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AIDS
Noun
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AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases.
The AIDS epidemic in the United States began in the 1980s.
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AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
law
Noun
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Laws are the official rules of a government or organisation.
We have defined crime as behaviour which breaks the criminal law.
We believe that this law is wrong and we are not prepared to obey such a law.
The Kyoto treaty became law in 2005.
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The law is the police.
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A law is something that is always true.
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Law is the study of laws.
project
Noun
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A project is a complex job or assignment, often involving research or construction.
Shell is also working on projects to help find training and work experience for some of Brazil's 13 million street children.
The paper summarizes fifty research projects on the relationship between unemployment and crime.
She's a project manager with British construction company John Mowlem.
At college, I did this project on images of Black women in the media because it bothered me.
project
Verb
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If you project, you plan for or estimate something in the future.
We have projected the loss of income forward for five years.
Projecting into the future, wondering what may or may not happen and being afraid of it, is a common danger.
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If something projects out or beyond something else, it stands out.
During flight, the legs of this bird project beyond the tail.
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If you project an image somewhere, you use light to make it appear there.
During the presentation, she projected various graphs on the screen behind her.
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If you project an image, you try to give people a particular feeling about something.
The program will project a modern image of workers.