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1.
He had
_______ matriculated in the university.
2.
Don't judge
people by their covers. Most of their books are still _______ written.
3.
A kid I used
to be friends with turned against me after _______ told that I'd _______
insulting him.
4.
The
negotiations have _______ fraught with difficulties/problems right from the
start.
5.
Attempts are
_______ made to resolve the problem of security in schools.
6.
The trip has
_______ extended to include a few other events.
7.
Thank you for
_______ so honest with me.
8.
He had
_______ miraculously saved from almost certain death.
9.
There has
still _______ no official confirmation of the report.
10.
Thank you, Mother,
for your love, your smiles, your faith and trust, but most of all for _______
such a wonderful mother.
11.
The manager
rebuked the salesgirl sharply for _______ rude to customers.
12.
The autopsy
revealed that the deceased had _______ hit with a blunt instrument.
13.
The most
exhausting thing in life is _______ insincere.
14.
A number of
forged works of art have _______ sold as genuine.
15.
There is
nothing which has not _______ bitter before _______ ripe.
16.
The town has
_______ designated a development area.
17.
The rules
have now _______ made equally applicable to all members.
18.
I've _______
setting aside a few pounds each week.
19.
He was
enjoying all the satisfactions of _______ a parent.
20.
It has
_______ confirmed that Lewis's next fight will be against Bruno.
21.
The plan
hinges on a deal _______ struck with a new company.
22.
What does
youth have that's worth showing off? Have you ever _______ old?
23.
They have
_______ living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
24.
Pronouns are
often used to refer to a noun that has already _______ mentioned.
25.
Allegations
of sexual harassment have led to disciplinary proceedings _______ taken against
three naval officers.
26.
She remembers
_______ a rather bossy little girl.
27.
The cosmetics
have not _______ tested on animals.
28.
The daring of
his exploits had _______ hugely magnified by constant telling.
29.
It's _______
ages since we met.
30.
Teenager Matt
Brown is _______ hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning.
31.
At the
concluding press conference, both leaders said that the talks had _______
constructive.
32.
I had _______
running around southern England in a whirlwind of activity.
33.
The field has
_______ seeded with corn.
34.
The hostages
are _______ held in extremely harsh conditions.
35.
New
scientific discoveries are _______ made every day.
36.
You can’t
touch pitch without _______ defiled.
37.
The dog that
has _______ beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow.
38.
The furniture
had _______ left by the previous occupants.
39.
_______ a
well-dressed man is a career, and he who goes in for it has no time for
anything else.
40.
I'm sick of
_______ poked and prodded by doctors.
41.
He's
terrified of _______ bitten by a snake.
42.
There is
nothing which has not _______ bitter before _______ ripe.
43.
Mr. Johnson
has _______ proposed as president of the organization.
44.
Many of your
suggestions have _______ incorporated in the new plan.
45.
He was in no
mood for _______ polite to visitors.
46.
The UN had
_______ co-operating with the State Department on a plan to find countries
willing to take the refugees.
47.
I dislike
_______ away from my family.
48.
There's not
much prospect of Mr. Smith's _______ elected as Congressman.
49.
Civil war in
the Sudan has _______ grinding on for nine years.
50.
The press was
accused of _______ subservient to the government.
51.
The study
showed a deep fear among the elderly of _______ abandoned to the care of
strangers.
52.
There have
_______ several retirements in my office recently.
53.
I've _______
making inquiries about/into the cost of a round-the-world ticket.
54.
A really good
friend will make you feel comfortable _______ who you are.
55.
Courage is
_______ afraid but going on anyhow.
56.
Your
suggestions are _______ followed up by our committee.
57.
The city is
_______ sundered by racial tension.
58.
The coach
called all the players together to discuss the reasons of _______ beaten.
59.
Have ethnic
tensions in the area _______ reduced by intermarriage?
60.
In science,
the importance is something that has _______ reached out, not the researcher himself.
61.
If you would
have a good wife, marry one who has _______ a good daughter. Thomas Fuller
62.
If your
girlfriend is smart, beautiful, and gentle, then please, love her in my place
for the time _______.
63.
The animals
have all _______ well trained.
64.
