2015
SORU ÇÖZÜM SENTENCE
LEVEL 1
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Renaissance humanism played some role in the growing fascination with the intricate mechanisms at work in the universe.
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In the 1960s, organized terrorist tactics became an important part of political conflict in the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America.
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In the post-war period higher education became one of the policy priorities for western governments.
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Some people are able to adapt more easily to sudden changes in working conditions.
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Chemistry, as a field of study based on scientific principles, came into being in the latter part of the eighteenth century.
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Before privatization, Russia’s oil and steel companies were thoroughly criminalized, and output fell day by day.
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The purpose of this training is to accustom the soldiers of the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces to working in a dangerous but largely civilian environment.
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The West needs to keep talking to Russia about many things, notably about efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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Cancer of the throat is more likely to occur in heavy smokers than in non-smokers.
10. Over half a billion people consume insufficient calories to maintain normal growth and health.
11. It will be vital for university graduates to have a grasp of foreign cultures and global issues for the coming years.
12. Between the late 15th and 20th centuries, many European languages were spread to many parts of the world through commerce and travel.
13. The civilization of the Hittites spread to Anatolia and Mesopotamia and lasted for 11 centuries.
14. Human beings learn at an astonishing rate during the first few months after birth.
15. Finance institutions provide loans to help firms employ more people.
16. UK exports in goods and services to Malaysia in 2005 were valued at £1, 52 billion, and placed Malaysia as the UK’s second largest export market in Southeast Asia.
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17. China and India have banned the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques to learn the sex of an unborn child.
18. Five years after the end of the war in Liberia, the health sector is struggling to cope with the needs of the people.
19. The European Union has put pressure on the Greek government to make a new plan to raise taxes and cut expenses.
20. There has been a considerable increase in the number of cases of skin cancer due to the damage to the ozone layer.
21. Computed tomography isn't often used in diagnosing heart disease; but, it detects structural abnormalities of the heart.
22. Galileo laid the foundations of modern physics with his mathematical studies on motion and the strength of materials.
23. During the 4th century B.C., Aristotle studied almost every aspect of science and summed up each as best he could.
24. The communists turned social democrats have triumphed in Poland's recent general election, but the populists and the extreme right have become a surprisingly large minority.
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25. Japan’s Prime Minister, Yoshiro Mori has warned Japanese researchers to avoid a proposed international project to clone humans.
26. Ten years ago there was not enough electricity available in the region to support the extraordinary growth over the last two years.
27. In sunny days, plants receive far more energy through photosynthesis than they can use.
28. Most of the developing countries, with rapidly growing populations in Asia, Africa and Latin America, find it difficult to invest enough in education.
29. Lighting at airports is essential for night flying or during periods of poor daytime visibility.
30. In addition to urine, water is given off by the lungs as vapour and by the skin as sweat.
31. In most countries, there has been a very great increase in recent years in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.
32. A family history of a disease is a powerful indicator of a person's tendency to contract that disease.
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33. In Muslim architecture the dome is a striking feature and is used to form a contrast with the graceful minarets.
34. Iraq is making efforts to rebuild its shattered financial system by granting three foreign banks permission to operate in the country.
35. The German cabinet has endorsed a package of tax cuts proposed by the finance minister in order to boost the stagnant economy.
36. So far, various theories have been put forward to explain the origin of Saturn’s rings.
37. The new Minister is seriously worried about the housing problem in the over-populated regions.
38. The failure of ambitious development programmes in many Third World countries has inevitably led to a search for reasons.
39. The vast majority of scientists have accepted the theory of relativity as an accurate description of nature.
40. The American film star Marion Brando is considered one of the most powerful actors in the history of cinema.
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41. Astronomers generally agree that most stars have approximately the same diameter as our sun.
42. Many plants, particularly those in arid regions, possess storage roots adapted to store water.
43. The French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity during his studies with uranium and other substances.
44. The German government and the opposition are expected to agree on a new law to make it easier for qualified foreigners to settle in Germany.
