Ten minutes _____ an hour when one is expecting a phone call.

A good many proposals were raised by the delegates，（ ） was to be expected.

The reason is （ ） he is unable to operate the machine.

（ ） born in Chicago, the author is most famous for his stories about New York City.

The young man had decided to give up the chance of studying abroad, ______ surprised his parents a lot.

It’s too late to go out. _____， it’s going to rain.

Feed plants and they grow; （ ） them and they suffer.

_____ dictionary is enough for me.

The purpose of the conference is to （ ） the friendship among the Asian countries.

（ ） when she started complaining.

（ ） is known to all, the earth moves around the sun once a year.

The two companies decided to （ ） on a project concerning animal cloning.