Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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1 The government is going to _________ the police's move to install more speed cameras.
2 The _________ on cigarette smoking in public places has been in place for over a year.
3 People are worried that a lot of jobs at the factory will be _________ next year.
4 The police have made a _________ to commuters not to travel in these storms.
5 The _________ to take over the failing bank has been unsuccessful.
6 The new line in designer clothing should definitely _________ sales at the store.
7 There are rumours that Gary Giles is to _________ the boy band brigade this month.
8 Financial experts fear that a recession in world economies is _________ .
9 A _________ in prices means that fewer first-time buyers can afford to buy a house.
10 The new head teacher has _________ to update all the classroom computers.
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