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It would be appreciated if somebody throw a light on what is the difference between the following? "exercise apparel" "sports apparel" Thanks in advance

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+into+account take someone or something into account and take into account someone or something to remember to consider someone or something [McGraw-Hill] take something into account and take something into consideration to consider something to be an important factor in some decision. [McGraw-Hill] take something/somebody into account also take account of something/somebody to think about something or someone when you are making a decision or a judgement [Cambridge] take something into account also take account of something to include something when making a decision or judgment [Cambridge] I am wondering how you would take into account their difference? Or are they interchangeable? If so, when, where, or in which situation? Would you please elaborate your explanations in such a way I could get them more readily? Thanks in advance

Hi. I am certain that there is a difference between these. Who knows it? Branch of study vs. field of study

primary election - a preliminary election Who knows exactly the difference between these?

"once we are clear about what it is to advert" What does TO ADVERT and CAPACITY mean, here? Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=VKZQYs0aX9sC&pg=PA321&lpg=PA321&dq=%22once+we+are+clear+about+what+it+is+to+advert%22&source=bl&ots=y-8OHLPq4e&sig=tqad7lbTwXR5a13Cvve6_t4EQSY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dRILU7-ZLoiErAeY8oCoAg&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22once%20we%20are%20clear%20about%20what%20it%20is%20to%20advert%22&f=false Thanks in advance

Across the Chesapeake Bay from the rest of the state ........ , whose farms produce beans, tomatoes, and other garden vegetables. A. there lies Maryland's Eastern Shore. B. lies Maryland's Eastern Shore. C. Maryland's Eastern Shore lies there. D. Maryland's Eastern Shore lies. My teacher has already said that the correct choose is B. What is your opinion? PLease elaborate your explanations. I would like REASON not only YES or NO. Many thanks

; and the spread of monoculture and use of high-yielding varieties of crops have been accompanied by the disappearance of old varieties of food plants which might have provided some insurance against pests or diseases in future. Would anyone kindly explain me readily or simply the following parts? Why do food plants have provided some insurance against pests or diseases in future? In addition, I can not the meaning of this one: use of high-yielding varieties of crops have been accompanied by the disappearance of old varieties of food plants .............. Source: www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/digitalAssets/115016_Academic_Reading_sample_task_-_Matching_headings_2.pdf Many thanks MEAMAR

Who knows which tenses of English are not used or used merely? Or, would you give me a standard reference that I can study this issue? As far as I know these are the tenses that you often do not use. am I right? Will have been verb+ing Would have been verb+ing Many thanks

Difference between “on” and “on top of”? Generally, we use “on” when it is a normal place to put something: The keys are on the table.And we use “on top of” when it is an unusual place to put something: The keys are on top of the refrigerator. Source: http://www.espressoenglish.net/prepositions-of-place-in-english/

In everyday English what do people write or say? ,which one do you usually use?, or which one have not you seen ? It is difficult to conceive of so astronomical a sum as a trillion dollars. It is difficult to conceive of as astronomical a sum as a trillion dollars. He is not as quick as his brother "He is not so quick as his brother."

Moreover, in everyday English what do people write or say? ,which one do you usually use?, or which one have not you seen ? It is difficult to conceive of so astronomical a sum as a trillion dollars. It is difficult to conceive of as astronomical a sum as a trillion dollars. He is not as quick as his brother "He is not so quick as his brother."

GReat.thank you all so much. however, what a bout this one? It is difficult to conceive of so astronomical a sum as a trillion dollars. Source: Dictionary Oxford Advanced>>>>>(the word AS).

Therefore, as a native speaker are these interchangeable/ the same? He was not so quick a learner as his brother. He was not as quick a learner as his brother.

He was not so quick a learner as his brother. He was not as quick a learner as his brother. Which one do you use? or is there any difference between them?

He was not so quick a learner as his brother. He was not as much quick a learner as his brother. Would you kindly tell me if they are the same and correct? and which one do you use?

Thank you all so much and, my last question about this article is this: At the last minute, with the ministers already gathered in the room, an Iranian official called seeking changes. Negotiators for the global powers refused. Finally the ministers were given the all clear. The deal, a decade in the making, would be done at last. I really can not understand the whole of the sentence. Moreover, what is the difference between negotiators and ministers here( in this sentence)???!!! Would you possibly explain in details each part? And what is the difference between deal and accord which has been written above this sentence?????why do not we say an accord instead of the deal?

you put on the last touches of paint Would you please tell me what this mean? or what does touch mean here??

Great.thank you so much, but I can not yet understand this:the last touches of .

Source: At the last minute, with the ministers already gathered in the room, an Iranian official called seeking changes. Negotiators for the global powers refused. Finally the ministers were given the all clear. The deal, a decade in the making, would be done at last. .............. 1. What does with mean here?why with? 2.the ministers were given the permission to do that( what were given the ministers permission to do that ?????) 3.I really can not understand this: Finally the ministers were given the all clear. The deal, a decade in the making, would be done at last. 4. what is the difference between Ministers or negotiators here?

At around 2:00 a.m., U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and counterparts from Britain,China, France, Germany and Russia were brought to a conference room to approve a final text of the agreement which would provide limited relief of sanctions on Iran in return for curbs to its nuclear program. Would you please tell me the meaning of " would provide limited relief of sanctions on Iran in return for curbs to its nuclear program"?

A black tie charity ball was finishing up and singers with an after party band at a bar above the lobby were crooning out the words to a Johnny Cash song - "I fell into a burning ring of fire" - while weary diplomats in nearby conference rooms were trying to polish off the last touches of an accord. Negotiators emerged complaining that the hotel lobby smelled like beer. Would you kindly tell me the meaning of "to polish off the last touches of an accord"?

Greetings Could you tell me the meaning of this sentence? program had already gone so far over schedule that the Geneva Intercontinental Hotel had been given over to another event. In addition: why has been used the word "already"? Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/us-iran-nuclear-talks-special-report-idUSBRE9AO00820131125

Thank you so much, and my last question about this: what is the difference between the followings? Oxford University The Oxford university when do you use the followings? Could you give me an example about each one?-with a short explanation. Oxford University The Oxford university

Nashville, Tennessee, has long been known as the capital of country music. Would you kindly tell me why you do not say "the country music"? In addition, why do not we use capital letters for country and music(Country Music)? Thank you so much. For example: Tehran University Tehran is a specific noun as well as University If I am right what about country music? Why do not you write Country Music? Why do not you right the country music? or the Country Music? With charming shops and restaurants, Old Town is the most picturesque section of Albuquerque. Why do you use "with"? why do not use "for" here?

SO? Edit by Hypervalent_iodine: I have added a quote corresponding to the last post in the thread that this reply was responding to. As I have since merged that thread with 3 or 4 others, it looked a little out of place and I felt adding the quote made where it was coming from a bit clearer.