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In playing string instruments, the technique of passing from one note to another by moving the finger along the string instead of lifting it to make way for another finger. Also, the movable part of the tube of the trombone by which the positions, and therefore the notes, are altered, as well as mechanisms on other wind instruments by which the pitch can be adjusted by a change in the length of the tube.



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Measure his malfunctions on our ditch-o-meter and figure out what's OK to let slide.
I would even let slide the little items, like recent college grad, military, owner loyalty, or, like one I saw recently, "farm bureau, affiliates, business links," no single person would really have a shot in hell at qualifying for all that stuff.
If you ask your child to stop back talking, for example, but let slide eight out of ten episodes of that behavior, your child knows instinctively this is not a very important issue to you.
 
 
 
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