A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, started in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the  ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.

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…………his appointment as our head of accounting services, Paul Robinson was working as a high-powered merchant banker in London.

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The use of umbrellas is prohibited in the sport stadium because they obstruct the view of______

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It is surprising how ................ small child can make so much noise.

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I didn’t know ............... that machine.

Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her ________, powerful voice.

Surely there are now reasons why ____ book ought to be dead, or at least very badly injured.

She’s decided not to work overseas after all. In any ____ , she doesn’t like cold weather.

 I have an …. to the party tonight

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He was accused …….. fake money.

Please complete the return list__________ the reason for the return and it will be processed promptly. 

When the first child was born, they .............for three years

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Franklin Catering Company offers a…. range of menu choices for both lunch and dinner.

Her father ............... when she was a small girl. 

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People sometimes choose partners who compensate for their own shortcomings.

Meanwhile, to ______ respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced.

Oliver's CV is truly _______ . He's bound to get the job.

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Advertising companies have long relied on focus groups to sell products. However, a team at Banes Associates is taking an ______ route. It is attempting to see whether neuromarketing,

 I find horror films really __________. 

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The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
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They ....... next to each other at the lecture this morning.