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- 3. If you recognize international law, you should recognize our treaty with the UN and any action we take in __ with them.
- 4. 100 family dairy farms have been put out of __in this region because Walmart is building its own milk-bottling plant.
- 6. The UN has made the conflict in Gaza a top issue on its agenda, but it all seems to be the 11th-hour __.
- 8. The government should have passed this healthcare regulation long ago. I’m sure my life would have been so much better if this law had been in __ a decade ago.
- 9. The editorial team at the New York Times have a handle on all the __ issues of the day.
- 10. Ever since the first Taiwan Strait Crisis of August 1954 Taiwan has been the __ block in US-China relations.
- 11. The firm’s __ to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top law firms in the country.
- 12. Reportedly it is because of the BLM movement that the United States is losing ground as a tourist destination. The threat of terrorism raised security __.
- 14. An explosion at the oil refinery in August emitted plumes of black smoke over the city and made local residents stay indoors with their windows and doors shut. People’s property values and health have long been compromised by pollution from the refinery. It is clear that the locals have been taken __ of by corporations.
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- 1. The world is running out of cheap energy sources, thus deepwater drilling is on the increase and __ resources is becoming more and more expensive.
- 2. A recent survey found that 2/3 of respondents considered __ concerns as the biggest barrier to foreign travel.
- 5. Denver drivers generally go15 miles over the speed limit, swerving impatiently in and out of lanes, and behaving in an impatient and inconsiderate manner. I have lived in four Western states and this behavior is __to this city.
- 7. Why does the US insist on its __ presence in the Arctic region?
- 13. Increased domestic oil production should have __ on prices.