or words to that effect

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Fig. or similar words meaning the same thing. John: It says right here in the contract, "You are expected to attend without fail," or words to that effect. Mary: That means I have to be there, huh? John: You got it! Sally: She said that I wasn't doing my job well, or words to that effect. Jane: Well, you ought to find out exactly what she means. Sally: I'm afraid I know.

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Don't tell me it was my haircut" - or words to that effect. Does my haircut mean I'll lose him? by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) 95) JUST the mention of this slim but tightly packed volume to colleagues elicits remarks such as "flippin' different gear" - or words to that effect - and this year's 86,000-word opus matches the usual standards. Festival 2003: Info-packed volume with proven record by The Racing Post (London, England) Nasty, grubby hacks sticking their noses where they don't belong - should be a law against it, or words to that effect. David Banks's column: Cherie Blair by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			open up open up to open with open-and-shut case open-ended opening gambit operate operate against operate from operate on opinion opportunity Opportunity knocks but once Opportunity makes a thief oppose opposed to opposite opposite sex opt opt for opt in opt in favor of opt out or else or other or words to that effect orange orbit ordain order order about order from order in order of the day order off order off the field order out of some place orient to originate originate from originate in originate with ornament with orth oscillate between other other place other side of the tracks other than other things being equal other times, other manners			OR gate OR gate Or interdiction or mandamus OR mapping or meter Or Near Offer Or Nearest Cash Offer Or Nearest Offer Or Newbury William of Newburgh OR notes or other or otherwise or otherwise or PACS or so Or So I've Heard Or Something Like That Or Something To That Effect Or to bind over Or Top Offer or tubing Or venire pacias juratores Or Very Near Offer or what have you OR with Accumulator or words to that effect Or Your Other Favorite Editor OR&A OR&F OR&L OR&R or- OR-LR OR-OSHA OR/MC OR/SA ora ora ora ora ora ora ora 1 ora 2 Ora et Labora Ora et Labora Ora pro nobis Ora pro nobis Ora serrata ora serrata retinae ora serrata retinae ora serrata retinae ora serrata retinae Ora, Antonio ORA-SS ora1

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