Gd29 Flashcards
Like the slimming programme, this year s harvest is going in fits and starts, punctuated by incredibly hot days of activity and frustrating rest periods
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The improvement came slowly, sporadically, in fits and starts
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We will declare rules
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His influence as a composer was much greater than posterity has generally recognized
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To squash a fly
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She draws a long whip gently across their backs and legs to get them used to ropes and lassos as their forebears would have been
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School geography books talked of the Pampas, horses were on every page and cattle were lassoed before being killed for the Argentinian staple diet
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The sebum flows through a narrow follicular canal or duct and empties onto the surface of the skin through a pore or opening
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It is also noteworthy that the cell surfaces are pocked with pores which pass to the interior
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Mick Wilson suggests a strategy of active reading that means poring over material three times
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Each bird that appeared was a challenge to name, I studied them thoroughly and pored over my field guides
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More goals would have been the icing on the cake
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Can a rip be mended
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A new broom sweeps clean
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A good sailor vs a good sailer
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Colin is absent in Shanghai
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I only used Accent for soup; mono sodium glutamate
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Aerial ladder
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All are very well vs all is very well
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He ate all six cakes vs he ate all of six cakes
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China trade vs Chinese trade
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China policy vs Chinese policy
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That is another pair of shoes
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April weather
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Julie as good as gave Gavin a lecture
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As I live, he came here: as sure as I live
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As likely as not, very likely
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I am as old again as you
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Eric asked after you
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She will buy those reference books at first hand
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Why did Berk have a good laugh at Allan s expense
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Your august father is my friend
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Right on its doorstep
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Migrating birds
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I have to treat myself
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Sweeter terms
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I will take your words for it
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Budget crunch
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I decided to lend my assistance
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I have experienced at first hand how professional the medical staff are
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They talked of her fondly
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A trough of low pressure sent pollution levels rocketing
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The Tung Chung station recorded 24-hour concentration levels of PM2.5 - fine suspended particles small enough to lodge deeply into the lungs
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The playmaker fooled his opponent by doing a step-over
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The defender was nutmegged by his opponent
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The referee gave the player a yellow card for simulation
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Donny tried to regain composure as tears of hysteria rolled down his cheeks
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It will be a challenge for football players and their ardent supporters to navigate among the venues
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Spoon it out into your bowl, and mop up the juices with plenty of bread
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Grind the remaining solids into a mush, not forgetting the fat chunk, which adds and essential part of texture and flavour
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This delicacy is eaten by holding the doughy twisted end, which is not consumed
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His resignation was greeted with enthusiasm by the developers, the Court of First Instance was told yesterday
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He is widely tipped to be the new chief secretary
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He would be the eyes and ears of the group in the government
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The received HK34 million in cash and other inducements
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Kwok, 61, faces four charges, including one with Hui of furnishing false information
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Hostages were better left out of picture
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I told him basically, if he was seeing somebody else, that I was out of the picture
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But when you take eh operations chief out of the picture, it does pose a lot of problems
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