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: band, board, crew, committee, crowd, company, clergy, cattle, family, gang, group, guard, gentry, infantry, jury, militia, police, poultry, team
A new government has been formed.
The government have asked me to go, so I am leaving now.
It was now nearly eleven clock and the congregation were arriving
The congregation was small.
How are your family?
Our family has always been a very happy one.
The commanding officer does not know where his cavalry is and his cavalry are not completely sure of their situation.
The crowd was enormous.
The crowd were silent.
The police is already informed.
I dont know what the police are doing.
The cattle is in the mountains.
The cattle have stopped grazing. They know before you hear any sound that planes are approaching.
The jury decides whether the accused is guilty or not.
While the jury were out, some of the public went out for a breath of fresh air.
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Ten years is a long time.
Another five minutes goes by.
A million francs is a lot of money.
3. , a/the number of, a/the majority of, (a) part of, the bulk of, a variety of . .
The number () of pages in this book isnt large.
It was Sunday and a number (, ) of people were walking about.
In Elisabeths reign the bulk of English vegetable supplies were imported from Holland.
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The majority believes that we are in danger of becoming extinct because of our destructive policy. ()
A majority of people believe that he is guilty.()
4. , : goods (, ), contents (, ), riches (, ), clothes (), wages (), eaves ( ) .
His wages were only 15 shillings a week.
I asked her what the contents were about.
His clothes were shabby.
The goods were delivered on time.
5. (or singularia tantum) hair, money, gate, information (), funeral (), progress (), advice. ..
Her hair is beautiful.
The money is mine.
The gate is open.
The information was unusually interesting.
If the funeral is so detestable to you, you dont have to go to it.
6. , s (pluralia tantum) : measles (), mumps (), billiards, dominoes, linguistics, economics, news, headquarters (), works ().
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No news is good news.
The new works () that has been built in our district is very large.
, ics . .., . .. , , . (ethics moral rules, gymnastics physical exercises).
 statistics
| -a branch of science -collected numbers, figures representing facts |
Statistics is a rather modern branch of mathematics.
These statistics show deaths per 1,000 of population.
Statistics on this subject are available,
| tactics | -the art of arranging military forces for battle -methods |
Tactics is one of the subjects studied in military academies.
Your tactics are obvious. Please, dont insult my intelligence.
 politics
| -a profession -political affairs, political ideas |
Politics is a risky profession.
Politics have always interested me.
What are your politics?
| ceramics
| -the art of making bricks, pots, etc. -articles produced in this way |
Ceramics is my hobby.
Where he lives isnt the provinces as far as ceramics are concerned, its the metropolis.
7. , (the blind, the dumb and deaf, the eminent, the mute, the old, the poor, the rich, etc.) ..
He did not look an important personage, but the eminent rarely do.
