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I'm not really well-acquianted ______ the literature on the subject.

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I have to admit you were right ______ him. I should never have trusted him.

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I can't understand what makes you so certain ______ the outcome of the meeting.

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He wouldn't even trust his best officers ______ the mission. He felt he had to do it alone.

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The job offer is subject ______ you supplying two successful references from your past employers.

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They blamed the poor organisation ______ the lack of funding.

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She was upset ______ not being able to compete in the race.

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How many times have I told you not to tamper ______ that lock?

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He insisted ______ coming back home alone. How was I to know that something bad would happen?

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Wasn't he surprised ______ what was going on at all?

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I think you need to concentrate a little ______ your paragraphing skills now.

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She prefers having wine ______ beer when we go out.

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I'm depending on you ______ these results, so please do it asap.

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The car is insured ______ theft, so you needn't worry so much.

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We need to involve as many people ______ the project as we can.

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The candidates are selected _____ random

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She kept glancing ______ her watch all the way through the interview.

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Can you tell me how this definition differs ______ that one?

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It later turned out that the vice president had been implicated ______ several fiscal frauds.

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Can you believe we've been charged €10 ______ parking there for two hours?!

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I need you to translate this as accurately as you can from Ancient Persian ______ English.

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I can never distinguish this type of column ______ the other ones.

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I wouldn't have any doubts if I were you. You'll find him fully committed ______ the organisation's cause.

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The sharp increase in petrol prices resulted ______ a marked rise in the price of food and other commodities.

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If you hold a valid first aid certificate you will be exempted ______ doing the training.

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The advocates of the deatch penalty say that it deters people ______ committing serious crime.

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The government of the country has been plagued ______ corruption ever since the coup.

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Can you actually be officially accused ______ using a lollipop as a weapon?

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One of the ways of exerting political pressure is imposing economic sanctions ______ a given country.

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All members of the gang were convicted ______ destroying public property and fined €5000 each.

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There are many rules in this place and all of them apply ______ both patients and visitors.

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Have you apologised to Jane ______ what you've done?

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The politian appealed ______ voters to go to the polls on Saturday.

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As you can imagine, the only thing that resulted ______ their argument was even more trouble.

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He suffers ______ cancer of the larynx.

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In future, I'd like you to refrain ______ making such comments in the office. Is this clear?

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Stella has been really looking forward to going to the fun park with her parents. She's really excited ______ it.

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The minister's odd behaviour during the conference gave rise ______ speculations about the state of his mental health.

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As you can imagine, she was quite annoyed ______ them. (not 'with')

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We should allow ______ bad weather and take some raincoats too. (take into consideration)

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When she came into office in August she was faced ______ much criticism directed at the organisation.

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There were sixty of them____ all.

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Confronted ______ the facts, he was forced to resign from his role in the company.

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Your timetable doesn't seem to coincide ______ mine. We'll have to think of different time then.

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Even though her crimes had been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt, the woman refused to confess ______ them.

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In the end, they decided ______ doing the project together.

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They blamed him ______ everything that day.

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She resigned ______ the committee in protest against their decision to increase fees the following year.

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You shouldn't get so annoyed ______ this problem. We can't do anything about it at the moment.

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The students seem to have benefited ______ the presentation.

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The scheme was designed to cater ______ the needs of the elderly people who are lonely.

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I've worked a lot on this one, so I'm hoping they'll take notice ______ what I've done.

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These numbers account ______ the financial losses the company has suffered this year.

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The machine will save energy _____ the long run.

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The code refers ______ a different section of the book.

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Perseverance is a trait we usually attribute ______ successful business people.

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We can't go to that club, mate. Zack is barred ______ entering there.

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Earlier this morning a car collided ______ an ambulance at the southern entrance to the city centre.

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The idea of going there alone, doesn't really appeal ______ me.

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The children were completely engrossed ______ playing the new video game.

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So why are your parents so upset ______ you? What have you done this time?

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She often gets so absorbed ______ her work that she seems to be living in a different world.

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She is completely devoted ______ her children now and nothing will make her come back to this office.

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I can never distinguish ______ sage and thyme - to me they just taste the same.

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This place reminds me ______ that bar we saw in that video on the Internet the other day.

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The chef prides himself ______ his curries.

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As a child, I never had a friend ______ whom I could confide.

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He was suspected ______ all the thefts on the campus, but nothing was proven eventually.

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This is a problem you can easily deal ______ yourself.

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The film was based ______ a book by Mandy Shaw, if you believe it.

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Many people associate happiness ______ money.

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The word 'dictionary' derives ______ the Latin word 'dictio' meaning 'speech.

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I knew their situation was difficult, but I'd never have thought they'd resort ______ crime.

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_____ worst, you’ll go to prison.

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The mother was distraught when she was told by the headmistress that her child had been expelled ______ the school.

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You'll be provided ______ everything apart from sleeping bags.

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We'd be grateful if you could translate what they say ______ Spanish into English.

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What do you think of people who can't stop boasting ______ their so-called achievements?

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The company specialises ______ organising luxury safari trips.

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The investigation found that that new toy did not comply ______ the safety regulations for children under 3.

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He was really angry ______ her after the party. (not 'with')

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All it took was for the robbers to get into the building was to distract the guard ______ his CCTV screens for thirty seconds.

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They've always been anxious ______ letting their children play outside the house.

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I'm really annoyed ______ my boss. I can't believe he's refused my holiday request. ('at' is also possible here)

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A week after his arrest, he was charged ______ assault.

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