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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






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






3. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






4. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






5. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






6. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






7. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






8. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






9. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






10. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






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






12. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






13. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






14. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






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






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






17. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






18. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






19. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






20. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






21. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






23. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






24. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.






25. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






26. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






27. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






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






29. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.






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






31. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.






32. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






33. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






34. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






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






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






37. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






38. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






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






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






41. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






42. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.






43. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






44. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






45. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






46. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.






47. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






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






49. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






50. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.







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