All efforts of cloning an animal will be ________ if there is not enough diversity in the group to overcome illness.
The piano in the other shop will be _____, but _____.
John plays football _____, if not better than, David.
Although he is considered a great writer,
___ the day went on, the weather got worse.
—What was the party like? —Wonderful. It' s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.