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This is a little hard to answer, because I can't see the downside of team, but this phrase is meant to emphasise that the author is using the word team in a positive light. More commonly, this phrase …

The author is hinting at "time flies when you are having fun" and other similar sayings/experiences. Or if you prefer, what he is saying is that to a human time appears to flow faster or slower wheth …

These are NOT two versions of the same thing. The first emphasises that the person couldn't possibly be an better (at a particular thing) The second is much more metaphorical. It can be used in so m …

In this case "as he did" is used to tie together the different parts of the sentence, clarifying that the act was carried out 'on arrival' rather than beforehand. In a different context, it might be …

No, was to have doesn't mean 'supposed' or 'destined' in this case, it is merely the standard way of talking about an event in the past without using past tense for the whole sentence.

Basically, the article you link to isn't clear. I suspect that this is at least partly metaphorical, but it could mean either fauna or flora or possibly both. I think that in this context it is suffic …

This is very archaic usage, possibly poetic even then (where does this come from, incidentally?) Possibly the easiest way to understand this is to replace the word 'but' with 'if only' - (and a quick …

"It" refers to a specific culture. The sentence refers to cultures (plural), but an individual can only 'have' one culture at a time, hence 'it' is singular.

In this example, "suspended" means that the punishment in question will not be applied, provided that there is no more 'trouble' during the period noted, i.e. one year. This is quite similar to being …

The author is saying that 'we' can see shadows from the fence. It is possible that he is trying to show that it is late in the evening, when shadows get very long, but also faint due to lack of light …

I'm not sure how well this answers the technical problem that you have, but yes, page screen and section all have rather different meanings to me, as an IT Pro. However the problem that you have, is t …

I don't recall any of the characters in 'Friends' having a particularly good track record where 'good ideas' were concerned, but Joey was specifically written as the stupid one of the group, but also …

The simplest alternative that I can think of is that for means because of in this case. The two sentances are not entirely contradictory, but (presumably) they do indicate human nature - Riley has to …

I'm sorry, but rather like Humpty-Dumpty, chapter titles mean exactly what the author intended them to mean, no more, no less. Much like the books themselves, sometimes they are for entertainment, an …

Does "to address negative publicity" act as a complement in this context, if so, I guess it should complement application? No, it acts as a complement to "CSR ... Policies".