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Definition: Face |
FaceNoun1. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news". 2. The expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face". 3. The general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing". 4. The act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger". 5. The striking or working surface of an implement. 6. (synecdoche) a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces". 7. A surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf". 8. The part of an animal corresponding to the human face. 9. The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down". 10. : a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect". 11. : a specific size and style of type within a type family. 12. : status in the eyes of others; "he lost face". 13. : impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty". 14. : a vertical surface of a building or cliff. Verb1. Deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes". 2. Oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other". 3. Face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park". 4. Be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other". 5. Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now". 6. Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; ""We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; An enormous dilemma faces us". 7. Turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card". 8. Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket". 9. Cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with beautiful stones". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "face" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Face \Face\, noun. [French expression, from the Latin expression facies form, shape, face, perhaps from facere to make (see Fact); or perhaps originally meaning appearance, and from root meaning to shine, and akin to English fancy. Compare to Facetious.]. (references) |
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19th Century Satire | A fertile, open expanse, lying midway between collar button and scalp, and full of cheek, chin and chatter. The crop of the male face is hair, harvested daily by a lather, or allowed to run to mutton-chops, spinach or full lace curtains. The female face p. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Bible | Face means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the "face [R.V., 'presence'] of the Lord God" (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex. 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word is rendered "presence"). The "light of God's countenance" is his favour (Ps. 44:3; Dan. 9:17). "Face" signifies also anger, justice, severity (Gen. 16:6, 8; Ex. 2:15; Ps. 68:1; Rev. 6:16). To "provoke God to his face" (Isa. 65:3) is to sin against him openly. The Jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:38, 44, 48; Dan. 6:10). To "see God's face" is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour (Ps. 17:15; 27:8). This is the privilege of holy angels (Matt. 18:10; Luke 1:19). The "face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6) is the office and person of Christ, the revealer of the glory of God (John 1:14, 18). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | This dream is favorable if you see happy and bright faces, but significant of trouble if they are disfigured, ugly, or frowning on you. To a young person, an ugly face foretells lovers' quarrels; or for a lover to see the face of his sweetheart looking old, denotes separation and the breaking up of happy associations. To see a strange and weird-looking face, denotes that enemies and misfortunes surround you. To dream of seeing your own face, denotes unhappiness; and to the married, threats of divorce will be made. To see your face in a mirror, denotes displeasure with yourself for not being able to carry out plans for self-advancement. You will also lose the esteem of friends. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Electrical Engineering | Free electrons and holes formed by some process other than thermal ionization. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The transparent end of the cone through which the image is viewed or projected. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Food & Agriculture | The deep notch cut into the base of a tree(following laying in)to govern the direction in which it is to fall and also to prevent the butt splitting. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A quadrant of the curved surface of a log. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A)in square-cut timber, veneer, coreboard or panels, that surface on which the grade or quality is mainly judged; b)the side of a board or plank that determines its grade based on end use. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| One of the long generally vertical surfaces of a stack, in contrast to the ends, top, or bottom. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Hydrologic | The external surface of a structure, such as the surface of a dam. (references) |
Industry | Either side of a panel where the grading rules draw no distinction between faces. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The better side of a panel in any grade of plywood calling for a face and back. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Literature | Face (Latin, facies.) A brazen face. A bold, defiant look. A brazen-faced person means one with an impudent, audacious look, especially in a bad cause. Brass metaphorically is generally used in a bad or deprecatory sense, as "You have plenty of brass" [impudence], "I admire your brass." A rebec face (French, visage de rebec). An ugly, grotesque face, like that which used to be cut on the upper part of a rebec or three-stringed fiddle. "Dead is the noble Badëbec, Who had a face like a rebec." Rabelais: Pantagruel, book ii. 4. Badebec was the mother of Gargantua, and died in childbirth. A wry face. The features drawn awry, expressive of distaste. To draw a long face. To look dissatisfied or sorrowful, in which case the mouth is drawn down at the corners, the eyes are dejected, and the face elongated "Of course, it is all right; if you had not drawn such a long face I should never have doubted." - Dr. Cupid. To fly in the face of ... To oppose violently and unreasonably: to set at defiance rashly. To put a good face on the matter. To make the best of a bad matter; to bear up under something disagreeable; "vultu malum dissimulare;" "in adversis vultum secundæ fortunæ gerere." To set one's face against [something]. To oppose it; to resist its being done. The expression of the face shows the state of the inclination of a person's mind. Face To face it out. To persist in an assertion which is not true. To maintain without changing colour or hanging down the head. To face down. To withstand with boldness and effrontery. