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You can trust Sandra to do a good
job as she is a professional ______ and through. |
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Although he has owed me a few
thousand dollars, he is paying me back in dribs and
______ as he has just started working. |
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The people are by and ______
supportive of the government's new economic policies. |
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You'd better keep William at arm's
length for he is an ______-and-out villain. |
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It is simply unthinkable that he
could have committed such a hideous crime against his own ______
and blood. |
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To save their marriage, both the
wife and husband must be prepared to forgive and ______
all past wrongdoings. |
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Initially, the people were against
the idea of having a casino, but by and ______ they had
come to accept it. |
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The relevant authorities are still
mulling over the pros and ______ of building another
airport in the city. |
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The children were having a
rough-and-______ when one of them hurt his hand. |
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It was greed, ______ and simple
that induced them to speculate in the stock market. |
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Answers |
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You can trust Sandra to do a good
job as she is a professional through
and through. |
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Although he has owed me a few
thousand dollars, he is paying me back in
dribs an drabs as he has just started working. |
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The people are
by and large supportive of
the government's new economic policies. |
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You'd better keep William at arm's
length for he is an out-and-out
villain. |
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It is simply unthinkable that he
could have committed such a hideous crime against his own
flesh and blood. |
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To save their marriage, both the
wife and husband must be prepared to
forgive and forget all past wrongdoings. |
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7. |
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Initially, the people were against
the idea of having a casino, but by and
by they had come to accept it. |
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8. |
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The relevant authorities are still
mulling over the pros and cons
of building another airport in the city. |
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The children were having a
rough-and-tumble when one of
them hurt his hand. |
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It was greed,
pure and simple that induced them to speculate in
the stock market. |
