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With experience in news reporting, marketing and public relations, Patrick is truly a “jack of all trades.”
Our headline says this is a stupid decision, because the library, relatively speaking, costs little to run.
“Let nature take its course” is a call for respect of nature against excessive trust in the human effort.
In short, thanks to the presence of an editor, traditional newspapers are able to produce generally credible copies.
“Pick your poison”means the tough choices one has to make between two alternatives, especially when neither one is an easy choice to make.
In other words, they may not come here just to eat, but also to be seen – because a lot of people who are somebody are often seen here.
I thought they are not good for everyone, be they 8 months, 8, 18 or 80 years old.
My comments:If you run the gamut of emotions, you experience every kind of emotion there is.
If a government raises alcohol tax in order to raise revenue, for example, it will succeed – to some extent.
Please explain “buy in” and this sentence: Don’t always buy in to all that you read in the paper.
Upon checking the story, I understand that Coca-cola is accused of charging Australian consumers too much for its bubbly sugar water.
First of all, the gloves in “the gloves are off” refer to gloves that boxers wear in a match.
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