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    Vocab ex 2
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  • 1 It's very important that governments don't _____________ the importance of scientific research. It can help to boost a country's economy and has a lot of _____________ for future employment opportunities.
    undervalue; relevance
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  • 2 We cannot ____________________ how vital it is to stick to the ____________________ set out in the handbook.
    overemphasise; criteria
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  • 3 The company has had to __________________ considerably in the past couple of years, and now it has been _______________ by some members of the board that the company should be sold off completely.
    downsize; proposed
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  • 4 Dr Williams will _____________________ the experiment, which is designed to ____________________ the theoretical existence of dark matter in the outer reaches of space.
    oversee; determine
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  • 5 The chef had seriously ____________ the number of guests, so he had to ___________________ to make the ingredients go further.
    underestimated; improvise
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  • 6 For a small country, with limited resources, they tend to _____________________ academically. It's a phenomenon which is worth _____________ in more detail.
    overperfrom; investigating
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  • 7 Jennifer said that she would _____________ her photos of the event to the university's social networking site. She just needs to ____________ them into a suitable format first.
    upload; convert
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  • 8 The university has promised to _____________ the research lab, which means ______________ of the product should be completed much sooner than expected.
    upgrade; development
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