It is now quite common for manufacturers to give away software programs with their machines. This is because the personal computer market has become highly competitive witness the fact that dozens of computer firms go bankrupt every year, so free software has become an important weapon in the battle for sales.
memory an ability to remember events and experiences. She's got a good/ bad memory for faces. He played the tune form memory without written music. I've got a memory like a sieve. I often forget things. I was sure I'd put my glasses down on this table. My memory is playing tricks on me. I am remembering things incorrectly. An example of remembering. One of my earliest memories is of playing in the garden. the part of a computer in which information data can be stored until it is wanted. The computer has a 256K memory. 4 if my memory serves me well/correctly used for showing that one is almost sure that one has remembered something correctly. We first me in Egypt, if my memory serves me. 5 In memory of as a way of remembering or reminding other of she set up the charitable trust in memory of her father. 6 someone's memory a the time during which things happened which someone can remember. There have been two wars within the memory of my grandfather/ within living memory. which can be remembered by people now alive. b someone as thought of after their death. Her memory has always been held in the highest regard.
likely to be determined by..
determine. 1 to cause to. form a firm intention or decision. We determined to go at once/ that we would go at once. Her encouragement determined me to carry on with the work. The court determined that the man was guilty of assault. 2 to fix or find out exactly. example by making calculations collecting information, etc. To determine the position of a star the cause of the accident. We should first try to determine how much it is going to cost. 3 to have a controlling influence on have a direct and important effect on . The amount of rainfall determined by the amount of rainfall.
witness the fact that..
witness. 1 to see or notice(something) by being present when it happens. Did you witness the accident? 1 The problems we are now witnessing in these areas are the consequences of year of neglect. The 1980 have witnessed increasing unemployment. 2 to be present as a witness 3 at the making of Will you witness my signature? 3 to be a sign or proof of His tears witnessed the shame he felt. The economic situation is clearly beginning to improve- witness the big rise in company profits this year. This is a fact that proves the statement.
an important weapon in
weapon. anything used to fight with such as a sword, gun, or bomb. They used anything that came to hand stones, pieces of wood, Bottles as weapon, nuclear, conventional weapons chemical weapons, such as poison gas. The newspapers use these sensational stories as a weapon in the bid to gain readers.