Sentence examples for dear rather than from inspiring English sources

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But, of course, there is nothing to say that the ratio has to be restored by gold rising; oil could be dear rather than gold cheap.

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Longo's, too — when the extent of their petty criminality was about to be revealed, both men killed their nearest and dearest rather than expose them to the squalid truth.

A member of the clinic staff has been assigned to ensure that the salutation field is appropriate (e.g. "Dear Mr. Jones" rather than "Dear Mr. Jones Jr").

They also usually have a generic greeting such as "Dear customer" rather than your name.

That former closing stretch regularly witnessed competitors hanging on for dear life rather than providing the birdie blitz that spectators want to see for the conclusion of a marquee competition.

But in Dear Angelica, rather than filling with racks of guns, dainty streaks of color materialize around you.

They will also buy cheap chicken rather than dear beef, potatoes rather than mangetout and plain milk rather than fancy yogurt concoctions.Private-label makers will sell more, but since raw materials are a higher proportion of their total costs (they don't advertise as much as posh brands), they will suffer.

Furthermore, her influence appears to be affecting mainstream culture: the clothing chain Urban Outfitters recently ran a blogpost telling customers how to achieve a Molly Soda-inspired "Tumblr girl look", albeit as – oh dear – a Halloween costume rather than an ongoing lifestyle.

Firms bidding below, say, 8.5 rupees must assume that technology will improve (likely), equipment prices will keep falling (perhaps, but some manufacturers are losing money), or that they can make their sums work by borrowing cheap dollars rather than dear rupees (a foolish risk).Second, if prices do not fall steeply, there may be little appetite for solar power.

Rather than regale dear readers with a long list of memorable examples here and now (for this you'll need the customary quiz, of course, which can be found here) I will just share with you this striking example from the first two paragraphs of a Guardian environmental story from this year.

We surveyed male competition after males had established territories and built nests, so disagreements were already largely settled and there should be selection to rely on signalling rather than continue fighting (a dear enemy effect; [ 68, 69]).

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