1. Discussions were held yesterday between union officials and shop stewards at
2. Because of the danger of progressive collapse tenants on the Manor Estate in
Bermondsey, London, have been asked not to keep potential explosives in their
3. The provincial governors returned at the March 18 elections in the Argentine
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4. The United States and the Soviet Union yesterday in Helsinki, Finland, formally
opened the third phase of their talks on curbing the strategic nuclear arms race, and
expressed the hope that they would produce positive results. (M. S., 1970)
5. The bowl of the new telescope was made accurately to one-eighth of an inch.
(D. W., 1963)
6. Ballerina Maria Tallchief has resigned from New York City Ballet Company
because she feels her talents are not being exploited properly. (D. W., 1965)
7. I took him out of the smoky room, and we sauntered along the street... Between
the gabled houses, the shadows were dramatic. (C P. Snow, Light and Dark)
8. She spent all her time at her bureau, covering sheet after sheet of writing paper
in her formal, upright hand. (D du Maurier, The Glassblowers)
9. The snake landed on the bed and might bite its occupant. (A. Conan Doyle, The
Speckled Band)
10. We are told that B. B. C. television this-autumn will give a massive coverage to
the General Election. (M. S., 1968)
11. The new Prime Minister has acted with commendable speed in announcing the
names of the new Cabinet. The formula seems to have been to alter the mixture as
little as possible. (The Times, 1962)
12. The House of Representatives killed an Administration request that laws be
passed requiring universal licensing and registration of guns. On the day after the
House passed its much-watered down bill, 10 people were gunned down in
Cleveland. (The G. M., 1968)
13. The Television tycoons who are taking over some of Britain's most famous live
theatres protest that they will do all they can to encourage the live theatre. (M. S.,
1968)
14. A workman who was near the original outbreak of the fire said he fought the
fire with a fire extinguisher. (M. S., 1966)
15. Ministers may have a private chat after a routine Cabinet meeting. (D. W.,
1963)
16. Despite his age, the Communist candidate in this mining town of Cowdenheath
remains a figure of astonishing industry and vitality. (M. S., 1968)
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