_________ production up by 60 % , the company has had another excellent year.
I threatened to report the taxi driver for illegally _______ a passenger, but he pointed at his “Not for Hire” sign and drove away.
The Premier showed his sorrow to the dead and ordered that the necessities should be ______ as soon as possible.
– It is raining hard. Will you go to your friend’s birthday party ?-- I promised him to go , but the heavy rain really places me in a ____. I’m not sure whether to go or not.
It is thought that ___ is the leading factor contributing to language learning.
Mike broke the window, but I didn’t punish him for the reason that he didn’t do it _________.