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Edsger W. Dijkstra

The question of whether computers can think is just like the question of whether submarines can swim.

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in question

[in question] {adj. phr.} 1. In doubt; in dispute; being argued about or examined. * /I know Bill would be a good captain for the team. That is not in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

beyond question

[beyond question] (2) or [without question] {adv. phr.} Without doubt or argument; surely; unquestionably. * /Beyond question, it was the coldest day of the winter./ * /John's drawing is without […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

into question

[into question] {adv. phr.} Into doubt or argument. - Usually used with "call", "bring" or "come". * /This soldier's courage has never been called into question./ * /If a boy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of the question

[out of the question] {adj. phr.} Not worth considering; unthinkable; impossible. * /It sometimes snows as late as June in the mountains, but the summer campers thought that snow was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Florio, 1591

He that drinks wine drinks blood, and he that drinks water drinks phlegm.

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be set on

[be set on] or [upon] {v. phr.} To be determined about something. * /Tow is set upon leaving his Chicago job for Tokyo, […]

pull one's punches

[pull one's punches] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not to hit as hard as you can. * /Jimmy pulled his punches and let Paul win […]

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(1938-1981) U.S. actress The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he's a baby.

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