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Market research informs you of what your competition is doing and   _________ it allows you to plan your strategy.

A: "Can you concentrate on other things when you are listening to music?"
B: “________________________________.”

There’s a lot ................. violent crime in this area than there used to be.

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Cold deserts can be covered in ________ snow or ice and frozen water is unavailable to plant life.

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We discussed the issue all day; ________, we could not come to a final conclusion.

A factor robot  ________ one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else.

My mother always told me that I should ________ the things I believe in, regardless of how others perceive them.

The largest landmass is divided into two "continents" along _____ Ural mountains. 

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In the  ___________  the sales teams do not achieve their objectives, no bonuses will be awarded.

I do not believe that this preposterous scheme is .................. of our serious consideration.

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Almost  _________  in our showroom will be on sale this weekend.

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Mr. Hicks  ________________  seating near the stage in the concert hall for important clients.

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Why don't you these photos into your computer, because then you would
have your own digital copies.
 

I accidentally ................. my ex and his girlfriend when I was walking along a street yesterday.

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According to the latest news, HRT, Inc. is preparing for the  _____________  of a major new product.

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I deeply regret to her so severely last night. She was badly hurt.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
(1).........................

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The Salem Literary Festival takes place each November and  ___________  a number of prominent authors.

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Despite receiving rejections from several major publishers, Ian Wright _______________   to become a world-famous novelist.

I get quite depressed when I think about the damage we are  ................. to the environment.

The Simpson Desert was named _______ Mr. Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia.