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Definition: THE

THE

Adverb

1. By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.

Definite article

1. A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.

Intransitive verb

1. See Thee.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "THE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: THE

DomainDefinition

Computing

T.H.E The operating system in which semaphores were first used. [Details?] (1999-10-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Slang in 1811

GO, THE. The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonimous expressions. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Dark Side of the Moon

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Released in 1973 (see 1973 in music), (The) Dark Side Of The Moon (DSOTM; the definitive article is used on some versions, but not others) is a 45-minute Pink Floyd concept album dealing with the pressures of life such as money, time, mental illness and war. It is the 11th best-selling album ever (worldwide). The album has nine tracks.

Overview

The album's theme was, in part, precipitated by the earlier departure of Syd Barrett, a founder member of Pink Floyd.

The album contains some of the most intricate uses of instruments and sound effects in the studio up to that time, including the sound of someone running around a microphone, and the recording of multiple clocks going off. A quadraphonic version was also released, with some re-mixing and different takes. In making DSOTM, Pink Floyd perfected other effects such as double-tracking of vocals and guitars (David Gilmour able to flawlessly harmonise with himself), flanged vocals and odd trickery with reverb and panning of sound between the channels. To this day, DSOTM is a reference standard that audiophiles use to test the fidelity of audio equipment.

Dark Side of the Moon has spent a total of over 740 weeks on the Billboard magazine music charts with the longest contigious stint lasting 591 consecutive weeks. It also reached the #1 chart position in the US, Belgium and France. In 2002 over 400,000 copies were sold in the United States, making the record 200th bestselling album of the year. "Time", "Money" and "Us And Them" have become radio call-in favourites (with "Money" having also been a bestselling single in the USA).

It has also been claimed that the album can be played as a soundtrack to the film Wizard of Oz, with the various tracks timed according to events in the film. [1]. The band insist that this is conincdental.

Dark Side of the Moon has been released as a 30th anniversary hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) with a 5.1 channel DSD surround mix, mastered from the original 16-track studio tapes. Some surprise was expressed, when James Guthrie was called in to make the SACD mix, rather than the original LP engineer Alan Parsons.

Track listing

(The first CD track is split into two 'songs' and the third track contains a reprise of the first.

On the original release

  1. "Speak To Me/Breathe"
  2. "On The Run" (vorbis sample (112K))
  3. "Time"
  4. "The Great Gig In The Sky"
  5. "Money"
  6. "Us And Them"
  7. "Any Colour You Like"
  8. "Brain Damage"
  9. "Eclipse" (vorbis sample (102K))

On the "Shine On" (Boxset) version, and 25th anniversary re-release

  1. "Speak To Me"
  2. "Breathe"
  3. "On The Run"
  4. "Time"
  5. "Breath (Reprise)"
  6. "The Great Gig In The Sky"
  7. "Money"
  8. "Us And Them"
  9. "Any Colour You Like"
  10. "Brain Damage"
  11. "Eclipse"

Personnel

See also: The Moon

External links

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The

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

simple:The The word "the" functions primarily as the definite grammatical article in the English language.

The existence of a definite article is not shared by the common ancestor of the Indo-European languages. The older languages get along without them; there is no article in Latin, Sanskrit, or in conservative Indo-European languages like Russian. As in the etymologies of many other languages, the word originally entered the language as a demonstrative pronoun or adjective; compare the fate of the Latin demonstrative ille in the Romance languages, becoming French le and la, Spanish el and la, and Italian il and la. The and that are common developments from the same Old English system. Old English had a definite article se, in the masculine gender, seo, feminine, and þæt, neuter. In Middle English these had all fallen together into þe, the ancestor of the Modern English word.

It is generally pronounced with a long e before a word starting with a vowel and with a schwa before a word beginning with a consonant. However, for emphasis on the importance or veracity of its following word, the is pronouced with long e even regardless whether the following word is consonant- or vowel-initial. In this use, the alone may be used to eliminate the adjective "pre-eminent", as in "the hospital for back problems". But in written expressions, such as "the novelist of middle-class despair," it can stand without emphasis since the context is clear.

The can also mean "sufficient", as in "lacked the gumption to make his move". It can also be used as a possessive pronoun, as in "can't walk right since the ankle went"; as an expression of a ratio, as in "five apples the dollar"; and as an adverb.

In its adverbial use, it appears twice, each time before a comparative adjective or adverb to denote a commensurate relationship, as in "the more the merrier".

See A, an.

