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01. The old castle was still [intact] after over 1000 years.
02. Scientists have found the skeleton of a small dinosaur which is almost completely [intact] in the ice on the mountain.
03. The old temple has survived the earthquake [intact], with very little visible damage.
04. The largely [intact] tomb of King Tutankhamen was discovered in Egypt in 1922 by Howard Carter.
05. Most of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war, but the old church miraculously remained [intact].
06. He lost the game but was able to leave with his confidence [intact].
07. He is a crafty politician and was able to survive the scandal with his reputation [intact].
08. It appears that as we get older, the brain may compensate for the losses it experiences as a result of the aging process by making better use of the structures that remain [intact].
09. Experts agree that by leaving the rainforests [intact] and harvesting its many nuts, fruits, oil-producing plants, and medicinal plants, the rainforest has more economic value than if it is cut down to make grazing land for cattle or for timber.
10. The construction crew is completely gutting the building to renovate it, but are leaving the exterior facade [intact].
11. Village life in this small African nation has remained largely [intact] despite the pressures of modernization.
12. He was able to hike over ten miles, through forest and up a small mountain with six bottles of beer [intact] in his knapsack.
13. Industry in the country has largely survived the civil war [intact] so the economy is rapidly recovering from the conflict.
14. It is doubtful that the country will be able to survive the war [intact]. It is widely expected that it will split into two independent nations.
15. Lewis Wyndham once suggested that the art of advertisement, after the American manner, has introduced into all our life such a lavish use of superlatives that no standard of value whatever is [intact].

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  • intact — intact, e [ ɛ̃takt ] adj. • 1498; lat. intactus 1 ♦ À quoi l on n a pas touché; par ext.(1835) Qui n a pas subi d altération, de dommage. La carrosserie est abîmée, mais le moteur est intact. « le fond n avait jamais été touché. Là, les richesses …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Intact — can refer to:*Intact (group of companies), a Romanian media trust *Intact (film) *Intact (Accounting Business Management Software) *Intact (album) and Intact (song) by Ned s Atomic Dustbin *Intact (record label) *Entire (animal), describing an… …   Wikipedia

  • intact — INTÁCT, Ă, intacţi, te, adj. Neatins, neştirbit, întreg; p. ext. (despre fiinţe) teafăr, nevătămat. – Din fr. intact, lat. intactus. Trimis de valeriu, 02.10.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  INTÁCT adj. 1. v. întreg. 2. v …   Dicționar Român

  • intact — intact, te (in takt, tak t ) adj. 1°   À quoi l on n a point touché, dont on n a rien retranché. Le cachet est intact. Le dépôt s est trouvé intact.    Fig. •   Elle sortit, au milieu de la nuit, de ce bosquet et des bras de son ami aussi intacte …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Intact — In*tact , a. [L. intactus; pref. in not + tactus, p. p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See {In } not, and {Tact}, {Tangent}.] Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Intact — (v. lat.), 1) unberührt; 2) unschuldig, rein; 3) von Truppen, die in einer Schlacht noch nicht im Gefecht gewesen u. daher noch frisch sind …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • intact — I adjective complete, entire, faultless, flawless, free from imperfection, full, in good order, in one piece, in perfect condition, intactus, integer, inviolate, perfect, preserved, replete, safe, saivus, solid, sound, together, unabridged,… …   Law dictionary

  • intact — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. intactus untouched, uninjured, undefiled, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + tactus, pp. of tangere to touch (see TANGENT (Cf. tangent)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • intact — whole, entire, *perfect Analogous words: flawless, faultless, impeccable: complete, replete, *full: *consummate, finished Antonyms: defective Contrasted words: impaired, damaged, injured, marred (see INJURE): vitiated, corrupted or corrupt (see… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • intact — [adj] undamaged; all in one piece complete, entire, flawless, imperforate, indiscrete, perfect, scatheless, sound, together, unblemished, unbroken, uncut, undefiled, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unscathed, untouched,… …   New thesaurus

  • intact — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not damaged or impaired. DERIVATIVES intactness noun. ORIGIN Latin intactus untouched …   English terms dictionary

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