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as in lived
as in stood
as in ranked
as in happened
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was

verb

Definition of was next

past tense of be

as in lived

to have life

stories that begin with the familiar line «once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden»

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lived
existed
ruled
subsisted
breathed
continued
survived
led
persisted
flourished
kicked
lasted
endured
ran on
moved
held on
abode
abided
thrived
prospered
held up
kept (on)
throve

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

died
ended
departed
disappeared
stopped
succumbed
perished
expired
vanished
ceased
evaporated
discontinued
quit
passed away
quitted
died (down)
subsided
desisted
waned
abated
moderated
let up
ebbed

died
ended
departed
disappeared
stopped
succumbed
perished
expired
vanished
ceased
evaporated
discontinued
quit
passed away
quitted
died (down)
subsided
desisted
waned
abated
moderated
let up
ebbed

as in stood

to occupy a place or location

we’ll be there waiting for you

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stood
sat
remained
bore
lay
resided
stayed
waited
rested
awaited
stationed
posted
hung around
overlooked
dwelled
commanded
stuck around
tarried
dwelt

as in ranked

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

our school’s football team is first in its division

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ranked
placed
stood
rated
graded
counted
seeded
classed
classified
grouped
installed
sorted
set
separated
categorized
instated
codified
compartmentalized

as in happened

to take place

the party is next Saturday

Synonyms & Similar Words

happened
came
occurred
did
cooked
transpired
came about
passed
came down
chanced
went on
befell
went down
came off
happed
developed
resulted
came to pass
arose
betided
rose
proceeded
materialized
intervened
followed
came up
turned out
broke
fell out
went off
shaped (up)
cropped (up)
sprang (up)
sprung (up)

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Sir Michael Wood suggested replacing the word«nationality» with

the

expression»national origin»,

which was used in all

the

human rights instruments.

Сэр Майкл Вуд предлагает заменить слово» гражданство» выражением» национальное происхождение»,

которое используется во всех договорах о правах человека.

The

representatives of Mali and

the

Islamic Republic of Iran proposed replacing the word“provincial” with

the

word“territorial” in operative paragraph 7 of

the

draft resolution.

Представители Мали и Исламской Республики Иран предложили заменить слово» провинциальных» словом» территориальных» в пункте 7 постановляющей части проекта резолюции.

Mr. Sigman(United States of America) proposing replacing the word«time» with»duration» in

the

following phrase in

the

third

sentence:»If

the

law specifies

the

time of effectiveness of

the

registration.

Г-н Сигман( Соединенные Штаты Америки) предлагает заменить слово» срок» словом» продолжительность» в следующей формулировке в

третьем предложении:» Если в законодательстве предусмотрен срок действия регистрации.

There was some support to strengthen

the

chapeau by replacing the word«recognize» with»guarantee.

Определенная поддержка была выражена предложению об укреплении вводной части посредством замены слова<< признают>> словом<< гарантируют.

The

first sentence of

the

paragraph, furthermore, should be strengthened by replacing the word«should» with»must»

and should be appended to

the

end of paragraph 15.

Кроме того, необходимо усилить первое предложение пункта, заменив слово<< следует>>

словом<< должны>>, и поставить его в конец пункта 15.

Mr. NOBEL suggested that replacing the word“some” at

the

end of

the

paragraph by

the

word“parts” would

reflect

the

facts more accurately.

По мнению г-на НОБЕЛЯ, заменив слово» отдельных» в конце пункта словом» части», Комитет более

четко отразит реальную ситуацию.

Drafting suggestions made included deleting

the

word»modern», replacing the word«allowing» with

the

word»treating», and adding

the

word,»separate», before»security device.

Внесенные предложения редакционного характера предусматривали исключение слова» современный», замену слова» разрешать» словом» рассматривать» и добавление слова» отдельного» перед словами» способа обеспечения.

The

representative of Colombia proposed to amend

the

third preambular paragraph in

the

text submitted by

the

United States of America by replacing the word«dissident» by»nonState.

