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What do people use stay to talk about?
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What words refer to someone not moving?
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What words refer to the event of stopping?
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What do people say when they want someone to stop?
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What words refer to the event of visiting someone?
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What words refer to visiting over a night?
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What words refer to living in a place?
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What words refer to something used to join things together?adhesive band belt binder binding bolt bond brace bracket brad buckle button cable cement chain cinch clamp clasp clip clothespin cord cotter coupler dowel fastener fastening fetter glue gum guy handcuff hasp hemp hinge hitch hook knot lace lacing lariat lashing lasso latch line linkage lock loop manacle mooring nail nut padlock paste peg pin safety pin straight pin plaster putty rivet rope screw shackle shoelace shoestring snap solder staple stay stitch stocks strap string tack tape thong thread thumbtack truss twine wedge wire wrap wrapping yarn zipper
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What words refer to how well things are joined together?
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What words refer to going to bed early or late?
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What words refer to staying awake and not going to sleep?
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What words refer to being a patient in a hospital?
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What words are used of not wanting to sleep?
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What words refer to staying far from something?
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What words refer to being able to work or run for a long time?
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What words refer to being alive?
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What words refer to regularly contacting someone?
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What words refer to controlling your desire to drink alcohol?
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What words refer to almost falling?
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What words refer to moving at the same speed as the person you are following?
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What words refer to staying near something?
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Conjugation stay conjugation
How do you conjugate stay?
stay · verb
Present I stay
Positive I stay
Singular
1st person I stay
2nd person you stay
3rd person he/she/it staves he/she/it stays
Plural
1st person we stay
2nd person you stay
3rd person they stay
Negative I don't stay
Singular
1st person I don't stay I do not stay
2nd person you don't stay you do not stay
3rd person he/she/it doesn't stay he/she/it does not stay
Plural
1st person we don't stay we do not stay
2nd person you don't stay you do not stay
3rd person they don't stay they do not stay
Question do I stay?
Singular
1st person do I stay?
2nd person do you stay?
3rd person does he/she/it stay?
Plural
1st person do we stay?
2nd person do you stay?
3rd person do they stay?
Negative question don't I stay?
Singular
1st person don't I stay? do I not stay?
2nd person don't you stay? do you not stay?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it stay? does he/she/it not stay?
Plural
1st person don't we stay? do we not stay?
2nd person don't you stay? do you not stay?
3rd person don't they stay? do they not stay?
Past I staid
Positive I staid
Singular
1st person I staid I stayed
2nd person you staid you stayed
3rd person he/she/it staid he/she/it stayed
Plural
1st person we staid we stayed
2nd person you staid you stayed
3rd person they staid they stayed
Negative I didn't stay
Singular
1st person I didn't stay I did not stay
2nd person you didn't stay you did not stay
3rd person he/she/it didn't stay he/she/it did not stay
Plural
1st person we didn't stay we did not stay
2nd person you didn't stay you did not stay
3rd person they didn't stay they did not stay
Question did I stay?
Singular
1st person did I stay?
2nd person did you stay?
3rd person did he/she/it stay?
Plural
1st person did we stay?
2nd person did you stay?
3rd person did they stay?
Negative question didn't I stay?
Singular
1st person didn't I stay? did I not stay?
2nd person didn't you stay? did you not stay?
3rd person didn't he/she/it stay? did he/she/it not stay?
Plural
1st person didn't we stay? did we not stay?
2nd person didn't you stay? did you not stay?
3rd person didn't they stay? did they not stay?
Future I'll stay
Positive I'll stay
Singular
1st person I'll stay I will stay
2nd person you'll stay you will stay
3rd person he/she/it'll stay he/she/it will stay
Plural
1st person we'll stay we will stay
2nd person you'll stay you will stay
3rd person they'll stay they will stay
Negative I won't stay
Singular
1st person I won't stay I will not stay
2nd person you won't stay you will not stay
3rd person he/she/it won't stay he/she/it will not stay
Plural
1st person we won't stay we will not stay
2nd person you won't stay you will not stay
3rd person they won't stay they will not stay
Question will I stay?
