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  • The government only issued another vague statement
    All the government did was to issue another vague statement.
  • The committee postponed the vote until further notice
    It was the committee that postponed the vote until further notice.
  • An analyst from Geneva first raised the alarm about the financial crisis
    The person who first raised the alarm about the financial crisis was an analyst from Geneva.
  • The lack of empirical evidence makes this theory so controversial
    The thing that makes this theory so controversial is the lack of empirical evidence.
  • The unexpected rise in inflation unsettled the markets
    It was the unexpected rise in inflation that unsettled the markets.
  • He proposed a complete restructuring of the company in the meeting
    What he proposed in the meeting was a complete restructuring of the company.
  • She announced her resignation during the conference in Tokyo
    It was during the conference in Tokyo that she announced her resignation.
  • The negotiations collapsed after the minister walked out
    What happened was that the negotiations collapsed after the minister walked out.
  • The negotiations broke down in Brussels
    The place where the negotiations broke down was Brussels.
  • The project failed because there wasn’t enough government support
    The reason why the project failed was insufficient government support.