45. In cases of drowning it is not right to tip the patient up to drain the water out of his lungs.
46. With the aid of advanced technology, forensic medicine is now contributing greatly to crime detection.
47. Breast-feeding promotes a close bond between mother and child, and provides milk tailored to the nutritional needs of the infant.
48. The root cells of plants have structures and functions very different from those of the various types of cells located in plant leaves.
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49. Rousseau, one of the forerunners of the Romantic movement, was closely concerned with the education of the young.
50. Democracies and authoritarian regimes tend to deal with identity conflicts, as with most other matters, in different ways.
51. Some historians consider the 1970s to be the beginning of a new cultural transformation in the West.
52. The internal structure of the earth can be investigated using shock waves caused by earthquakes or large explosions.
53. Exercise can cut the risk of heart disease in half, but most adults neglect to do the exercises recommended.
54. Turkey has played an active part in the mobilisation of international organisations to prevent further bloodshed in Bosnia.
55. In the referendum held on 20 May 1980, the people of Quebec rejected the proposal to break away completely from Canada.
56. With the Renaissance, thinkers began to free themselves from the domination of the Church and study the world independently.
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57. Another cause of overweight is the retention of water in the body tissues.
58. Unemployment in Europe is again rising above ten per cent and doesn't seem likely to drop.
59. The novelist Thackeray, writing in Victorian times, described people's virtues and vices with remarkable accuracy.
60. With the Treaty of Locarno, signed in 1925, Germany, France and Belgium undertook to maintain their existing frontiers and abstain from the use of force against each other.
61. Extra weight puts a strain on the heart and makes you far more prone to a variety of diseases.
62. Their determination not to surrender failed when the siege had gone on for a year.
63. The board has proposed the sale of new shares on the market at a price 20 % less than their current value.
64. The Palace of Versailles, containing the famous ‘Hall of Mirrors’, was built during the reign of Louis XIV and served as the royal palace until 1793
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65. Good allies and careful planning alone are not enough to give feminists a victory in their efforts to change prejudiced political practice and thought.
66. The Security Council is one of the few international bodies for tackling global threats, such as the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
67. In the opinion of many journalists the French Prime Minister Jospin has made full use of his talent for political manoeuvre during the first eight months of his being in office.
68. After a year-long study, scientists admitted that obesity could be caused by a gene defect.
69. Will Hutton, former editor-in-chief of The Observer, has been designated as the chairman of a free commission to report on the state of the British press.
70. The board declared that there could be no question of any wage increase in the near future.
71. According to these statistics, global economic losses, as a result of natural disasters, have doubled every decade since the 1960s.
72. The disappearance of so many fish from the lakes of Scandinavia can be traced to pollution by acid rain.
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73. The expansion of the universe and the drifting apart of the galaxies are inextricably related.
74. Prior to World War II, Winston Churchill’s excellent leadership qualities were not acknowledged.
75. A child is ‘legitimate’ if its parents are married when it is born.
76. Data analysis constitutes the first stage in directing events towards a new goal.
77. The German astronomer Kepler wrote important astronomical works which are a detailed description of the motions of the planets around the sun.
78. In October 1992, Oman and Yemen signed an agreement which helped to end the border dispute between the two countries.
79. All the ten countries hoping to join the EU next year signed the accession treaty in April and will vote on it before the end of this year.
80. The exhibition of the Titanic’s artefacts at the Science Museum tells us a great deal about how it looked.
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81. In our country, any international treaty that is approved by Parliament, acquires the status of a law.
82. Humans, like many other animals, cry, but laughing seems to be reserved for them alone.
83. Natural gas and solar power are just two of the energy sources that Americans use to heat their homes.
84. Advertisers use music to communicate meanings that cannot be effectively put into words.
85. The term ‘proletariat’ dates back to ancient Roman times when it was used to denote the poor working classes.
86. David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of the state of Israel, was not only a notable orator and prolific writer but also a serious student of the Bible and philosophy.
