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Many companies do not want to spend too much on waste ____ as the cost is really high.

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Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.

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Since they are without direct supervision, field managers are expected to be able to find solutions to simple problems by ____

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Among the world’s 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945.

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There ___________________ a lot of grasses in the garden last summer

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The latest polling shows increased public  ---- for the stadium renovation project

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 _______the time passes, _______I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it. 

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Please ------- Hearnshaw for all your home appliance needs

When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand _______ tidying the living room.

My grandpa is the most conservative person in my family. He never ____ about way of life.

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Our department expects _________________ five new appointments this year alone.

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Many people move to the cities to get jobs because they can earn two to ten times ____ people in the country.

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The building was _______ by fire last year and rebuilt within six months

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Dynamite ____________ by Alfred Bernard Nobel

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Your picture is ____ to the picture in my bedroom.

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After the social science lecture all students are invited to take part in a discussion of the issues which were risen in the talk.

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Natural Worid Magazine ------- receives excellent submissions from amateur photographers

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I should never have said that. I wish I _________ that

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According to a survey ------ by the Fielding Institute, advertising on the Internet accounted for 10% of total advertising

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Editors at Benchley Press are skilled at reading texts ------ to correct errors and polish the prose.