Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuming than we______.
____is well-known to all, the great changes have taken place in China.
Shops ____for the do-it-yourself craze by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
It was intolerate to_____the book.
Julie’s parents had spared no _____for her going abroad.
Dickson left his father’s firm and ____business on his own.