87. The first European to recognise the Pacific Ocean as distinct from the Atlantic Ocean was the Spanish explorer Vasco de Balboa.
88. For the first time, Belgian has a coalition government consisting of Liberals, Socialists and Greens and it is giving priority to curbing public expenditure.
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89. In the years following the war, the World Bank urged the poorer tropical countries with large farming areas to turn to sugarcane cultivation.
90. The recent discovery of a dozen or so massive Jupiter-sized planets in star systems beyond our own, has amazed even astronomers.
91. Since the 1980s, the nuclear industry in the world has been declining rapidly, and within the European Union, seven out of fifteen countries have phased out nuclear power.
92. Strikes have been held in former East Germany to demand equal wages, and this shows how industrial conflicts cannot be avoided.
93. When compared with other less developed countries, Brazil is particularly active in road construction since its economy depends so completely on road transportation.
94. Zurich, one of the most crowded cities in the country and the main centre of Swiss banking, has decided to establish a working committee for the improvement of language schools.
95. British exporters blame the government for the rapidness of the rise of the sterling as well as for the level to which it has risen.
96. Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed, capital flight has been one of post-communist Russia’s chief economic plagues.
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Even an extremely violent earthquake could not damage the new rock-fill dam constructed on the Tigris.
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Various studies have shown that in America today a train collides with a vehicle almost every two hours.
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The Vienna Congress lasted from September 1814 to June 1815 and defined the borders of the territories of various European states after the defeat of Napoleon.
100. Our study shows that, during the last ten years, there was a three-fold increase in the number of those living in the suburbs of the larger cities.
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LEVEL 2
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Kepler believed that everything in creation, from human souls to the orbits of the planets, had been created according to mathematical laws.
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Politics and economics were primary concerns of writers and intellectuals in America during the 1930s, because the stock market crash in October 1929 had precipitated a total collapse in the economy.
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The Romans adopted from the Greeks not only epic and lyric poetry, but also rhetoric, philosophy, and the writing of history.
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All through the 1970s many industrial countries experienced a serious energy crisis owing to the rapid rise in oil prices
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The recently-appointed head of the department has got to gain the confidence of the faculty before he can introduce any radical changes.
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Though stars appear to the eye as single points of light, very many of them turn out to be double when seen through a telescope.
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Temples were the most important public buildings in ancient Greece, because religion was a central part of daily life.
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People spend energy when they are physically active, but they also spend energy when they are resting quietly.
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Inventions of modern science are no longer the creations of a single person, as they were in the past.
10. Since salts are lost from the body daily through sweat, urine and faeces, they must be replaced by dietary intake.
11. Although many forms of therapy have been tried, none has been able to prevent the disease from progressing.
12. Don Quixote, one of the greatest classics of European literature, is still appreciated by the present day reader due to its rich narrative style.
13. Until recently, there was no reliable method to measure the age of dinosaurs, and thus, to figure out the conditions in which they grew.
14. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, the population of San Francisco, one of the major cities in the area, jumped to 10, 000.
15. Not only has St. Petersburg enough canals to compete with Venice, Amsterdam and Stockholm, but also it is a city of culture, literature and poetry in particular.
16. The coconut is harvested mainly for its oil, but in many countries, it is also used to make many things from musical instruments to spoons.
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17. Whereas the freedom of the press in America is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution, the British press has never enjoyed such a right.
18. In the US, as in most developed and many developing countries, obesity has become much more common in the past 15 years.
19. Oil was first discovered in the 1960s in Mauritania, but high production costs discouraged oil exploration programmes; however, today’s high oil prices make Mauritanian oil economically more viable.
20. The growth of the developed economies depends on structural reforms as much as on efficient macroeconomic policies.
21. Shortly before his death around 400 B.C., the Buddha is said to have advised his disciples to regularly visit the four holy sites.
22. Data are so poor that tracking the flow of aid money is impossible in many African countries.
23. Unless international cooperation is ensured to ban the non-essential uses of some chemicals, the depletion of the ozone layer will continue to pose a serious threat to human health.
