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Scheepslast

An obsolete Dutch unit of weight roughly equivalent to 2,000 kilograms.

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The last thing he recalled was someone shaking him RONALD HEWITSON

HARRY TOLD NURSE: I DIDN'T BLACK OUT; BIN LORRY MEDICS GIVE EVIDENCE She made claim in police statement

However the last thing anyone wants is to end up spending their Saturday night in casualty so the service is urging everyone to celebrate and enjoy themselves safely.

Keep away from a DIY disaster

What is the last thing you bought for someone else?

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When they said they did not, the guard allegedly said it was the last thing a black person sees before they fall down a well, and then that it was the KKK looking down a well.

Graves v. North Dakota State Penitentiary

These brave and intensely patriotic Poles, who would later have resisted the Communist conquerors of their homeland exactly as they had resisted the Nazis, were killed almost to a man, as just about the last thing the Germans did before themselves retreating westward--while Stalin's army remained stationary on the other side of the river and waited for the massacre to be complete.

Warsaw uprising of 1944

They are afraid of getting rejected again--and filling out forms is the last thing they want to do.

Time for a chat

My parents are not supporting me to buy me my shoes 'cause they bought me my skateboard, and they sad that's the last thing I'll get from them.

New Jack hustler

It is the last thing the holidaymaker expects,' said Lorraine O'Brien, solicitor from Leo Abse & Cohen.

Plan ahead in case of holiday problems

First, given their sensitivities to shareholders and the stock markets (the principal way CEOs make their fortunes), the last thing the oil companies want is instability in financial markets.

Five myths about the oil industry: particularly since September 11, global chatter keeps offering up supposedly accepted notions about oil. TIE asked an expert to address some of the confusion. (Globalization)

That is the last thing we need to happen at this stage of the tournament.

Rugby Union: Stay Steve - but go back to basics

Suspending your membership privileges is the last thing in the world we want to do, but we must hear from you promptly Today, please

Tough love for "just write 'Cancel' on the invoice" deadbeats. (Copywriting)

At this time of national crisis, the last thing we need is political bickering over prayer and religion," said Lynn.