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00322457-a:
producing an effect
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09190918-n:
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
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00611143-n:
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
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a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)
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any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections
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01340014-n:
the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox
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a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm
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bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
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bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
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05044215-n:
exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
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the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
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a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
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an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
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the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
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05611302-n:
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
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(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
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an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
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remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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08010942-n:
a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
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08012384-n:
a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
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08015116-n:
a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998
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08017257-n:
an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
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08021785-n:
a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
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08025112-n:
Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
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a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade
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a little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel
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a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings
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08040257-n:
the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel
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08041840-n:
a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder
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08043499-n:
a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002
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a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia
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an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from Iran
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the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs
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08115602-n:
the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology
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08115778-n:
the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry
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08116240-n:
the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics
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the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature
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the academic department responsible for teaching history
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics
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the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics
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the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology
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the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology
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08118260-n:
the division of a business that is responsible for advertising
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08118991-n:
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
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08119226-n:
the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
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the division of a business that is responsible for purchases
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08119525-n:
the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
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08120235-n:
the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
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08120624-n:
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
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08122768-n:
a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II
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08124496-n:
an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
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an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
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08126290-n:
an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
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08126921-n:
an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education
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the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States
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08130476-n:
the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps
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08131530-n:
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
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the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
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08132955-n:
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
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08135342-n:
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
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08137251-n:
a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering
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08137495-n:
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
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08140767-n:
agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy
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08141374-n:
federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
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08141951-n:
the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws
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08143321-n:
the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
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08145277-n:
an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
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an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
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08196892-n:
a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
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an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
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a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies
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08339454-n:
a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
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08340989-n:
an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
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Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime
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Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions
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the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
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08347206-n:
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
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an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws
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an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
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the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
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08395682-n:
an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
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an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
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08396207-n:
a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
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a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
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