We are going to decorate the hall with creeping spruce and fir mottoes with pink tissue-paper roses in them. Chapter 24, <Anne of Green Gables> Question: What is a motto made of spruce and fir?

Many thanks! I think you are right, though 'General Conditions' is not found in the whole text as a caption. Maybe it's somewhere outside the whole document. The original text is a subcontract, and this part's caption is 'Main

4.3 Decennial Liability The Subcontractor shall be liable for and remedy and correct all errors, omissions or negligence of his part and in particular he shall be liable for any structural defects which could render the Subcontract Works improper

Tomorrow is a long ways away http://www.tsrocks.com/t/the_byrds_texts/tomorrow_is_a_long_ways_away.html England still a long way away from being series contenders

The United States presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change on Friday as the pair hit the road in states teeming with independent voters vital to winning the White House. What does 'mantle' refer

Thanks! Avangi. I found the following definition of 'mark' in the dictionary, Sports To guard (an opponent), as in soccer Is it correct in this sentence?

Hugo Paul's populist Cry Rape: Anatomy of the Rapist confidently told his readers that it was simply not possible for a single man to rape a resisting woman.He went further ,in fact ,declaring that even two men could not succeed 'without

2. Learning your corporate language Every industry has a short hand, according to Lifrieri. A social engineering criminal will study that language and be able to rattle it off with the best of them . What does 'them'(red text) refer to?

Thank you, CJ! Does 'wade through this vale of tears' mean 'live a harsh life'? The words 'wade' and 'tears' seem to imply a not-very-happy life.

Is it any wonder I wade through this pail of tears in a state of confusion?