He’s________as a “bellyacher”—he’s always complaining about something.

The physicist has made a discovery, ________of great importance to the progress of science and technology.

________, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources.

The team can handle whatever________.

There is no means________a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.

Protocol was________enabled him to make difficult decisions without ever looking back.

“Harry was compelled to resign and to come down to London, where he set up as an army coach.” The relative clause in the sentence serves to________.

Indeed, it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football, as killing and maiming________.

Sometimes a written message succeeds________an oral one fails; at other times, talking to the recipient will produce results that the printed word can’t match.

“People who are sensitive can appreciate art better.” The relative clause in this sentence________.

________should not become a serious disadvantage in life and work.

I never regretted________the offer, for it was not where my interest lay.

The man preparing the documents is the firm’s lawyer has all the following possible meanings EXCEPT________.

________, he can now only watch it on TV at home.

In phrases like freezing cold, burning hot, or soaking wet, the -ing participle is used________.

All you do now is________your homework.

In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid________.

It is not uncommon for there________problems of communication between the old and the young.

________at in his way, the situation doesn’t seem so desperate.

There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ________the spoilt ones.

What’s the chance of________a general election this year?

Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known________by microbes.

If not________with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.

In the coming years, there are about 10000 square kilometers of the designated search area still________ by sonar equipment towed from ships.

Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth, wheat________by far the biggest cereal crop.

Time________, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

AIDS is said________the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.

There________nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier.

________at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so gloomy.

“After a confused silence, the speaker attempted a weak reply only to halt midway to confer with his assistant and finally to admit that he had made a mistake.” The two infinitive phrases after “midway” are used to________.