There is also a rock band named The The.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "The."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: THE

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField

THE

EnglishTechnical Help to ExportersBusiness
ON THE MOVEEnglishApplication Support Services for Distributed Mobile MultimediaN/A
THEMEEnglishThe Hydrogen Economy MIAMY Energy ConferenceElectrical Engineering, Chemical Industry

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: THE

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Love

Cupid, Venus; myrtle; true lover's knot; love token, love suit, love affair, love tale, love story; the, old story, plighted love; courtship; amourette; free love.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: THE

Non-English Usage: "THE" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Albanian (blade, edge), Pidgin English (the), Spanish (letter), Vietnamese (chiffon).

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Modern Usage: THE

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Should we, or should we not follow the advice of the galactically stupid (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Hey Stifler, how's the pale ale (American Pie; writing credit: Adam Herz)

I hate it when they talk during the movie (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Honey, I watched you the whole time, and you didn't screw up once (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle ; writing credit: Amanda Silver)

Lyrics

Everybody plays the fool, sometime (Everybody Plays the Fool; performing artist: Aaron Neville)

I, I was the lonely one (Even The Nights Are Better; performing artist: Air Supply)

Don’t rock the jukebox (Don't Rock The Jukebox; performing artist: Alan Jackson)

We're flying above the clouds, I can see happiness from here (Above The Clouds; performing artist: Amber)

He's got her best friend on the phone (Flavor of the Weak; performing artist: American Hi-Fi)

Clever

We are all alike, on the inside. (references; author: Mark Twain)

The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup. (references; author: Bob Hope)

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. (references; author: W.C. Fields)

If the people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em. (references; author: Yogi Berra)

Sex without love is an empty gesture. But as empty gestures go, it is one of the best. (references; author: Woody Allen)

Tongue Twisters

A big black bug bit a big black bear. Where's the big black bear the big black bug bit? (references; author: unknown)

A leaky rear latch on the listing bark lifted right up and the water rushed in. (references; author: unknown)

A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk. (references; author: unknown)

Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts, he thrusts his fist against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. (references; author: unknown)

Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

View from the Top (2003)

Bringing Down the House (2003)

Tears of the Sun (2003)

The Sea (2003)

On the Street (1999)

Song Titles

Feels Like The First Time (performing artist: Foreigner)

Building For The Future (performing artist: The Foremen)

Do The Clinton (performing artist: The Foremen)

Firing The Surgeon General (performing artist: The Foremen)

Privateers Of The Public Airwaves (performing artist: The Foremen)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: THE

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Dairy Products and Birds’ Eggs in Malaysia (reference)

  • Bank of Scotland (Governor and Company of The): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Capital Corp of the West: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The Lingerie Industry in France: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Frederick Douglass : Autobiographies : Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / My Bondage and My Freedom / Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (Library of America) (reference)

  • El Autobus Magico En El Sistema Solar/the Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System (reference)

  • The Illustrated AutoCAD 2002 Quick Reference (reference)

  • The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese: A History and Chronology (The Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, No 4) (reference)

  • The Ancient Church on New Shores: Antioch in North America (Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, No. 5) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Journal Of The Copyright Society Of The Usa (reference)

  • Tapping The Treasure In Corn (reference)

  • Annual Rep Of The Minister Of Indus Science & Tech Under The Corp & Labor Unions Ret Act (reference)

  • Sustainer : Journal Of The Royal Logistic Corps (reference)

  • Folk On The Delaware General Corporation Law (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Sesame Street - Do the Alphabet & 1 2 3 Count With Me (2 in 1 Video) (reference)

  • Sesame Street - The Alphabet Jungle Game (reference)

  • The Alps: the Tyrol, Dolomites, Milan & Lake Como (reference)

  • Trekking the Alps (reference)

  • The Who - The Kids Are Alright (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

  • Ottomanelli's The Chocolate Attraction Gift Basket (reference)

  • Thomas the Tank Engine Full Steam Ahead 5 piece Bedding Set (reference)

  • Leatherman 65070303 Tool Adapter for The Wave (reference)

  • West Bend 88003 The Entertainer 3-Quart Electric Fondue Pot with 8 Forks (reference)

  • Lunt Winnie the Pooh Birthday Candleholders (6-Character Set) (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: THE

Photos:
THE

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Illustrations:
THE

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Computer Images:
THE

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Photo Album: THE

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Several nurses in a nurses' station, two of which are working on a computer accessing PDQ. Physicians Data Query was designed by the National Cancer Institute to help physicians and patients obtain information on protocols, physician referrals and clinics using the most up-to-date cancer treatments. Credit: Bill Branson.

A woman is sitting with a "grid" portable computer in her lap working on PDQ database. The view is over her left shoulder. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Puerto Rican boys in water which could contain the agent of bilharzia (schistosomiasis). Credit: CDC.

