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According to the British Council, which offers English language courses, learners who achieve B2 level can "understand the main ideas of complex texts on concrete or abstract topics."

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For expediency’s sake, Witkoff narrowed the 21 points down to about 10 main ideas without delving too deeply into specifics.

The main idea stands in that it’s where I can go for just me; but I don’t take baths anymore, I don’t have time.

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The party's main idea for adult social care in England is to set up a royal commission within the first 100 days of a new government.

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The main idea is that there is a new kind of computing that isn’t here yet, but it’s coming.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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