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1 I'm afraid Emma and Caroline don't ______ it off very well. if you ask me, that's probably the reason we have lost the contract.
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2 For a while I didn't know what to do but then I ______ on the idea of giving the work to Simon.
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3 He was ______ out of his job because of his racist views.
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4 We don't have much stock left. We can only ______ out for another three days.
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5 The garden party should be a great success, provided the rains ______ off.
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6 He made a powerful presentation and ______ back effectively against his critics.
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7 The recession in Germany could ______back the world economy.
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8 The government have ______ up interest rates by 5% in 6 months.
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9 Competition has really started to ______ up in this market.
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10 ______ on a minute! That can't be true.
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11 I've decided to go freelance and ______ myself out to different companies.
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12 Once we take over the company, we're going to ______ off the profitable parts and then close the rest.
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13 The unions ______ out at the proposed job cuts and said they were unacceptable.
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14 The market is so bad that we need to ______ down our prices for another year.
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15 We intend to ______ you to the terms of our agreement.
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16 The future of the golf tournament ______ upon whether they can find a new sponsor.
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17 I don't understand what you are trying to ______ at. Please be more expicit.
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18 I didn't like what you did but I won't ______ it against you.
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19 I'm in a state of shock. John has just ______ us with the news that he is leaving.
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20 The workers are still on strike. They're ______ out for a 32 hour week.
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