Sheppard's Flock - Vocabulary Unit 2

China has been a much more receptive partner for technologies that help ameliorate carbon risk economically. New York Times (Jun 12, 2014)

Once asked by a reporter if his long hunt for the living fossil ever frustrated him, Dr. Rona replied with relaxed aplomb. New York Times (Feb 26, 2014)

The special effects and bombastic action sequences required for the modern blockbuster cost many millions of dollars. Forbes (Jul 21, 2014)

Of those there are a handful of aged champions who provide mere ceremonial value, and a group of callow amateurs who can realistically be discounted. BBC (Apr 8, 2014)

"Just do your job and stop wasting shareholder funds on mindless drivel like this," ran a post on www.iii.co.uk regarding Empyrean Energy Friday morning. Wall Street Journal (Aug 16, 2010)

“While this area has never been the epitome of refinement, it was then viewed as a ‘nice’ middle-class neighborhood,” Jean wrote. Washington Post

Around them, questions about Ebola poured down on the two health workers, who exhorted the neighbors and relatives not to be fearful. New York Times (Aug 18, 2014)

As part of that effort, Corbett, an ex officio member of the board, met behind closed doors with a group of student leaders Friday afternoon. Chicago Tribune (Nov 11, 2011)

A recent academic report noted that more than half of oil-palm concessions in Africa infringe on the habitat of great apes. Economist (Aug 14, 2014)

But I didn’t like all the other stuff that comes along with being president — the PR and ingratiating yourself with shareholders. Washington Post (Jul 21, 2013)

Security and police swiftly spotted that there was an interloper and he was led away "struggling" and clutching his passport. The Guardian (Jun 1, 2014)

Indeed, our research suggests that intrinsic motivation increases when people are aware that those around them are excited by their jobs. Time (Jul 28, 2014)

Other issues were clergy who, from the pulpit, inveighed against ship-money and unjust taxes, and spoke rudely against the bishops and tyrannical princes. Reilly, S. A.

During an epidemic of typhoid we daily see persons with fever, headache, and lassitude. Various

Under one flagstone, workers recently discovered remains of the bench at which Londoners stood to petition kings nearly a millennium ago. Economist (Jun 12, 2014)

But he was also a glory hound who fought crime, dabbled in the occult, practiced alchemy, and wrote volumes of Christian heresies. Forbes (Jun 13, 2012)

Calls for peace and civility permeated Saturday’s Staten Island event, which proceeded without incident. MSNBC (Aug 23, 2014)

The rocket that precipitated the airline cancellations damaged an Israeli home in Yehud, a suburb of Tel Aviv, injuring one, according to The Associated Press. The Verge (Jul 22, 2014)

Worries about global warming and more stringent emissions regulations in many countries are expected to boost sales of electric and other green vehicles. New York Times (Jul 31, 2014)

You don't need a PhD in electrical engineering to surmise that this fee isn't about information technology or database management. Los Angeles Times (Aug 4, 2014)