The strategy has been to abolish national protectionism in the sales of terminal equipment, to （ ）one set of technical standards throughout the EC, and to open public purchasing of equipment to pan-European tender.
There is no doubt that dishonest or （ ）acquisition of information is usually overwhelming evidence that information was confidential and not part of the defendant’s skill and knowledge.
Budget forecasts are the ultimate lesson in taking things （ ）in hindsight, most forecasts look worse than random guesses.
He had a clear picture of a sad and lonely man, deeply concerned about his health which seemed to promise only a fairly rapid decline into （ ）.
David Cameron put Britain’s future（ ） , in an audacious gamble that united his Conservative Party but which could have profound implications for the party and the country.
Crimea is a center of pro-Russian sentiment, which can （ ） separatism. The region---a peninsula on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast---has 2.3 million inhabitants, most of whom identify themselves as ethnic Russians and speak Russian.