Gross pathology of cotton rat infected with Echinococcus multilocularis. First E. locularis isolated in the United States proper. Necropsy. Credit: CDC.

"Four Point Sphere" by Martin Levenius. To vary the X, Y, and Z coordinates of one of the points, use the Scrollbar to vary A, B, and C.

"Ethane" by Daniel Bentham and Staffan Björkenstam. Use the Scrollbar to vary A and C. High resolution, may take a few seconds to generate.

Testing the AX-5. Credit: NASA.

New Animation Depicts Changs in Antarctic Ice Sheet For the first time, scientists at NASA have generated a computer model depicting changes in the Antarctic ice sheet since the peak of the last ice age - nearly 20,000 years ago. The West Antarctic ice. Credit: NASA.

Eastern U.S. In the Grips of Old Man Winter. Credit: NASA.

The NACA Test Force. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: THE
 

"On the road" by Michel Post
Commentary: "On the dutch highway."
"Over the edge" by Becky
Commentary: "Just a picture of my shoes."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "THE".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
A digital big band style excerpt typical of the retro-swing genre featuring synthesized brass and percussion. .The opening of the "Moonlight Sonata" composed by Beethoven.
Very Michael MacDonald sounding tune from the mid-1980's.Typical country tune from the southern U.S. featuring a lap-steal guitar.
The open to Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier No. 1".An Irish folk ensemble featuring mandolins with the melody.
An excerpt for piano which modulates in a style reflective of the Romantic era.Clarinet solo over a string drone with a hammered dulcimer at the end.
Fast, early techno typical of the mid- to late-1980's.A blues highly influenced by the country styles of the rural U.S.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: THE

AuthorQuotation

Andrew Carnegie

Aim for the highest.

Emily Dickinson

The fog is rising.

John Arbuthnot Fisher

Sack the lot!

Julius Caesar

The die is cast.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Live with the gods.

Michael Drayton

The coast was clear.

Thomas Middleton

As the case stands.

William Shakespeare

The game is up.

Xenophon

The sea! The sea!

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: THE

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

Welshmen shall do the same to us and ours. (reference)

John Locke

1690

The one gave title to the other. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. (reference)

US Constitution

1791

Clause 6: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. (reference)

US Bill of Rights

1795

Amendment IX. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1992

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

The subjects are political. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

The working men have no country. (reference)

The Emancipation Proclamation

1862

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. (Abraham Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln

1863

The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. (The Gettysburg Address)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: THE

TitleAuthorQuote

Winnie the Pooh

A.A. Milne

The more he looked inside the more Piglet wasn't there

The Wisdom of the Sands

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

Emma

Austen, Jane

Knightley is quite the gentleman

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

Alice was sorry for this, as she wanted to hear the news too.

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed, and groped his way to the window

Life, the Universe and Everything

Douglas Adams

A magician wandered along the beach, but no one needed him.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

The reason is not far to seek

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

There is nothing at all to fear on the side of the populace of the capital

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson

This place is giving me the Fear

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again

J.R.R. Tolkien

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: THE

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The tooth is cleaned. (references)

The HIV/AIDS epidemic. (references)

Jaundice in the infant. (references)

Business

The TFCA denied the request. (references)

He is appealing the sentence. (references)

Germany has 13% of the market. (references)

Children

Ethiopia

Wheelchairs are rare in the country. (references)

Luxembourg

No such activities were reported during the year. (references)

Dominica

The age of consent for sexual relations is 16 years. (references)

Civil Liberties

Morocco

RSF criticized the banning. (references)

Ukraine

The SBU denied these charges. (references)

Panama

He remains out of the country. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

Eighteen persons were accused in the crime. (references)

Armenia

The religion law discriminates against some religious groups. (references)

Romania

The two houses had not reconciled their versions by year's end. (references)

Economic History

Kenya

The IPC is more flexible. (references)

Laos

FUEL IS THE LEADING IMPORT. (references)

Mongolia

The SGH meets semiannually. (references)

Human Rights

Bangladesh

Of the 17, 8 are in custody. (references)

Iraq

They use the Iraqi legal code. (references)

Bangladesh

The CMM rejected the petition. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

Hearings on the case ended in March. (references)

Bangladesh

A bomb exploded during the procession. (references)

Denmark

A ruling was expected in the spring of 2002. (references)

Minorities

United Kingdom

The protest ended in November. (references)

Argentina

INADI was investigating the case. (references)

Argentina

A swastika was found inside the box. (references)

Political Economy

Australia

The debate is ongoing. (references)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Re-tendering is the norm. (references)

Madagascar

Shrimp is the leading export. (references)

