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| You know there is nothing I want more than for you to talk with me. |
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| The rocket launch had to be aborted because of unexpected bad weather. |
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| cut short, cancel, abandon, stop |
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| The jury aquitted the defendant. |
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| declare not guity, clear of a charge, |
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| After the meeting had officially been adjourned, |
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| formally end, suspended indefinitely, |
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| Our radio station is not affiliated with any network. |
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| bring into connectin,associate, |
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| To prevent the speakers from exceeding their allotted time, |
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| allocate, apportion , deal out, |
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| The candidate has ascribed his defeat to the negative campaign advertisements run by his opponent. |
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| The writer often alludes to Russian novels in his essys, |
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| The youong entrepreneur hopes to amass a vast personal fortune by the time he reaches the age of 25. |
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| accumulate, stockpile, pile up |
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| Companies are required bylaw to have their books audited by an independent accounting firm. |
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| The board voted to amend the organization's charter |
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| I was appalled to see that so much food was thrown away |
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| The hospital's docotrs were baffled by the boy disease and called in outside specialists to help diagnose it. |
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| They balked at the high price. |
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| hesitate, refuse abruptly |
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