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___ it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holidays.

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• Because of

___ all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

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• Because of

___ we'd planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

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• Because

• Because of

I went home early ___ I was feeling unwell.

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I went to work the next day ___ I was still feeling unwell.

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She only accepted the job ___ the salary, which was very high.

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She accepted the job ___ the salary, which was very low.

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I managed to get to sleep ___ there was a lot of noise.

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I couldn't get to sleep ___ the noise.

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We didn't like the food. We ate everything ___.

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