They have just bought __________ new equipment for their new office.

She has a wonderful voice but unfortunately, she never gets the ____ to sing in public.

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The collapse of tin prices in the 1980s destroyed the tin-mining industry, ________ formeremployees have since turned in desperation to growing cocoa

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What will you do if they don’t agree ________? There is no way we can force them

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

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These youngsters are often involved in ___________ crime such as shoplifting and casual theft

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This is the village __________ my family and I lived for six years

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South Florida and Hawaii _________ by a hurricane

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 Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

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Sally has just won a full scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the world; she must be on cloud nine now.

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In 1864 George Pullman designed a sleeping car that eventually saw widespread use.

Doctors advise people who are deficient_______vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.

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After nearly two weeks of drought, it was such a relief for the rain to come pouring _________ again

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All the storage rooms are scheduled to undergo renovations and ........... closed for several days next week

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After the celebrity was put in jail for beating his wife, many of his former supporters cut ties and refused to be _____________ with him

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------- severe winter weather, affected bus routes may be either redirected or temporarily suspended until the roads are cleared

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Because of the ________ of hospital employees at that hospital, the head of the administration began advertising job openings in the newspaper

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Our last hopes would ________ all probability evaporate

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They have a good relationship.

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To prepare for --------- quarterly report, Mr. Yamaguchi is gathering all of the design materials

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He puts some time ________________ each evening to read to his children