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01. My uncle just bought an old Jaguar Roadster, and is planning to [restore] it to its original state.
02. The [restoration] of the old theater is expected to cost over a million dollars.
03. The Louvre in Paris has undertaken to [restore] some old paintings by some of the masters, paintings that were damaged in a fire a couple of hundred years ago.
04. The military has been called in to [restore] order in the area where the rioting took place.
05. Certain groups are pressuring the government to [restore] the death penalty, but the majority of public opinion is against the idea.
06. A proper diet, and plenty of rest have helped to [restore] her to good health.
07. He made his fortune [restoring] old character houses and then selling them at a huge profit.
08. It took the city over a week to [restore] order after the looting that followed the earthquake.
09. The old house has been [restored] to its original condition.
10. They work [restoring] antique furniture.
11. Military rule is widespread in countries in which the army is frequently called upon to [restore] order.
12. There is a New Zealander proverb which observes that old canoes can be [restored], but youth and beauty cannot.
13. Arthur Schomberg once wrote, "The American Negro must remake his past in order to make his future. History must [restore] what slavery took away."
14. In April, 1987, nineteen leaders of groups opposed to continued military rule in Chile signed a statement calling for a peaceful effort to [restore] democracy to that country.
15. Following the Gulf War, observers say that it was difficult to [restore] law and order in Kuwait because so many Kuwaitis had become suspicious of each other.
16. In March 1998, the elected government of Sierra Leone was [restored] to power, replacing the military regime which had taken control in a coup in the previous year.
17. In 1988, Morocco and Algeria [restored] diplomatic relations after 12 years of bitter political disputes.
18. In 1660, the English Parliament called for the [restoration] of the monarchy, and invited Charles II to return from France.
19. Sleep functions to [restore] and repair both the body and the brain.

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  • restore — re‧store [rɪˈstɔː ǁ ɔːr] verb [transitive] 1. to make something return to its former level or condition: • The government s first task will be to restore the economy. restore something to something • a bid to restore the company to profitability… …   Financial and business terms

  • Restore — Re*store (r?*st?r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restored} (r? st?rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Restoring}.] [OE. restoren, OF. restorer, F. restaurer, fr. L. restaurare; pref. re re + an unused word; cf. Gr. ???? an upright pale or stake, Skr. sth?vara fixed …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • restore — 1 *renew, refresh, rejuvenate, renovate, refurbish Analogous words: save, reclaim, redeem, *rescue: reform, revise, amend (see CORRECT vb): *recover, regain, retrieve, recoup, recruit 2 Restore, revive, revivify, resuscitate can all mean to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • restore — [ri stôr′] vt. restored, restoring [ME restoren < OFr restorer < L restaurare < re , again + staurare, to place, erect: see STORE] 1. to give back (something taken away, lost, etc.); make restitution of 2. to bring back to a former or… …   English World dictionary

  • restore — I (renew) verb ameliorate, amend, correct, cure, doctor up, energize, fix, heal, improve, make better, make whole, meliorate, mend, patch, patch up, put in order, put in repair, put right, reanimate, rearrange, rebuild, recondition, reconstitute …   Law dictionary

  • Restore — may refer to: *Restoration *ReStore …   Wikipedia

  • restore — (v.) c.1300, to give back, also, to build up again, repair, from O.Fr. restorer, from L. restaurare repair, rebuild, renew, from re back, again (see RE (Cf. re )) + staurare, as in instaurare restore, from PIE *stau ro , from root *sta …   Etymology dictionary

  • restore — [v1] fix, make new bring back, build up, cure, heal, improve, make healthy, make restitution, mend, modernize, reanimate, rebuild, recall, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reinforce, reerect, reestablish, refresh,… …   New thesaurus

  • restore — ► VERB 1) return to a former condition, place, or owner. 2) repair or renovate (a building, work of art, etc.). 3) bring back (a previous practice, right, or situation); reinstate. DERIVATIVES restorable adjective restorer noun. ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • Restore — Re*store , n. Restoration. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Restore —   [dt. »wiederherstellen«, »restaurieren«], die Umkehrung eines Backups durch »Zurückspielen« der gesicherten Daten. Dabei werden meisten nicht einzelne Dateien, sondern große Datenbestände bis hin zu ganzen Festplatten übertragen …   Universal-Lexikon

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