Singular
1st person will I stay?
2nd person will you stay?
3rd person will he/she/it stay?
Plural
1st person will we stay?
2nd person will you stay?
3rd person will they stay?
Negative question won't I stay?
Singular
1st person won't I stay? will I not stay?
2nd person won't you stay? will you not stay?
3rd person won't he/she/it stay? will he/she/it not stay?
Plural
1st person won't we stay? will we not stay?
2nd person won't you stay? will you not stay?
3rd person won't they stay? will they not stay?
Conditional I'd stay
Positive I'd stay
Singular
1st person I'd stay I would stay
2nd person you'd stay you would stay
3rd person he/she/it'd stay he/she/it would stay
Plural
1st person we'd stay we would stay
2nd person you'd stay you would stay
3rd person they'd stay they would stay
Negative I wouldn't stay
Singular
1st person I wouldn't stay I would not stay
2nd person you wouldn't stay you would not stay
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't stay he/she/it would not stay
Plural
1st person we wouldn't stay we would not stay
2nd person you wouldn't stay you would not stay
3rd person they wouldn't stay they would not stay
Question would I stay?
Singular
1st person would I stay?
2nd person would you stay?
3rd person would he/she/it stay?
Plural
1st person would we stay?
2nd person would you stay?
3rd person would they stay?
Negative question wouldn't I stay?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I stay? would I not stay?
2nd person wouldn't you stay? would you not stay?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it stay? would he/she/it not stay?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we stay? would we not stay?
2nd person wouldn't you stay? would you not stay?
3rd person wouldn't they stay? would they not stay?
Present continuous I'm staying
Positive I'm staying
Singular
1st person I'm staying I am staying
2nd person you're staying you are staying
3rd person he/she/it's staying he/she/it is staying
Plural
1st person we're staying we are staying
2nd person you're staying you are staying
3rd person they're staying they are staying
Negative I'm not staying
Singular
1st person I'm not staying I am not staying
2nd person you aren't staying you're not staying you are not staying
3rd person he/she/it isn't staying he/she/it's not staying he/she/it is not staying
Plural
1st person we aren't staying we're not staying we are not staying
2nd person you aren't staying you're not staying you are not staying
3rd person they aren't staying they're not staying they are not staying
Question am I staying?
Singular
1st person am I staying?
2nd person are you staying?
3rd person is he/she/it staying?
Plural
1st person are we staying?
2nd person are you staying?
3rd person are they staying?
Negative question aren't I staying?
Singular
1st person aren't I staying? am I not staying?
2nd person aren't you staying? are you not staying?
3rd person isn't he/she/it staying? is he/she/it not staying?
Plural
1st person aren't we staying? are we not staying?
2nd person aren't you staying? are you not staying?
3rd person aren't they staying? are they not staying?
Past continuous I was staying
Positive I was staying
Singular
1st person I was staying
2nd person you were staying
3rd person he/she/it was staying
Plural
1st person we were staying
2nd person you were staying
3rd person they were staying
Negative I wasn't staying
Singular
1st person I wasn't staying I was not staying
2nd person you weren't staying you were not staying
3rd person he/she/it wasn't staying he/she/it was not staying
Plural
1st person we weren't staying we were not staying
2nd person you weren't staying you were not staying
3rd person they weren't staying they were not staying
Question was I staying?
Singular
1st person was I staying?
2nd person were you staying?
3rd person was he/she/it staying?
Plural
1st person were we staying?
2nd person were you staying?
3rd person were they staying?
Negative question wasn't I staying?
Singular
1st person wasn't I staying? was I not staying?
2nd person weren't you staying? were you not staying?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it staying? was he/she/it not staying?
