8. To select

1. Ernst had been selected to play in the game against Belgium.2. I selected four postcards.

3. It's very important that parents select the right school for a child with learning difficulties. 4. Our wines have been carefully selected from vineyards throughout Europe.5. The college selects only twelve students a year from the thousands who apply. 6. The team's name was selected from more than 1,700 suggestions. 7. To create parallel columns, press Alt-F7 and select option 4. 8. We selected four applicants for interview. 9. Avoid the temptation to select too much.10. Beginning salaries were slightly higher in selected areas where the prevailing local pay level was higher.11. Most begin with a simple picture that will help you select and set up the demonstration. 12. The fund manager can, therefore, select the mix of bonds which offers the most attractive yield and capital growth.

selection (noun)

1. a selection of songs from 'West Side Story' 2. A wonderful selection of cakes and pastries was displayed in the window.3. Customers are invited to view the selection at any time. 4. She showed me a selection of her drawings. 5. The selection of a politician as ambassador was highly controversial. 6. The library also has a selection of foreign language videos on the third floor. 7. The restaurant offers a wide selection of local dishes. 8. The shop offers a wide selection of glasses frames to choose from. 9. But we have now taught ourselves to see benefits to the organism as incidental, as far as natural selection is concerned.10. Check all functions are operating correctly by pressing each selection button in sequence then close the cabinet and wipe the exterior.11. However, selection for opportunities outside affects what happens at school.12. Nine of those will be chosen in a state-wide primary election on March 12, the traditional date for delegate selection.13. The most important thing is your firm knowledge that the selection is within your present range.

9. Size (noun)

1. Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size. 2. Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg. 3. He was incredibly aggressive – it was only his size that stopped me from hitting him. 4. I hadn't realized the size of the problem until now. 5. Jensens' house is about the same size as ours. 6. Look at the size of that house! 7. The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small. 8. The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size. 9. The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet.10. The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt.11. The sheer size of the building was amazing. 12. There are restrictions on the size and weight of packages we can ship.13. There were several pieces of wood of different sizes. 14. They shouldn't keep a dog of that size in such a small apartment.15. What size is that shirt? 16. What size shoes does Kelly wear? 17. Your desk is exactly the same size as mine. 18. He smoothed the bills out, lined the coins up on top of his thigh, in size order.19. However, it is possible to produce lexicons of comparable size that relate words to a much smaller number of roots. 20. The bureaucratic style can be very efficient in a stable environment and when the organisation is of a large size.

to size

1. Shrimp are sized for canning into large, medium and small. 2. For watercolourists, it is critical to find a paper that is perfectly sized, so washes simply shimmer on the surface. 3. He had sized me up, he later explained, and had decided to take me under his wing.