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legislation
Noun
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Legislation is the official laws and rules of a government.
City council is planning new legislation regarding recycling.
This new crime law is a very important piece of legislation.
The legislation in Taiwan says that to be legally married the couple will need to be above the age of eighteen.'.
Congress approved several pieces of legislation.
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Legislation is the process of making and passing laws.
The government has the power of legislation.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
driving
Verb
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If something is driving, it is moving quickly and strongly.
The driving wind blew the rain sideways.
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.
rest
Noun
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A pause or break.
You need to take a rest.
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(music) A mark in music showing counts that are not played.
That quarter-note is followed by three rests.
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Sleep.
You need rest.
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A rest is a place where you can put something, often your arm.
rest
Verb
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To take a break.
He rested for five minutes.
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To be located somewhere.
The statue rests on the mantle.
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To place something in a place.
He rested his foot on the stair.
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To sleep.
The baby is resting.
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To be dead.
Rest in peace.
She is resting in Jesus.
Karen rests in a tomb.
time
Noun
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Time is what we measure with a clock.
"What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
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If you do something one time, you do it once.
time
Verb
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If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.