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The hotel is adjacent ______ the
railway station. The accommodation that it provides is adequate ______
your needs. |
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The hotel is adjacent
to the railway station. The
accommodation that it provides is adequate
for your needs. |
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His greed ______
money made him appear false even ______ his best friend. |
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She was ______ the
verge ______ despair when help arrived. |
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His version ______
the story is completely different ______ mine. |
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Doctors often
discourage us ______ smoking as it is injurious ______ health. |
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Although that
handicapped person is incapable ______ doing heavy work, he is
adept ______ weaving baskets ______ sale. |
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His doctor warned him ______
smoking, but it was hard ______ him to give ______ the habit as
he has been addicted ______ it for a long time. |
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That merchant was
sued ______ breach ______ promise. He was fined a sum ______ two
thousand dollars. |
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Don't say a word ______
anyone. Secrecy is vital ______ the success ______ our plan. |
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Be careful ______ the
man if you are doing business ______ him. He is capable ______
the meanest tricks. |
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Although she was not
fit ______ work yet, she insisted ______ going ______ the
office. |
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We are not envious ______
his promotion, but we are ______ the idea of his being promoted ______
his superior. |
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Randy is weak ______
all his subjects. He is now studying ______ the guidance ______
a tutor. |
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Although Mr Carson is
very indulgent ______ his children, he has firm control ______
them. They are very respectful ______ him. |
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At first he refused
to agree ______ the changes that we proposed ______ the plan.
But he finally yielded ______ our persuasion. |
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He is an expert ______
the Chinese art ______ self-defense and is equally proficient ______
judo. |
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He differs ______ me ______
this matter, but we are ______ agreement ______ all the other
issues. |
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If you are
sympathetic ______ our cause, could you please speak ______ the
manager ______ it ? We are quite nervous ______ meeting him
ourselves. |
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The teacher warned
him ______ being negligent ______ his work, but he paid no
attention ______ her words. His failure ______ the examination
made him feel sorry ______ ignoring her. |
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His greed
for money made him appear
false even to his best
friend. |
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She was
on the verge
of despair when help
arrived. |
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His version
of the story is completely
different from mine. |
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Doctors often
discourage us from smoking
as it is injurious to
health. |
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5. |
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Although that
handicapped person is incapable of
doing heavy work, he is adept at
weaving baskets for sale. |
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His doctor warned him
against smoking, but it was
hard for him to give
up the habit as he has been
addicted to it for a long
time. |
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7. |
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That merchant was
sued for breach
of promise. He was fined a
sum of two thousand dollars. |
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8. |
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Don't say a word
to anyone. Secrecy is vital
to the success
of our plan. |
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Be careful
of the man if you are doing
business with him. He is
capable of the meanest
tricks. |
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Although she was not
fit for work yet, she
insisted on going
to the office. |
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We are not envious
of his promotion, but we are
against the idea of his
being promoted by his
superior. |
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Randy is weak
in all his subjects. He is
now studying under the
guidance of a tutor. |
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Although Mr Carson is
very indulgent with his
children, he has firm control over
them. They are very respectful to
him. |
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At first he refused
to agree to the changes that
we proposed for the plan.
But he finally yielded to
our persuasion. |
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He is an expert
in the Chinese art
of self-defense and is
equally proficient at judo. |
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He differs
from me
on this matter, but we are
in agreement
on all the other issues. |
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If you are
sympathetic to our cause,
could you please speak to
the manager about it ? We
are quite nervous about
meeting him ourselves. |
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The teacher warned
him against being negligent
in his work, but he paid no
attention to her words. His
failure in the examination
made him feel sorry for
ignoring her. |
