Our MPs and judges all got a 1.9% pay increase at the end of this year. It was also back-dated to July 1st. This means the pay increase should have started July 1st so they get that extra increase in one big payment. For most back-bench MPs that one-

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Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund), held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances

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AS IT IS 2016-08-16 Are UN Sanctions Against North Korea Working? United Nations economic restrictions ordered against North Korea in March have produced mixed results. Prices for goods in North Korea have remained stable. Reports note that business

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AS IT IS 2016-03-08 Americans Drove More in 2015 Americans drove more miles in 2015 than any year since the U.S. government started keeping records 45 years ago. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently reported that Americans drove a record 3.

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Economics focus经济聚焦 Degrees of democracy 民主的程度 More education does not necessarily lead to greater enthusiasm for representative politics 受教育程度越高并不一定对代表制政治产生更大的热情 Jun 23rd 2011 | from

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Our next segment examines new research that's drawing attention for its findings about economic opportunity in America. Jeffrey Brown picks it up from here. JEFFREY BROWN: Is it still possible to climb to the top in America? In a paper

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US Could by 2017 Be World's Biggest Oil Producer The International Energy Agency says that by 2017 the United States is likely to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest oil producer. The Paris-based energy agency said Monday in its annual forec

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With a few clicks on a keyboard and a swipe of the mouse, we have access to an unprecedented amount of information the likes of which humanity has never seen before. 敲几下键盘,滑动几下鼠标,我们就可以获取前所未见的海量信息

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BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's crude oil production increased only 0.6 percent year on year to 17.24 million metric tons in July as the current economic slowdown dampened fuel demand in the country, according to data released by the National De

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1.表示原因 1)There are three reasons for this. 2)The reasons for this are as follows. 3)The reason for this is obvious. 4)The reason for this is not far to seek. 5)The reason for this is that... 6)We have good reason t

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WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top policymakers of the U.S. Federal Reserve believed that risks to U.S. economic growth have increased, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday. Participants at the June FOMC (Federal Open Market Commi

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Is it necessary to forbid smoking? Give your reasons. People have smoked tobacco for thousands of years. Cigarette smoking can be hazardous to a persons health. But to forbid smoking merely for that reason, to my mind, is beyond question. First, ciga

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模仿文本: Now the total number of veggie restaurants hasn't increased that much. Maybe it's about 500 or 600, and a few more BBs. But within that, the proportion of vegan has shot up much faster. So there're now around 30 vegan restaurants and ca

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Statistics New Zealand gave the Consumer Price Index figures (CPI) yesterday. Stats NZ staff visit 3,000 shops all around New Zealand to check prices. The figures for the June quarter show how much prices have changed since March. The CPI is up 1% fr

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在雅思小作文写作过程中,掌握好的,常用的句型有助于提高雅思写作速度,节省考场构思时间,除此之外,更避免写作过程中出现错误,为雅思作文质量提供保障。 今天新东方网雅思小编为

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Negotiate a Better Raise A CEO told me a story about a salesperson who asked for a raise. She asked the salesperson, Why do you deserve a raise? Because I made less this year than I did last year, explained the salesperson. That's because you sold le

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IELTS套句式写作大全 第一部分:TASK1图表写作套句精选 1.the table shows the changes in the number of...over the period from...to... 该表格描述了在...年之...年间...数量的变化。 2.the bar chart illustrates that... 该柱

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GRE写作中文特色词汇翻译 1. basic framework /基础框架 2. efficiency in school management /学校管理的效率3. coordinated and balanced program of development /计划发展的协调与平衡4. input in education /教学投入 5. optim

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26.the number sharplywent up to... 数字急剧上升至... 27.the percentage of...stayed the same between...and... ...至...期间...的比率维持不变。 28.the figures peakedat...in(month/year) ...的数目在...月(年)达到顶点,为..

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