The population of China ____ larger than that of .any other country in the world.
I could tell he was surprised from the _____ on his face.
We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _____ by the weather.
The book seems to have been _____ from various books and articles.
As more and more cars are produced and used, so the _____ from their exhaust-pipes contains an even larger volume of poisonous gas.
He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.