The manager urged his staff not to （ ） the precious opportunity.

It is （ ） impossible to work with this noise around.

A new technique （ ）, the output as a whole increased by 20 percent.

There was nothing we could do _____ wait at that moment.

_____ some more time, and I will find a solution to the problem.

It was in Johnson’s hotel （ ） the business meeting was held last year.

Jim was caught （ ） drugs into the country.

After （ ） seemed to be an endless wait, it was finally his turn to have the interview.

If you are interested in this position, you can _____ to our personnel department for an interview.

Not until quite recently _____ any idea of what a guided rocket is like.

No sooner had he sat down to lunch （ ） there was a knock at the door.

Jim was caught （ ） drugs into the country.