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He sat (beside, besides) me in the meeting.
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Ms. Lee had a profound (effect, affect) on all the participants.
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We heard the news late in the day. It was only (then, than) that we understood the full significance of the day's events.
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He was sure to (accept, except) the offer by the following day.
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They wanted to (ensure, insure, assure) us that the contract was legally signed.
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It was clear that all the workers (accept, except) a minor few would sign the agreement.
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It is not clear how we should (precede, proceed) from here.
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The agreement (passed, past) by a slim margin.
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While the couple's income was (raising, rising, arising) every month, they could not seem to meet their expenses.
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This news can go no (farther, further) than this room.
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(Who's, Whose) responsible for this mistake?
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(There, Their, They're) the only ones we can blame.
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We agreed on this amount, but (maybe, may be) you would like some time to reconsider.
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If we decide to (raise, rise, arise) the money ourselves, we will need to appoint a coordinator.
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Let's (lay, lie) this matter to rest for now.
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If you want to (ensure, insure, assure) the greatest success, we will all need to work together.
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If you don't give good (advise, advice), you will not be able to hold on to your customers for long.
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(Beside, Besides) Elena, you are the only one I can trust.
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He was very (confident, confidence) when he began in this position.
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We can't (accept, except) his resignation.
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They have all been very (interest, interesting, interested) in this project.
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The (significant, significance) of this manual will not be known for another year or so.
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The computer (lays, lies) next to the other equipment for now.
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If we can (precede, proceed) with this project quickly, the company is more likely to give us more business in the future.
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Work on this project will need to (precede, proceed) any other plans that have been made.
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(There, Their, They're) (advice, advise) was never meant to be sold to other companies.
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