150

Definition: 150

150

Adjective

1. Being ten more than one hundred forty.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: 150

Crosswords: 150

Catalan (one hundred and fifty), Galician (one hundred and fifty), Hungarian (one hundred fifty), Norwegian (one hundred fifty), Turkish (One hundred fifty).

Charley, what do you call a pig that weighs more than 150 pounds? (The Hollywood Squares; writing credit: Gary Johnson)

It's the biggest city within 150 miles and we're going to give it every chance. (Day of the Dead; writing credit: George A. Romero)

150 miles. (Cannonball Run II; writing credit: Harvey Miller; Hal Needham)

It's 150 degrees out here, you're sweating like a dog! (Life with Louie; writing credit: Martin Miehe-Renard; Mette Andersen Ottesen)

150 na godzine (1972)

Gina Wild - 150 Minuten Special 2 (2002)

Expo 150 - De film (1989)

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References

• The World Market for Coated Paper and Paperboard Used for Writing and Printing with Less Than 150 G/M2 and 10% by Weight of Fiber by Mechanical Process, in Rolls or Sheets: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• John Willingham's World Champion Bar-B-Q: Over 150 Recipes and Tall Tales for Authentic, Braggin' Rights, Real Southern Bar-B-Q and All the Fixin's (reference)

• Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish: 150 Easy, Low-Fat, High-Flavor Recipes (reference)

• Feasts Afloat: 150 Recipes for Great Meals from Small Spaces (reference)

• Good Housekeeping Aga Weekend Cookbook: Over 150 Recipes Including Sunday Roasts and Teatime Bakes (reference)

• Saints: Who They Are and How They Help You: More Than 150 of the Heavenly and Holy from St. Agnes to St. Zita (reference)

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Periodicals

• Physical And Chemical Properties Of 150 Oils And Fats (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• U.S. Naval Academy: 150 Years in Annapolis (reference)

• Koo Self Defense - Series A Tape 17: A Hybrid of 150 Continuous Kicks (reference)

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Music

• John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band Celebrate 150 Years (reference)

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High Tech

• ITT Industries Night Mariner 150 Generation 2 Monocular Night Vision Viewer (reference)

• IClick Compact Flash Card Reader 150 (reference)

• Minolta Freedom Zoom 150 Camera (Limited to Stock on Hand) (reference)

• Pentax IQ Zoom 150 SL Date 35mm Camera (reference)

• Harman Kardon DAL 150 EzLink Computer to Home Stereo Interface (USB to Coaxial DA) (reference)

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Consumer Goods

• Performax 60-6150 150 Grit Ready-to-Wrap Abrasive Sandpaper (reference)

• Espressione Classic Espresso Coffee Pods, Box of 150 (reference)

• Freud D08150 8" PSA Sanding Disks - 150 Grit (reference)

• Fein 63717189015 150 Grit Velcro 'Sanding Finger' Sandpaper (20-Pack) (reference)

• Micro Fence MF-TP-A with Circle Jig (For Porter Cable Models 100, 150, 350, 630, 670, 690, 693 Routers) (reference)

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Hydrographic signal-building party on Fire Island - 9 miles southwest Anchorage Latitude 61 09 N; Longitude 150 12 W. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Tide staffs at Fire Island - note series of three staffs allowing leveling at all stages of 30 foot tide. Latitude 61 09 N; Longitude 150 12 W. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The result of changes of water temperature on fisheries is significant. As water temperatures rise and nutrient levels decline, shoals of cold-water-loving small pelagics scatter and descend to depths of 150 to 200 meters, where they are not accessible to traditional surface purse seiners, or they migrate south. Credit: Fisheries.

