“She was worried that they would not ……………….. the deadline and the penalties would be imposed.”

“They ……….. an imaginative solution to the problem after working with models in the test lab.“

“She cannot find a …………………. to the problem.’’

“One part of the engineering process is to ………. a smaller working model before moving on to a full-size or production version.”

“It can take a long time to fully …………. a complicated theory before putting it into practice.”

“The whole team had to ……….. a lot of careful research into the causes of the problem.”

“In the end we were able to ………………… the most serious problem.”

: “On many engineering projects there is great pressure to ………… strict deadlines.”

“If you are so sure, we’ll test the …………… on you.”

“Politicians worked through the night to try and meet the …………...”

After over 5,000 experiments we finally made a ………………………….”

“We have to …………….. very tight deadlines on this new project.”

: “As you know we …………. the safety tests with the machine two weeks ago.”

Researchers reported another important …………. in cancer research.”

“He has a ………….. that the hole was caused by a meteorite.”

“We’ve been ………….. some research into it.”

“Engineering is about designing new products and finding new uses of old products. I suppose at its most basic it’s about how to …………………. problems.”

“Engineering is not just about ………… theories and …………….. models.”

“Albert Einstein dedicated his life to scientific ……………. .”

“Manufacturers have …………… a prototype which will be shown at the forthcoming trade fair.”

A massive ……………. might collide with the Earth in the year 2040 causing mass extinction.”

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They are researching ways to ……………….. other space objects from hitting the Earth.”

“Can we …………… the asteroid so it doesn’t hit us?”

Scientists are hoping an …………….. will provide a clue to them in about early life on earth.”

“Scientists now believe that the ……………… of dinosaurs was the result of a similar even on a much larger scale.”

“In February 2013 a ten-ton ………….. entered the Earth’s atmosphere and zoomed across the sky above the Ural Mountains in Russia.”

There was a terrible ………… between the two football players.”

“The ……………. industry needs to reduce pollution from its engines.”

“Thousands of people emigrated during the Irish potato ……. of 1845-46.”

“If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread ………………. .”

“They reported a sudden outbreak of the …………….. in the south of the country.”

“Another fear is that they (superbugs) are affecting our climate, causing severe water shortages or ……………...”