He is a well-known _______________ on the language used by bees to communicate the location of food.

Could you please _______________ the answer sheets while I hand out the tests?

The amount of rain we receive _______________ from year to year of course, but this year has been very dry.

Vocabulary is generally easier to understand if you look at it in _______________.

This airline seat-sale _______________ you to book your ticket at least a month in advance.

We have noticed a _______________ improvement in Teddy's attitude since you had a talk with him.

I think that the _______________ of students that have to repeat a level in this program is usually about 25% or less.

In the future, Canada will be under great pressure to _______________ fresh water to the United States.

It is generally quite difficult to raise a family on a single _______________ in Canada today, so very often both parents work full-time.

One's values should be viewed in the _______________ of one's culture.

Every Christmas, she works hard to _______________ food and blankets to the homeless.

The diet of brown bears _______________ depending on what foods are available in that particular season or habitat.

Oman's economy is based on petroleum, which accounts for 99 percent of _______________ revenues.

Studies show that women are much less likely than men to occupy positions of _______________ at work.

Visas are not _______________ for Americans who plan to stay in England for less than three months.

Our family _______________ was lower than usual last year because my wife quit work in August to have our baby.

Huang and van Naerssen have found that reading outside class is the most _______________ predictor of speaking ability in a second language.

She invests a certain _______________ of her earnings in the stock market each month.

The _______________ of weeding the garden was too much for his weak back.

You have to _______________ the remark in the overall discussion to fully understand what was meant.

I'm not allowed to _______________ any purchases. You'll have to talk to my boss.

The _______________ of raw logs to Asia and the U.S. continues to be one of this province's most important industries.

Highly unequal income _______________ remains a serious problem in Brazil.

Denmark has the highest rate of _______________ tax in the world, at 68%.

Inflation has risen by less than 1 _______________ this year.

Obviously, one of the first _______________ to be a firefighter is that you be in excellent physical shape.

Her English improved _______________ after she got a Canadian boyfriend.

He works as a _______________ on a roadbuilding crew for the city.

This restaurant has a wonderful buffet with dishes from _______________ countries.

A leading __________ suggests that this country will experience an important decrease in unemployment over the next few years.

The __________ animal trade has been a significant factor in the decline of the wild orangutan population.

The __________ of avocados in local grocery stores depends on the growing season in California.

The icy roads were definitely a __________ in the car accident.

Nelson Mandela once observed that only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into __________.

Immigrants often seek areas of their newly adopted country that are __________ in some way to their original homeland.

He __________ the map on the wall and asked the students to show him where they were from.

Health officials are __________ water samples to find out exactly what it is that has made over 20 people in the town sick in the last 2 weeks.

Using the Internet can dramatically speed up your __________ on a topic.

The economy of Yemen has been harmed by __________ declines in oil prices.

In 1993, a Florida judge ruled that a twelve-year-old boy who didn't want to be with his parents any longer could __________ divorce them.

In learning a second language, some people are very __________ and want a rule for everything, while others prefer to gather examples and imitate them.

She is working in an office downtown on a two-month __________, but is hoping to find a permanent job pretty soon.

Bananas are __________ all year-round. They are harvested every day of the year.

Cynthia Nelms once remarked that if men liked shopping, they'd call it __________.

Hurricanes __________ devastate the economy of Guadeloupe.

Both weddings and funerals are important __________ of status in Hong Kong.

The two dictionaries are both useful for language learners, but they have a couple of important __________ that allow them each to appeal to different learning styles.

One of the most important risk __________ for breast cancer is age.

Supporting programs that encourage people to do regular exercise is simply good __________ in that it results in lower health care costs for society.