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sustainable
Adjective
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If something is sustainable, it can be continued for a long time, especially without using up resources.
The oil-based lifestyle of today is not sustainable.
The government is trying to balance sustainable development with economic growth.
energy
Noun
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Energy is the ability to do work: move, give off heat, give off light, etc.
Unlike coal or oil, atomic energy production creates little air pollution.
Higher electricity prices should help promote energy efficiency.
The amount of energy in 100g or 100ml of food is much higher for foods with a lot of sugar.
She's all full of energy and she can't sit still.
This problem has taken up most of her time and energy for over a year.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
environment
Noun
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The environment is the natural world: forests, rivers, grasslands, oceans, etc.
We have to do more to protect the environment from pollution.
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Your environment is the situation or area that you live, work, or spend time in, including the people, buildings, vehicles, etc.
When we moved to the city, we found ourselves in a comepletely new social environment.
This course will prepare students for a career in a software engineering environment in industry or research.
The learning environment can have a large effect on your grades.
division
Noun
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Divisions are the parts of something after division.
There are four divisions (or sections) in a classical pas de deux.
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A division is a large military unit (group of soldiers)
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A division is a section of a large company.
This division of GenericTech specializes in the manufacturing of routers.
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When scientists are grouping kinds of animals, a division is a kind of group (Latin divisio) below kingdom and above class.
Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.
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A division is a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
There is a division in the Senate between politicians who support abortions and politicians who do not.
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A division is a piece of music (melody), played with musical instruments, in the 17th and 18th centuries based on another piece.
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A division is a set of pipes in a pipe organ.
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A division is a concept where a common group of debtors (people who owe money) are only responsible for part of the total debt.