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mechanical Engineering | A flat at the end of a cylindrical workpiece, usually at right angles to the axis of the piece. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Tool surface or surfaces over which the chip flows. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Of cutters, generally the leading surface that terminates in a cutting edge or a front bevel. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Military | A straight section of parapet making up a larger earthwork that delivers direct or oblique fire to the front. (references) |
Mining | A. The surface of an unbroken coal bed at the advancing end of the working place. b. Sedimentary beds are said to face in the direction of the stratigraphic top of the succession (or to be directed toward the younger rocks or to the side that was originally upward), so that an overturned bed facing to the east may have a dip of 45 degrees to the west. Folds are said to face in the direction of the stratigraphically younger rocks along their axial surfaces and normal to their axes; this coincides with the direction toward which the beds face at the hinge (a normal upright fold faces upward, an overturned anticline faces downward, and an asymmetric fold faces its steeper flank). Faults are said to face in the direction of the structurally lower unit c. The principal cleavage plane of coal, at right angles to the stratification. d. The exposed surface of a coal or ore deposit in the working place where mining is proceeding. See also:coal face; face height; working face. e. An edge of rock used as a starting point in figuring drilling and blasting f. The part of a bit in contact with the bottom of a borehole, when drilling is in progress, that cuts the material being drilled; cutting face g. To dress a bit. h. The bottom of a drill or borehole. i. The original upper surface of a layer of rock, esp. if it has been raised to a vertical or a steeply inclined position. j. The plane surface of a mineral crystal. k. The surface exposed by excavation. The working face, front, or forehead is the face at the end of the tunnel heading, or at the end of the full-size excavation. l. A cleat or back. (references) |
Multilingual Slang | German (Fresse, die ). (references) |
Slang | Command or a description. Source: Aaron - He is the 4th manager at the store. He is responsible for making sure the store is ready to be used in the morning. Definition: Pull the product forward on the selves so that there are no empty spaces where the product is hard to see or reach for the customer. Context: The word is used in context mostly by managers and by the people in charge . Social Source: 29th and Willamette Price Chopper employees. . Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
| Noun, adjective. Source: Webmaster and reporter for professional wrestling website. Definition: [babyface] a good guy or hero. A professional wrestler whom most of the fans like. Context: Used by professional wrestling fans and reporters when discussing the sport and related topics. Social Source: Internet Professional Wrestling Webmasters/ Reporters. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The face is the front of the head.
Anatomy
On the front of the face a line drawn down from the supraorbital notch between the bicuspid teeth to the side of the chin will cut the exit of the second division of the fifth nerve from the infraorbital foramen, a quarter of an inch below the infraorbital margin, and also the exit of the third division of the fifth at the mental foramen, midway between the upper and lower margins of the body of the jaw. In practice it will be found that the angle of the mouth at rest usually corresponds to the interval between the bicuspid teeth. The skin of the eyelids is very thin, and is separated from the subjacent fibrous tarsal plates by the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle. On everting the lids the delicate conjunctival membrane is seen, and between this and the tarsal plates lie the meibomian glands, which can be faintly seen as yellowish streaks. From the free edges of the eyelids come the eyelashes, between which many large sweat- glands open, and when one of these is inflamed it causes a "stye." Internally the two eyelids form a little recess called the internal canthus, occupied by a small red eminence, the caruncula lachrymalis, just external to which a small vertical fold of conjunctiva may often be seen, called the plica semilunaris, representing the third eyelid of birds and many mammals. By gently drawing down the lower eyelid the lower punctum may be seen close to the caruncula; it is the pinhole opening into the lower of the two canaliculi which carry away the tears to the lachrymal sac and duct. On the side of the face the facial artery may be felt pulsating about an inch in front of the angle of the jaw; it runs a tortuous course to near the angle of the mouth, the angle of the nose and the inner angle of the eye; in the greater part of its course its vein lies some distance behind it. The parotid gland lies between the ramus of the jaw and the mastoid process; anteriorly it overlaps the masseter to form the socia parotidis, and just below this its duct, the duct of Stensen, runs forward to pierce the buccinator and open into the mouth opposite the second upper molar tooth. The line of this duct may be marked out by joining the lower margin of the tragus to a point midway between the lower limit of the nose and the mouth. The facial or seventh nerve emerges from the skull at the stylomastoid foramen just in front of the root of the mastoid process; in the parotid gland it forms a network called the pes anserinus, after which it divides into six branches which radiate over the face to supply the muscles of expression.
