__ of how many different precautions you take, you cannot avoid being bitten by midges in Scotland at this time of year.

_____ he insisted he was innocent, _____ they seemed to believe him.

When cars came into fashion later in his life, he disliked them _____ much because of their noise and fumes _____ he refused to have one.

I've always believed that happiness counts _____ money.

As a general rule, psychotherapies are _____ effective ______ medication for the treatment of mild depression.

____ how careful I try to be throughout the month, I always seem to run out of money before I get paid.

We are, from this date forward, cancelling your company’s credit facility with us __ your poor payment record.

__ performing all the functions of a standard vacuum cleaner, this model will also clean your carpets, Madam.

They speak a language ____ German.

New developments came from a _____ understanding of what happens to eyes when they're dry when compared to the past.

Do you know that ice-cream has about _____ calories as three glasses of milk?

_____ he insisted he was innocent, _____ they seemed to believe him.

____ the 1970s, the United States developed the space shuttle, the first reusable manned space vehicle.

We are holding a meeting tomorrow __ we can develop a plan for next year’s campaigns well in advance.

Those who had been attacked gradually left, leaving Birmingham a _____ conservative city ______ it had been throughout the eighteenth century.

This tree ........ really fast. Last year it was only half this size.

I ......... tennis yesterday.

Some people argue that traditional blood sports, ____ fox-hunting and bullfighting, should be banned because they are barbaric and inhumane.

When the weather will warm up again, it will also be the time when butterflies become _____ and lay many eggs which will soon turn into nice chubby juicy caterpillars, the favourite food of wasps and their larva.

It seems that this year’s winter is ______ warmer than last year’s.

__ ordinary chestnuts, which are delicious when roasted, horse chestnuts, which are inedible and are most commonly used by children in a game called "conkers".