24. Chewing destroys the structure of the food mechanically, while the saliva starts breaking down the food chemically.
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25. Although the legend of King Midas and his obsession with gold is well known throughout the world, historical records tell us very little about his life.
26. Because it was not her father's style to let on about his personal problems, Mary probably didn't know that he was suffering.
27. If this treatment does not achieve the desired effect, there are other methods we can use.
28. In April 1983 in Italy the Fanfani administration faced a serious crisis when Craxi, the socialist leader, withdrew from the four-party coalition.
29. Because the Strait of Malacca provides a shortcut between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, hundreds of ships, intent on saving time, pass through it every day.
30. China’s oil consumption per person is still only one-fifteenth of that in America, but it is inevitable that China’s energy demands will grow in step with its income.
31. Since very little of its land is suitable for farming, Alaska imports about 90 percent of its food from the other states.
32. Since September 11th, 2001, America’s eagerness to project its power unilaterally, has affected the foreign policy of most countries in the world.
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33. When there are outbreaks of cholera or typhoid, it is necessary to take such precautions as the boiling of drinking water.
34. If Earth’s temperature were to increase or decrease by just a few degrees, many marine species would probably perish.
35. Some American organizations are supporting Russian research efforts to upgrade the country’s technology, but this is a slow and agonizing process.
36. Unless we take action right away, certain marine species will start to become extinct due to the alarming decline of biodiversity.
37. Since the late 1950s, various techniques have been developed in molecular biology, and this has generated much interest in the study of evolutionary relationships.
38. Cramps may follow a severe loss of body fluid and minerals as, for example, with severe diarrhea, vomiting or sweating.
39. With a population of roughly 10 billion people in 2050, some experts predict that the world will need five times more power than we generate today.
40. The discovery of planets outside our solar system over the past decade is the first tangible clue that we may not be alone in the universe.
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41. Nobody really knows very much about the causes of sleeplessness, but everyone knows how necessary sleep is.
42. When energy output is greater than energy input in the body, stored fat is utilized, and body weight decreases.
43. When Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery of polonium and radium in 1911, she became the first scientist to receive a second Nobel Prize.
44. Rabies is a very frightening disease because once symptoms develop, it is absolutely fatal.
45. Patara boasts various pensions and a number of magnificent hotels even though village life continues here in a traditional way.
46. Irrespective of what you do at work, you will probably make some errors due to heavy workload.
47. The potato is an important source of vitamin C in countries where it is eaten regularly and in large quantities, but this is not true for Turkey.
48. While clouds are being named, their shape, size and how high up they form in the atmosphere are taken into account.
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49. Often people with immune deficiencies are unusually susceptible to cancer and this is supported by the fact that the immune system is able to protect the body against at least some forms of cancer.
50. Archaeological remains in Anatolia provide proof that the olive tree dates back to the very distant past, as does human knowledge of olive oil’s benefits.
51. Today, while fabrication furniture is widely preferred, the number of antiques and artisans is declining day by day.
52. One of George Orwell’s favourite subjects was the relationship between literature and politics so he often wrote about it.
53. Ukraine was accepted into the Council of Europe in 1995, in recognition of the progress the country had made towards establishing a constitutionally-based democracy.
54. In times of economic hardship, governments often cut their citizens’ taxes as they did during the recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis.
55. Many different types of studies have shown that parental involvement in a child’s education increases a child’s ability to learn and succeed at school
56. As a result of Africa’s rapid economic growth and population expansion, over a third of African inhabitants currently live in cities.
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57. Animals cannot talk to one another like humans do, but this does not mean they cannot communicate in other ways.
58. Both deforestation and other ecosystem changes were accepted in 1976 as factors affecting the future of the climate.
59. Early human beings met their dietary needs by consuming foods such as vegetables and fruits until the time they discovered fire and learned cooking.