See also face (social custom).
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A face is a polygonal component of a higher dimensional polytope.See also: Polyhedron
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Face refers to two separate but related concepts in Chinese social relations. One is mianzi (面子 in pinyin: mian4 zi0). The other is lianzi (臉子 lian3 zi0).Lian is the confidence of society in a person's moral character, while mianzi represents social perceptions of a person's prestige. For a person to maintain face is important with Chinese social relations because face translates into power and influence. A loss of lian would result in a loss of trust within a social network, while a loss of mianzi would likely result in a loss of authority. To illustrate the difference, gossipping about someone stealing from a cash register would cause a loss of lian but not mianzi. Repeatingly interrupting one's boss as he is trying to speak may cause a loss of mianzi but not lian.
When trying to avoid conflict, Chinese in general will avoid causing another person to lose mianzi by bringing up embarrassing facts in public. Conversely, when challenging authority and another person's standing within a community, Chinese will often attempt to cause a loss of lian or mianzi. A very public example of this occurred during the Tiananmen protests of 1989 when Wu'er Kaixi scolded Premier Li Peng for being late to a meeting with the demonstrators.
See guanxi and ganqing.
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The Face on Mars is a large feature on the surface of the planet located in the Cydonia region. It measures approximately 3km long and 1.5km across and lies some 10 degrees North of the Martian equator. It was first photographed on July 25 1976 by the Viking 1 space probe orbiting the planet at the time. It was brought to the attention of the public in a NASA press release of the photo six days later.
Most interpretations of the photo suggest that the feature is a natural landform, one of many mesas that scatter Cydonia. In this view of things, the appearance of a face is given by a combination of the angle of the lighting (with the sun low on the Martian horizon at the time the photo was taken), the low resolution of the photo tending to smooth out the irregularities of the surface, and the human brain’s tendency to recognise familiar patterns, especially faces (pareidolia). Finally, a gap in the data sent back by Viking 1 created a black spot exactly where a nostril would be located on a human face. Many other such spots are visible in the photo.
This interpretation is supported by later photographic evidence from the Mars Global Surveyor probe in 1998 and 2001 and the Mars Odyssey probe in 2002. Photographed under completely different lighting and at much higher resolution, the feature looks very little like a face:
Another interpretation of the photo is that it represents an artificial monument of some kind, and some have claimed that its existence is proof that intelligent extraterrestrials inhabited or visited Mars at some point in the distant past. The most notable advocate of this theory is Richard Hoagland. In his 1987 book The Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever, Hoagland interpreted other nearby surface features as remnants of a ruined city and artificially-constructed pyramids. The publication of this book has done much to encourage and popularise belief in the artificial nature of the face.
