So although Fleming discovered penicillin, it was over a decade ___________someone else turned penicillin into the great drug of the 20th century.
The news _____ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth spread everywhere.
Kate asked the girl to ________ so that she could hear what her husband said on the phone.
The population of our village was ____ that of theirs.
— Do you mind my taking the books away? — ________.
The Government has promised to take ____ to help the unemployed.