superfluous
It is a task that top managements increasingly face
as the business downturn and profit
squeeze make superfluous executives an insupportable luxury.
aspect
Science has long had an uneasy relationship
with other aspects of culture.
conspicuous
A USA TODAY statistical analysis of the men's tour
over the last decade illustrates what has become
increasingly conspicuous to students and casual observers of the game.
despise
But many liberals despise the upper chamber's offering,
as it includes a controversial tax on gold-plated insurance plans
devise
In a paper published the FSA indicated
it would no longer be prepared to treat Pibs as tier one capital,
leaving the mutual sector with the prospect of having to devise
other ways to raise capital.
envisage
I would envisage that this kind of special tribunal,
dealing with particular crimes against humanity,
would ultimately collapse into the International Criminal Court.
passerby
What is the passerby doing out there?
He is not a passerby, but a traffic assistant to the police.