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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






2. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






3. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






10. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






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






12. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.






13. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






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






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






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






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






18. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






34. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






35. 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.






36. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






37. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






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






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






40. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






41. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






48. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






49. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






50. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.







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