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Demi Moore's W Cover: Worst Photoshop Ever?
Demi Moore's photoshopped cover Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott/W Everyone knows by now that magazines extensively airbrush the stars on their covers, and usually the celebs appreciate a little touchup and wouldn't want it any other way. But imagine Demi Moore, 47, getting he
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Cleft sentence
A cleft sentence is a sentence formed by a main clause and a subordinate clause, which together express a meaning that could be expressed by a simple sentence. Clefts typically put a particular constituent into focus. This focusing is often accompanied by a special intonation.
In English, a cleft sentence can be constructed as follows:
- it + conjugated form of to be + X + subordinate clause
where it is a cleft pronoun and X is usually a noun phrase (although it can also be a
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Variety in Modifier Placement
- Using Initial Modifiers:
- Dependent Clause: Although she wasn't tired, Maria went to sleep.
- Infinitive Phrase: To please her mother, Maria went to sleep.
- Adverb: Quickly and quietly, Maria went to sleep.
- Participial Phrase: Hoping to feel better, Maria went to sleep.
- Using Mid-Sentence Modifiers:
- Appositive: Maria, an obedient child, went to sleep.
- Participial Phrase: Maria, hoping to catch up on her rest, went to sleep.
- Using Terminal Modifiers:
- Present Participial Phrase: Maria went to sleep, hoping to please her mother.
- Past Participial Phrase/Adjectival Phrase: Maria went to sleep, lulled by music.
- Maria went to sleep, awakening to scary d
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Palin angered by 'sexist' Newsweek cover
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Pakistan in Chinese fighter jet deal
By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad
Published: November 10 2009 08:16
China has agreed to sell Pakistan at least 36 advanced fighter jets in a deal worth as much as $1.4bn, according to Pakistani and western officials.
Beijing will supply two squadrons of the J-10 fighter jet in a preliminary agreement that could lead to more sales, said a Pakistani official. The official said Pakistan might buy “larger numbers” of the multi-role aircraft in the future, but dismissed reports that Islamabad had signed a deal to purchase as many as 150 of the fighter jets.
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Pakistan in Chinese fighter jet deal
By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad
Published: November 10 2009 08:16
China has agreed to sell Pakistan at least 36 advanced fighter jets in a deal worth as much as $1.4bn, according to Pakistani and western officials.
Beijing will supply two squadrons of the J-10 fighter jet in a preliminary agreement that could lead to more sales, said a Pakistani official. The official said Pakistan might buy “larger numbers” of the multi-role aircraft in the future, but dismissed reports that Islamabad had signed a deal to purchase as many as 150 of the fighter jets.
8 Perfect Stay-Young Foods
Eating right isn't just about weight loss—the nutrients you take in can have a serious effect on how you think, feel, and look! Our bodies and our feelings are nothing more than reflections of the various chemicals flowing through our system on a daily basis. Make sure those chemicals are the healthy kind you get from the right mix of fruits and vegetables, proteins and fats, and you’ll feel healthier, more energetic, and happier than you have in years.
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