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You are going to have to ________ the changes. except, accept

accept

If he _______ the position, he will have to move to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. accept, accepts

accepts

A firewall will help guard ________ unauthorized access to our intranet. against, from

against

Relief funds were divided _______ all flood victims. among, between

among

The police chief likes to park _____________ the station. near to, near

near

Employees reached their decision independent ______ the influence of union organizers. from, of

of

Discussion during today's meeting will center __________ how to increase our market share. on, around

on

She moved _____ the next step in the process. onto, on to

on to

To reach our offices, turn left ______ Market Street. onto, on to

onto

Her political views are ____________ mine. opposite from, opposite

opposite

Employees are not allowed to send _____ e-mail messages during work hours. personal, personnel

personal

All _____ matters are now handled by our Human Resources Department. personal, personnel

personnel

AAA has a _____ record of providing excellent customer service. proved, proven

proven

Many small business owners think that the federal budget ___________ included more tax breaks. should of, should have

should have

If you have _____ to spare on Saturday, please drop by to help us. some time, sometime

some time

Our new office building is convenient ______ many restaurants and cafes. to, with

with

The light background on the Web page contrasts _______ the font color. to, with

with

Our supervisor _______ published our performance reviews online if he had his choice. would have, would of

would have

Jack Welch's work ethic is similar _______ mine. to, with

to

Julia is addicted ________ updating her staus on Facebook. to, with

to

We will make the salary increase retroactive ___________ January 1. to, from

to

Women were first given the right ______ vote in the Pitcairn Islands in 1838. to, too

to

Your success on the job will correspond ______ your ability to adapt to change. to, with

to

Samsung plans ____________ phones with flexible screens. on developing, to develop

to develop

In 1920 women in the United States were finally given the right to vote ______. to, too

too

It is _____ soon to tell whether touch computing will completely replace keyboards. to, too

too

Our union said that management's offer was "too little and ______ late." too, to

too

_______ many people have lost money in the stock market. to, too

too

Have you become acquainted ______ the new intern yet? with, to

with

I differ _______ you about how to improve our country's educational system. to, with

with

It was a pleasure talking ______ you yesterday during the interview. to, with

with

I am very sensitive ______ your feelings. to, with

to

____ we mentioned yesterday, Friday will be a half day. As, Like

As

__________ Zoe Stone and Jason Scogna, whom have you invited? Beside, Besides

Besides

_________ Marriott and Omni, which hotel provides the most in-room amenities? Between, Among

Between

_____ save money, many people are taking staycations, which means they are staying home instead of traveling. To, Too

Too

Honda's new advertising campaign featuring Ferris Bueller looks ________ it will be quite successful. as if, like

as if

It looks __________ RIM's new CEO, Thorsten Heins, will have many challenges ahead of him. like, as if

as if

The new systems analyst will move into the office __________ mine. beside, besides

beside

You _________ gotten that promotion if you had worked a little harder. could of, could have

could have

All sites _________ ours offer real-time technical support. accept, except

except

Christina has a great appreciation _____ contemporary art. for, in

for

How does common stock differ _______ preferred stock? from, with

from

I am going to try to get the price quote _________ Richard. from, off of

from

Last year we tried to order supplies ______ them too. from, off of

from

The film version of Fever Pitch is much different _______ Nick Hornby's book. from, than

from

To make sure your message gets through, you must use contact information _______ their website. off of, from

from

We infer ______ your statement that you will be running for city supervisor. from, about

from

Jonathan said that he hopes to _____ college within two years. graduate from, graduate

graduate from

Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways, never ____________ high school. graduated, graduated from

graduated from

Everyone in the office except _______ uses an iPad. her, she

her

You can always rely on coworkers like Arthur and ______ when you need extra help to meet a deadline. she, her

her

You should make an appointment with Dr. Rosen or ________. her, she

her

Our manager, together with Tanya and ______ , helped to close the sale. he, him

him

Customers were upset after standing _____ line for an hour. in, on

in

Liz has an interest _____ increasing recycling in the workplace. in, for

in

Employees are required to turn expense reports _________ their supervisors within one week. into, in to

in to

Has anyone been _________ see me this morning? into, in to

in to

New _____ standards should make it easier to distribute our products internationally. industry-wide, industrywide

industrywide

He ran ________ an old college buddy at the airport. into, in to

into

James Johnson, former CEO of Fannie Mae, has turned __________ an important political leader. into, into

into

She hopes to go ______ the civil engineering field. into, in to

into

Your interior design plans look just _______ mine. as, like

like

Everyone except him and _____ received the announcement too late to respond. I, me

me

Just between you and ______, the difference between a job and a career is the difference between 40 and 60 hours a week. me, I

me

Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox, spoke to reporters and _____ about what it is like to be the first African-American woman to head a major U.S. corporation. I, me

me

She _____________ her new boss this morning. met up with, met with

met with

Liliana will take her vacation _____ in July. some time, sometimes

sometimes

We are _____ to earn a bonus at the end of the year. suppose, supposed

supposed

Suggestions from everyone but _____ have been received. them, they

them


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