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22. We need to take steps to counter the _____ decline in our export market. ei{s* :SN ir<e^a
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23. Her handwriting is so bad that it is barely _____. LS txM6 ./ {79
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24. We’re going to _____ what we’ve learned so far by doing some revision exercises today. '$ p2(CXw {R ),7U8
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26. The school agreed to _____ their decision until they had spoken to William’s parents. K# %_ c: ^($'l)I
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28. The _____ between the two sets of figures suggests that someone has been stealing money from the bank. * A E CIIjZ)T
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30. Before a bill can become law it has to have the full _____ of both Houses of Parliament. X|] 24/Pp ^;_~mq.
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The Canadian government is introducing one of the _____ anti-tobacco laws in the world. __37__, health groups are describing the bill as a missed opportunity because it fails to include __38__ proposals that were considered in previous __39__. % i 11BkQ 9:{<