Представитель Колумбии предложил внести поправки в третий пункт вводной части текста,

представленного Соединенными Штатами, путем замены слова» оппозиционными» на» негосударственными.

so that all kinds of violence and discrimination could be considered together.

Одна представительница предложила заменить слово» насилие» термином» дискриминация»,

с тем чтобы все виды насилия и дискриминации могли рассматриваться комплексно.

Approves

the

amendment to article 43, paragraph 2,

the

Convention on

the

Rights of

the

Child, replacing the word«ten» with

the

word»eighteen»;

Одобряет поправку к пункту 2 статьи

43 Конвенции о правах ребенка, предусматривающую замену слова» десяти» словом» восемнадцати»;

although not fully satisfactory, might create fewer difficulties than maintaining

the wording

of subparagraph(a) as previously adopted.

хотя и не является полностью удовлетворительной, создавала бы меньше трудностей, чем сохранение в подпункте a ранее принятой формулировки.

Drafting suggestions included deleting

the

words,“whether a natural person or

Предложения редакционного характера предусматривали исключение слов» будь то физическим лицом или

коммерческим предприятием» и замену слова» недействительными» словами» не имеющими юридической силы.

Ms. McCreath(United Kingdom) proposed replacing the word«primarily» within brackets by

the

word»ordinarily.

Г-жа Маккрит( Соединенное Королевство) предлагает заменить слова» в первую очередь» в скобках словом» обычно.

and

the

word»worrisome» in subparagraph(a) with

the

word»disturbing.

Г-н ХЕРНДЛЬ предлагает заменить слово» настоятельно призывает» в первой строке словом» просит»,

а слово» тревожное» в подпункте а- словом» вызывающее беспокойство.

Mr. VALENCIA RODRIGUEZ proposed replacing the word“permettre”, which suggested that

the

State party was

not permitting victims who so wished to take cases to court, by“faciliter”.

Г-н ВАЛЕНСИЯ РОДРИГЕС предлагает заменить слово» permettre»(» позволить»), которое свидетельствует о том, что государство-

участник не позволяет обращаться в суд желающим этого жертвам, словом» faciliter»» содействовать.

For profit At

the

fourth session of

the

Ad Hoc Committee,

В целях извлечения прибылиНа четвертой

сессии Специального комитета одна делегация предложила заменить слово» прибыль» словами» преступных доходов.

Mr. ABOULNASR said that

the

marriage law in question had not yet been adopted and

therefore proposed replacing the word«new» before

the

words»marriage law» by

the

word»draft.

Гн АБУЛ- НАСР говорит, что упомянутый закон о браке еще не был принят,

и поэтому предлагает заменить слово<< новый>> перед словами<< закон о браке>> словом<< проект.

Return At

the

fourth session of

the

Ad Hoc Committee, some delegations suggested replacing the word“return” with

the

word“repatriation”.

ВозвращениеНа четвертой сессии Специального комитета некоторые делегации предложили заменить слово» возвращение» словом» репатриация.

Mr. de GOUTTES

said that paragraph 3 should be retained, replacing the word“deplores” with“regrets” or“notes”.

Г-н де ГУТТ говорит,

что пункт 3 следует сохранить, заменив слова» с глубоким сожалением отмечает» словом»

сожалеет» или» отмечает.

In Article 3, paragraph(b), we propose replacing the word“approved” with“which have received authorization

from

the

Contracting Parties”.

Предлагаем в пункте« b» статьи 3 слово« признанными» заменить словами« получившими разрешение Договаривающейся стороны».

In 1966, notes for 20 francs and

above were overprinted by

the

Bank of

the

Republic of Burundi, replacing the word«Kingdom» with»Republic.

В 1966 году банкноты номиналом от 20

франков и выше были перепечатаны Банком Республики Бурунди с заменой слова« королевство» на« республика».

There appears to be wide support, for example, for replacing the word«correspondence» in

the

Article on privacy with

the

word»communications.

