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put up·on
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put uponadjective
Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of put upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of put upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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There has been in recent years excessive emphasis on a citizen's rights and inadequate stress put upon his duties and responsibilities.
Nothing of importance is ever achieved without discipline. I feel myself sometimes not wholly in sympathy with some modern educational theorists, because I think that they underestimate the part that discipline plays. But the discipline you have in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority.
I have no issues with nudity, especially in a lot of European cinema that I adore, but I find that in American cinema, the idea of nudity has always bothered me, i realized why : For me, I ’m uncomfortable with nudity when it feels like it’s not the person’s decision to be naked, when it’s something that has been put upon them. In a way, I see that as like a victimization.
Clients( are) saying we want somebody to put in place a plan of action that allows us to either benefit or to manage the challenges that Brexit has put upon us, interim managers are like contractors - but these are executives, very high-powered executives. So, people who used to be on boards of companies that decide to take a job where they work on projects, six months or nine months.
Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molire:
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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