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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






2. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






4. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






5. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.






6. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






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






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






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






10. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






11. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






12. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






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






14. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






21. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






22. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






23. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






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






25. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






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






27. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






28. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






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






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






31. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






32. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






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






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






35. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!






36. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.






37. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






38. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich






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






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






41. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






42. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






43. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






44. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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







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