See also: Life on Mars
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
FACE | English | Field Artillery Computing Equipment | Computing, Military & Defense |
FACE | Spanish | Acta de Libertad de Aceso a la Admisión Clínica | Medicine |
| FAT | English | Face advance tilt | N/A |
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Synonyms: FaceSynonyms: aspect (n), boldness (n), brass (n), cheek (n), expression (n), facial expression (n), facing (n), font (n), fount (n), grimace (n), human face (n), look (n), nerve (n), side (n), typeface (n), confront (v), face up (v), front (v), present (v). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: avoid (v), back (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Courage | Verb: be courageous; Adjective: dare, venture, make bold; face danger, front danger, affront danger, confront danger, brave danger, defy danger, despise danger, mock danger; look in the face; look full in the face, look boldly in the face, look danger in the face; face; meet, meet in front; brave, beard; defy. |
Manliness, manhood; nerve, pluck, mettle, game; heart, heart of grace; spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, intestinal fortitude; firmness; (stability); heart of oak; bottom, backbone, spine; (perseverance) a. resolution; (determination); bulldog courage. | |
Covering | Verb: cover; superpose, superimpose; overlay, overspread; wrap; encase, incase; face, case, veneer, pave, paper; tip, cap, bind; bulkhead, bulkhead in; clapboard. |
Exteriority | Noun: exteriority; outside, exterior; surface, superficies; skin; (covering); superstratum; disk, disc; face, facet; extrados. |
Front | Verb: be in front, stand in front; Adjective: front, face, confront; bend forwards; come to the front, come to the fore. |
Noun: front; fore, forepart; foreground; face, disk, disc, frontage; facade, proscenium, facia, frontispiece; anteriority; obverse. | |
Insolence | Impudence, assurance, audacity, hardihood, front, face, brass; shamelessness; Adjective: effrontery, hardened front, face of brass. |
Opposition | Verb: oppose, counteract, run counter to; withstand; (resist); control; (restrain); hinder; antagonize, oppugn, fly in the face of, go dead against, kick against, fall afoul of, run afoul of; set against, pit against; face, confront, cope with; make a stand, make a dead set against; set oneself against, set one's face against; protest against, vote against, raise one;s voice against; disfavor, turn one's back upon; set at naught, slap in the face, slam the door in one's face. |
Resistance | Breast the wave, breast the current; stem the tide, stem the torrent; face, confront, grapple with; show a bold front; (courage); present a front; make a stand, take one's stand. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | She wasn't kissing your face. (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) But the world was a tomb to me, a graveyard of broken statues, and each of those statues resembled her face. (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) Wit in the face of adversity (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer) Because I can see by your face you want to get into it. (Almost Famous; writing credit: Cameron Crowe) Dickless! I mean let's face it, if they were taking care of business, I'd be outta business (True Lies; writing credit: Claude Zidi; Simon Michaël) | |
Lyrics | Les yeux sans visage eyes without a face (EYES WITHOUT A FACE; performing artist: Billy Idol) Though back in tha time, I never thought I'd see her face (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac) But you ain't close to my face, so you better stop (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW) Is a pretty face inside a song (Girls of Summer; performing artist: Aerosmith) I know just when to face the truth, (Making Love Out Of Nothing At All; performing artist: Air Supply) | |
Clever | Smile! It increases your face value. (references; author: unknown) A face without freckles is like a sky without stars. (references; author: unknown) The Face Is Familiar But I Can't Quite Remember My Name. (references; author: unknown) A fair face may fade, but a beautiful soul last forever. (references; author: unknown) A person who smiles in the face of adversity probably has a scapegoat. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Face (2002) La Face Nord (1974) Pile ou face Nelly (1973) Clown Face (1971) Funny Face (1971) | |
Song Titles | First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (performing artist: Roberta Flack) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Line drawing showing frontal view of mouth and lateral view of face. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Three drawings of individuals checking themselves during a skin self exam. First is a man standing, examing his back in a mirror; second, a woman sitting on stool examing her feet; third, woman checking face in hand mirror. Credit: Jeanne Kelly (artist). |
 | Boy with smallpox. Face. Credit: CDC. |  | Face of adult with rash of rubella. Credit: CDC. |
 | The "face" on Mars. Taken from image 035A72. The image wasclipped, inverted (to produce the usual orientation which has been published),magnified by a factor of three, and contrast enhanced again, all usingColor It!™. (Note: Much of the "blocky" nature of the image is causedby the lossy compression scheme used in JPEG files.). Credit: NASA. |  | Filtered and contrast enhanced Mars Global Surveyor close-up ofthe "face" feature (unmagnified). (05 April 1998). Credit: NASA. |
 | The cratered face of Semispochnoi, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Semispochnoi just west of Longitude 180 In Russian Semispochnoi means "The Island of Seven Volcanoes". Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Tidal indicator erected at Reedy Island on the Delaware River, Delaware Figure No. 5, Appendix No. 9 Part II, Report of the Superintendent ... 1897, p. 483 This and two other indicators at New York and San Francisco built by C&GS Face is thirty feet in diameter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Facing south, a cliff face near the restoration site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | From the water, a prominent cliff face of Mona Island. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
