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devolve v. when property is automatically transferred from one party to another by operation of law, without any act required of either past or present owner. The most common example is passing of title to the natural heir of a person upon his death. 2) passing of authority to a vice president on death of a president. 3) to give a territory sovereign rights to run itself. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But Heaney and Lakamp, in riveting detail reach out beyond their hometown and show how enterprise zones across the country have been comparable failures, devolving into tax giveaway programs for politically connected firms with no attached promises of new jobs. This approach helps to keep speculation about Mary from becoming too freeform or devolving into the merely sentimental. Standard & Poor's)--Although the years of explosive growth and enthusiasm in many of Asia's structured finance markets are devolving into sobering times as financial and economic stresses persist, several rays of hope are shining through, according to a recently released report by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. |
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