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1 We used to be the market leader but I'm afraid we have now ______ back to third place.
set
dropped
started
put

2 I'm a very shy person. When I go to a cocktail party I tend to ______ back and wait for people to talk to me.
hang
set
cut
get

3 I think we're too close to this problem. What we need to do is to ______ back from it and try to get an overview of it.
send
start
cut
stand

4 I'm a bit unclear about some of these figures. Can we ______ back over the details again?
cut
go
set
get

5 This isn't something I deal with. Hold the line whilst I ______ Sammy back on to speak to you.
cut
put
start
send

6 I'm not sure I agree with that bit of the report. Could you ______ it back to me again?
read
start
set
put

7 I think he's got a drinking problem. Whilst I was having one drink, he ______ back four.
got
cut
pulled
knocked

8 It's a terrible pity that Andy has decided to leave us. He's going to be difficult to replace. It will probably ______ back our work by three or four months.
start
set
send
get

9 The market is heading for recession. We're going to have to ______ back on our expenditure.
set
cut
put
get

10 That's too much money for us to spend at present. We'll have to ______ back buying it until we have more funds.
send
put
cut
get

11 When the computer arrived it had the wrong size hard disk so we ______ it back to the manufacturer.
set
cut
sent
put

12 We knew the journey was going to be long and complicated so we decided to ______ back early.
send
drop
start
put

13 I know I made a big mistake last year but you don't have to keep ______ it back at me.
getting
throwing
setting
starting

14 John improved for a time after we spoke to him but then he ______ back into his old ways.
cut
sank
sent
put

15 We have lost a lot of market share in India. We must find a way to ______ it back.
win
send
cut
put

16 Sorry, I cannot answer that straight away. Can I ______ back to you on that?
cut
put
set
get

17 We've not been able to meet demand and we've got a huge ______ of orders.
setback
backlog
comeback
feedback

18 You're quite sure that there won't be any complaints or criticisms? I don't want any ______ on this.
setback
backlog
comeback
feedback

19 The explosion in the testbed is a major ______ to our research.
setback
backlog
comeback
feedback

20 We're very grateful for your comments about our product. It's always useful to get ______ from users.
setback
backlog
comeback
feedback


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