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Prima facie. Prima facie ( / ˌpraɪmə ˈfeɪʃi, - ʃə, - ʃiiː /; from Latin prīmā faciē) is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight", [1] or "based on first impression". [2] The literal translation would be "at first face" or "at first appearance", from the feminine forms of primus ("first") and facies ("face"), both in the ablative ...
During Caligula's illness two citizens, one of whom was an equestrian, offered to fight as gladiators if only the gods would spare the emperor's life. Caligula recovered, and seems to have called in the debt, in what Winterling (2011) describes as insincere offers taken at face value: "cynical, but not without wit of a kind".
The face value, sometimes called nominal value, is the value of a coin, bond, stamp or paper money as printed on the coin, stamp or bill itself [1] by the issuing authority. The face value of coins, stamps, or bill is usually its legal value. However, their market value need not bear any relationship to the face value.
Augustine of Hippo says that this parable should be taken at face value and not allegorized. Its meaning is clearly stated: "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard often referred to Matthew 6:26. For him the birds of the air and the ...
Answer 1 of 5: Sorry for the long post - I thought I would share an article that I found in the Mladá Fronta newspaper the other day (my translation, done quickly on the train yesterday, so sorry for any inaccuracies).
Avoid All Debt. Debt is not inherently bad, said Scott Lieberman, founder of Touchdown Money. “To steal a line from Frank Underwood, there are two kinds of debt: the sort of debt that makes you ...
4. Re: Buying a ticket to Hamilton at face value. Get an American Express card and make sure you are on the email advance list for special offers. Card holders can advance-purchase at face value before regular public sale, which stock then evaporates immediately.
Seigniorage is the positive return, or carry, on issued notes and coins (money in circulation). Demurrage, the opposite, is the cost of holding currency. An example of an exchange of gold for "paper" where no seigniorage occurs is when a person has one ounce of gold, trades it for a government-issued gold certificate (providing for redemption ...