______ the danger from enemy action, people had to deal with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.
In my opinion, _______ matters is not one’s looks, but one’s inner thoughts.
What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is _______ it is long.
— How long do you think it will be _______ the USA recovers from the losses of the financial crisis? — Perhaps four or five years.
Listening attentively in class and reviewing in time _______ a sure way to improve your learning, and this is especially true _______ it comes to standard tests.
Though the teacher had tried to make the problem easy _______, still Lily and her partner were at a loss.