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Anew barbershop is opening ------- the neighborhood already has three others

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With human populations increasing, resources for Asian elephants are ____________, and the numbers of these animals are diminishing

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It’s no good ______ a fuss and arguing over such an unimportant issue

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Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the swimming pool had to be shelved.

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.

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I should ____________ out of his way. He's like a bear with a sore head this morning

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The construction crew will place protective coverings over all desks and equipment thirty minutes before the renovation work --------

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We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.

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Thanks to the technological advancements, user-run programs have proliferated over the past years

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He has__________money than his wife.

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With the weekend free, we decided to take a two-day ____________to the near-est island

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The Ortimate 3 home theater system is Hyong Electronics’ most ------- priced configuration

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If listeners are overloaded with too much information, they tend to ____

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The seminar leader stated that addressing customer concerns ------- was one crucial element for financial success

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She was to wet behind the ears to be in charge of such demanding tasks.

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Unemployment rates among white-collar workers show much less regional ________________than corresponding rates among blue-collar workers

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We're looking for a very specific sort of person and this woman seems to ___________ all of our criteria

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Mr. Jefferson instructed his secretary to notify ---------- as soon as the details of the contract were made available

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The band had an outstanding performance at the Grand Theatre last night.

I had only some money _____

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------- reducing staff, management made the decision to decrease administrative bonuses