I don't
anticipate it _______ a problem.
65.
Bob's tickets
cost much less than ours - I think we've _______ ripped off.
66.
Thanks for
_______ in my life.
67.
I'm afraid my
best friend has a best friend of his/her own. It feels like _______ in broken
relationship.
68.
They haven't
_______ given these rights for eternity - they should justify having them just
like most other people have to.
69.
Politics, as
a practice, whatever its professions, has always _______ the systematic
organization of hatreds.
70.
As a child I
remember _______ riveted by my grandfather's appearance.
71.
This suit has
_______ in constant wear for two years.
72.
There is
strong suspicion on both sides that information is _______ withheld.
73.
Ever since
the oil crisis, the industry has _______ in disarray.
74.
To keep the
company alive, half the workforce is _______ made redundant.
75.
Your bravery
has never _______ disputed.
76.
The hospital
is so overcrowded that some patients are _______ treated on trolleys in the
corridors.
77.
Our boss has
_______ let go.
78.
The meaning
of the poem has always _______ a puzzle.
79.
I know I need
to go to the dentist but I've _______ putting off the evil day as long as
possible.
80.
The novel centers
around a witless father who is continually _______ conned by his three
children.
81.
There has
_______ a rapid acceleration in the growth of industry.
82.
Nothing great
in the world has _______ accomplished without passion.
83.
_______
reluctant to think, unwilling to study intensively and under-stand deeply and
_______ complacent and satisfied at negligible knowledge all are the cause of
poor intelligence, which can be termed as "foolish".
84.
The new
computer system is not _______ fully utilized yet.
85.
His views on
knowledge economy have _______ accepted with unanimity.
86.
The meat has
_______ certified fit for human consumption.
87.
Stop _______
a chicken and try the rollercoaster ride!
88.
The guards
were originally hired to watch over the houses as they were _______ built.
89.
She had
despaired of ever _______ rescued alive.
90.
Good old Edna
- she's a real trouper to do the washing-up without even _______ asked!
91.
He that would
know what shall be must consider what has _______.
92.
A bond of
friendship had _______ forged between them.
93.
Nothing is a
greater misfortune than not _______ able to bear misfortune.
94.
Any hostages
in the firing line would have _______ sacrificed.
95.
He's _______
working hard all day.
96.
You have
_______ very remiss in fulfilling your obligations.
97.
The secret of
_______ miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or
not.
98.
He hasn't
_______ too well lately.
99.
Oh, I am not
going to die, am I? He will not separate us, we have _______ so happy.
100.
The ideals
which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to
face life cheerfully 19 have _______ kindness, beauty and truth.
101.
This contract
is worthless; you've _______ taken for a ride!
102.
There were
dark streaks down her cheeks where she had _______ crying.
103.
He gained a
reputation as _______ a staunch defender/supporter of civil rights.
104.
_______
defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
105.
He's _______
unbearable since he won that prize.
106.
There is no
longer any stigma to _______ divorced.
107.
There is
nothing noble in _______ superior to some other man. The true nobility is in
_______ superior to your previous self.
108.
They've
_______ best mates since school.
109.
She's _______
touted as the next leader of the party.
110.
I have
_______ employed at this job for five years.
111.
Foley has
_______ particularly vocal in his criticism of the government.
112.
They built a
wall to avoid soil _______ washed away.
113.
The most
normal and the most perfect human _______ is the one who most thoroughly
addresses himself to the activity of his best powers, gives himself most
thoroughly to the world around him, flings himself out into the midst of humanity,
and is so preoccupied by his own beneficent reaction on the world that he is
practically unconscious of a separate existence.
114.
You've
_______ in prison three times according to our records.
115.
I always
couple Hemingway and Steinbeck together as _______ typically American writers.
116.
There was a
prima facie case that a contempt of court had _______ committed.
117.
No man can be
a good ruler unless he has first _______ ruled.
118.
We must allow
for his _______ late.
119.
The town had
_______ besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.
120.
African-Americans
have _______ complaining about police harassment for years.
121.
They walked
out in protest after _______ outvoted by the National Salvation Front majority.
122.
He was
spitting blood after _______ hit in the mouth.
123.
