justice

There's no justice in geology

-and Haiti,which lies on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault

has seen few of the advantages

but was devastatingly punished last week.

liberal

John McWhorter, a linguist

and controversialist of mixed liberal

and conservative views,

sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture

as responsible for the decline of formal English.

license / licence

They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music,

news and current affairs, education, religion,

parliamentary coverage, children's programmes

and films for an annual license fee of

83 pounds per household.

militant

The number of Pakistani civilians killed

in militant attacks rose by a third in 2009

over the previous year, according to a new research report,

a toll that exceeded even the number of civilian deaths

in Afghanistan.

petition

Candidates must file a nominating petition

with the local school board by Monday,March 1,2010 at 4 p.m.

in order to get their names on the ballot

for the Annual School Election,

currently scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

regime

This is a regime that has systematically lied about

its nuclear program for a quarter of a century

and has managed to dissemble and sidestep any and all

international supervision.

victim

The victim said that when he called his credit card company

about the theft, he was told it had already been used

at a number of stores and more than $8,000 had been charged.

democracy

A group of Vietnamese democracy activists

 went on trial Wednesday, possibly facing the death penalty

for promoting a multi-party state,

an act the nation's communist government regards as treason.

counterpart

A:It is said that President Obama will fly to Britain

to meet his counterpart next Friday.

B:Really? The heads of the two powerful countries

will talk about the climate change there.