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Government has been entrusted ---- elected politicians.
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He has paid the penalty ---- his crimes-----five years in prison.
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In spite of my requests, he did not ----
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He fantasized ---- winning the lottery.
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He divided the money --- the two children.
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The tree has been blown --- by the strong wind.
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The intellectual can no longer be said to live ---- the margins of society.
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Almost everyone fails ---- on the first try.
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in passing his driver’s test
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to have passed his driver’s test
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passing his driver’s test
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Are you doing anything special ---- the weekend?
---- Fill in the gap with appropriate preposition.
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Trying unitedly we were able to have our project approved against strong oppositions.
----- Which of the following says nearly the same as ‘against’ above?
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