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Her latest book is ... reading

An elderly man from Hull has.... doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.

There's been a lot of ... in the media recently about the marriage

Young children lack the ... to brush their teeth effectively.

He's...the exam - he's sure he's going to fail.

They had minor breakthroughs but real success ... them.

Before we take any action we must...  the facts/truth.

We thought the punishment was rather ....  for such a minor offence.

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The system is still in its ...

The documentary offers an....into the everyday lives of millions of ordinary Russian citizens.

The explosion was of such ...that it was heard five miles away.

She can be very ...  when she's angry.

The management's decision to ignore the safety warnings demonstrated a remarkable... of judgment.

The illness first ....  itself in/as severe stomach pains.

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She was a  ... musician.

He...  (that) he had sent the letter over a month ago.

The accident left him  ...disabled.

My brother has total ...

That one ... caused me a lot of trouble.

She's such a ..., lively woman.

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She sat through the whole meeting without a word.

Audiences were stunned by the dazzling ...  of his dancers.

blind people are ...

She listened to everything I said and repeated it ... to her mum.

This article ... the basic principles of economics.

...her wishes, she was buried in France.

The accident was the ... consequence.

The government's ...  in the strike has been widely criticized.

Nowadays this technique is completely ... .

His mother's death when he was aged six had a very effect on him

New books are displayed in a ...position on tables at the front of the store.

She found the formality of the occasion..  daunting.

I tell them the truth, ... of what they want to hear

a successful... to the crisis

The data management system facilitates easy ...of evidence.

He became a national hero for his part in the ....

We've had to build some cupboards to give us more ...space.

The Hungarian uprising in 1956 was... by the Soviet Union

There is a ...  for unemployment to rise in the summer.

Several publishers rejected her book, but that just made her...  determined.

High inflation ...  with low output spells disaster for the government in the election.

The event has been... well attended.

He's very ... thought of within the company.

CPAs should test for ...when the market price of a long-lived asset significantly decreases.

..to these issues, several writers agree that breathing when playing the oboe is most effective

Cyril's most impressive... quality was his goodness.

The watch mechanism is extremelyand very difficult to repair.

The region is... for its outstanding natural beauty.

I'm afraid that problem is beyond/outside the.... of my lecture.

A spokesperson declined to ... on the cause of the train crash.

We should not be using data collection to the...of all other approaches.

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It never once ...my mind that she might be unhappy.

I ...her in on the latest gossip.

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All her hard work ... off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.

after the disaster they ... their .... on God

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My bank has agreed to...  the repayments on my loan.

I told him from the ....  I wasn't interested.

There are some ambiguities in the .....

Athletes must undergo a .... drugs test before competing in the championship.

going on vacation all alone without telling anyone is such a ... decision

there has been a  ... over the links between political and economic liberalization.

our company needs ..... and highly motivated workers

The article is ... and is fair to both sides of the dispute.

Much of ...   the banking sector is/are affected by the new legislation.

She felt an ...  urge to tell someone about what had happened.

He felt so happy that he...  into song

We made this decision .... for financial reasons.

There has been a ... improvement in Tim's cooking.

The institute ... all its money from foreign investments.

a ...  hesitation

The lamps all had matching purple ....

The alarm is ... by the lightest pressure.

She failed her driving test on the ... try, but passed the next time.

The government should be playing a more ... role in promoting human rights.

The test is ... to the one you took last year.

The lawyer ... that her client had never been near the scene of the crime.

I was ... excluded from a lot of the decisions that were made.

Our ... mind registers things which our conscious mind is not aware of

She ...  her brother for losing her keys.

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to explain the reason for something = 

Some of her cognitive functions have been impaired.

operators .... any type of surgery

The colours of the .....- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet - can be seen in a rainbow.

When she was young, she lived in ....and had very few friends.

These ... experts don’t know anything.

Several publishers rejected her book, but that just made her ....determined.

The course gives you basic ...in car maintenance.

We conduct an annual ... of the system to determine the need for any safety improvements.

It's easy to ...about what might have happened

His words...  my resolve.

he movie was criticized for .... a talented cast.

She can be very ...one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you.

to ... information

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Her success can be ...  to three main factors.

Don't be so ... - think before you act.

My ...reaction was to walk away to avoid an argument.

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to cause something to begin:

The government has brutally crushed the ... 

15 months of his ...was spent in the King County jail.

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In the end, it was impossible to ... her emotions.

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At parties, he always stands in a corner and tries to look .....

She heard a faint, almost .... cry.

I don't understand. You'll have to ....

For some ... reason, he's decided to cancel the project.

She was completely ... by his strange behaviour.

I feel that I have benefited  from her wisdom.

Voters ... supported the candidate.

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She's an ...  talented young athlete.

My eyesight has got... worse over the years

The construction of  ... optimal schedules is possible by variations of dynamic programming.

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We were ....  tired after our long walk.

I think cigarette advertising should be banned .

He was ... exhausted

A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is ...  democratic.

Their business has been ...  successful.

She ...denied having taken the money.

This offer is  ...available  to our established customers.

He is an ...talented teacher.

She was polite but not  so.

Everyone was ...  impressed by his performance.

The editorial slant of the newspaper remained ...  conservative.

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Travel is ... more comfortable now than it used to be.

I find myself ...repeating the same phrases.

The company is ... run almost by middle-aged men.

The whole situation was ...  ridiculous.

The side effects of the new drug are being ...  researched

Our approach is ... different to that of our competitors.

That wine stain on my shirt has ... disappeared.

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This greatly increases the cost of making vaccines, especially .... the flu virus.

the army will take over responsibility for firefighting ....that a strike takes place

the weeks ... her death

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She'd ... all over her textbooks.

I'm not feeling very  ...today - not enough sleep last night!

The ambitious youngster spent an idle moment ...  about his future.

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..., I just couldn't find a solution to the problem.

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She was cooking a meal while ...  holding a business meeting via her mobile phone.

To succeed, you will need strong ... skills.

The computer trouble was ... caused by a programming error.

Every decision has to be approved by the...

The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your ... .

Few can afford the ... of $12,000 a semester.

Companies become insolvent because they cannot pay their ....

a ...of text

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..., I like to go fishing instead of going to work. 

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She sent her ... to 50 companies, but didn't even get an interview.

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Even young boys are now being ...  into the army.

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I told him at/from the  I wasn't interested.

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He ... his eyes in suspicion.

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