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UK
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[ US /ˈɡeɪts/ ]
[ US /ˈɡeɪts/ ]
NOUN
- United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
How To Use Gates In A Sentence
- In meetings Thursday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, the country's army chief and others, Gates called the antiterror operations a success so far, "and he acknowledged to all of them that we realize that has come with a great deal of sacrifice for the military," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said following the sessions. Stars and Stripes
- The magnificent 18 th-century mansion is set in private landscaped grounds at the edge of the town, opposite the golf links and West Sands but totally screened by trees, woods and 18-foot high lodge gates.
- When the Mexican chair of the meeting declared the talks formally closed there were whoops of delight from the African delegates.
- As they negotiated the park gates and turned into the crowded thoroughfare, Patience sat, stiffly erect; inside, her emotions churned. A RAKE'S VOW
- It is difficult to see why dialogue negates or denies the existence of authority.
- The team apparently circumvented locked gates and an alarm system, while the sculpture was in the process of being moved to another location.
- Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient Egyptians for their lapidary use and were mounted into gold with other precious stones such as lapis and emeralds.
- Nationally, Republican delegates listed fiscal issues as most important by a two-to-one margin.
- I was halfway through the gates before the first journalist reached me.
- Gates oversaw last year's troop surge in Iraq, which Mr. Obama opposed.