Political Rights

Lesotho

The BNP won the other seat. (references)

Burkina Faso

Ernest Yonli is the Prime Minister. (references)

Yemen

The multiparty system remains weak. (references)

Trade

Argentina

The CF is subject to VAT. (references)

Uruguay

The BCU is not independent. (references)

Burma

The kyat is not convertible. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Walk close to the curb. (references)

Guyana

Traffic moves on the left. (references)

Mauritius

Traffic drives on the left. (references)

Women

Brunei

Female officers staff the unit. (references)

Grenada

The home accommodates 20 persons. (references)

Comoros

Men have the dominant role in society. (references)

Worker Rights

Hong Kong

Two-income households are the norm. (references)

Austria

Suessenbacher appealed the sentence. (references)

Fiji

The ILO maintains an office in Suva. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

GLUTTON, n. A person who escapes the evils of moderation by committing dyspepsia.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: THE

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

True confidence must come from the inside.

Jermaine Jackson

It's a bigger price tag the publishing instead of the LP. We'll go into that later. It is a bigger price tag.

Martin Scorsese

Tough neighborhood but it was a working class, working class, but it was right off the bowery too, you know.

Rod Steiger

Israel has been very nice to me. They invited me back for the three thousandth birthday of Jerusalem.

Rush Limbaugh

Pilgrims of the New World Unite!

William Shatner

Roddenberry set up a concept and that was critical. A lot of people after that have run with the ball.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: THE

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Love is the peculiar oestrum of the poet.

Abraham Lincoln

1861-1865Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Farmers' savings are the largest in history.

Dwight Eisenhower

1953-1961Masses of Asia have awakened to strike off shackles of the past.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Strengthening the economy That task must begin at home.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974To a crisis of the spirit, we need an answer of the spirit.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Raising taxes won't balance the budget.

George Bush

1989-1993Do the hard work of freedom.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Incomes are rising across the board.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Reading is the gateway to knowledge.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: THE

"THE" is generally used as an article -- approximately 99.99% of the time. "THE" is used about 6,181,373 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Article99.99%6,180,7141
                    Total100.00%6,181,373N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: THE

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "THE".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
AviaN/AN/A

The Lord is my father

AzariasN/AN/A

He that hears the Lord

CobyN/AN/A

The heel

ElyN/AN/A

The offering or lifting up

JacobinaN/AN/A

The heel

MaloneN/AN/A

The grace or mercy of the Lord

OrpaN/AN/A

The neck or skull

OrphaN/AN/A

The neck or skull

TeclaFemaleN/A

The glory of God

TheclaFemaleN/A

The glory of God

ToviaN/AN/A

The Lord is good

UriasN/AN/A

The Lord is my light or fire

ZelpahN/AN/A

Distillation from the mouth

ZelphaN/AN/A

Distillation from the mouth

ZephaniaN/AN/A

The Lord is my secret

AbaddonN/ABiblical

The destroyer

AbagthaN/ABiblical

Father of the wine-press

Abel-beth-maachahN/ABiblical

Mourning to the house of Maachah

Abel-mizraimN/ABiblical

The mourning of Egyptians

AbiahN/ABiblical

The Lord is my father

AbiatharN/ABiblical

Father of the remnant

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: THE

CountryNameCountryName
Australia

The Ambition Group Ltd.

Canada

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Germany

Eurag Holding AG, a consolidated member of the Deere & Company group

Greece

Proodos - The Greek Progress Fund S.A.

Hong Kong

The Bank of East Asia Limited

India

The Ahmedabad Electricity Company Limited

Israel

"Bezeq" The Israel Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.

