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1) The job was by no means an easy one. 2) So far as I can judge he is in the same nervous condition he was at this time last year. 3) I left a note asking my friend to let me hear from him as soon as he got back. 4) Neither he nor I guessed that she was telling stories. 5) In spite of its usefulness a direct current system has one great disadvantage. Namely, there is no easy economical way by means of which one can increase or decrease its voltage. 6) Potential is really neither a force nor a pressure. 7) Almost all universal motors are of the series type and operate on either direct or alternating current. 8) In many instances it is necessary to consider the rate at which work is done as well as the total amount of work accomplished. 9) Both momentum and Impulse, unlike energy and work, are vector quantities. 10) In other words, as far as the motion of its centre of mass is concerned, a body of any shape acted on by any number of forces, can be replaced by a point mass at its centre of mass and all of the forces on it can be considered to act at this point. 11) An accurate control of the motion of jet-propelled planes is possible due to the availability of reliable modern computers. 12) Thanks to the reliability of modem computing devices space flights can be accomplished successfully. 13) Any person can operate a desk computer because of its simplicity.
UNIT 11. The Complex Sentence
Exercise 1. Analyse and. translate the following sentences paying attention to the subject.
1) That this factor is too important to be ignored does not require any further proof. 2) What is done cannot be undone. 3) That the sun is but a typical star is one of the most significant facts of modern astronomy. 4) What we want to stress is indivisibility and. complexity of the environment. 5) What follows is extremely significant in its bearing on the problem of the relationship of physics with other sciences. 6) That this was not the case was proved when they obtained more data. 7) What goes into a system must eventually come out. 8) What we try to do is to foretell a general tendency rather than a particular development. 9) Whether the project will be approved at present is a matter of importance. 10) Whether this difference of approach played a decisive role in the final solution of the problem remains a subject for speculation. 11) Whether it is necessary to apply an enormous pressure to a liquid to get changes in volume is not difficult to prove. 12) It is obvious that an increased pressure will tend to prevent this expansion and thus to prevent the conversion of water into steam. 13) What they were speaking about was quite clear to him. 14) Where I shall find all the necessary data for my report is still a question. 15) What is necessary for us at present is to get all the necessary data. 16) How to use personal experience in practical work must be known to every specialist. 17) What has been called the scientific method began to appear in the time of Galilei. 18) That heat flows from a place of higher to one of lower temperature but never in the reverse direction should be kept in mind.
