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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done
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as in clergy
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years
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South Korea’s finance ministry said in remarks on Monday that uncertainties in the country’s political system have eased after Yoon’s impeachment, emphasizing that the economic system remains stable, according to local media reports.
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Lim Hui Jie,dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Foreign ministry staff bought him running shoes and new clothes.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Visits to ministries, financial institutions (including Abu Dhabi Finance Week) and infrastructure players, with Prof. Afshin Molavi and several other economists and writers, gave a sense of the ambition of the region.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Turkey's foreign and defence ministries did not respond directly to Reuters questions about an HTS-Ankara understanding about the Aleppo operation.
—Jonathan Spicer and Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Lim Hui Jie,dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Foreign ministry staff bought him running shoes and new clothes.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Visits to ministries, financial institutions (including Abu Dhabi Finance Week) and infrastructure players, with Prof. Afshin Molavi and several other economists and writers, gave a sense of the ambition of the region.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Turkey's foreign and defence ministries did not respond directly to Reuters questions about an HTS-Ankara understanding about the Aleppo operation.
—Jonathan Spicer and Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Charbel and his younger brother, Elias, had decorated a small Christmas tree in the corner and were now tucking into baklava as members of the local clergy came in to see the newborn baby.Euan Ward, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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However, clergy typically must pay self-employment taxes, which include Social Security and Medicare, unless an exemption has been approved by the IRS.Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Old North Illuminated operates the church as a historic site.Landon Mion, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The performance happened in Brooklyn, in a converted church with a high balcony and ever higher windows reaching toward the pointed roof.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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The instruments will be about 500 feet apart, longer than the length of an American football field, which will allow scientists to get a closer view of the corona.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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Its seismometer was the last active science instrument before the rover was officially retired in December 2022.Victoria Corless, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Indiana, the left law lane states that the left lane is for passing or faster-moving vehicles.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lyon are owned by Palace general partner John Textor’s Eagle Football vehicle.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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This past offseason, Smith’s agent broached the topic of a contract extension this offseason, to no avail.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Secret Service agents thwarted the attack, and Routh fled before being apprehended.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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Large retail credit card issuers also increased the cost of their cards by charging for paper statements, the agency said.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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That includes nearly $30 billion in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as officials have sounded alarm over the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund in recent months.Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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What’s really holy, Hirsch seems to imply, is not just a synagogue’s glittering stained glass or the imposing notes of the organ, or even the words of the prayers.Edward Hirsch, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Visceral fat is the fat that surrounds these organs.Maggie Aime, MSN, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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