Air Group 11 illustrates a subtle but important problem in the integration of women into the ranks (Continuous). There is no allegation that these women were crudely harassed like the victims of the 1991 Tailhook scandal. Rather, it appears that the female pilots aboard the Abraham Lincoln were quietly ostracized and derided. Warriors talk about “unit cohesion,” the intricate relationships that bond fighting men together (past). Because soldiers die for their buddies, not out of abstract notions of patriotism, these bonds can make the difference between fighting and fleeing( present Continuous) . (From “Falling out of the sky,” Newsweek, March 17, 1997) Parents and educators readily agree that reading is the key to success in school (present Continuous). However, there is much debate on which methods are most effective for teaching students to read (present Continuous). Sustained Silent Reading (SSR), an activity in which both students and teachers simply read for short periods each day from self-selected materials, has been determined to provide many benefits to students, both as a means of increasing language proficiency, and to improve students’ attitudes toward reading (present Continuous). (From “Good ideas for teaching the language arts,” The California Reader, 30( 3), Spring 1997) English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where it is used for administration, broadcasting and education (present). In these countries, English is a vital alternative language, often unifying huge territories and diverse populations (present Continuous). When Rajiv Gandhi appealed for an end to the violence that broke out after the assassination of his mother, Mrs Indira Gandhi, he went (past) on television and spoke to his people in English. In anglophone Africa, seizures of power are announced in English (present Continuous). Then there is English as a foreign language, used in countries (like Holland or many benefits to students, both as a means of increasing language proficiency, and to improve students’ attitudes toward reading (present Continuous). (From “Good ideas for teaching the language arts,” The California Reader, 30( 3), Spring 1997) English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where it is used for administration, broadcasting and education (past). In these countries, English is a vital alternative language, often unifying huge territories and diverse populations (present Continuous). When Rajiv Gandhi appealed for an end to the violence that broke out after the assassination of his mother, Mrs Indira Gandhi, he went on television and spoke to his people in English(past) . In anglophone Africa, seizures of power are announced in English (past). Then there is English as a foreign language, used in countries (like Holland or Yugoslavia) where it is backed up by a tradition of English teaching, or where it has been more recently adopted, Senegal for instance (past continuous). Here it is used to have contact with people in other countries, usually to promote trade and scientific progress, but to the benefit of international communication generally (present). A Dutch poet is read by a few thousands. Translated into English, he can be read by hundreds of thousands (past).
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1. women were crudely harassed
2. seizures of power are announced
3. seizures of power are announced
4. A Dutch poet is read
