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The Nikko Hotel is ____________   located within five minutes' walk of the subway station.

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__________ the poor weather, the annual staff picnic will be postponed until next Friday.

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The ______________   of the disease can be significantly slowed by taking the medicine developed by Dr. Toft's team.

Many companies now advertise their new products by  distributing free ____ in public places.

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This is the shortest way to the city center ________ it is not the only way.

All his hard work ............. in great success.

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After manufacturing 30,000 units last year, the Canadian subsidiary was able  ______  on its own as a producer.

Spring is ____ best season of the year. Autumn is _____ busy season.

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When you borrow to invest, lenders make ------- for a range of factors such as tax deductibility and whether the money will beused to generate additional income.

Mona's going to leave early this afternoon but she says she'll ____ up the hours tomorrow.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
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Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I ______. 

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Ms. Choi reports that the new accounting software works well,  _________  the computer's operating system has been updated.

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Discounts are available ____________   a range of items, including shoes and clothing.

The new supermarket is so much cheaper than the one in John Street. _____, they do free home deliveries.

Helen usually ____ her childhood with great pleasure. 

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The shop is open   _____________ twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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In accordance with the Data Protection Act, all identifying information has been ____________   from client testimonials on our Web site.

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Our International Package Service is an ------ way to send small packages to more than 180 countries.

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A wildlife expert is scheduled to give a talk on the  ____________  that the factory has had on the surrounding forest.

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King Pin's customers  ________  to paying for services on a monthly basis, so they were disappointed when they were told to pay up front.