Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes.

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Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

Jim Rohn

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without , sense , desire

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I love New York, I love the smell of New York... I love the subway.

Harold Ford, Jr.

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love , new

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With wrestling, I'm working all the time, I'm wrestling all the time, I'm performing all the time, and I'm making money all the time.

Matt Riddle

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working , wrestling , performing

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People wouldn't believe that in the mediterranean there is a lot of surf.

Paul Abbas

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people , believe , mediterranean , lot

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Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense.

Henry Miller

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I might be out of the league if I didn't have a guy like K.G. To show me the ropes and a coach like Doc Rivers.

Rajon Rondo

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might , out , league

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The name hippopotamus means 'river horse' and is often shortened to hippo.

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name , hippopotamus , means

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I haven't got the yacht any more. The cost of running it was crazy. But it was so much fun while I had it. I don't regret it.

Jenson Button

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got , yacht , any

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Most of my fights are intelligent.

Bernard Hopkins

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most , fights

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To strive with an equal is dangerous with a superior, mad with an inferior, degrading.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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strive , equal , dangerous , mad

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I'm the renegade of funk. I've made house, techno, rock, funk, reggae... That's why I've been on so many different labels.

Afrika Bambaataa

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renegade , made , been

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I want to be a professional. I want to be like my TV father, Bill Smitrovich. He's an easy, calm actor. I don't want to freak out.

Chris Burke

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want , like

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The story of this crop is that it's late and dry, the crop has more of a chance for lower production than higher.

Dave Green

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story , crop , late , more

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I've not had a deliberate image makeover.

Nicola Sturgeon

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had , deliberate , image

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The man fought back, it appears he played dead for a little bit.

Dave Chanda

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man , fought , appears , he , played

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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around , different , types

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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while , using , energy

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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bamboo , fast , growing

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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some , plants , gaining

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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tree , which , been

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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bronze , metal , made

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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metals , strong , useful

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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very , high , melting

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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metals , extremely , reactive

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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good , conductor , heat

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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room , mercury , only

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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copper , good , conductor

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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while , most , common

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes.

– Georgios A. Papandreou –

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