Plural
1st person weren't we staying? were we not staying?
2nd person weren't you staying? were you not staying?
3rd person weren't they staying? were they not staying?
Future continuous I'll be staying
Positive I'll be staying
Singular
1st person I'll be staying I will be staying
2nd person you'll be staying you will be staying
3rd person he/she/it'll be staying he/she/it will be staying
Plural
1st person we'll be staying we will be staying
2nd person you'll be staying you will be staying
3rd person they'll be staying they will be staying
Negative I won't be staying
Singular
1st person I won't be staying I will not be staying
2nd person you won't be staying you will not be staying
3rd person he/she/it won't be staying he/she/it will not be staying
Plural
1st person we won't be staying we will not be staying
2nd person you won't be staying you will not be staying
3rd person they won't be staying they will not be staying
Question will I be staying?
Singular
1st person will I be staying?
2nd person will you be staying?
3rd person will he/she/it be staying?
Plural
1st person will we be staying?
2nd person will you be staying?
3rd person will they be staying?
Negative question won't I be staying?
Singular
1st person won't I be staying? will I not be staying?
2nd person won't you be staying? will you not be staying?
3rd person won't he/she/it be staying? will he/she/it not be staying?
Plural
1st person won't we be staying? will we not be staying?
2nd person won't you be staying? will you not be staying?
3rd person won't they be staying? will they not be staying?
Conditional continuous I'd be staying
Positive I'd be staying
Singular
1st person I'd be staying I would be staying
2nd person you'd be staying you would be staying
3rd person he/she/it'd be staying he/she/it would be staying
Plural
1st person we'd be staying we would be staying
2nd person you'd be staying you would be staying
3rd person they'd be staying they would be staying
Negative I wouldn't be staying
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be staying I would not be staying
2nd person you wouldn't be staying you would not be staying
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be staying he/she/it would not be staying
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be staying we would not be staying
2nd person you wouldn't be staying you would not be staying
3rd person they wouldn't be staying they would not be staying
Question would I be staying?
Singular
1st person would I be staying?
2nd person would you be staying?
3rd person would he/she/it be staying?
Plural
1st person would we be staying?
2nd person would you be staying?
3rd person would they be staying?
Negative question wouldn't I be staying?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be staying? would I not be staying?
2nd person wouldn't you be staying? would you not be staying?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be staying? would he/she/it not be staying?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be staying? would we not be staying?
2nd person wouldn't you be staying? would you not be staying?
3rd person wouldn't they be staying? would they not be staying?
Present perfect I've staid
Positive I've staid
Singular
1st person I've staid I've stayed I have staid I have stayed
2nd person you've staid you've stayed you have staid you have stayed
3rd person he/she/it's staid he/she/it's stayed he/she/it has staid he/she/it has stayed
Plural
1st person we've staid we've stayed we have staid we have stayed
2nd person you've staid you've stayed you have staid you have stayed
3rd person they've staid they've stayed they have staid they have stayed
Negative I haven't staid
Singular
1st person I haven't staid I haven't stayed I have not staid I have not stayed
2nd person you haven't staid you haven't stayed you have not staid you have not stayed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't staid he/she/it hasn't stayed he/she/it has not staid he/she/it has not stayed
Plural
1st person we haven't staid we haven't stayed we have not staid we have not stayed
2nd person you haven't staid you haven't stayed you have not staid you have not stayed
3rd person they haven't staid they haven't stayed they have not staid they have not stayed
Question have I staid?
Singular
1st person have I staid? have I stayed?
2nd person have you staid? have you stayed?
3rd person has he/she/it staid? has he/she/it stayed?
Plural
1st person have we staid? have we stayed?
2nd person have you staid? have you stayed?
3rd person have they staid? have they stayed?
Negative question haven't I staid?
Singular
1st person haven't I staid? haven't I stayed? have I not staid? have I not stayed?
