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A few countries in Africa, mainly in the south, have large herds OF elephants that are growing IN number and are already exceeding the capacity OF game reserves to sustain them. inizia ad imparare
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. In most other countries, mainly in the centre of the continent, elephants are ON the brink of extinction. Countries with big and growing herds push FOR culling and trade elephant products. Those without, favour a ban ON the ivory trade.
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For environmentalists, the answer is to redistribute elephants FROM overpopulated to underpopulated areas, which helps to ease the pressures to cull and stops the bitter clashes OVER what to do. However, this is often just too expensive. inizia ad imparare
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The only real solution lies IN the opining up of large new elephant lands by pulling down the fences of game reserves and joining them UP with other protected areas, including those IN adjacent countries.
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This would create new homelands FOR thousands of elephants AT a fraction of the cost. inizia ad imparare
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IN fact, one such trans-frontier park was opened early this year between South Africa and Botswana in the Kalahari and the governments OF South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique have agreed to set up two more in areas of high elephant congestion
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You won’t find any ivory products on sale in that shop. Our new ergonomically designed chairs will allow you to work at your desk in comfort. inizia ad imparare
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Building that new factory near our town won’t improve our lives. On the contrary, it will create more problems than it solves.
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If you do an apprenticeship, you learn your skills on the job as well as in the classroom. If you had an electric saw, you’d finish the job in no time. inizia ad imparare
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The blue whale is the largest mammal in existence. He’s Managing Director in name only; Mr. Smith’s the real boss.
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He was arrested, but now he’s out of prison on bail. Meetings are always announced a week in advance inizia ad imparare
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The roof is still under repair after last week’s hurricane. The troops were under orders not to fire on the crowd
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You look a bit worried. Is there something on your mind? Board meetings are usually held in secret. inizia ad imparare
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All her efforts were in vain. She didn’t get the promotion she wanted. What’s on the agenda for today’s meeting?
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The police are on the trail of the escaped convict. He wasn’t allowed to see the film because he was underage. inizia ad imparare
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Jane was in disguise, so no-one recognised her.
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I’m sorry. I acted on impulse, without thinking. inizia ad imparare
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All our goods are sold on approval, and may be returned if you are not completely satisfied
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I didn’t pay full price for it; I got it at a discount. We had to use the stairs because the elevator was out of use. inizia ad imparare
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To my surprise, the boss said I could take the week off. I haven’t played tennis for ages, so I’m a bit out of practice.
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Why don’t you go and play out of doors? It’s a lovely day. She wants to leave, but she doesn’t have the nerve to tell me to my face. inizia ad imparare
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As a cod fisherman, he spends most of his time at sea. Climbing all those stairs has left me out of breath.
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I missed the match because I was working at the time. He buys old buildings, renovates them, then sells them at a profit. inizia ad imparare
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The robbers made their getaway at speed. They talked at length about their plans for the wedding.
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He may seem a bit aggressive, but at heart he’s very kind and gentle. She often insults people; it’s part of her character but don’t take it to heart. inizia ad imparare
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What can have happened to them? They’ve been gone for at least three hours. The brand of coffee I wanted to buy was out of stock.
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I’m not sure what it is, but at a guess, I’d say it was a kind of mixer. John’s out of town at the moment and won’t be back till next week. inizia ad imparare
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To this day, I’ve never understood why you married Peter.
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The bus went out of control and crashed into the shop. inizia ad imparare
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Wearing real fur is out of fashion these days.
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