:02:04::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | comfortably | {
"name": "comfortably",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in mental comfort; without stress",
"in physical comfort",
"in financial comfort"
]
} | [
"in mental comfort; without stress"
] | [
"comfortably%4:02:00::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | fit | {
"name": "fit",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"a sudden uncontrollable attack",
"the manner in which something fits",
"a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)",
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"be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desir... | [
"be agreeable or acceptable to"
] | [
"fit%2:42:05::"
] |
Thus, theory and doctrine applicable among the great nations and the smaller European states did not really comfortably fit less developed and less powerful societies elsewhere. | less | {
"name": "less",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer",
"used to form the ... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"less%4:02:00::"
] |
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