2nd person haven't you staid? haven't you stayed? have you not staid? have you not stayed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it staid? hasn't he/she/it stayed? has he/she/it not staid? has he/she/it not stayed?
Plural
1st person haven't we staid? haven't we stayed? have we not staid? have we not stayed?
2nd person haven't you staid? haven't you stayed? have you not staid? have you not stayed?
3rd person haven't they staid? haven't they stayed? have they not staid? have they not stayed?
Past perfect I had staid
Positive I had staid
Singular
1st person I had staid I had stayed
2nd person you had staid you had stayed
3rd person he/she/it had staid he/she/it had stayed
Plural
1st person we had staid we had stayed
2nd person you had staid you had stayed
3rd person they had staid they had stayed
Negative I hadn't staid
Singular
1st person I hadn't staid I hadn't stayed I had not staid I had not stayed
2nd person you hadn't staid you hadn't stayed you had not staid you had not stayed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't staid he/she/it hadn't stayed he/she/it had not staid he/she/it had not stayed
Plural
1st person we hadn't staid we hadn't stayed we had not staid we had not stayed
2nd person you hadn't staid you hadn't stayed you had not staid you had not stayed
3rd person they hadn't staid they hadn't stayed they had not staid they had not stayed
Question had I staid?
Singular
1st person had I staid? had I stayed?
2nd person had you staid? had you stayed?
3rd person had he/she/it staid? had he/she/it stayed?
Plural
1st person had we staid? had we stayed?
2nd person had you staid? had you stayed?
3rd person had they staid? had they stayed?
Negative question hadn't I staid?
Singular
1st person hadn't I staid? hadn't I stayed? had I not staid? had I not stayed?
2nd person hadn't you staid? hadn't you stayed? had you not staid? had you not stayed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it staid? hadn't he/she/it stayed? had he/she/it not staid? had he/she/it not stayed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we staid? hadn't we stayed? had we not staid? had we not stayed?
2nd person hadn't you staid? hadn't you stayed? had you not staid? had you not stayed?
3rd person hadn't they staid? hadn't they stayed? had they not staid? had they not stayed?
Future perfect I'll have staid
Positive I'll have staid
Singular
1st person I'll have staid I'll have stayed I will have staid I will have stayed
2nd person you'll have staid you'll have stayed you will have staid you will have stayed
3rd person he/she/it'll have staid he/she/it'll have stayed he/she/it will have staid he/she/it will have stayed
Plural
1st person we'll have staid we'll have stayed we will have staid we will have stayed
2nd person you'll have staid you'll have stayed you will have staid you will have stayed
3rd person they'll have staid they'll have stayed they will have staid they will have stayed
Negative I won't have staid
Singular
1st person I won't have staid I won't have stayed I will not have staid I will not have stayed
2nd person you won't have staid you won't have stayed you will not have staid you will not have stayed
3rd person he/she/it won't have staid he/she/it won't have stayed he/she/it will not have staid he/she/it will not have stayed
Plural
1st person we won't have staid we won't have stayed we will not have staid we will not have stayed
2nd person you won't have staid you won't have stayed you will not have staid you will not have stayed
3rd person they won't have staid they won't have stayed they will not have staid they will not have stayed
Question +'ll I have staid?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have staid? +'ll I have stayed? will I have staid? will I have stayed?
2nd person +'ll you have staid? +'ll you have stayed? will you have staid? will you have stayed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have staid? +'ll he/she/it have stayed? will he/she/it have staid? will he/she/it have stayed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have staid? +'ll we have stayed? will we have staid? will we have stayed?
2nd person +'ll you have staid? +'ll you have stayed? will you have staid? will you have stayed?
3rd person +'ll they have staid? +'ll they have stayed? will they have staid? will they have stayed?
Negative question won't I have staid?
Singular
1st person won't I have staid? won't I have stayed? will I not have staid? will I not have stayed?
