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1
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It will take us half as much time to get this done

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half has much

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2
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Five prisoners are thought to have escaped

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are thought to have escaped

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3
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Things may change when the new education secretary is installed

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is installed

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4
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Its looks much the same as the other test you have taken

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the same

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5
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Comforting words are not much help but we have little else to offer

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little else

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The metal bar had been extensively eaten away by yearq of exposure to sea air

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eaten away

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7
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this theory stresses 0 the notion of complexity

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0

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In the face of such opposition. I can only give in

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in the face of

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9
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She criticised him for what he had said

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for what

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a two-thirdS majority in parliament is required for ratification

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a two-thirdS

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11
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the PM insisted this week he could form a stable government

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he could form

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He must give me both freedom of action and time

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give me both

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13
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Global warming has caused cracks the size of trucks to appear on the ice-caps of the Artic

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the size of

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14
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There has been an unexpected fall in the number of people looking for work since the beginning of the year

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fall in

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The financial services industry has a lot to answer for with regards to the credit crunch in 0 Britain

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the …. The …

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16
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OPEC’s share of the world’s petrol production has dropped from 50% in the early 70s to just over 40% today

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share

17
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The murder of two British nationals is being investigated by Scotland Yard

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is being investigated

18
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The American cinema would have been the poorer if Franck Capra had never been born

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never been born

19
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don’t worry. This shouldn’t present too much of a problem

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too much of a problem

20
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If you want my opinion. then I really do recommend the more expensive of the two machines

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do

21
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You are exercising too much control over your team - you should let go of the reins

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you should let go of the reins

22
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If we don’t get a move on we’ll never get through the work by the end of the afternoon

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get through

23
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Over the past few years house prices have not risen as many would have hoped

A

risen

24
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Many people think that this product is dangerous but our test have shown that this is in actual fact not the case

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in actual fact

25
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I know things don’t look too impressive at this stage. but don’y worry. it’ll be all right on the end

A

ON the end

26
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In this country a great many road accidents are caused by badly maintained vehicles

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a great many et NON a great deal of

27
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Every year the payment is increased in line with inflation

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in line with

28
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the life of the machine depends on proper maintenance being done at the prescribed intervals

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being done

29
Q

Get off my carpet in those muddy shoes !

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get off

30
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In just a week the euro has fallen in value by 1% against the dollar. as chaos threatens to undermine the nascent economic recovery

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by 1% AGAINST

31
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If you ask me. we ought to dismiss him straight away

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If you ask me et NON According to me

32
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I’m afraid I have no idea where he is staying at the moment

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he is staying

33
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The man who is denied the opportunity of taking décisions of importance begins to regard as important the décisions he is allowed to take

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who is denied

34
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He is société quick 0 it is impossible to keep with him

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0 rien

35
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My aim is to obtain an MBA

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AN MBA