60. Until the mid-1930s, it was admitted that all atoms were made up of neutrons, protons, and electrons.
61. In order to ensure a more comfortable flight for the astronauts, NASA’s new-generation rockets will have shock absorbers.
62. The side effects of chemotherapy are due to the drugs’ effects on normal cells that rapidly divide.
63. X-ray imaging methods have made diagnosing fractures easier for more than a century, but Xrays cannot always help to detect the finer details.
64. Dramatic hormonal fluctuations that occur after delivery may cause postpartum depression in susceptible women, but the causes of the disorder have not been fully understood.
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65. Geneticists estimate that, along with various environmental factors, at least fifteen genes may contribute to anxiety and susceptibility to stress.
66. Panic attack symptoms are so severe and frightening that people often mistake them for signs of a heart attack and rush to the hospital.
67. He should have consulted a lawyer before signing the contract for the construction of the dam.
68. To put it simply, fainting is due to a temporary shortage in the blood going to the brain.
69. More than 53 newspapers were published in London in the late eighteenth century in spite of the tax on newspapers introduced in 1712.
70. When comparing prices one should remember that both quality and quantity need to be checked.
71. As gold is still Ghana’s largest source of foreign exchange, the country’s economy is being badly affected by the fluctuating price of gold.
72. Family and kinship, generally, are basic realities in all human societies, whether primitive or advanced, and, have been so for thousands of years.
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73. If the volcano at Yellowstone erupts again, then the eruption could, in the opinion of volcanologists, be a thousand times more powerful than any we have so far experienced
74. It has been scientifically established that the Sahara is expanding southwards at a rate of up to 10 kilometres a year.
75. Even if they had signed a ten-year nonaggression pact in 1934, the Nazis would still have marched into Poland on 1 September 1939
76. As Professor Green points out in his article, from the mid-1950s onwards, strikes have been on the increase in Britain, except among coal miners.
77. Since the Spanish King Philip II took over Portugal in 1580, the Portuguese have always had a deep fear of invasion.
78. Because our transport company is rather small, we sometimes manage to offer a discount on the sea freight.
79. Although book prices have only risen by 40 percent in the last five years, those of journals, during the last twenty years, have gone up more than 400 percent.
80. The tropical timber trade has caused a great deal of international concern since it is held to be a major cause of rain forest destruction.
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81. The spread of culture is the result of social psychology whereby man has a tendency to imitate the majority and the most successful individuals.
82. The functioning of an organism depends on its own cells, yet each cell maintains its own independent life.
83. By evolution we mean the genetic changes that occur in some species of organism over a period of time.
84. It is stressed in this report that the death of so many children before the age of one in the developing countries could be prevented by better health services.
85. Sea levels are expected to rise by roughly half a metre by the year 2100 if thermal expansion continues and the glaciers continue to melt at the same speed.
86. According to this report on climate change, millions of people, mostly in Africa and around the Mediterranean and in Central Asia are, within the next 25 yea~, likely to be adversely affected by water shortages.
87. Most of the wars in European history have been justified on the grounds that they helped to restore the balance of power.
88. The wealth and power of certain Italian cities such as Genoa and Venice, which depended on Mediterranean trade, went into a decline after new routes to the East were opened in the sixteenth century.
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89. The new report issued by the European Union to member countries warns that economic growth will be slow, but it will be competitive and transparent.
90. There are historical documents to prove that there were artesian wells in ancient Egypt and China, and that they have existed in the Sahara since earliest times.
91. His publications on the Cold War era are so illuminating that we have approached him to give a talk on the activities of the Soviet spies in the West in 1980.
92. According to Adam Smith, a period of at least 50 years of experience is essential for the acquisition of the skills needed for high-quality production in a country.
93. In Britain, over two million people drink tap water which contains aluminium well over the maximum level permitted by the European Union.
94. When Mozart died two hundred and seven years ago this month, he had been unable to finish his Requiem, which was later completed by his student Süssmayr.
95. Sexual impotence can be as much a natural sign of growing old as the symptom of a serious development in the body, such as diabetes or hypertension.