2nd person won't you have staid? won't you have stayed? will you not have staid? will you not have stayed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have staid? won't he/she/it have stayed? will he/she/it not have staid? will he/she/it not have stayed?
Plural
1st person won't we have staid? won't we have stayed? will we not have staid? will we not have stayed?
2nd person won't you have staid? won't you have stayed? will you not have staid? will you not have stayed?
3rd person won't they have staid? won't they have stayed? will they not have staid? will they not have stayed?
Conditional perfect I'd have staid
Positive I'd have staid
Singular
1st person I'd have staid I'd have stayed I would have staid I would have stayed
2nd person you'd have staid you'd have stayed you would have staid you would have stayed
3rd person he/she/it'd have staid he/she/it'd have stayed he/she/it would have staid he/she/it would have stayed
Plural
1st person we'd have staid we'd have stayed we would have staid we would have stayed
2nd person you'd have staid you'd have stayed you would have staid you would have stayed
3rd person they'd have staid they'd have stayed they would have staid they would have stayed
Negative I wouldn't have staid
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have staid I wouldn't have stayed I would not have staid I would not have stayed
2nd person you wouldn't have staid you wouldn't have stayed you would not have staid you would not have stayed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have staid he/she/it wouldn't have stayed he/she/it would not have staid he/she/it would not have stayed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have staid we wouldn't have stayed we would not have staid we would not have stayed
2nd person you wouldn't have staid you wouldn't have stayed you would not have staid you would not have stayed
3rd person they wouldn't have staid they wouldn't have stayed they would not have staid they would not have stayed
Question would I have staid?
Singular
1st person would I have staid? would I have stayed?
2nd person would you have staid? would you have stayed?
3rd person would he/she/it have staid? would he/she/it have stayed?
Plural
1st person would we have staid? would we have stayed?
2nd person would you have staid? would you have stayed?
3rd person would they have staid? would they have stayed?
Negative question wouldn't I have staid?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have staid? wouldn't I have stayed? would I not have staid? would I not have stayed?
2nd person wouldn't you have staid? wouldn't you have stayed? would you not have staid? would you not have stayed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have staid? wouldn't he/she/it have stayed? would he/she/it not have staid? would he/she/it not have stayed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have staid? wouldn't we have stayed? would we not have staid? would we not have stayed?
2nd person wouldn't you have staid? wouldn't you have stayed? would you not have staid? would you not have stayed?
3rd person wouldn't they have staid? wouldn't they have stayed? would they not have staid? would they not have stayed?
Imperative stay!
Positive
you stay!
we let's stay!
Negative
you don't stay!
we let's not stay!
Examples stay examples
How do I use stay in a sentence?
Simple sentences
I'd like to stay for one night.
Stay here with us.
I'd rather stay home than go alone.
We plan to stay a week.
I'd rather stay here.
Yes, but you do not have to stay to the end.
It is very fine today so I would rather go out than stay at home.
I plan to stay here for three days.
I'll stay there till six o'clock.
My doctor told me to stay at home for a week.
It is important for old people to stay strong.
It's a lot easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
I'll stay until tomorrow.
How long did you stay?
I'm sorry, I can't stay long.
I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.
Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.
Though his stay in Europe was transient, Spenser felt he had learned much more about interactions with other people from traveling than he did at college.
I won't put a pistol against anybody's chest in order to stay in Barcelona.
Can I stay at your place? I have nowhere to go.
If you don't want to stay alone, I can keep you company.
You are to stay here until we come back.
It would be better for you to stay in bed today.
Will you stay at home?
You will stay at home.
Movie subtitles
Stay still!
Stay with me, Mark!
Nanali, I'll clean it up right away, so stay right there.
If we want to stay alive, our village needs to lay low and not attract any attention.
You have to stay indoors, Nabulungi!
Just stay inside, and do not open the door for anyone!
That I was wrong, and I'm gonna stay here and stick to my work!
