devalue
Few Americans attribute this solely to such obvious causes
as a devalued dollar or the turning of the business cycle.
equivalent
Since India produces the equivalent of just
1.7 tons of carbon dioxide per capita, which is less than 7 percent
of what the United States emits,critics said
he was committing to doing nothing in the foreseeable future.
indignant
Mrs Hasten fights the cause of communities affected by
oil spills in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
and she makes indignant phone calls
to the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC,
to say federal pollution standards are being violated.
prevail
Americans have been migrating south and west
in larger numbers since World War II, and the pattern still prevails.
revive
Ticketmaster and Live Nation have argued
that their combined company would reduce
inefficiencies in the marketing and presentation of live events,
which would help to revive the music industry and benefit consumers.
survive
This alone demonstrates that the television business
is not an easy world to survive in,
a fact underlined by statistics
that show that out of eighty European television networks,
no less than 50% took a loss in 1989.
valid
Staffers call the phone numbers written on
completed registration forms to make sure they're valid and also
take note of incomplete or duplicate forms.
valve
The inquest at Hereford town hall
heard there was a faulty anti-spill valve on the helicopter
which if working could have prevented the fire taking hold so rapidly.
newsroom
… there was a natural transition from one generation to another.
Retirement at 65 was normative. Every year a small group of reporters
would leave the newsroom, to be replaced by younger ones.