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100

The dulcet tone and appealing image of American Rock and Roll and blues musicians became popular with British youth in the late 1950s.

In the late 1950s, young people in Britain started to like the soothing voice and attractive appearance of American Rock & Roll and blues singers.

100

Before India gained Independence, most of its citizens were insular: they knew little about the outside world.

The majority of Indians were mostly isolated before their country attained independence; they had little knowledge of other cultures.

100

His writing of "Common Sense" was so influential in spurring the Revolutionary War that John Adams reportedly said, "Without the pen of the author of 'Common Sense', the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.”

According to John Adams, the Revolutionary War would not have been started if the author of "Common Sense" hadn't written it. "Without the pen of the author of "Common Sense," the sword of Washington would have been lifted pointlessly," he allegedly claimed.

200

The increasing ease with which photos can be shot, edited and shared means that our archaic idea of the “struggling art photographer” now has to be expand to include an audience which, in an earlier era, might have been consumers of art photography.

Our outdated concept of the "struggling art photographer" must now be extended to encompass a population that, in previously, could have been users of art photography. This is due to the simplicity with which pictures can be taken, processed, and distributed.

200

The odd thing about the new system was that even though it was not perfectly aligned with capitalism, yet it was successfully implemented without antagonizing the capitalists.

The strange thing about the new system was that, despite its imperfect compatibility with capitalism, it was successfully integrated without upsetting the corporate sector.

200

Even though Magellan would eventually die on his ambitious cruise around the world, nothing was portentous on the morning of his departure from his home port.

Nothing foreboding existed on the morning of Magellan's departure from his home port, despite the fact that he would inevitably perish during his grandiose voyage across the world.

300

When the policeman ordered the suspects to line up, his imperious tone and manner suggested that he was totally in charge of the situation.

The policeman's commanding tone and demeanor made it clear that he was in complete control of the circumstances when he instructed the offenders to line up.

300

During his tenure, John garnered a lot of well-wishes, but little pecuniary compensation for his work.

John received a lot of compliments throughout his time there, but not much money in return for his efforts.

300

When Jeff fell prey to an on-line credit card scam, the sting of duplicity hurt him more than the loss of money.

The agony of deceit pained Jeff more than the financial loss when he fell victim to an internet credit card fraud.

400

The air steward's apathy towards the plight of the passengers was evident when instead of attending to their needs, he was relaxing on a chair and reading a magazine.

The air steward's indifference to the passengers' suffering was clear from the fact that he was lounging on a chair and reading a magazine rather than addressing their needs.

400

While not specifically considering a reconciliation, the brothers nevertheless cancelled the legal suits that they had filed against each other in the property dispute.

The brothers canceled the legal actions they had taken against one another in the property issue, but they weren't explicitly considering a settlement.

500

Although the Industrial revolution brought about a raft of new techniques in the area of machine design, the methods used for the printing and binding of books continued unmodified till the early years of the 20th century.

Although the Industrial Revolution gave rise to a number of new machine design approaches, the processes employed for printing and binding books remained mostly unchanged until the first decades of the 20th century.

500

Petty arrests don't make the public safer; moreover, the defendants who get embroiled into the justice system on low-level charges can have trouble getting jobs, attending school, or entering the military, and run a risk of long-term entanglement with the law.

Minor convictions don't make the community safer; in addition, those who become involved in the legal system on minor offenses may find it difficult to find employment, going to school, or joining the military, and they run the risk of having a prolonged problem with the law.