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Once the returned item is received, a refund will appear on your credit-card statement -------five business days.

While my mother ________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March 8th yesterday. 

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Please be assured that  _____  employees affected by the schedule changes will be assisted in every way possible.

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Ms. Penner assured us that_____________ work stopped during the power failure, production targets would be met.

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Albert Doime oversaw smelting operations in Lydenburg for a  ______  time before being reassigned to Johannesburg.

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 If you are the last person in the office at night, please  ___________  that the copier is turned off before you leave.

As the hospital had been careless with its hygiene procedures, the patient found she had been _______ with a harmful virus.

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.
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The sea was dangerous, _________ they didn't go out for a swim.

 I  ................ to see Chris on my way home.

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The soccer players usually practice on the main field at Waterbury Park, but they sometimes practice ___________

The disaster has caused ................ damage to the area.

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

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Due to the  ____________  demand for our services, we will no longer be able to accept new orders.

Peter  ................ Rae and screamed “Get out of my sight”.

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All donations to the charity will be gratefully ____________.

After a hard-working day, I went to ........... bed and had ................. most beautiful dream ever.

Mountains  _______ most of it.

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.................... do you need, Annette?

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Who is responsible ____ dealing with complaints?

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By  ______________   offices in London, Paris, and Madrid, Sedgehill Ltd. has continued its growth into markets overseas.