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Well, I'm kind of similar. I think, actually, when I was... when I was a child, I thought that being a professional sportsman would be fantastic – either a footballer or a cricketer.

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And finally, skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the text being read.

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We need to support individuals in being able to think critically about the things that they're reading, because that's fundamental to a democracy is our ability to analyse and think deeply about the information that we're consuming.

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If you can imagine if that brain is constantly being distracted and hyper stimulated, you're going to have them not able to really move from one stimulus to the next without a desire for ever quicker intervals between stimuli.

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The figures that are being reported at the moment, as you mentioned, seven dead, dozens of people injured as well.

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The figures that are being reported at the moment, as you mentioned, seven dead, dozens of people injured as well, casualties not just in Dnipro, but in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa regions as well.

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Obviously, for Ukraine though, as it's been at war now for years and you've seen the evolution of the battlefield, it's also become a leader in drone technology, and its expertise being called on now by other countries, but still obviously a difficult situation on the front line where you have seen this sort of battlefield technology evolve.

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Get up means stand up after being in bed.

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But didn't you say you weren't happy anymore being queen?

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Being unable to cope with high temperatures is a giant hornet's Achilles' heel.

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AI has already discovered new drugs and is being used to identify cancer cells much more reliably than humans.

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As AI advances, governments and regulators will of course need to make sure it's being used ethically and legally - no easy feat.

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Yeah, we're having a lot of fun here, but if Brie wants a chance at being the last person.

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Yeah. Just continue being yourself and being honest.

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Yeah. Just continue being yourself and being honest. Yeah. Just continue being yourself and being honest.

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Fergal describes the children as being phenomenally resilient.

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The adverb phenomenally describes something being done or felt in an extreme or surprising way.

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In Crimea, you know, we've already had reports of rationing and people being told to conserve energy, that petrol is in very very short supply.

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He told me that the building was being sold and I had 1 month to leave.

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He told me about the challenges of being an artist.

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