96. As the President has pointed out, it appears from recent statistics that, over the last decade, there has been a considerable rise in the crime rate in some American cities.
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Following the great oil crisis of the 1970s, the International Energy Agency has encouraged research that might lead to the discovery of alternative energy sources.
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It was J. W. Beyen, a former Dutch foreign minister, who as early as 1943-44, drafted the first plan for a common market in Europe.
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Astronomers point out that the universe does not consist solely of the star system which includes the sun and the planets.
100. The past few years, in which many nations have moved towards democracy and a market economy may be considered an important turning point in world history.
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LEVEL 3
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Tooth enamel, which is the hardest substance in the human body, cannot be replaced if lost.
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Most historians have argued that the causes and outcomes of the French Revolution should be understood in terms of class interests.
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Belgium has always seen itself as quiet, devout, prosperous and civilised country, where people are nice to children.
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It is too early yet to tell whether the new mayor will actually be able to fulfil the promises he has made.
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Entropy is a physical property like temperature and pressure, and measures how close a system has come to reaching stagnant “equilibrium”.
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Recent studies found no link between the risk of developing brain tumour and the amount of time one has spent using a mobile phone.
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Charles Dickens is one of the few novelists whose works did not become unpopular after his death.
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Certain species of bees and ants exist as colonies made up of several different individuals, each adapted for some particular function.
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Last fall, Tony Blair announced that he would serve a full five-year term if the Labour Party won.
10. Do you think there is anywhere in the world where the left remains a vibrant and progressive force?
11. A new approach that is being tested in the treatment of cancer is the possibility of mobilizing the immune system to attack tumour cells.
12. More than half of the work force walked out yesterday after the company announced it would close the plant to save millions of dollars.
13. Pressure groups are informal political institutions which, just like parties, seek to influence the decision-making process.
14. In the 1970s in Britain, it seemed that union power had grown to the point where union leaders were amongst the most influential political figures in the country.
15. Speaking for 25 nations and bringing together their considerable voice and influence, the European Union is a leader in global efforts to protect human rights.
16. Undoubtedly, some intelligence services in the world know where every single high-ranking member of the largest terrorist groups is.
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17. Many people believe that an ulcer is caused by stress or spicy foods, but this is not the case.
18. Brain activity can be studied by measuring and recording the “brain waves” given off by various parts of the brain when they are active.
19. In 1979, when its alliance with Great Britain ended, Malta sought to guarantee its neutrality through agreements with other countries.
20. In February 1994, the US lifted its trade embargo on Vietnam, which had been in place since it entered the war.
21. All oil-producing African countries have agreed in principle to set aside a certain percentage of the revenues they earn from oil exports in order to establish a common investment fund.
22. The fact that the majority of the scientific world subscribes to a particular view does not make it absolutely right.
23. King Midas was a Phrygian king who was granted the power to turn into gold whatever he touched.
24. In exploring the seas for oil, geologists primarily search for the salt domes under which vast oil fields are likely to lie.
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25. Young people need education in order to acquire a good basis of knowledge on which they can build their future.
26. Thomas Gray, who was an eighteenth-century English poet, stressed that a certain measure of learning and a long acquaintance with the good writers of the past were essential for the writing of good poetry.
27. Pluto, which was discovered in 1930, has an orbit which is much more elliptical than the other planetary orbits.
28. The great Wall of China, which was designed specifically as a defence against nomadic tribes, was built mainly of earth and stone.
29. Most of the old calendars were lunar calendars, based on the time interval from one new moon to the next.
30. Plants living in very dry conditions have developed a number of special anatomical mechanisms that enable them to survive.
31. The severity of a burn depends on the amount of tissue affected and the depth of the injury, which is described as first, second, or third degree.
32. The Van Gogh Museum has been transcribing and translating more than 900 of Van Gogh’s letters, many of which feature early sketches of his famous paintings.
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33. Until the 1950s, Nepal was a closed society ruled by hereditary prime ministers, but since then it has had an open-door policy for integration with the outside world.