Как представляется, широкую поддержку получило, например, предложение о замене слова<< переписка>>, содержащегося в тексте статьи

неприкосновенности частной жизни, словом<< сообщения.

In this regard, these groups should be distinctively stated either in

the

chapeau of paragraph 2 or

В этой связи данные группы должны быть прямо указаны в заголовке к пункту 2 или

Mr. O’Flaherty suggested replacing the word«may» in

the

first sentence by»sometimes» in order to accommodate

the

Chairperson’s concern;

the

phrase»limitations in paragraph 3″ should be

replaced

by»grounds in paragraph 3.

Г-н О’ Флаэрти предлагает заменить слово» может» в первом предложении словом» иногда», с тем чтобы учесть обеспокоенность Председателя; фразу»

ограничений, содержащихся в пункте 3″ следует

заменить

фразой» оснований, содержащихся в пункте 3.

Yet another proposal was to

make

the

definition of»goods» generally clearer by replacing the word«includes» by

the

words»includes such items as»

so as to make it clear that

the

definition was not exhaustive.

Еще одно предложение заключалось в том,

чтобы в целом прояснить определение термина» товары» за счет замены слова» включает» словами» включают такие позиции,

как», с тем чтобы четко установить, что это определение не носит исчерпывающего характера.

Mr. O’Flaherty said that

the

Norwegian

Centre for Human Rights had suggested replacing the word«including» with

the

phrase»including but not limited to»,

a proposal he was in favour of applying throughout

the

draft general comment.

Г-н О’ Флаэрти говорит,

что Норвежский центр по правам человека выступил с предложением заменить слово» включая» фразой» включая,

но не ограничиваясь», и рекомендует сделать это по всему тексту проекта замечания общего порядка.

If she heard no objection,

she would take it that

the

Commission wished to adopt recommendation Z, replacing the word«error» by»incorrect statement»

and adding a clause dealing with

the

consequences that would flow from a third party relying on an incorrect statement.

Если нет возражений, она считает,

что Комиссия желает принять рекомендацию Z, заменив слово» ошибка» на выражение» неверное заявление» и добавив оговорку,

касающуюся последствий, вызванных тем, что третья сторона положилась на неправильную запись.

Mr. Castello(United States of America) proposed replacing the word«parties» at

the

end of

the

first sentence of paragraph

56 by

the

phrase»losing parties who might seek review of fees to delay enforcement of an award.

Г-н Кастелло( Соединенные Штаты Америки) предлагает заменить слово» стороны» в конце первого предложения пункта 56 словами»

проигравшие дело стороны, которые могут стремиться пересмотреть возмещение расходов, чтобы отсрочить приведение в исполнение решения.

One governmental delegation suggested replacing the word«compensation» with

the

word»redress»,

stating that from his perspective»compensation» was specifically related to financial aspects and that

the

word»redress» would allow a broader range of options.

Одна правительственная делегация предложила заменить слово» компенсации» словом» возмещения»,

отметив при этом, что, по ее мнению, слово» компенсация» имеет конкретную связь с финансовыми аспектами и что слово» возмещение» предполагает более широкий диапазон вариантов.

In that regard, on 16 May 1999,

the

Congress had approved an amendment to article 1 of

the

Constitution, replacing the word«men» by

the

word»person»

and an amendment to article 19 stating explicitly that men and women were equal before

the

law.

В этой связи 16 мая 1999

года конгресс одобрил поправку к статье 1 Конституции, заменив слово<< мужчины>> словом<< лица>>, а также поправку к

статье 19, в которой недвусмысленно говорится о том, что мужчины и женщины равны перед законом.

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Forms of To be

Present

I am
they/she/he/it is
you/we/they are

Past

I was
they/she/he/it was
you/we/they were

Perfect

I have been/had been
they/she/he/it has been or had been
you/we/they have been or had been

Progressive

I am/was being
they/she/he/it is or was being
you/>we/they are/were being

I am. You are. She is. Obviously, being is essential to existence, so it’s no surprise
that to be verbs are essential in writing. (In fact, the previous sentence used three to be verbs. Can you spot them?) We’re the first to admit that it is nearly impossible
to write without using an occasional are or is. (In fact, we just used two more!) However, most of us rely too heavily on to be verbs or use them unconsciously. To be verbs lack the vigor and power offered by stronger, more-action packed verbs. As
a result, our writing suffers.

