Police got there almost within a matter of seconds. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Screaming Woman’, ch. 3) — Не прошло и нескольких секунд, как полиция появилась на месте происшествия.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
matter — [[t]mæ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ matters, mattering, mattered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some… … English dictionary
within — with|in W1S2 [wıðˈın US wıðˈın, wıθˈın] prep, adv [: Old English; Origin: withinnan] 1.) a) before a certain period of time has passed ▪ We should have the test results back within 24 hours. ▪ He fell sick and died within a matter of weeks. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Matter and Memory — (French: Matière et mémoire) (1896) is one of the four main works by the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859 1941). Its subtitle is Essay on the relation of body and spirit , and the work presents an analysis of the classical philosophical… … Wikipedia
Matter — • Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Matter Matter … Catholic encyclopedia
matter — mat·ter n 1: a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a: a legal case, dispute, or issue a matter within the court s jurisdiction often used in titles of legal proceedings matter of Doe see also in re b … Law dictionary
Matter — This article is about the concept in the physical sciences. For other uses, see Matter (disambiguation). Matter is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist.[1][2] Typically, matter includes atoms and other particles… … Wikipedia
matter — matterful, adj. matterless, adj. /mat euhr/, n. 1. the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made. 2. physical or corporeal substance in general, whether solid, liquid, or… … Universalium
matter in issue — In the usual sense, the question or questions of fact presented by the pleadings. Within the meaning of the rule that a judgment is only conclusive upon the matter which was directly in issue upon the former trial, the matter in issue is that… … Ballentine's law dictionary
matter — 01. Shrimp and crabs are scavengers that feed on decaying [matter] found on the ocean floor. 02. All [matter] in the universe is composed of atoms. 03. Unidentified [matter] in hamburger meat has made a number of people sick at a local restaurant … Grammatical examples in English
matter of probate — Such a matter as the probate of a will or the administration of a decedent s estate which is within the jurisdiction of a probate court. There is a matter of probate, within the term as used in a state constitution, if the status of heirship or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Matter, gray — The cortex of the brain which contains nerve cell bodies. The gray matter is as opposed to the white matter, the part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The gray matter is so named because it in fact appears gray. In "The… … Medical dictionary
