S1: | I took cigarettes from my case. |
P : | But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips. |
Q : | I lit one of them and placed it between the lips. |
R : | Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette. |
S : | Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently. |
S6: | Then he continues to draw on it. |
S1: | For decades, American society has been calling a melting pot |
P : | Differences remained - in appearence, mannerisms, customs, speech, religion and more. |
Q : | The term has long been a cliche and half-truth. |
R : | But homogenisation was never acheived. |
S : | Yes, immigrants from diverse cultures and traditions did cast off vestiges of their native lands and become almost imperceptibly woven in to the American fabric. |
S6: | In recent years, such differences accentuated by the arrival of immigrants from Asia and other parts of the world in the United States - have become something to celebrate and to nurture. |
S1: | Sun birds are among the smallest of Indian birds. |
P : | Though they are functionally similar to the humming birds of the New World, they are totally unrelated. |
Q : | They do eat insects too. |
R : | They are also some of the most brilliantly coloured birds. |
S : | sun birds feed on nectar mostly and helped in pollination. |
S6: | Our common sun birds are the purple sun bird, the glossy black species and purple rumped sun bird, the yellow and maroon species. |
S1: | Ms. Parasuram started a Petrol Pump in Madras. |
P : | A total to 12 girls now work at the pump. |
Q : | She advertised in newspapers for women staff. |
R : | They operate in 2 shifts. |
S : | The response was good. |
S6: | Thus she has shown the way for many others. |
S1: | As he passed beneath her he heard the swish of her wings. |
P : | He was not falling head long now. |
Q : | The monstrous terror seized him. |
R : | But it only lasted a minute. |
S : | He could hear nothing. |
S6: | The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. |
S1: | Forecasting the weather has always been a difficult business. |
P : | During a period of drought, streams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and were ruined. |
Q : | Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast. |
R : | Ancient Egyptians had no need of weather in the Nile Valley hardly ever changes. |
S : | In early times, when there were no instruments, such as thermometer or the barometer, man looked for tell-tale signs in the sky. |
S6: | He made his forecasts by watching flights of the birds or the way smoke rose from fire. |
S1: | There is difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of Nehru's. |
P : | Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about none of them. |
Q : | According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of respect. |
R : | Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and tradition. |
S : | In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions. |
S6: | Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good. |
S1: | As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success. |
P : | His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the dramas of modern world. |
Q : | His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action. |
R : | Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses. |
S : | Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramas |
S6: | Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture. |
S1: | It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels. |
P : | So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now. |
Q : | And there are graft and other malpractices too. |
R : | The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people not cooperate in checking this evil. |
S : | Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment. |
S6: | This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude. |
S1: | The heart is pump of life. |
P : | They have even succeeded in heart transplants. |
Q : | Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patients heart and carry out complicated operations. |
R : | A few years ago it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working properly. |
S : | If heart stops we die in about five minutes. |
S6: | All this was made possible by the invention of heart-lung machine. |
S1: | Your letter was big relief. |
P : | How did you exams go? |
Q : | After your result, you must come here for a week. |
R : | You hadn't written for over a month. |
S : | I am sure you will come out with flying colours. |
S6: | But don't forget to bring chocolate for Geetha. |
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