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More people report they “feel” on the verge of a nervous breakdown.（）

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Astrid and I kept talking and the man continued to swing and lurch over us, thanking us profusely.（） 

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If they fall behind too far on these obligations, they run the risk of having their houses, cars or other items taken over or repossessed by the lenders.（）

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These countries fear that their industries will not be able to survive such drastic cuts and that their national economies will suffer as a result.（）

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She was taken aback at the news that her brother had a car accident.（）

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Through the passing millennia, thousands of animal species have come and gone.（）

As a source of power, water is virtually inexhaustible.（）

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If you are animated, you are more likely to see animated listeners. （）

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If the greenhouse effect produces lasting climatic change, national color preferences could radically reorientate.（）

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A few years ago, our group at Saclay, in collaboration with a number of other European Laboratories, orbited a telescope.（）

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Occasional loss of livestock must be weighed against the good these animals do in maintaining the balance of nature.（）

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Recognizing the growing threat HIV/AIDS poses to child survival, the Agency will support efforts for a solution.（）

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Pesticides have also taken their toll.（）

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Through the passing millennia, thousands of animal species have come and gone.（）

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During the subsequent lull in hunting, the seal population made a good, although temporary, recovery.（）

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This is an unexplored area in vitamin research and the only known advantages of vitamin E are confined to specialized medical cases.（）

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Several months later a similar feat was performed by the first American astronaut to walk in space.（）

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On the earth, our atmosphere diffuses light so that, when the sun is up, light seems to be everywhere.（）

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With each departure a small part of the diversity of nature that makes life so interesting is also gone.（）

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A mutation happens to suit a new environment, and the “odd” creature survives because it is better fitted.（）