_________ more customers, many companies prefer to spend a lot of money in advertising.
Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to ______ them too hard.
Play, often ______ as an activity for younger children, is still important in the social development of teenagers.
Your ideas are very interesting, but we need ______ suggestions to get us out of the mess.
To my understanding, a high school graduate has already reached a point in his/her life ______ he/she is supposed to make decisions of his/her own.
He is not native; if he were, we ______ this discussion over his identity.