34. In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher attracted great interest, not only because she was the first woman Prime Minister of a Western state, but also because of the radical policies she put into effect.
35. Many of us rush through life desperately, moving from one activity to the next instead of enjoying every day.
36. Venice is made up of 118 islands separated by around 100 canals that form its streets.
37. A historic step was taken in 1948 with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaims the universality of human rights.
38. Developing countries must either accept the rapid growth of population as inevitable and try to find solutions for the consequences, or make some attempt to limit the growth of population.
39. Personality can be defined as characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour that define an individual’s personal style of interacting with the physical and social environment.
40. One of the most important principles of the Turkish constitutional system is secularism, which has been regarded as a fundamental achievement of the reform programme introduced under the leadership of Atatürk.
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41. In some countries, where the terrain is not suitable for the use of conventional equipment, aircraft are used to spread fertilizers.
42. Today the more we learn through science and technology, the farther the limits of what we don’t know spread out towards infinity.
43. The word ‘development’ was first used in its contemporary context by the American President, Harry Truman, in 1949 when he referred to the poorer countries of South America as ‘underdeveloped areas’.
44. Sustainable development is a key concept that needs to be analysed and debated before it can be implemented by the underdeveloped countries in the world.
45. In his article, the author, who is a noted economist, describes why the economic decline in South America in the 1980s was inevitable.
46. The geometry of the straight line and the circle goes back to the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians, but it was only with the ancient Greeks that geometry was developed as a logically organised field of study.
47. Crop yields per acre are declining in some parts of the world because of air pollution as well as builtup of salt and other chemicals.
48. Robert Boyle, who was a leading English scientist in the seventeenth century, had a great influence on the development of science in Europe.
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49. Abu Dhabi may be the largest and wealthiest of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates, but it is Dubai that has come to the fore.
50. Most people in the world today recognize that it is the duty of a government to develop a policy with regard to the conservation of the environment.
51. There is no evidence to suggest that weak static magnetic fields like the Earth’s have any significant effects on the human body.
52. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people, who, during the second millennium B.C., founded an empire and for a time ruled over a large part of the Middle East.
53. Poetry, which is as universal as language, has for centuries been written and read by all kinds of people everywhere.
54. The Amazon rainforest, which contains around 80 thousand different kinds of plants, is the most biologically diverse place on Earth.
55. The commentators expressed their concern that Germany’s economic problems would force the Central Bank to maintain high interest rates.
56. Aid is most effective when it is distributed by local nongovernmental organizations, which can better asses a community’s needs.
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57. The recent currency crisis which has shaken Europe constitutes a serious threat to the very existence of the European Community.
58. Early work in electricity that led to the discovery of the electric battery and electric current was done by a physiologist, Luigi Galvanic in the eighteenth century.
59. Quaoar, which is a spherical object half the size of Pluto on the edge of the solar system, is thought to consist of ice mixed with rock like a comet.
60. No matter what the general levels of increase in literacy rates are, it is still the women who represent almost two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population.
61. The anemia caused by load poisoning may be mistaken for a simple iron deficiency and, as a result, may be incorrectly treated.
62. The form which a building takes depends upon the function for which it is to be used, the architect’s aesthetic sense and the structural method adopted.
63. In the 1950s, most British novelists, poets and play writers focused primarily upon the political developments which had a profound impact on society.
64. Scientists are trying to get zero-emission fuel by extracting the natural gas in ice crystals which may make ‘burning ice’ the fuel of the future.
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65. The most fruitful research dealing directly with language education in terms of social-class differences belongs to the English sociologist Basil Bernstein.
66. The main reason for growing disappointment with science in the public is the perception that scientists are always arguing with one another.
67. Any disorder in the lungs that upsets the normal and delicate balance between oxygen supply and oxygen requirement can make a person short of breath.
68. Astronomers, like all scientists, rely heavily on observations to guide them in theorizing and verifying theories already developed.
