An oppressive burden or heavy responsibility. The physical attributes of such a weight were noted early on, but the figurative use of the expression dates from the early eighteenth century. The English philosopher
Lord Shaftesbury (the third Earl) wrote (1711), “Pedantry and Bigotry are
millstones able to
sink the
best Book, which carries
the least
part
of their
dead weight.”
The Fexco 2024 concludes by breaking records in visits and economic
activity.
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The International Fair and Exhibition of Cochabamba (Fexco) concluded
yesterday after 11 days of constant and intense activity. Preliminary
figures indi...
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