Rod, thank you for the correction. I just couldn’t contain myself of that sentence, cause every time I hear: «London is the capital of Great Britain», it makes me smile since every Russian pupil knows it by heart and no matter about his/her English level. I smile not because of incorrect definition but ..if you drag smb. out of the hay in Russia in the dead of night and ask: «What is the capital of Great Britain?», (I give 99%) you’ll get: «London is the capital of Great Britain» verbatim…)) of course you could also hear: «What are you doing in my bedroom with your questions?» and such like stuff (1%). )))))
Of course I understand the difference: the full name of the country is - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for it consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the name of the island, consists of three autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland. Therefore: the U.K. includes England (part of Great Britain), Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. I remember this information from school geography lessons.
Last years (1996 – 2007) the Aston Martin Company was a filial part of Ford Motor Company.
New: September the 1st, 2008, Aston Martin announced the revival of the ________ marque. A concept will be shown in 2009, coinciding with the brand's 100th anniversary.
Yes, l_b... Po is absolutely right, there were many Treaties of Paris in history. Just specify a year :)
For instance, in 1919 the Irish portrait painter William Orpen became the official artist of the Paris Peace Conference (1919).
The Boeing 747-8F Freighter is the second longest fixed-wing aircraft in the world; its length is surpassed by the six-engined Antonov An-225, which measures 84 m in length.
New: The Airbus A380 was known as the Airbus A3XX during much of its development phase, but the nickname _________ has since become associated with it.
The same war had begun in 1752 in America and pitted French and American Indians against American colonists and British troops. The war was known in America as The War of the Conquest.
New: Later, in 1778, France returned to North America with the establishment of a Franco-American alliance against Great Britain in the _______ ___ __ ___________.
French involvement proved decisive, with a French naval victory in the Chesapeake leading at Yorktown in 1781 to the surrender of a second British army.
New: In 1783, the ________ ___ ______ ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west.
When he was hired to revitalize the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. he, instead, purchased its assets and launched his own car company, having named it Chrysler.
1925 was the year of foundation of The Chrysler Corporation.
New: Founded as Bamford and Martin in 1913, the company choose the name ________ ________ for its cars in 1914 in honour of locality (hill) where one of early models won the race.
Russian vice-admiral Makarov was the first who paid due attention to the flooding resistance of ships.
New: Vice-admiral Makarov also initiated the Russian _________ _____ , directed the Ermak icebreaker's construction, on which he travelled to the Arctic in 1899 and 1901. At the beginning of the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-05, he was appointed commander of the _______ ________ ________ which was blocked at Port Arthur.
The Toyota Caldina is an automobile manufactured by Toyota for the Japanese market and was released on 1992. It replaced the Toyota Carina Surf.
New: In January 2010, Toyota announced recalling up to ___ _______ cars across Europe, including about 220,000 in the UK, following an accelerator problem.
During Winter Olympics – 2010 in Vancouver the Russian sailing ship Kruzenshtern will be used for official meetings and receptions, and excursions on the vessel will also be available to the public.
New: _________ winter sports events have been announced as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Of course I understand the difference: the full name of the country is - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for it consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the name of the island, consists of three autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland. Therefore: the U.K. includes England (part of Great Britain), Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. I remember this information from school geography lessons.
New: September the 1st, 2008, Aston Martin announced the revival of the ________ marque. A concept will be shown in 2009, coinciding with the brand's 100th anniversary.
For instance, in 1919 the Irish portrait painter William Orpen became the official artist of the Paris Peace Conference (1919).
New: The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) is a fifth-generation fighter which is being developed by Russia and ________.
New: __________ is a device for processing information. You are using it now, reading my sentence to complete.
New: The Airbus A380 was known as the Airbus A3XX during much of its development phase, but the nickname _________ has since become associated with it.
New: French Safran Group and US based ______ ______ will supply the jet engines of the Comac C919.
New: Later, in 1778, France returned to North America with the establishment of a Franco-American alliance against Great Britain in the _______ ___ __ ___________.
New: In 1783, the ________ ___ ______ ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west.
1925 was the year of foundation of The Chrysler Corporation.
New: Founded as Bamford and Martin in 1913, the company choose the name ________ ________ for its cars in 1914 in honour of locality (hill) where one of early models won the race.
New: Vice-admiral Makarov also initiated the Russian _________ _____ , directed the Ermak icebreaker's construction, on which he travelled to the Arctic in 1899 and 1901. At the beginning of the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-05, he was appointed commander of the _______ ________ ________ which was blocked at Port Arthur.
William Orpen. Signing in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles (1919).
New: In January 2010, Toyota announced recalling up to ___ _______ cars across Europe, including about 220,000 in the UK, following an accelerator problem.
New one: __________ is the capital of Great Britain.
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New: _________ winter sports events have been announced as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.