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А) Dr Crick said it was vital that more research was conducted to gain a better understanding of the birds’ plight.

В) The research found that while starlings have also declined rapidly, their breeding patterns have at least shown an improvement in recent months.

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А) Dr Crick said roof and insulation schemes had reduced the number of nesting sites.

В) He also suggested that air pollution and the introduction of the chemical MTBE to unleaded fuel had had an impact on the birds’ habitats.

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А) Dr David Gibbons, of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, said his organisation was trying to promote responsible pet ownership to mitigate the threat of cats to house sparrows.

В) More than £1 billion had been made available for schemes to promote environmentally sustainable farming practices over the next five years.

Являются ли предложения сложными?

А) Dr Gibbons said cat owners should fit their pets with bells or collars with bleepers to reduce the danger to birds.

В) Noise levels at the Austerlitz rail terminus, Paris, have been greatly reduced by the application of sound-absorbing tiles of synthetic rubber.

Являются ли предложения сложными?

А) In his way, the captain reminded me of a very genial Japanese ‘sumo’ wrestler.

В) Fijians are tall and big-boned, but Tongans – if the Tasi’s’ captain and crew were anything to go by – are big in a different way: big all round, verging on the corpulent.

Являются ли предложения сложными?

А) It is estimated that cats are responsible for the death of 40 per cent of the sparrow population.

В) We knew him vaguely.

Являются ли предложения сложными?

А) Modern bird seed is another factor which has been blamed for the demise of sparrows.

В) Experts believe that sparrows could prefer more traditional nourishment such as stale bread crusts and bacon rind.

Являются ли предложения сложными?

А) Mr Meacher said that Defra was taking action to reverse the declines in farmland bird species, including the starling.

В) The BTO said yesterday that it was launching a house sparrow appeal to fund a survey and research into their disappearance.

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А) The law can be considered good.

В) But it was quite unprecedented.

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А) The results can easily be disastrous.

В) Pretending to stay cool, Potts pottered upstairs, to discover the bat.

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