1000 - 1100

Many of us think of evolution as speciation, but populations of insects evolved resistance without budding into new species.

The disease seems to be specific to certain types of plant.

These jeans are designed specifically for women.

The newspaper report did not specify how the men were killed.

He scored a spectacular goal in the second half.

They won 4-0 in front of over 40 000 cheering spectators.

A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting.

The train sped along at over 120 miles per hour.

She had a brief spell as captain of the team.

Nowadays, exchanges with other countries take place particularly in cultural, scientific and economic spheres.

You look splendid in that outfit.

They bought a decaying 16th-century manor house and restored it to its original splendor.

The teacher split the children into three groups.

The team is sponsored by JVC, so the players wear the letters JVC on their shirts.

His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand.

The liquid spontaneously ignited.

More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic outbursts of ethnic violence.

If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.

I see him spottily in town.

The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.

Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.

In China, the policy of one child per family was introduced to stabilize the country’s population at 1.6 billion.

It costs a staggering $50 000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.

In a period of general stagnation in mathematical studies, he stands out as a remarkable exception.

Romantic fiction and reference books are a staple of many public libraries.

He gained a reputation as being a staunch defender/supporter of civil rights.

Most rental prices have held steady this year.

The rest was accomplished by stealthy observation.

Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding.

Maybe a good walk would stimulate her mind.

The law stipulates that new cars must have seat belts for the driver and every passenger.

The rebels have been stockpiling weapons.

Their marketing strategy for the product involves obtaining as much free publicity as possible.

The speed limit is strictly enforced on urban roads.

He paid no attention and continued to stride down the corridor.

Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle.

But just as the agreeable jester rose into the earnest satirist, one of the most striking peculiarities of his style became a more manifest defect.

He had a string of top-twenty hits during the eighties.

The most stringent laws in the world are useless unless there is the will to enforce them.

The paintwork was so bad that we decided to strip off all the paint and start again.

All the ideas have a stunning simplicity.

It’s sturdy and you’re probably as safe here as you would be anywhere close.

A touch is activated by a finger or stylus touching the glass substrate and creating a vibration.

In recent years, she has been subject to attacks of depression.

The inquiry found that they had been subjected to unfair treatment.

Those explosions must have been subsequent to our departure, because we didn’t hear anything.

In 1982 he was arrested and subsequently convicted on drug trafficking charges.

Corps was able to fulfil satisfactorily the subsidiary role assigned to it.

The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.

The new rules will substantially change how we do things.

We have evidence to substantiate the allegations against him.

You can substitute oil for butter in this recipe.

There is a subtle difference between these two plans.

Life was just an endless succession of parties and dinners.

Since the championship began in 1987, they have finished successively in ninth, seventh and fifth position.

She is suing her husband for (= in order to get a) divorce.

The film is suitable for children.

They were never suited (to each other) from the start - they’ve got nothing in common.

The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.

The stones were sunk in the sand now, covered by a couple inches of water.

Most of the old road has been superseded by the great Interstate highways.

In most offices, the typewriter has now been supplanted by the computer.

The doctor said she should be taking vitamin supplements.

In 1865 a new and more satisfactory law was passed, which with supplemental legislation is still in force.

Even their words did nothing to suppress her excitement.

The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country.

The world is now producing large food surpluses.

The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.

These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.

We suspected his motives in making his offer.

The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.

She was sustained by the strength of her religious faith.

That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period.

During this freezing weather, the food put out by householders is the only form of sustenance that the birds have.

That’s a swell idea!

Walking swiftly, he was at the station within minutes.

There is no difficulty in expressing the resultant by the method of symmetric functions.

He describes his latest record as ‘a synthesis of African and Latin rhythms’.

These bomb attacks represent a change of tactics by the terrorists.

Share prices went into a tailspin when the President resigned.

Transitive verbs take a direct object.

The concert takes place next Thursday.

After a few months’ contact the monkeys become very tame.

Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours.

I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees.

Turn left where the road tapers (off) into a track.

We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.

She’s a wonderfully creative dancer but she doesn’t have the technique of a truly great performer.

The mall was teeming with shoppers that Saturday.

It’s tempting to blame television for the increase in crime.

In addition, all her planning and tenacity were paying off.

We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.

His tendency to exaggerate is well known.

It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual’s mental health is supported by having good social networks.

The tension of a wire or rope is the degree to which it is stretched.

We were only able to make a tenuous connection between the two robberies.

He has nothing to do all day and is suffering from terminal boredom.

They terminated my contract in October.

The car handles particularly well on rough terrain.

He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.