Japan

Bank of The Ryukyus, Limited

Jordan

The Housing Bank

Malaysia

The Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate Berhad

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: THE

Expressions using "THE": "Mutual Help" General Social Fund for the Improvement of Public Health 2) skimmed milk powder manufactured by the spray process a bird in the bush a bird in the hand is worth two in the bus a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a block in the traffic a bolt from the blue a bottle of the local wine a brand from the burning A buck of the first head A cast of the eye a change for the better a change for the worse a child at the breast a chip of the old block A chip off the old block a clear view of the facts a crack in the ceiling a crick in the neck a custom more honored in the breach than the observance a day after the fair A dog in the manger a drop in the ocean A feather in the cap A flea in the ear a fly in the oinment a fly in the ointment a glut on the market a hole in the ozone layer a jerk with the elbow a leap in the dark a loophole in the law a magnificence worthy of the occasion A Methodology for the Development of Knowledge Based Systems a note in the margin a pain in the guts a pain in the neck a pat on the back a poor hand on the violin a ring in the wall A sheet in the wind a shot in the dark a shot in the locker a singing in the ears a skeleton in the cupboard a slip of the pen a slip of the tongue a sportsman to the core a thorn in the flesh a thorn in the side a town on the sea a voice in the wilderness a voyage into the unknown a wolf in the sheep's clothing a writer of the first rank Abaft the beam Abbot of the people abdication of the throne abeam of the cape abide by the law abide by the rules aboard the train abort the project abort the uprising abortion by the pregnant woman About the ears about the place above the ordinary Above the salt abrasion of the skin abreast of the times abscond with the money absence makes the heart grow fonder absorb the shock absorb the soul abstract of the register of land charges accede to the throne Acceleration of the moon Acceleration of the planets accented on the last syllable accept the fact accept the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds accept the truth Accessary after the fact Accessary before the fact accessible to the public accession to the throne accessory after the fact accessory before the fact accessory during the fact accident on the way to and from work according to the experts according to the law according to the price according to the reference according to the regulations according to the rule according to the rules accountants who know the price of everything and the value of nothing accumulate interest on the capital ace in the hole. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "THE": the-art, the-bank, the-boy-stood-on-the-burning-deck, the-building, the-cab, the-carving-of-mahogany-to-fit-the-cami-knickers, the-commission, the-cosmological, the-cows, the-creed, the-crustaceans, the-data, the-day, the-door, the-e, the-economic, the-e-e, the-end-of-the-millennium, the-er, the-factor, the-farmer, the-fields, the-first, the-food, the-freeholds, the-from, the-garden, the-glee, the-graveyard, the-headlands, the-hero-as-artist, the-horizon, the-horrors, the-house-in-the-valley-where-the-yew-trees-grow, the-knife, the-line, the-list, the-little, the-man-as-poet, the-man-who-is-the-poet, the-marsh, the-middle, the-more, the-most-important-film-star-of-the-nineties, the-open, the-other, the-participants, the-place, the-presence, the-prisoner, the-rapist, the-risk, the-role, the-royal, the-savoy, the-slot, the-soughing, the-spiral, the-stripe-repeated, the-stumpy-tail, the-table, the-the, the-they, the-time, the-timidity, the-total, the-troops, the-two, The-ukraine, the-wind, The-woman-in-the-street.

Ending with "THE": about-the, and-the, at-the, in-the, it-the, off-the, of-the, on-the, out-of-the, state-of-the, top-of-the, turn-of-the.

Containing "THE": above-the-line, across-the-curriculum, around-the-clock, Ashford-in-the-water, at-the-money, backs-to-the-wall, back-to-the-wall, behind-the-scenes, below-the-line, best-of-the-day, bottom-of-the-table, Bourton-on-the-water, boy-in-the-box, circle-in-the-square, Columba's-by-the-castle, corn-on-the-cob, first-past-the-post, fly-on-the-wall, foot-in-the-door, Giles-in-the-fields, Giles-the-murderer, Harrow-on-the-hill, heat-of-the-moment, hole-in-the-corner, hole-in-the-wall, holy-place-from-over-the-great-water, hot-off-the-press, in-the-money, is-the-mitsubishi-scratched-yet, lily-of-the-valley, man-in-the-street, man-of-the-match, Martin-in-the-fields, Martin's-in-the-fields, melt-in-the-mouth, Michael-in-the-moor, middle-of-the-range, Middleton-on-the-wolds, never-the-less, Niagara-on-the-lake, none-the-less, off-the-ball, off-the-books, off-the-cuff, off-the-field, off-the-job, off-the-page, off-the-peg, off-the-record, off-the-shelf, off-the-shoulder, off-the-wall, on-the-fly, on-the-job, on-the-road, on-the-spot, on-the-water, out-of-the-body, out-of-the-money, out-of-the-way, outside-the-scope, over-the-counter, over-the-hill, over-the-shoulder, over-the-top, pig-in-the-middle, Player-of-the-year, round-the-world, scene-of-the-crime, state-of-the-nation, Stow-on-the-wold, Strand-on-the-green, top-of-the-line, top-of-the-range, top-of-the-table, trade-the-cheapest, turn-of-the-century, under-the-counter, unix-on-the-desktop, up-to-the-minute, Walton-on-the-naze, Wells-next-the-sea, will-o'-the-wisps, Winnie-the-pooh.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: THE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

the hun

50,207

the bachelor

5,464

the new york times

29,505

the red

5,171

lord of the ring

24,204

hulk the movie

5,119

the food network

22,802

the good book

4,904

the fast and the furious

17,683

bob the builder

4,522

harry potter and the order of the phoenix

15,991

the used

4,517

enter the matrix

14,087