superfluous

It is a task that top managements increasingly face

as the business downturn and profit

squeeze make superfluous executives an insupportable luxury.

aspect

Science has long had an uneasy relationship

with other aspects of culture.

conspicuous

A USA TODAY statistical analysis of the men's tour

over the last decade illustrates what has become

increasingly conspicuous to students and casual observers of the game.

despise

But many liberals despise the upper chamber's offering,

as it includes a controversial tax on gold-plated insurance plans

devise

In a paper published the FSA indicated

it would no longer be prepared to treat Pibs as tier one capital,

leaving the mutual sector with the prospect of having to devise

other ways to raise capital.

envisage

I would envisage that this kind of special tribunal,

dealing with particular crimes against humanity,

would ultimately collapse into the International Criminal Court.

passerby

What is the passerby doing out there?

He is not a passerby, but a traffic assistant to the police.