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  1. there aren`t some special benches for the government and the opposition in the house of lords. are there some special benches for the government and the opposition in the house of lords?

  2. somebody mustn`t be present as a witness when you sign your will. must somebody be present as a witness when you sign your will?

  3. today’s newspapers didn`t publish something important about the changes in the judicial system of the usa. did today’s newspapers publish something important about the changes in the judicial system of the usa?

1. в палате лордов существуют специальные скамьи для правительства и оппозиции.

2. кто-либо должен присутствовать в качестве свидетеля при завещании вашей воли.

3. сегодняшние газеты опубликовали что-то важное об изменениях в судебной системе сша

Evgeni plushenko (1982) - russian figure skater, honored master of sports, world champion, olympic champion. eugene was born november 3, 1982 in the city of sunny, the khabarovsk territory. at the age of four in the biography evgeni plushenko took the move to volgograd. it was there that eugene started skating. to be able to train on, he moved to st. petersburg. there continued to hone skills of figure skating at the sports school. after graduating from secondary school he entered the university of physical education lesgaft, from which he graduated in 2005. then, in the biography plushenko was followed by studies at the university of engineering and economics in st. petersburg. the first big sports victory plushenko took place in season 1996-1997. then he became the first in the world championship among juniors. the following season ranked third in the world championship and the championship of russia, the second - at the european championship. for the first time in his biography evgeni plushenko became the world champion in 2001. then twice repeated the result (in 2003, 2004). five times skater won the european championship. it has a multitude of awards, titles, awards. during his career, he won 52 gold medals. evgeni plushenko performed together with dima bilan on eurovision song contest in 2008. plushenko also leads an active social life - is part of the st. petersburg legislative assembly.