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    Complete the following sentences with word pairs being used as adjectives.
   

 

1.   As the contract had been signed under duress, it was declared ______.
     
2.   Albert's unorthodox views on how to tackle the problem were not considered ______ by the conservative management.
     
3.   It was greed, ______, that caused them to fall into the conman's trap.
     
4.   Andy is too ______ to appreciate your dirty jokes.
     
5.   When all is ______, you will have legal possession of the house.
     
6.   Alice will never stand up for herself as she is too ______.
     
7.   The ordinary citizens are more concerned about ______ issues than about democratic ideals.
     
8.   Officials at the Defence Ministry are getting all ______ about secrets being leaked out.
     
9.   Those who are ______ in big cites manage to survive only by begging and stealing.
     
10.   Some candidates have resorted to ______ tactics to get the people to vote for them in the elections.
     

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1.   As the contract had been signed under duress, it was declared null and void.
2.   Albert's unorthodox views on how to tackle the problem were not considered right and proper by the conservative management.
3.   It was greed, pure and simple, that caused them to fall into the conman's trap.
4.   Andy is too prim and proper to appreciate your dirty jokes.
5.   When all is signed and sealed, you will have legal possession of the house.
6.   Alice will never stand up for herself as she is too meek and mild.
7.   The ordinary citizens are more concerned about bread-and-butter issues than about democratic ideals.
8.   Officials at the Defence Ministry are getting all hot and bothered about secrets being leaked out.
9.   Those who are down and out in big cites manage to survive only by begging and stealing.
10.   Some candidates have resorted to cloak-and-dagger tactics to get the people to vote for them in the elections.
 
     
 
 

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