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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






2. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






3. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






4. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






5. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






6. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






7. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






8. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.






9. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.






10. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.






11. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.






12. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






13. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






14. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






15. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






16. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






17. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






18. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






19. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






20. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






21. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






22. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






23. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






24. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






25. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






26. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.






27. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






28. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






29. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






30. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.






31. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






32. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






33. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






34. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






35. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






36. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






37. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






38. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






39. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






40. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






41. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






42. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






43. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






44. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






45. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






46. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






47. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






48. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






49. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






50. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.







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