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l

The twelfth (12th) letter of the alphabet. "l" comes after "k" and before "m"

l

(= liter) a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) (= fifty) being ten more than forty (= L) the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

L

the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet (= lambert) a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter (= fifty) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

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Simple sentences

I should cancel my L.A. trip.
The L.A. Lakers have got the game in the bag.
I like L.A. better.
L.A. is a wonderful city.
I thought you were raised in L.A.
Doctor L.L. Zamenhof (1859-1917) personally translated masterpieces of literature into Esperanto.
Step 1. Heat the vegetable oil (0.5L) (any grease or a mixture of oil and grease) in the pot on high heat, add sliced onions (400g), fry until the onions take a yellow color, then add meat (any kind) (1kg).
Nobody I know got killed in South Central L.A.
Why have you been in L.A. lately?
It looks like l've come at a bad time.

Movie subtitles

Yeah, after training in L.A.
So, the weather's great in L.A. why'd you come back?
I just moved back here from L.A.
All due respect, Commandant, this base is in L.A. County, so when somebody's killed in L.A., it is very much in our jurisdiction.
Seriously. S-R-S-L-Y.
But in your case, it's more like J-E-L-L-O.
The position of the titles is indicated by handwritten numbers in the negative. Copying work was done by L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna.
With best wishes, Yours truly, G. L. Collagan.
One night each year, all Paris mingled, forgetful of caste-- the merry. mad Bal Masque de l'Opera.
Nursery? -Yes, ma'am. -l didn't know the Colonel was married.
No, I'm here - - l can see you're here.
She's - l'm here about my pupils!
L. - You shot McClure.
R-l-C-O, Rico!
N-E-I-D-L-E.
He's my husband. -l see.
Now I know where l've seen you.
Doctor, lawyer.. l give up.
CARDPLAYER: You don't get out of here. -l'll crown you.
M.D., A.D, D.D.S, F.L.D, F.F.F and F, should walk around?
L-I can't help it.
F - l- inger, finger.
W - l- iggle, wiggle.
How can l have it sent?
How can l handcuff a bloomin' shirt?
S - y - l - v - i - a.
S-R-S-L-Y.
And enough evidence to convict you. L.
Not Dr. Henry L. Jekyll?
L, Gerald, take thee, Joan.
L, Jerry.
L, Joan, take thee, Gerald.
L. I can't talk now, but do what I tell you.
Wishing you a happy life aboard L'Atalante.

News and current affairs

After the l930's and l940's one would have hoped that European countries would take threats emanating from a kind of language and sentiment expressed by Haider and his party more seriously.
In the l980's, the worst terrorist incident killed 300 people.
Since the Oslo Accords of l993 between Israel and the PLO, the Palestinians enjoyed limited transitional autonomy.
Indeed, in Britain until the l820's only members of the Church of England could vote in Parliament or be elected to it.
Given l'Unione's razor-thin majority in the upper house, the most likely outcome is paralysis.
After US President Richard Nixon's opening to China in l972, the balance shifted, with the US and China cooperating to limit what they viewed as a dangerous rise in the Soviet Union's power.
L: Like here.
L: So.
L: (perking up) O, Cyprus was cool.
In the l980s, Sikh extremists bombed an Air India flight, killing 325 people.
PKK guerrilla attacks have resulted in more than 35,000 deaths since l984.
While India and China signed agreements in 1993 and 1996 that promised a peaceful settlement of the border dispute that led them to war in l962, the issue has heated up again, following Chinese actions in recent years.
It reached China in 49 AD, Europe after 700, the Americas in 1520, and Australia in l789.
Alas, it failed as dismally as the League of Nations failed in the l930's.
During the global economic free fall between the fall of 2008 and the spring of 2009, an L-shaped economic and financial Armageddon was still firmly in the mix of plausible scenarios.
The L-20 would build upon the G-8's original strengths of informality and flexibility to provide a consultative forum on issues such a climate change, global health, and conflict management.
Although officially adopted in December 2003 by the Iraqi Governing Council, the IST's statute was framed under contract to the US government and approved by L. Paul Bremer, the Coalition Provisional Authority's Administrator.
As Edgar L. Smith wrote in The Atlantic Monthly back in 1924, when the principal risks are macroeconomic, bonds are no safer than diversified portfolios of stocks - in fact, they are riskier.
LONDON - On July 9, the leaders of the world's largest economies will meet in L'Aquila, Italy, at the Major Economies Forum (MEF) to discuss progress towards a new global climate agreement.
The same spirit needs to animate the L'Aquila meeting.
Between L'Aquila and Copenhagen, there will undoubtedly be difficult discussions over interim targets for developed countries.
Since China established diplomatic relations with South Korea in the early l990's, economic ties have grown dramatically, and cultural relations have expanded at a comparable pace.