Libya no-fly zone having 'very real effect', says MoD.

Maj Gen Lorimer said the operation had "blunted Col Gaddafi's assault on his own people".


The military operation over Libya is having a "very real effect", the Ministry of Defence says.

A spokesman said Col Muammar Gaddafi's assault on Benghazi had been "stopped in its tracks".

British Typhoon and Tornado aircraft have continued to patrol the no-fly zone over Libya, while fighting continues on the ground.

Foreign Secretary William Hague said the operation would continue "as long as necessary" to achieve its aims.

Coalition operations in Libya are into a fourth day.

Chancellor George Osborne says the cost of UK involvement should be modest compared with its role in Afghanistan.

He told the Commons the estimates were "in the order of the tens of millions, not the hundreds of millions of pounds".

The Chief of the Defence Staff's spokesman, Maj Gen John Lorimer, highlighted the impact of the operation over Benghazi, the main stronghold of the rebels.

"Col Gaddafi vowed that his men would be going from house to house, room to room, to burn out the opposition," he said.

Exercises . . .

1. Complete as frases usando do comparativo de superioridade dos adjetivos indicados nos parênteses:

a) My brother is _______________ than my sister, but she is ________________ than him. (tall / intelligent)

b) Do you like your tea ___________ ? (sweet)

c) He wanted to be ____________ . (rich)

d) These trees are ____________ than those ones. (small)

e) His compositions were ____________ but ______________ than ours. (short / interesting)

2. Complete as frases usando o superlativo dos adjetivos indicados nos parênteses:

a) In your opinion, what is the ________________ thing in Nature? (incredible)

b) What is the ______________ river in the world? (long)

c) What is the name of the ________________ particle of matter? (small)

d) Who is the _____________ singer in Brazil? (popular)

e) Which is the _____________ nation in the world? (poor)