justice
There's no justice in geology
-and Haiti,which lies on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault
has seen few of the advantages
but was devastatingly punished last week.
liberal
John McWhorter, a linguist
and controversialist of mixed liberal
and conservative views,
sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture
as responsible for the decline of formal English.
license / licence
They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music,
news and current affairs, education, religion,
parliamentary coverage, children's programmes
and films for an annual license fee of
83 pounds per household.
militant
The number of Pakistani civilians killed
in militant attacks rose by a third in 2009
over the previous year, according to a new research report,
a toll that exceeded even the number of civilian deaths
in Afghanistan.
petition
Candidates must file a nominating petition
with the local school board by Monday,March 1,2010 at 4 p.m.
in order to get their names on the ballot
for the Annual School Election,
currently scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
regime
This is a regime that has systematically lied about
its nuclear program for a quarter of a century
and has managed to dissemble and sidestep any and all
international supervision.
victim
The victim said that when he called his credit card company
about the theft, he was told it had already been used
at a number of stores and more than $8,000 had been charged.
democracy
A group of Vietnamese democracy activists
went on trial Wednesday, possibly facing the death penalty
for promoting a multi-party state,
an act the nation's communist government regards as treason.
counterpart
A:It is said that President Obama will fly to Britain
to meet his counterpart next Friday.
B:Really? The heads of the two powerful countries
will talk about the climate change there.