But Heavenly Father has shown me I need to stay here!
Screw the Church! Why don't we stay?
I can't believe Johnny's gonna just stay out in the woods.
But I don't need to stay.
I mean, she's probably not gonna talk to me for the rest of the time, if she does stay.
Yes, we were, and thank you for letting me stay.
Just, whatever happened, I don't think it's safe for you to stay out here.
And Henk went to Leiden, and from time to time we received news about his stay, the people at Leiden, the things that were going on there.
Stay.
You wanted everyone to stay where they belonged.
Stay a while.
Don't stay there. You have plenty of room. Spread it out!
I'll leave with the kids if you want to stay.
We have to stay, change these people, give them laws, civilize them.
You want them to stay ignorant so you can dominate them.
How long will that boy stay in our home?
You're coming to Algiers, to stay with me.
They are delighted by their stay.
He's decided to stay in Paris and changed his name.
Where will you stay?
They like to stay mobile, launching from different spots, using different methods.
Stay back.
We've really need to stay positive.
Two stay, two go and get help.
Or stay?
You two stay here, if the driver comes back, just all stay with the car, all right?
I think I'm going to stay out here a little longer.
Guys, come on, we should stay together, yeah?
You and me, we'll stay together, yeah?
Just stay out of the way.
Just stay out of the way!
Scott, you need to stay away from me right now.
Just stay out of my way!
News and current affairs
Germans certainly use this argument to stay out of the action wherever possible.
No one should doubt that Kuchma intends to stay in power, no matter what.
Public transport was halted, trains to and from the city were stopped, shops and business closed, and citizens were told to stay home.
In order to become cheaper, a country's inflation rate must stay below that of its competitors, but that can be accomplished only through an economic slump.
He managed to stay at the helm for over forty years with no serious challengers.
Moreover, there seems no obvious way to speed up the process of convincing the Arabs that Israel is here to stay except by making this war of attrition as costly as possible for them.
If not, stay out.
He (or she) will have to stay in Iraq, engage in the Israel-Palestine conflict on the side of Israel, confront a tougher Russia, deal with an ever more ambitious China, and face the challenge of global warming.
Unfortunately, though, so long as some countries like China, Germany, Japan, and the oil exporters pump surplus goods into the world economy, not all countries can trim their spending to stay within their means.
As economists Ronald Schettkat and Richard Freeman have pointed out, career women do not necessarily work more hours per week than women with part-time jobs or stay-at-home moms.
Women use those benefits anyway, whether they are stay-at-home moms or perform paid work outside the home.
If the Constitution is rejected, the British, having chosen to stay out of that grouping, may find that they have maneuvered themselves into an even more remote outer circle of Europe.
Ansari was accompanied by Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who, during her stay, signed an agreement allowing China - without any quid pro quo - to establish industrial parks in India.
Most people everywhere prefer to stay home, or return home, rather than live in permanent exile. Kimchi is simply not as good in Los Angeles as in Pusan, nor is chapathi as good in Manchester as in Hyderabad.
Israeli Jews are bound to stay in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Israeli Arabs are bound to stay in Israel proper.
So the dollar would have to stay at its current level to continue to create the large trade deficit and resulting capital inflow.
The greatest danger is that the Jasmine Revolution could go the way of Romania's anti-communist uprising of 20 years ago, with the old regime's underlings expelling their bosses in order to stay in power.
His embrace of the right to his truth, which is the artist's task, is nonetheless remarkable, given that he is working in an environment in which part of the creative process involves trying to stay alive.
Until then, China's quest for international respect is set to remain elusive and Tibet is likely to stay on the world's agenda.
Second, bankruptcy reform is needed to allow homeowners to write down the value of their homes and stay in their houses.
If they stay on the tried and tested path of those who have gone before, there is every chance that I will.
Black carbon is essentially the soot produced by diesel emissions, and - in developing countries - by the burning of organic matter to cook food and stay warm.
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