Everything
ought to be beautiful in a human _______: face, dress, soul and idea.
124.
Thanks for
_______ there as a friend so true! Happy Thanksgiving! You are the joy of my
life.
125.
All the men
were _______ deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not
_______ identified.
126.
While the
front door is _______ repaired, please use the side entrance.
127.
A good tale
is none the worse for _______ twice told.
128.
For
centuries, quilting and patchwork have _______ popular needlecrafts.
129.
The country
has _______ threatened with complete isolation from the international community
unless the atrocities stop.
130.
She was very
demotivated by _______ told she had little chance of _______ promoted.
131.
Her wrists
chafed where the rope had _______.
132.
I hate to be
blunt, Frankie, but she just didn't strike me as _______ very ladylike.
133.
She scolded
the child for _______ late for school.
134.
Jackson had
_______ a major power-broker in the 1988 Presidential elections.
135.
The rumor has
_______ hotly denied.
136.
The village
had _______ hurriedly deserted, perhaps because terrorists were in the area.
137.
At first,
they refused to sign the agreement, but they caved in when they heard another
firm was _______ approached.
138.
A politician
is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a
government. A statesman is a politician who's _______ dead ten or fifteen
years.
139.
We shall put
it aside for the time _______.
140.
He's _______
a bit dizzy and confused since the accident. Do you think it’s mild concussion?
141.
A dropped
cigarette is _______ blamed for the fire.
142.
Jack was
_______ perverse and refusing to agree with anything we said.
143.
Humanitarian
aid is _______ sent to the refugees.
144.
It's _______
a cow of a day.
145.
Her elder
sister's _______ acting rather funnily just recently.
146.
He barely
escaped _______ pawed by the dog.
147.
Since he lost
his job, he's _______ hanging about here.
148.
I am not now
that which I have _______.(I am not what I used to be.).
149.
Knowledge is
a city to the building of which every human _______ brought a stone.
150.
That is a
fair approximation of the way in which the next boss is _______ chosen.
151.
It has
_______ alleged that Jack stole the money.
152.
I saw that I
had _______ guilty of a careless blunder.
153.
_______ on
sea, sail; _______ on land, settle.
154.
Physical
perfection in a human _______ is exceedingly rare.
155.
Life, to be
worthy of a rational _______, must be always in progression.
156.
He can't bear
_______ laughed at.
157.
Only
gradually are technologies _______ developed to mechanize the task.
158.
Clothes and
blankets have _______ distributed among the refugees.
159.
Campaigners
claim that the animals are not _______ kept in humane conditions.
160.
These ideas
have always _______ central to Western culture.
161.
The James
Bond films are always _______ rerun on television.
162.
The laws of
Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human _______ a law
unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as
steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them, since the statutes
furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore are better
for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion and
disorder and anarchy if we should adopt them.
163.
The house is
_______ built at the moment.
164.
Someone has
_______ listening in on my telephone conversation.
165.
Humor has
_______ well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest.
166.
I was shut
out for _______ five minutes late.
167.
A kid I used
to be friends with turned against me after _______ told that I'd _______
insulting him.
·
liberty, how
many crimes have _______ committed in thy name!
168.
He was held
incommunicado in prison for ten days before _______ released without charge.
169.
Initiative
10is doing the right thing without _______ told.
170.
The two large
classrooms have _______ assigned to us.
171.
No motive for
the killing has yet _______ established.
172.
Tim was
_______ groomed for a managerial position.
173.
She has
_______ pruning the roses.
174.
True
friendship isn't about _______ there when it's convenient; it's about _______
there when it's not.
175.
We should put
aside and postpone all other reforms; that we have but one task-----the instruction
of the people, the diffusion of education, the encouragement of science----on
that day a great step will have then _______ taken in our generation.
176.
Nell is
_______ touted as the next big thing in Hollywood.
177.
The smoker
has _______ labouring under lung disease for many years.
178.
Poverty is
not a shame, but the _______ ashamed of it is.
179.
There was a
risk of genuine refugees _______ returned to Vietnam.
180.
Jiddu
Krishnamurti, lndia-born religious philosopher Aman who does not know what
passion is will never know love because love can come into _______ only when
there is total self-abandonment.
