Over the past two decades, the Corsicans ------ their idyllic island, which was wrested by France from the Genoese in 1768, ------ into terrorism, corruption and economic decline.

For observers of international politics, March 1998 ------- as a month when the world’s superpower relations ------- a hopeful new turn.

Apparently, the talks held between the two governments concerning the prevention of drug trafficking have not been constructive ------- to produce any positive results.

As far as I remember, it was in China that they first met and got interested in the dam project, -------?

The East European countries are strongly convinced that European Economic aid, ------- welcome, is not a substitute for market access and eventual membership of the European Union.

One gathers from the press that a large majority of the people are not in favour of the impeachment proceedings, and, frankly, I’m not, -------.

The fundamental problem for North Africa is that the region has ------ people ------ the arid environment can support.

I did manage to keep my temper, but I couldn't refrain ------ pointing ------ that what he had done was wrong.

It ------- a mistake to think that all bacteria are harmful, for, without some species, we ------- for long.

Over the last few years, consumer interest in organic agriculture ------ up dramatically, and demand ------ currently ahead of supply.

Orwell ------- at that moment that when the white man ------- tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.

Great natural disasters cause ------- widespread death ------ massive social disruption and outbreaks of epidemic disease.