Giant kelp, an important fisheries habitat can grow as much as two feet a day in depths at up to 150 feet. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Piano-wire sounding maching developed by Sir William Thomson, later Lord Kelvin. This machine was used by George Belknap to sound from the U. S. S. TUSCARORA in a cable survey across the North Pacific. He shipped it to Charles Sigsbee on the C&GS Steamer BLAKE who modified the machine to become the Sigsbee Sounding Machine. In: "150 Years of Service on the Seas ...." Call No.GC29.2.U5 P5. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

A sounding record from the U. S. S. TUSCARORA. In: "150 years of service on the seas : a pictorial history of the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office", by Marc Pinsel, 1982. Library Call Number GC29.2.U5 P5. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 62. A cross-bow bottle devised by Jean Comelli, instrument-maker of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco in 1953. This instrument was built for Jean Brouardel for studying oxygen content in sea-water. The bottle is plexiglass. Left: descending. Right: ascending. This instrument was used on the museum's small vessel the EIDER off Monace in depths of 150 to 500 meters. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 34. Brouardel corer invented by Jean Brouardel and Jean Vernet for measuring dissolved oxygen in ocean water at the seafloor. This instrument was devised and constructed by Jean Comelli at the instrument shop of the Oceanograp hic Museum at Monaco. It was tested on the EIDER off Monaco in 1953, at depths between 150 and 580 meters for the first model. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Actinoform, radial or semi-radial , cloud patterns over the tropical eastern Pacific roughly centered at 15 S, 100 W. Individual patterns are approximately 100 to 150 miles in diameter. Picture of the Month, "Monthly Weather Review," April 1965. TIROS VIII, Pass 3049/3048, Camera 1, Frame 17. Credit: NOAA in Space.

This predatory beetle, Thanasimus formicarius, can eat about three pine shoot beetles daily for up to 3 months. The pine shoot beetle is a destructive pest of pine trees in about 150 U.S. counties. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

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At the end of the fighting last June, the American and British Armies withdrew westwards, in accordance with an earlier agreement, to a depth at some points of 150 miles upon a front of nearly four hundred miles, in order to allow our Russian allies to occupy this vast expanse of territory which the Western Democracies had conquered. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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Health

Alcohol interacts negatively with more than 150 medications. (references)

In about 80% of individuals with HPS, the platelet count is below 150,000 units. (references)

The contractions are very rapid, occurring as often as 150 times a minute, and may persist during sleep. (references)

Business

In 1999, total exports reached 150,000 tons or USD 70 million. (references)

Solid municipal waste can be deposited at about 150 secured sites. (references)

Thirty-one banks with 150 branches and total assets of LE54 billion ($14.5 billion). (references)

Children

El Salvador

The Government estimates that 150,000 children stopped attending school due to family hardship and damage to school buildings caused by major earthquakes in January and February. (references)

Malaysia

In 1998 the Minister of National Unity and Social Development stated that 150 to 160 underage girls are detained each year for involvement in immoral activities and sent to rehabilitation centers. (references)

Ghana

In 2000 the Eastern regional branch of the Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians Association announced that it would offer free apprenticeships to 150 street girls in the Eastern Region to equip them with marketable skills. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iran

The authorities arrested 150 persons. (references)

Greece

An additional 150 attended 2 bilingual middle schools with a religious curriculum. (references)

Azerbaijan

The Committee to Protect Journalists (RUH) reported over 150 incidents of physical attacks against journalists. (references)

Economic History

Mexico

The state of MEXICO has 150,000 firms. (references)

Belgium

The House has 150 directly lected members. (references)

Honduras

More than 150 American companies operate in Honduras. (references)

Human Rights

Antigua and Barbuda

The prison remained overcrowded, with approximately 150 prisoners. (references)

Vietnam

Informed sources estimated that there were up to 150 political prisoners. (references)

Saint Lucia

Other efforts to strengthen police services included adding 150 new officers, with 50 more in training. (references)

Minorities

Iceland

New work and residence permits were issued at a rate of approximately 150 per month during the year. (references)

Bangladesh

They attribute this to the education that the British offered 150 years ago, which Muslims boycotted but Hindus embraced. (references)

Libya

Africans in particular have become targets of resentment, and in October mobs of citizens in several locations reportedly killed 150 African workers, including a Chadian diplomat. (references)