Try the techniques below to invigorate your prose.

1. Replace to be verbs with bolder, more specific verbs

Vague & Wordy
My sister is loud when she is telling her children to do their homework.

Bold & Specific
My sister bellows when telling her children to do their homework.

Sometimes, this requires changing the word order in a sentence:

Vague & Wordy
The restaurant’s food is excellent.

Bold & Specific
The restaurant serves excellent food.

2. Change one or more of the nouns in the sentence into a verb

Vague & Wordy
Jennifer Lawrence is the star of The Hunger Games.
Our mother was the driver of the bus.

Bold & Specific
Jennifer Lawrence stars in The Hunger Games.
Our mother drove the bus.

3. Combine short, choppy sentences to eliminate to be verbs

Vague & Wordy
The food at the restaurant is excellent. The hamburgers are juicy. The onion rings are crispy. The pie is the best I have ever eaten.

Bold & Specific
The restaurant serves excellent food, including juicy hamburgers, crispy onion rings, and the best pie
I have ever eaten.

4. Avoid overusing there is, there are, there were, this is, etc.

Vague & Wordy
The restaurant’s parking lot is narrow. There are not very many parking spaces and those that are available are too cramped.

Bold & Specific
The restaurant suffers from a narrow parking lot with only a few cramped spaces.

In the bold example above, we not only combined sentences to eliminate to be verbs, but we also eliminated there are and that are. Such expressions delay or minimize the subject and add needless words. In the revisions
below, we rearranged the sentences to emphasize the subjects, chose bolder verbs,
and cut needless words.

Vague & Wordy
It is my intention to transfer to a four-year university.
There were some important findings resulting from this experiment.

Bold & Specific
I intend to transfer to a four-year university.
This experiment resulted in some important findings.

Sometimes, you can cut unnecessary words with no other changes:

Vague & Wordy
He struggled with the paper that was assigned by the professor.

Bold & Specific
He struggled with the paper assigned by the professor.

5. Replace a to be verb + a prepositional phrase with a bold verb

Vague & Wordy
Electric car technology was in existence as early as 1830.
Negative advertising is influential on voters’ perceptions of candidates.
I am in receipt of your letter.

Bold & Specific
Electric car technology existed as early as 1830.
Negative advertising influences voters’ perceptions of candidates.
I have received your letter/ I received your letter.

6. Replace a to be verb + an -ing word with a simple verb

Vague & Wordy
The stock market was fluctuating wildly before the crash.
The concept of immortality is intriguing to me.

Bold & Specific
The stock market fluctuated wildly before the crash.
The concept of immortality intrigues me.

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Replace text that you enter or paste into the Input window with the value that you place into the “Find text” field. This “Replace text” feature is not case sensitive. If you put the word “red” into the “Find text” field you will replace “red” and not “Red” where it appears. To use the feature, follow these steps and see the example.

1. In the Input window, type or paste the block of text that includes the material that you want to replace.
2. In the “Find text” field, enter the text that you want to replace, noting that this is not case sensitive. If you enter “red” you replace “red” only and “Red” if it appears.
3. In the “Replace with” field, place the text you want to use for replacing.
4. In the Output window, see the block of text with the text replaced.

Here is the example

Input

We want the front room painted red. Red will provide the look we want in the back room.
Find text
red
Replace with
yellow
Output
We want the front room painted yellow. Red will provide the look we want in the back room.

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1. Replace to be verbs with bolder, more specific verbs

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4. Avoid overusing there is, there are, there were, this is, etc.

5. Replace a to be verb + a prepositional phrase with a bold verb

6. Replace a to be verb + an -ing word with a simple verb