COMPOUND SENTENCE
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COMPOUND SENTENCE. A
SENTENCE consisting of two or more main
CLAUSES. The clauses may be linked by a coordinating conjunction:
and in
The power failed for the third time that day,
and once again we sat in darkness. There may be no connectives between them, as in
Smooth cotton sheets feel cold;
fleecy blankets feel warm; or they may be linked by a conjunct, as with
however in
I telephoned at least ten times yesterday;
however,
the line was never free. In
SPEECH, such compounding goes unnoticed; in formal writing, a semicolon (as here) is used to unite the two clauses. In more relaxed styles, a comma is used. A period is generally used when a clear-cut division is required, in which case the clauses are taken to be separate sentences. See
COORDINATION.
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The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr., and the Making of IBM
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Magazine article from: CMA Management; 6/1/2003; 625 words
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Making the most of outside talent. (includes related articles on tips for finding a consultant and the collaboration of Eliot Noyes with Thomas Watson at IBM)
Magazine article from: Communication World; 12/1/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...When he took the helm at General Electric in 1981, chairman John F. Welch Jr. inherited six speech writers. He fired five...becoming independent." Management consultant and strategist John Hall has observed that seasoned communicators and PR executives...
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4 surrender to face thrift fraud charges. (John Watson, Thomas Twitty, G. Richard Leverett, John Larrison) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 4/15/1992; 475 words
; ...identified the men, who surrendered Monday, as John Watson, a tax lawyer; Thomas Twitty, a real estate developer, G. Richard Leverett, an accountant; and John Larrison, a financial planner. Prosecutors have...
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WATSON, THOMAS (ALFIE)
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 11/16/2007; 198 words
; Deepest sympathy to the Watson family on the sudden death of Alfie, from Lesley, John and family.
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WATSON, THOMAS (ALFIE JNR)
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 11/16/2007; 204 words
; Sincere sympathy and deepest regrets to Alfie, Margaret and family circle, from John, Heather and family. The Lord is my Shepherd.
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John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College (N.J.). (On The Move).(Joseph Youngblood appointed)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Black Issues in Higher Education; 3/27/2003; 631 words
; DR. JOSEPH YOUNGBLOOD II has been appointed executive director of John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College (N.J.). He earned a bachelor's from Florida A&M University...
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Thomas J. Watson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Thomas John Watson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Thomas John Watson, Jr.
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas John Watson, Jr. 1914-93, American industrialist, b. Dayton, Ohio. The son of Thomas John Watson , Sr., the founder of the International Business Machines Corp...
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Watson, Thomas J., Sr
Book article from: Computer Sciences
Watson, Thomas J., Sr. American Business Executive 1874–1956 Thomas John Watson, born on February 17, 1874, was neither...couple eventually had four children: Thomas, Jr.; Jane; Helen; and Arthur...
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Watson, Thomas John
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
WATSON, THOMAS JOHN U.S. business executive Thomas J. Watson (1874 – 1956) assumed...and customer and employee loyalty. Thomas John Watson was born February 17, 1874, in...
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