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  • ______ to the instructions, you have to charge the phone for at least 12 hours.
    According
  • It ________ appear that someone has been stealing personal items from the changing rooms.
    would
  • It would _____ that people who work night shifts die younger.
    appear / seem
  • Despite the fact that there will be an autopsy, his death is ___ to have been from natural causes.
    thought / believed / said
  • The teacher is believed ___ have committed a serious crime.
    to
  • It _________ that the less children sleep, the more likely they are to behave badly.
    seems / appears
  • People _____ that stress is responsible for many common skin complaints.
    say / think
  • It ______ that the government are intending to lower the top rate of income tax.
    seems / appears
  • ___ to new research, drinking two litres of water a day may be unnecessary.
    According
  • Birth order ___ believed to have a strong influence on children's personality.
    is / was
  • The missing couple are believed _____ have been having financial difficulties.
    to
  • ________ to some sources, the latest research is very flawed.
    According
  • There are rumours that the band, who broke up ten years ago, ____ be planning to reform and record a new album.
    might / could
  • Dinosaurs _____ have died out due to extremely rapid climate change.
    may / might / could
  • They ______ have gone out for the weekend. They’re not answering their phone.
    might / could / may
  • It is understood ______ the minister will be resigning in the near future.
    that
  • The prisoners may ____ escaped to France.
    have
  • It has _____  announced that the new drug will go on sale shortly.
    been
  • Mark ______ to have aged a lot over the last year.
    seems / appears
  • He is ______ to be one of the wealthiest people in the country.
    said / believed / thought
  • ________ are thought to be several reasons why the species died out.
    There