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A: what do you think about all the different diets people go on? W: I don't think dieting is good for you. It's much better to eat a balanced diet and to never get overweight to begin with! A: but what do you think about people who are obese? What sh
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by Mignon Fogarty Political ads and analysis are reaching a fever pitch, so it seems like a good time to talk about the phrase straw man. What does it mean when two people are debating and one accuses the other of putting forth a straw man argument?
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Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is entertainment. In the programme today I'm going to be looking at sounds and talking about sounds we like. Sounds and noises are all around us from the sounds of nature such as the wind in the trees to
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Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is entertainment. On Friday 20 January the 2006 African Cup of Nations football tournament kicked off at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt. Two days before I was lucky enough to take a guided tour
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SIG Clement I hope that this concert hall will long endure to give the opportunity for the Attlee: finest music, the greatest singers and players to be heard, and to give pleasure and refreshment of the soul to generations of Londoners yet unborn. W
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Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com In Entertainment today, we find out why pop stars are the new fashion designers in other words, why there's a trend for pop stars to start their own clothing labels or brands. Fo
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague Mr. Rangel in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. Mr. Chairman, you are a strong man, and it has not be
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Walt finally called Lulu at 6:55 p.m. You were right, honey, he said. The music is not very good. So lets not go to the play, if thats all right with you. That was great, she said. So, lets go to a movie, she suggested. A movie? When? Right now! she
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Lulu didnt want to go to the play. This Wednesday was going to be very busy. She had realty meetings and clients to drive around. Called Narnia, the play was based on the novel by C.S. Lewis. It was a musical. You know that I dont like musicals, she
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Section 27 Environment What exactly is the environment? It’s the world around us. You mean the sky and trees and things like that. Well, yes. But it can be even closer to home. In fact, your home is
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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is subject-verb agreement, and I'm doing something a little different. This week I have a guest writer for the show, my long-time copy editor Bonnie Trenga, the author of The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier. Oh
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BBC Learning English Weekender Management speak Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. Blue-sky thinking, getting your ducks in a row, thinking out of the box and reading from the same page. What are these strange phrases? Well th
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New TB Regimen Simplifies Treatment U.S. researchers have identified a new way to treat people infected with tuberculosis before they get sick. The combination drug regimen, endorsed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), would
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Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment An antibiotic used to treat severe infections shows promise against a very resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis. XDR-TB is resistant to at least four of the drugs used most often against the disease. Extensive
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Still, I'm optimistic. Yes, inequity has been with us forever, but the new tools we have to cut through complexity have not been with us forever. They are new-they can help us make the most of our caring-and that's why the future can be different fro
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A: It's about time these batteries went on sale. B: I'm sorry. These aren't on sale today. A: You're kidding me. The ad says they're on sale. B: Yes, the other brand of batteries is on sale. A: Oh, I see. I've got the wrong brand. B: Yes, it's an eas
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A food called nutraloaf has been used for many years in US prisons. But prisoners claim that it tastes so bad that the food is actually punishment. They say that prison officials must charge the prisoner with some type of violation before they can pu
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Todd: Hey, Keith. I heard you just got married. Keith: Oh, yeah. Todd: Nice. So, how long ago did you get married? Keith: Oh, I got married last November. Todd: Really, well congratulations. Keith: Thanks a lot. Todd: So, what's married life like? Ke
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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Here's a startling figure - almost 1 in 4 American adults has a criminal record. That's according to federal statistics. People charged with or convicted of even minor offenses can face consequences long after they have paid thei
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