These quick and easy                  can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.

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A retired person receives a __

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I really love outdoor activity like ________. I usually go to the park across my house to enjoy my new pair of roller skates

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I wish you ___________ the look on her face when she got her exam results

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At each performance, dancer Clay Hastings displays a remarkable   --------- to connect with his audience

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She is talking about the author________book is one of the best-sellers this year

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Linguistics embraces a ____________ range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics

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The Research and Development Department has submitted a proposal which is about a new line of compact appliances designed for customers who ------ in small apartments

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------- months of work to sell the Apton Building, the realtor finally succeeded last week

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Our department expects _________________ five new appointments this year alone.

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At first she was trained to be ______ scriptwriter, but later she worked as a secretary

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________ it would stop raining for a morning, we could cut the grass

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Yes, we went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.

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According to received wisdom, ________________ to low level radioactivity is harmless

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Chloe was so engrossed in a brown _______ that she didn't hear the doorbell

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The speed limit on all ------- streets in Benton has been changed to 40 kilometers per hour

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Al’s Café will now be open on Sundays ---- --- the hours of 9 A.M and 5 P.M.

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The chief engineer noted that constructing another bridge would be more ------- than repairing the existing structure

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Every year this charity organization takes on volunteers to support the needy and the poor.

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While __________ from my office, I saw an old friend of mine.

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You can leave the butter________________ of this recipe if you're on a low-fat diet