Political Economy

Zambia

The one house, Parliament, has 150 seats. (references)

Libya

In October Libyan mobs killed at least 150 African workers. (references)

Thailand

Friendly bilateral relations between Thailand and the United States date back more than 150 years. (references)

Political Rights

Madagascar

In May 1998, the National Assembly's 150 members were elected to 5-year terms. (references)

Brunei

Over 1,000 village chiefs from 150 villages and 35 mukim participated as delegates. (references)

Madagascar

Less than 7 percent of National Assembly deputies (10 of 150) are women, and 15 of 90 Senators are women. (references)

Trade

Qatar

Alcoholic beverages attract duty of 100 percent and tobacco products 150 percent. (references)

Taiwan

The permit process for the import of motorcycles with engines larger than 150 cc will be liberalized after Taiwan's WTO accession. (references)

Poland

Under the SCGP, USDA guarantees up to 70% of the principal offered on credit terms of 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 days. (references)

Travel

Barbados

Runway: L 6,200 feet x W 150 feet. (references)

Panama

Direct dialing is available to more than 150 countries worldwide. (references)

Albania

Translators generally charge between USD 50 per and USD 150 per day. (references)

Women

New Zealand

Over 150 cases involved a firearm when breaching protection orders. (references)

Worker Rights

Indonesia

A university professor estimates that about 150,000 children enter prostitution each year. (references)

Luxembourg

Enterprises with over 150 employees must form joint works councils composed of equal numbers of management and employee representatives. (references)

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Chinese 

一百�"十多年 (more than 150 years). (various references)

French

E 150 (E 150), caramel colorant (E 150). (various references)

German

Farbkaramel (colouring caramel, E 150), E 150 (colouring caramel, E 150). (various references)

Greek 

μονάδες εδάφους (albic plinthosols 244, calcaric cambisols 149, calcaric fluvisols 102, calcic chernozems 180, calcic solonchaks 170, calcic solonetz 164, chromic cambisols 150, dystric cambisols 147, dystric fluvisols 103, dystric leptosols 123, dystric plinthosols 242, eutric cambisols 146, eutric fluvisols 101, eutric leptosols 122, eutric plinthosols 241, ferralic cambisols 152, ferric acrisols 222, ferric alisols 227, gelic andosols 141, gelic cambisols 154, gelic leptosols 129, gelic solonchaks 174, geric ferralsols 239, gleyic acrisols 225, gleyic alisols 231, gleyic andosols 140, gleyic cambisols 153, gleyic chernozems 183, gleyic solonchaks 173, gleyic solonetz 167, glossic chernozems 182, gypsic solonchaks 171, gypsic solonetz 165, haplic acrisols 221, haplic alisols 226, haplic andosols 136, haplic chernozems 179, haplic ferralsols 235, haplic nitisols 232, haplic solonchaks 168, haplic solonetz 162, humic acrisols 223, humic alisols 228, humic cambisols 148, humic ferralsols 238, humic nitisols 234, humic plinthosols 243, lithic leptosols 127, luvic chernozems 181, mollic andosols 137, mollic fluvisols 104, mollic leptosols 125, mollic solonchaks 169, mollic solonetz 163, plinthic acrisols 224, plinthic alisols 229, plinthic ferralsols 240, rendzic leptosols 124, rhodic ferralsols 237, rhodic nitisols 233, salic fluvisols 107, sodic solonchaks 172, stagnic alisols 230, stagnic solonetz 166, thionic fluvisols 106, umbric andosols 138, umbric fluvisols 105, umbric leptosols 126, vertic cambisols 151, vitric andosols 139, xanthic ferralsols 236), χρωστική καραμέλα (colouring caramel, E 150). (various references)

Italian

E 150 (colouring caramel, E 150), caramello colorante (colouring caramel, E 150). (various references)

Portuguese

E 150 (colouring caramel, E 150), caramelo corante (colouring caramel, E 150). (various references)

Spanish

caramelo colorante (colouring caramel, E 150). (various references)