69. Joseph Henry showed that, in the presence of a magnetic field, just as the turning of a wheel can generate electricity, so electricity can turn a wheel.
70. The world we live in now underwent a serious industrialization process which first began in Britain in the late 18th century and then spread over Europe and North America in the 19th century.
71. Ernest Hemingway wrote many short stories and several novels that dealt with the lives of Americans who lived and travelled in Europe in the early 1900s.
72. Dewey, believing that younger children learn better when they are encouraged to be imaginative in their studies, supported a ‘learning by doing’ approach to education.
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73. China has witnessed the biggest internal migration since 1978, with over 160 million people leaving rural areas to work in coastal cities.
74. Nuri İyem, who is known for his portraits of women, each telling a different story, is one of Turkey’s extraordinarily talented painters.
75. Founded as a small town in the 1700s, Sao Paulo grew rapidly due to the production of coffee, which developed thanks to the high altitude and fertile soil.
76. Out of over 12 million known chemicals, some 3,000 cause various kinds of poisonings, but almost any substance taken in large quantities can be toxic.
77. In his book The Principles and Practice of Medicine, Sir William Osler points out his views on the problems, posed by the variability of patients, in the treatment of disease.
78. It was Galileo who first observed that the Milky Way is comprised of countless stars.
79. With recent improvements that have been made in the security features of Internet banking, customers can bank over the Internet from their homes or offices.
80. One cause of the rise in antidepressant use is that many doctors do not differentiate between normal sadness and the more serious, even life-threatening condition of clinical depression.
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81. People who have incontinence problems mistakenly tend to believe that it is a normal part of aging and do not seek professional help, as they are embarrassed by it.
82. The new economic policies adopted by the management have caused a great deal of unrest among the employees.
83. In recent years, in America and in Europe there has been an increasing interest in various primitive religions that have been brought to the fore by the media.
84. Medicine has passed through many phases from the times when disease was regarded a punishment from God.
84. Medicine has passed through many phases from the times when disease was regarded a punishment from God.
85. In the years ahead, many diseases now imperfectly understood will certainly be treated more effectively.
86. Most of the social workers at the meeting are of the opinion that the drink problem among the country’s young people is on the increase.
87. Industrialization in China has caused so much environmental change that the amount of the rainfall in the country’s mountainous areas has fallen 50 per cent due to the pollution brought about by factories.
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88. The Security Council has been urgently called for a meeting to discuss the new measures needed for the improvement of the situation in the Gulf.
89. Like many of his contemporaries, Charles Dickens dealt with the social problems brought about by industrialisation
90. The rotation of the Earth produces a 0.3% reduction in weight for those living at the equator compared to those in England.
91. Since individuals in different positions have different interests and attributes, they naturally have differences in opinion about how resources and rewards should be distributed.
92. People were studying the sky even before the dawn of civilisation, but little was known about what was out there.
93. If the mosquito that causes malaria could be controlled, the drugs used in its treatment would cease to be important.
94. About 20% of the oxygen in the atmosphere is produced by the giant trees of the Amazonian rain forests, and this amount is much more than the same area of grass would produce
95. The inscription on ‘the Rosetta Stone’, found by French in 1799 at a place called Rosetta in Egypt, makes this an important discovery as it is written both in hieroglyphics and in Greek.
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96.
Uranium, which today constitutes the main substance for the production of nuclear energy, was used in the past in the ceramics and textile industries in the form of various compounds.
97.
Following ‘the Treaty of Union’, which was signed between England and Scotland and went into effect as of 1 May 1707, all of the Scottish trade laws were brought into conformity with those of England.
98.
Romanesque architecture, which was the prevailing style in medieval European architecture, first flourished in Italy and only later spread to France and Germany and the rest of Europe.
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Excavations carried out in various parts of Anatolia suggest that the Hittite civilisation came to its highest point around 1350 B.C.
100. Even if there were a drop in the population growth of developed countries one should not say that the developing, with their rapidly expanding populations, would be likely to be affected by it.
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