pursual


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pursual

(pəˈsjuːəl)
n
the act of pursuit
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Noun1.pursual - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capturepursual - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
tracking, trailing - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
shadowing, tailing - the act of following someone secretly
stalking, stalk - the act of following prey stealthily
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The committee will submit its finalized recommendations to the Prime Minister Imran Khan after Eid for further action and pursual.
"Nor should we forget that the economic uncertainty Teesside and its industries are currently encountering is down to this Government's reckless pursual of Brexit at any cost."
And privately many Scottish Tory MPs are also still unsure, despite Johnson's determined pursual of them in Westminster's tearooms.
The darkness of Joe's character contrasts quite starkly against Guinevere, making Joe's pursual of her even more tense.
LAHORE -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday went on a rant regarding the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pursual of the Sharif family, saying that the bureau should rename itself to 'Noon Accountability Bureau' because of its 'black law' against politicians.
Her detailed interactive session was centred on 'Follow your passion - That's it?', focusing on sustained discipline and commitment to remain steadfast in working hard for the pursual of one's personal as well as professional goals.
Acknowledging measures taken in collaboration with the Centre to scale up access to sanitation services and to utilise resources more efficiently to reach those under threat of being excluded, the WHO said India's pursual of South-East Asia's Flagship Priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals, will oblige countries to ensure access to safe water and sanitation for all, and commended India for the commitment.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in Pakistan inquiring into and quantifying the role of personal and familial factors influencing the choice of female medical students and house officers regarding their career in medicine, including pursual of postgraduate qualifications.
According to Pearlman and Cunningham, non-state actors are defined as "an organized political actor not directly connected to the state but pursual aims that affect vital state interests" (Pearlman andCunningham, 2011).
The court after pursual of the record and hearing the arguments of Public Prosecutor, lawyers of Rangers and Dr Asim maintained clause 7 Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA) in the case.
The Stamford Bridge club's continued pursual of Everton's John Stones is a clear indication of the shifting in the Mourinho tactical sands.