GOING WITHOUT SLEEP

How long can humans go without sleep?

Radio programme_THE EFFECTS OF GOING WITHOUT SLEEP

Amy Tan interview & transcript

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HE HAS A NOSE FOR SCORING

to have a (good) nose for sth OR for doing something informal

If you say that someone has a nose for something, you mean that they have a natural ability to find it or recognize it.

   He had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind.

   Gergen had a great sense of news, a good nose for trends, and a wide range of contacts.

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To be good at finding things of the stated type:

   She has a good nose for a bargain.

   As a reporter, he had a nose for a good story.

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An instinctive talent for detecting something.

   He has a nose for a good script

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Interview with AMY TAN 

Photocopies from 12th December_WASP VENOM
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LINED WITH BUFFERS THAT ABSORB ALL SOUND

to line   to cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

     The birds use small leaves to line their nests

lining   a layer of different material covering the inside surface of something.

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I STICK MY NECK OUT FOR NOBODY

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