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The manufacturing company's recent ----- to reduce on-site accidents was appreciated by the staff.

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The cost of the final product nearly ------- a rise in the price of the raw materials used to make it.

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While some countries have made investments in the Caribbean lately, others have reduced ________.

 The news has _________information. 

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A market analysis shows that sales of sports utility vehicles have decreased ------ the past twelve months.

John is a cousin of_______ 

 John and his friend gave many books to_______ 

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------- all the nominations for board members have been received, a complete list will be posted.

Many of the things we do (1) ______ on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (2) ______ stored, processed and communicated. In the past this information had to be kept on paper (3)______, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put (4) ______ computers. Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. (5) ______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large (6) ______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (7) ______ run out. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (8) ______ for future reference. This way of working was never (9) ______ easy or fast. A computer system is much more (10)______
(10).........................

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Using a fingerprint system is generally -------as the primary means of security at laboratories in this country.

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Financial adviser Jenna Sotulo helps professionals devise a  ______________  for managing their finances.

Do you mind if I watch TV late tonight?” “______________” 

The porter and I looked at each other, _______ both smiled. 

The test result will be released at 9 a.m tomorrow.” “Will it? ________________.” 

My suggestion is that we try ............... one person to send out all the mailings and maintaining records of the mailings in our database.

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The furniture in this apartment is not ---------but belongs to the landlord and must be returned at the end of the lease.

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A recent  ____________  of restaurants across the nation suggests that people are dining out much more frequently.

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Jeans are very popular with (23) _________ people all over the world. Some people say that
jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (24) _________ two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (25) _________ “jeanos”. Accordingly, the pants were called “jeans”.
   In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (26)_________ gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (27) _________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. At the time, young people actually didn’t wear them very much until later on.
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The  _____________  technology used in pots by Claypol Housewares keeps the handles from getting too hot to touch.

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Because of  _____  regarding noise, the hotel manager has instructed the landscaping staff to avoid operating equipment before 9:30 A.M.

Not ______ can be done to help her if she herself doesn't put in quite______effort to put her own life in order.