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historical precedent has touched San Francisco. The whole city has been buried underground. V: Yes! Yes! Amine. It's a disaster! San Francisco has been stricken by an earthquake measuring 10 on the Richter scale. There is nothing left. This event shows how the nature is destructive. A: In fact it's the chaos in the city. It's an accurate human disaster. We can’t count the number of the victims. V: All the means are spread out for the victims. The police and the US Army have been called to come

are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the World Gold Council. While every care has been taken, the World Gold Council cannot guarantee the accuracy of any statement or representation made. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY q Gold has maintained its value in terms of real purchasing power in the very long run in the US, Britain, France, Germany and Japan. Despite price fluctuations gold has consistently reverted to its historic purchasing power parity with other commodities and intermediate

Environmental issues have been effectively introduced into a number of EU policies. Discuss. We can date the emergence of environmental preoccupations in the 1970’s, with the two oil crisis in 1973 and 1979. But it is in 1972 that the way to bring a common policy concerning the protection of the environment into play is open, during the heads of state and government conference, in Paris. Since what, the European environmental policy has progressively involved, from minimal and thematic legislations

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 The cat eats the mouse => the mouse is eaten (by the cat) = présent.
 The cat will eat the mouse => the mouse will be eaten (by the cat) = futur.
 The cat ate the mouse => the mouse has been eaten (by the cat) = prétérit.
 The cat had eaten the mouse => the mouse had been eaten (by the cat) = pluperfect.
 The cat would eaten the mouse => the mouse would be eaten (by the cat) = conditionnel. Les articles 
A. Indéfinis   ← L'article indéfini est a au singulier. Il

1- In next to no time, the driving instructor had been able to assess the situation. The passer-by could have been run over if the car had not stopped. 2- He can’t have forgotten to come; he is not that absent-minded. I am sure he would have come if he had been able to. 3- He has been in London for several weeks and he has not yet been able to make friends. 4- When I first went to Spain, I could read Spanish but I couldn’t speak it. 5- The Home Secretary will speak carefully

2010 Facebook has more than 500 million active users, Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. Additionally, users may join common interest user groups, organized by workplace, school, or college, or other characteristics. . Facebook was then opened on September 26, 2006, to everyone of ages 13 and older with a valid email address. Controversy (polemique) Facebook has been met with some

ventes = the advertising campaign must have boosted sales 7. Les perspectives économiques étaient peut-être un peu trop optimistes = the economic prospects may have been too optimistic 8. Elle n’a pas pu vivre d’allocations chômages pendant 3 ans = she can’t have lived off unemployment benefit for three years 9. Si le nouveau president tient sa promesse, il devrait bientôt abolir la peine de mort aux Etats-Unis

Drinks MarketWatch COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON Moet Hennessy USA appoints president and CEO Moet Hennessy USA, an importer and marketer of luxury wines and spirits in the US, has appointed Jim Clerkin as president and CEO. Clerkin joined Moet Hennessy USA in June 2008 as executive vice president and COO, with responsibility for global brands which include Hennessy cognac, Moet & Chandon Champagne, Dom Perignon, Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Grand Marnier, and Belvedere vodka

am going to read you is an extract form page 404, one of the last pages, of the book. “If, as I have said, the things already listed were all we had had to contribute, America would have made no distinctive and unique gift to mankind. But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately

Sega picks UK MD after restructure By Robert Lester Sega of Europe has promoted Gary Knight to director of marketing following a reshuffle that has also resulted in the launch of a separate UK division. Former director of marketing Matt Woodley has taken on the new worldwide role of creative director. Sales director Alan Pritchard has been promoted to managing director of the new UK unit. Knight, who was previously head of European marketing, will oversee all marketing at Sega Europe, but UK marketing