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| "A boy's face" by Gabor Bognar Commentary: "Hello. This is my first photo taken a boy :) It's a funny pic." | "Baby face" by Turgut Tepe Commentary: "Cleaned unneceserily detail from the photo." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Punch in the face. | | Slap on the face. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Confucius | To save face keep lower half closed. |
Euripides | Often a noble face hides filthy ways. |
Francois Rabelais | Plain as a nose in a man's face. |
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | A face is too slight a foundation for happiness. |
Miguel De Cervantes | He had a face like a blessing. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | What a new face courage puts on everything! |
| Every man over forty is responsible for his face. | |
Virgil | Trust not too much to an enchanting face. |
William Shakespeare | The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | And then let our author, or any body else, join a knock on the head, or a cut on the face, with as much reverence and respect as he thinks fit. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Of all the classes that stand face to face with the bourgeoisie today, the proletariat alone is a really revolutionary class. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | In the event of bonds, obligations or other evidence of indebtedness issued by Germany by way of security for or acknowledgment of her reparation debt being disposed of outright, not by way of pledge, to persons other than the several Governments in whose favour Germany's original reparation indebtedness was created, an amount of such reparation indebtedness shall be deemed to be extinguished corresponding to the nominal value of the bonds, etc., so disposed of outright, and the obligation of Germany in respect of such bonds shall be confined to her liabilities to the holders of the bonds, as expressed upon their face. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | These are somber facts for anyone to have to recite on the morrow of a victory gained by so much splendid comradeship in arms and in the cause of freedom and democracy; but we should be most unwise not to face them squarely while time remains. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1895) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | He paused a moment, again smiling, with his eyes fixed on her face. |
Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | Her mind was a blank, and all human expression was rapidly fading out of her face. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | He turned it gently, and sidled his face in, round the door |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | The victory accomplished, Pearl returned quietly to her mother, and looked up, smiling, into her face. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The past has a face, superstition, and a mask, hypocrisy |
The Hind and the Panther | John Dryden | For truth has such a face and such a mien, As to be lov'd needs only to be seen |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He closed the door and, walking swiftly to the bed, knelt beside it and covered his face with his hands |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He cupped his hands full of water and rubbed his face, snorting and bubbling |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I had much ado to defend myself against these detestable animals, and could not forbear starting when they came on my face. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | You can always see a face in the fire |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Patches can also appear on limbs, face, and buttocks. (references) | |
In some cases, the atrophy stops before the entire face is affected. (references) | ||
Mental health is how we think, feel, and act as we face life's situations. (references) | ||
Business | Foreign films face strict quotas and censorship. (references) | |
Thus they face an uphill battle for the Canadian market. (references) | ||
These sectors also face inadequacies in enforcement and finance. (references) | ||
Children | Pakistan | Those fortunate enough to pursue higher education often face inordinate delays in receiving the results of final exams. (references) |
Cambodia | However, persons who have lost limbs face considerable societal discrimination, particularly in obtaining skilled employment. (references) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Students in minority areas frequently face a hostile environment in schools that do not provide an ethnically neutral setting. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Jordan | Baha'is face both official and social discrimination. (references) |
Panama | If found guilty, Briceno could face up to 2 years in prison for defamation. (references) | |
Jordan | Druze face official discrimination but do not complain of social discrimination. (references) | |
Discrimination | Ecuador | Women, indigenous people, and Afro-Ecuadorians continue to face significant discrimination. (references) |
Korea | Ethnic minorities are very small in number and face both legal and societal discrimination. (references) | |
Czech Republic | In practice Roma face discrimination in such areas as education, employment, and housing, and women face discrimination in employment. (references) | |
Economic History | Singapore | Local banks face no such restrictions. (references) |
Finland | Private companies do not face discrimination. (references) | |
Singapore | Professional engineering firms also face restrictions. (references) | |
Human Rights | Peru | His face and body showed evidence of torture. (references) |
Ecuador | Children in these facilities often face abuse. (references) | |
Thailand | Some foreigners face trial delays of up to 6 months. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Venezuela | As farmers and miners intrude on their habitats, indigenous communities face deforestation and water pollution. (references) |
Sweden | Some Sami state that they face discrimination in housing and employment on an individual basis, particularly in the southern mountain regions. (references) | |
Philippines | Indigenous people continued to face legal threats to their claims to ancestral lands from developers, mining interests, and local political interests. (references) | |
