The success of a government should be measured ____ the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of the economy.

Mary is lovely, kind and full of energy. ________, I can’t speak too highly of her.

The job is not very rewarding ________ money, but he is getting valuable experience from it.

I think teachers should be strict _______ their students ______ studies.

________ our great joy, it never rained during the trip.

Being quick-minded and good at creating a win-win situation, the young manager was sent to sign the document _____ the committee.

To make her business look impressive, Lisa rented a big office _____ the fact that money wasn’t enough to pay the employees.

Some abstract modern paintings were ______ my understanding; I simply couldn’t figure out what the painters really wanted to tell us.

The adoption of orphans and physically challenged children has been a subject of public debate _______ a fire in an unregistered orphanage last month.

With the nuclear crisis worsening in Iran, the world's attention is fixed again on ______is called the Middle East.