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base

slang Freebase cocaine. He used to be a real upright guy with a bright future ahead of him. Now he's just a junkie who spends each day smoking base. I'll smoke weed with you, but I have no interest in smoking something harder, like base. I'm so glad that, instead of scoring base that day, I checked myself into rehab and started getting clean.
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base

mod. rude; gross. (California.) You are so, like, base!
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Pune Warriors bought Australian captain Michael Clarke for his base price of Rs.
"Quite frankly," Souder said, "part of the reason it went political is because we can't sell it unless we show Republicans a political advantage to it, because it's not our base."
15, will be conducted at Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga.; Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; Shaw Air Force Base S.C.; Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.; Schriever Air Force Base Colo.; Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany; and Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
An institution's unmet need is defined as tuition revenues minus students' Expected Family Contributions (EFCs), less any funds received under the base guarantee portion of the formula and other federal grant aid, such as Pelt funds.
Over a 2-day period during January 2002, 48 patients sought treatment at the clinic of a large military base in central Israel; their symptoms included fever, cough, and sore throat.
"Clearly, this is not the place for another military base."
"If you don't get the base correct, if you don't get the drainage correct, we can put gold leaf turf on your field and it is never going to play right.
In respect of using IAS for company tax purposes, TEI is pleased to submit the following written comments on the Consultation Document, The application of International Accounting Standards (IAS) in 2005 and the implications for the introduction of a consolidated tax base for companies' EU-wide activities issued in February 2003 ("Consultation Document").
However, subsequent computed tomography (CT) of orbit, ear, and sella demonstrated a lytic, expansile, 1.5 x 2.3-cm lesion of the left skull base and the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone, anterior to the foramen ovale (figure 1).
In contrast to its current assets, a company's fixed assets frequently serve as the borrowing base for a term loan credit facility, where the amount is fixed for a period of time, there is an agreed-upon payment schedule and amounts paid cannot be re-borrowed.
These base salaries may or may not incorporate merit in the calculation.
District Court acquiring all 3,500 acres for just under $143,000, and construction of the base began.
This product has been formulated with a polymeric base material which can withstand high-temperature molding conditions well over 450 [degrees] F, according to the company.
Not all businesses can thrive from a home base. You must determine if the one you've chosen will fit comfortably into your residence and community.
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