181.
The group has
_______ notoriously fickle in the past.
182.
He was _______
very mysterious, and wouldn't tell me what he was up to.
183.
The stadium
has _______ fitted with seating for over eighty thousand spectators.
184.
I'd _______
away for a few days so I had a lot of post waiting for me.
185.
Thanks for
_______ such a great teacher. Happy Teacher’s Day.
186.
A month after
_______ unfairly dismissed, he was reinstated in his job.
187.
It is
possible to learn more of a human _______ in one minute of love than in months
of observation.
188.
The worst
tragedy for a poet is to be admired through _______ misunderstood.
189.
The school is
specially for children whose schooling has _______ disrupted by illness.
190.
He's _______
deaf and dumb since birth.
191.
For me the
different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are
branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equally true, though
_______ received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect.
192.
The details
of the plan are still _______ worked out.
193.
He who fears
_______ conquered is sure of defeat. Napoleon Bonaparte
194.
Thanks for
_______ such a good mom.
195.
_______
youngsters, we sat modestly at the back, never daring to speak.
196.
Whatever your
past has _______, you have a spotless future.
197.
The bus
conductor is _______ reviled by a rude man.
198.
The ozone
layer surrounding the earth protects our skin from _______ hurt by the
ultraviolet rays.
199.
These
ridiculous rules and regulations should have _______ done away with years ago.
200.
He that has
[hath] _______ bitten by a serpent, is afraid of a rope.
201.
I want to
hear your explanation for _______ late.
202.
He is a man
with a reputation for _______ tough and unafraid of unpopular decisions.
203.
He had
_______ hit on the head.
204.
I'm fed up
with _______ put upon by my boss all the time.
205.
A thing is
bigger for _______ shared.
206.
His wife must
have _______ a saint to put up with him for all those years.
207.
A
troubleshooter is _______ appointed to make the prison service more efficient.
208.
She has
_______ through a very traumatic experience.
209.
you smiled
and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had _______ waiting
long.
210.
You deserve a
reward for _______ so helpful.
211.
His boss gave
him a reprimand for _______ late.
212.
Literary
studies have _______ cross - fertilized by new ideas in linguistics.
213.
Dave has
always _______ a bit of a drinker.
214.
Foreign
governments have _______ consulted about this decision.
215.
It is too
late to shut the stable door after the horse has _______ stolen.
216.
The media has
_______ speaking in glowing terms of the relationship between the two
countries.
217.
When peace
has _______ broken anywhere, the peace of all countries everywhere is in
danger.
218.
As a modern
parent, I know that it's not how much you give children those counts, it's the
love and attention you shower on them. A caring attitude can not only save you
a small fortune, but also even make you feel good about _______ tight-fisted
and offering more care than presents.
219.
He just
breezed in as if he'd only _______ away a day instead of ten years.
220.
His parents
tried to discourage him from _______ an actor.
221.
The paramount
duty of Congress is to stop deficiencies by the restoration of that protective
legislation which has always _______ the firmest prop of the Treasury.
222.
How long have
you _______ unemployed?
223.
Within
minutes of _______ introduced they were chatting away like old friends.
224.
I had a
nightmare about _______ drowned in a lake.
225.
Happiness
isn't about getting what you want. It's about loving and _______ grateful for
what you have received.
226.
The president
will have to resign for _______ involved in a political scandal.
227.
He had
_______ badly maltreated as a child.
228.
I feel almost
ashamed that I've _______ so lucky.
229.
Home-made
parts are _______ substituted for imported ones.
230.
Iron spikes
have _______ welded to the railings around the embassy.
231.
The mere fact
of _______ poor makes such children criminals in the eyes of the police.
232.
This actress
has _______ divorced from her husband.
233.
Jackie has
_______ learning flamenco dancing at an evening class for three years.
234.
Her father
has _______ missing since September 1992.
235.
He felt
unworthy of _______ married to such an attractive woman.
236.
He's _______
charged with extorting protection money from the shopkeepers.
237.
Initiative is
doing the right thing without _______ told.
238.
She certainly
hasn't _______ pining while you were away!
239.
People have
_______ flocking to the exhibition.
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