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As he read more on the topic, his emails to the editor became appreciably sharper. [THE] The ________ his emails grew.

more he read the sharper

The revised budget turns out, surprisingly, to cost less than the draft version. [EVEN] The revised budget is ________ the draft.

even cheaper than

For the interpreters, could you reduce your speaking speed just a touch? [SLIGHTLY] Could you speak ________ for the interpreters?

slightly more slowly

Her second novel outstrips the debut in ambition by a considerable margin. [FAR] Her second novel is ________ the debut.

far more ambitious than

Attendance figures did not reach expectations during the afternoon session. [FEWER] There were ________ expected this afternoon.

fewer people than

Since changing jobs, the amount of patience I have with bureaucracy has decreased. [LESS] I now have ________ with bureaucracy since I changed jobs.

less patience than before

Within our immediate family, a large proportion settled in Canada years ago. [RELATIVES] ________ moved to Canada years ago.

Most of our relatives

Compared with May, June produced a substantially greater number of customer complaints. [MORE] June generated ________ May.

far / many more complaints than

The weekend brought the worst conditions we could possibly conceive of for camping. [IMAGINABLE] We had the ________ for camping last weekend.

worst conditions imaginable

Among all his submissions, not one struck the panel as bolder than the final proposal. [OF] The final proposal was ________ submissions.

the boldest of his

None of the peaks in this chain rises above Kora Peak. [HIGHEST] Kora Peak is ________ the chain.

the highest mountain in

City rents are becoming increasingly unaffordable for new graduates. [MORE] City rents are getting ________ for new graduates.

more and more expensive

The orchestra kept accelerating until the coda overwhelmed the hall. [FASTER] The orchestra played ________ until the coda overwhelmed the hall.

faster and faster

Each hour that passed brought a sharper drop in market confidence. [MORE] The _______________ market confidence became.

The more hours passed the lower

Her piano recitals no longer reach the standard she once achieved in college. [AS] She doesn’t play the piano ________ in college.

as well as she did

The updated policy matches the previous one in how strict it is, despite the new wording. [AS] The updated policy is ________ the previous one.

just as strict as

For spinal health, sprinting offers no advantage over brisk walking whatsoever. [NO] Sprinting is ________ your spine.

no better than brisk walking for

Although Tom overtakes confidently, Marta shows greater caution whenever she’s behind the wheel. [LESS] Tom ________ whenever he drives.

drives less carefully than Marta