Which claim about traffic congestion is supported by the graph? a) New York City commuters spend less time annually delayed by traffic
congestion than the average for very large cities.
b) Los Angeles commuters are delayed more hours annually by traffic congestion
than are commuters in Washington, D. C.
c) Commuters in Washington, D. C., face greater delays annually due to traffic
congestion than do commuters in New York City.
d) Commuters in Detroit spend more time delayed annually by traffic congestion
than do commuters in Houston, Atlanta, and Chicago.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Urban and rural antonyms synonyms neither

Alittle later than his thisbe had, and he could see what surely were the tracks of a wild beast left clearly on deep dust. his face grew ashen. and when he had found the bloodstained shawl, he cried: "now this same night will see two lovers lose their lives: she was the one more worthy of long life: it's i who bear the guilt for this. which statement best describes how the order of events creates tension?