1 Staff who refused to ______ by the new rules were fired.
abide
adhere
angle
arrive
attend

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2 I hope they don't serve seafood. It just doesn't ______ with me.
abide
agree
angle
ask
associate

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3 We're ______ at doubling production by the end of the century.
according
aiming
answering
asking
associating

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4 I need to call the technician. My machine is ______ up.
acting
aiming
angling
arriving
attending

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5 I'll deal with it as soon as I can but I've got another couple of matters to ______ to first.
accord
agree
answer
arrive
attend

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6 Even ______ for exaggeration, it sounds like Jordi was really incompetent.
acting
allowing
amounting
asking
associating

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7 I saw Simon the other day and he was ______ after you.
according
adhering
answering
asking
averaging

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8 The changes introduced have not ______ to anything very significant.
added
adhered
amounted
asked
associated

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9 I don't understand why she's going to a new job with less pay and longer hours. It just doesn't ______ up.
add
adhere
amount
arrive
attend

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10 Diplomacy is not a quality I'd normally ______ with Dorothy.
abide
adhere
answer
arrive
associate

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11 The working atmosphere has gone downhill since you joined. You have a lot to ______ for.
abide
agree
answer
ask
attribute

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12 Although I may appear to be autonomous, I have to ______ to a manager in the Basel head office.
abide
adhere
answer
ask
average

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13 We negotiated with the unions for several hours but weren't able to ______ at an agreement.
abide
agree
angle
arrive
attribute

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14 Absenteeism per employee ______ out at 4 days a year.
acts
aims
answers
arrives
averages

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15 This company has always ______ to a strict no-smoking policy.
acted
adhered
amounted
asked
attended

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16 I don't know the answer myself but I'll ______ around and see if anybody else knows.
accord
aim
answer
ask
attend

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17 Bob's always sucking up to the boss. I guess he's ______ for promotion.
acting
adhering
angling
amounting
associating

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18 She's the best assistant I've ever had. I couldn't ______ for a better one.
abide
agree
answer
ask
average

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19 Jim's version of the facts doesn't ______ with the version I heard from Jules.
accord
argue
amount
arrive
attend

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20 He ______ his success to hard work.
abides
aims
angles
arrives
attributes