Minorities | Ukraine | Roma face considerable societal discrimination. (references) |
Netherlands | Immigrant groups face some discrimination in housing and employment. (references) | |
Czech Republic | Roma also face discrimination in housing and other areas of everyday life. (references) | |
Political Economy | EL SALVADOR | Most U.S. goods face tariffs from zero to 15 percent. (references) |
SINGAPORE | Direct selling and multi-level marketing companies face restrictions. (references) | |
Cambodia | The ethnic Vietnamese minority continued to face widespread discrimination. (references) | |
Political Rights | Iran | She was the first sitting Majles member to face prosecution for statements made under cover of immunity. (references) |
Somalia | Although many such groups derive their authority from the traditional deference given clan elders, most face opposition of varying strength from clan groups and political factions. (references) | |
United Kingdom | The percentage of women and minorities in government or politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population, although they face no legal constraints on voting or holding office. (references) | |
Trade | Uae | Food products face relatively minor trade barriers. (references) |
Uzbekistan | Once over this hurdle, imports face the next: the State Customs Committee. (references) | |
Dominican Rep | As indicated above, foreign companies face some restrictions on domestic credit. (references) | |
Travel | Chad | Personal computers and laptops face the same import requirements as vehicles. (references) |
Ecuador | Uninsured travelers who require medical care overseas may face extreme difficulties. (references) | |
Vietnam | Fear of losing face often makes Vietnamese wary of spontaneous give-and-take, unscripted public comment, or off-the-cuff negotiation. (references) | |
Women | Burundi | Women face legal and societal discrimination. (references) |
Indonesia | Foreign women married to citizens also face difficulties. (references) | |
Kuwait | The maid suffered permanent damage to her face, neck, ears, and arms. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Guinea | Union activities in Conakry face less harassment and interference. (references) |
Pakistan | Bonded laborers who escape often face retaliation from former employers. (references) | |
Dominican Republic | A company could face legal sanctions and fines if caught employing underage children. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LETTUCE, n. An herb of the genus Lactuca, "Wherewith," says that pious gastronome, Hengist Pelly, "God has been pleased to reward the good and punish the wicked. For by his inner light the righteous man has discerned a manner of compounding for it a dressing to the appetency whereof a multitude of gustible condiments conspire, being reconciled and ameliorated with profusion of oil, the entire comestible making glad the heart of the godly and causing his face to shine. But the person of spiritual unworth is successfully tempted to the Adversary to eat of lettuce with destitution of oil, mustard, egg, salt and garlic, and with a rascal bath of vinegar polluted with sugar. Wherefore the person of spiritual unworth suffers an intestinal pang of strange complexity and raises the song." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Bob Meyers | We're doing very well. We certainly would prefer that the circumstance wouldn't be the way it is. But on the other hand, if we're having to face the situation, and we're going to do it by trusting God rather than questioning him, and that helps us. |
Dennis Miller | Women face many problems in the workplace, especially when they decide they want to have children. |
Mark Shields | Intense Republican tactic is blowing, basically, from the Democrat success in demonizing and villainizing Newt Gingrich, the speaker of the House, making him the face of the Republican Party. |
Marlo Thomas | Look at that face, just like when you were in high school. If I didn't know better, I'd say you were a cheerleader in trouble. |
Rush Limbaugh | Lets just face it, folks, when it comes to things I'm passionately involved with and care deeply about, I'm right! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Since then we have seen demonstrated the strength of the inflationary pressures which we have to face. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | I do not underestimate the difficulties that we face in this mutual effort among our close neighbors, but the free states of this hemisphere, working in close collaboration, have begun to make this alliance a living reality. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We all face sickness someday, and some more often than we wish, and old age as well. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Let history record that at this critical juncture, both sides turned their face toward peace rather than toward conflict and war. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Today, as then, we face an historic opportunity. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | As a result of those fundamental facts, we face some of the most serious challenges in the history of this nation. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Now, there's a new face at this place of honor tonight. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Now we face another defining hour for America and the world. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Parents should never face discrimination in the workplace. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Schools that don't improve will begin to face consequences, such as that parents can move their child to another public school, or hire a tutor, or any other academic help. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Face" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 81.07% of the time. "Face" is used about 31,712 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 81.07% | 25,710 | 323 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 13.05% | 4,138 | 2,376 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.68% | 1,802 | 4,695 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.19% | 61 | 43,149 |
| Total | 100.00% | 31,712 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the edito
