A “duel of honour” was a way of settling disputes between gentlemen over some injury or insult. The (1) had to be arranged privately because duelling was never (2) , but it became common in the 17’h century. A social code governed the duel of honour and, as long as the rules were (3) to, the survivor could usually escape without being punished by the law. Duels were fought with either pistols or swords, but pistols became the more usual (4) after swords went out of fashion at the end of the 18’h century.

There are, I have been (1) , some languages that don’t have a word for rubbish, garbage, or whatever you call it. For their speakers, nothing is useless or goes to (2) . – just as our ancestors used to hoard, patch up, reuse and hand things (3) to the next generation rather than throw them (4) These days, however, rubbish and how to (5) of it has become a major problem: we are running out of places to put it.

Most of us believe that when we are making decisions about money we are being clear-headed and sensible, and assume that any rational person would (1) in the same way and make the same decisions. But our (2) are always based on the private logic of our own (3) mind-set, our deep beliefs about money and what it’s for, and no two people are the same. Even when two people come to the same (4) , they have probably used quite different logical paths.

Ideas as well as people can take (1) stage at the right time and the right place. If new ideas are to have a wide-ranging (2) , they had better occur at the right time – usually when old theories are worn out or have reached a dead (3) . Then they make people think along new lines and in ways that may (4) in unexpected directions. These ideas needn’t be new in themselves. They can be older, half-forgotten ideas brought back to life, or new combinations of (5) ones presented in a new light.

You may think that the World Cup, like the Olympic Games”‘, only occurs once every four years. It is the (1) rounds that take (2) every four years, but the competition as a whole is an ongoing (3) , since the qualifying rounds take place over the preceding three years. The final phase of the tournament now involves thirty-two teams competing over a four-week (4) in a previously nominated (5) nation. It h as become the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world.