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linguistic meaning .technical meaning
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. pure " " "

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pure language

pure man

pure mathematics

pure sciences





contain " " " " .
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to contain a crisis

to contain an enemy

to contain feelings

to contain involvement

to contain acts

harsh " " "
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harsh language

harsh words

harsh clothes
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harsh man

pure water
pure gold
pure Egyptian
pure angels

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far-reaching

broad-minded

wide-spread

knowledgeable

patient forbearance

merciful

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to lower pause / muffle

to devalue currency

to moderate interest rate
to curtail government spending

to curb inflation

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The football world cup will be held at USA in coming June.


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The girl is as fair as Snow White.
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The girl is as white as snow.
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?How to steal a bank
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My father is a teacher



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boy friend girl friend
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porridge pork dinner-jacket
pullover sari kimono .
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the period during which a divorced or widowed woman cannot be married (according
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And Hajj Abdul Samad said: I'll divorce my wife if Zein hasn't got himself married
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His "Lila" this time was a young girl from among the Bedouin.
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proverbs and sayings jargon
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When you get a shame, away go from eyes
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When the ass kicks, never tell
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A light purse makes heavy heart
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to take the gloves off

to rain cats and dogs

to pay through the nose

to bring (one's) heart into his mouth

to take the cake
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to have no stomach

to lose (one's) temper
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to be in advance

to move heaven and earth

behind one's back

to clear the air

strike while the iron is hot

a chip off the old block

to give one his head

diamonds cut diamonds

out of sight, out of mind
always has been, always will be


if you want a thing well done, do it yourself


divide and rule

east or west, home is best



charity begins at home

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Abbreviations

abbreviations acronyms
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" word compound
noun phrase
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."g " "BBC " ."British Broadcasting Corporation
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m= meter

p.= page

F= Fahrenheit

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continued

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volume

British

Honorable

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asst.= assistant

dept.= department

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junction

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kilometer
tbsp.= tablespoonful
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sergeant

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Member of Parliament

CD
compact disc

HRH His/Her Royal Highness

USA United States of America

VIP very important person

rmp revolutions per minute

MP

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BASIC Beginner's
All-purpose
Symbolic
Instruction Code
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OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting


Countries

TEFL teaching English as a foreign language

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome


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The structural imbalances of world economy, the inequities of per capita income
against GNP and GDP, the inadequacies of economic machinery and the deficiencies
of economic laws are mainly attributed to narrow-minded policies in some countries.
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Compound Nouns
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nouns : verbs adjectives .adverbs
compound nouns affixes
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modifier
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fierce dog
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the dog barked loudly
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the dog with a long tail
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post office

Health Care

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attention-getter

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mailman

postman




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shoe polish

forest fire

armchair

moonlight

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race horse

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horse race

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pocket watch

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watch pocket
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dancing teacher

dancing : noun " " (


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flying field
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swimming suit
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They are moving vans.
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They are hunting dogs.


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are hunting .


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English Teacher
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dark room
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football game

basketball playground

life assurance policy

French language conference


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seven-year-long talks
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a ten-page report
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the French-educated woman



peace loving forces

widening gap

Chamber of Commerce Annual Convention

Cairo International Book Fair

T.V. Gulf war survey

next month parliamentary elections
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Purpose of Activity:
)To provide urban governorate Management Information System (MIS
department heads with an opportunity to examine and discuss the administration of
computer centers and the management use of computer-based information systems
designed to assist local administration and local development programs with
counterparts in other countries which have analogous development experience and
needs.
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He entered the room expecting to find his guest, but found - an empty room.
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While feeling his way in the dark, thunderbolts fell unceasingly over his head.
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It is indeed hard to overestimate the value of language in communication but it is
even harder to overestimate its value in thinking. Language is tied to the very process
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The OAU conference recommended that domestic investment should be enhanced and
that tourism and other hard currency resources should be promoted, particularly as
capital inflows into the continent are diminishing; limiting its capacity to
industrialize.
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Several countries in the Sahel, after the stimulus of earlier years provided by a
gradual recovery from the long drought and by parallel diversification efforts,
suffered a significant setback in 1978 because of renewed drought conditions.
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Nervously, they await the supreme accolade: a visit from the patron of the London
Gardens Scheme.

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Some countries are chronically mismanaged; wrong government policies would
destroy the-then vigorous nation

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The Government and People of Kuwait
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Heart is governed and directed by passion
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In his speech on the state of security in the Gulf, the American Secretary of Defence
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Since it took its course, the Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Convinced that something was wrong, the director decided to investigate the matter
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In his speech delivered yesterday, the President stressed the need to
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In his small-sized book, the author touched on the rules of translation.
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Ahmed bought books, pens, cards and notebooks.
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Oil has gushingly welled out.
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The clouds have soon faded away.
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The notes were written by the committee.
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English is spoken all over the world.
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The law was twice amended.
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We will fight against the enemy.

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The parents should vaccinate their children against cholera.

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The judgment was against him.

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KUNA correspondent covered the news of the Yemeni war.
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The Egyptian Minister of Information reached Kuwait yesterday evening.
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via means of communication

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I sent a message to him via Ahmed.
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POW's will be transferred on Sunday, according to the news agencies.
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The meeting will be held tomorrow, according to the British officials.
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According to George, she's really good teacher.



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The agreement shall be cancelled as from Friday evening.
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Meetings are still convened in the Security Council.

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Efforts are still exerted to heal the breach in Lebanon.

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