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healing potential, offering the possibility to treating disorders from diabetes to
damaged spinal cords.
7. While some American states, notably California, have pressed ahead with stem-
cell research, the federal government maintains a tight policy on embryonic stem
cells – which have more therapeutic potential, but which are also more
controversial because they are often associated with abortion or cloning.
8. [For India] There might be more potential in hydroelectricity, which already
produces a quarter of India’s needs, in renewable forms of energy, and in
moderating demand by enhancing energy-efficiency. <…> Wind power already
accounts for about 2%. Solar power is negligible now, partly because of the high
capital cost of solar plants.
9. The link between taking exercise and remaining mentally astute into the golden
years is well known but not well understood. Exercise seems to stimulate the
growth of new neurons in central parts of the brain. Physically active animals
(including humans) perform better on tests of cognition than their inactive
counterparts.
10. Instead of trying to keep wildlife space protected – we will never find a
compromise among logging companies, land developers, tourism companies and
governments – maybe we should start fencing human habitat and reducing it
each year.
11. A decade has passed since the USSR ceased to exist, and during that time the
Russian people have been subjected to nothing less than an economic and social
revolution.
12. Naturally the enormous spaces of the US and the free market discourage
controls and encourage the profitable construction of homes on ‘green field
sites’ rather than the more difficult redevelopment of inner-city or industrial
sites.
Упражнение 25. Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения.
1. Galaxies take something like 10 billion years to evolve, which is comparable to
the age Big Bangers give to the universe.
2. It is one thing to lambaste the tyranny of diplomaism, but quite another to expect
nations to function without high standards of excellence.
3. On most US campuses these days grantmanship — the fine art of picking off
research funds - is almost as important to professional prestige as the ability to
teach or carry out research.
4. Though her French was not very good and my own regrettably Franglais, we
used to read the roles to each other.
5. His political views are an odd mixture of the doctrines of free enterprise and
those of welfarists.
6. He noted that the Administration "faces a credibility gap of enormous
proportions" with blacks.
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