Практика перевода. Андросова М.А. - 8 стр.

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New-York area, halted trading at some financial markets and delayed hundreds
of flights at East Coast airports.
11. With the end the Cold War, budgets for military research began to fall, killing
some programs, curtailing others and creating a general sense of foreboding in
the military-industrial complex.
12. The Gulf war has increased sales for all quality newspapers.
13. Failures to destroy Iraq’s key military facilities ensure that an early invasion of
Kuwait would be a highly risky venture.
14. Promoted in 1916, peace would have brought Russian troops home, saving a
year of demoralizing war.
15. Surely any city which obliges McDonald’s to close due to lack of patronage is
an irreproachable candidate for canonization.
16. He was a superb tutor, though he never cared for graduate students. But he could
always fill the largest lecture hall at the most inconvenient hour.
17. The desert is an ideal environment for the spy satellite to look down on. The low
humidity and lack of clouds make for clear images.
18. By and large, the Kremlin’s shortage of hard currency and eye-catching goods
has deterred most governments from looking to Russia as a major trading
partner.
19. Overcrowding in our prisons is not caused by a shortage of space, but by an
abundance of prisoners. Building more prisons will no more reduce the crime
rate than building more hospitals will reduce the number of road accidents.
20. Now the nation’s (US) huge oil-import bills and smoggy air have revived
interest in electronic vehicles, which emit no pollutants and can run on the juice
from power plants burning American coal or natural gas.
21. His death at the height of his career robs medical statistics of one of the most
talented exponents.
22. The Soviet rise of global power turned Vladivostok into the home of the mighty
Pacific Fleet and a region into a sealed military camp.
23. Unexpectedly mild weather has made November gardening a greater pleasure
than usual.
24. To have held down the second most important role in the government for so
long makes Gordon Brown the most durable Chancellor since Lloyd George.
His longevity in the job testifies to his great success at it. (the Observer,
March 7, 2004)

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