Adverb Clause 5

1. 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.

2. ___ helmets had been revived for soldiers and extended to many workers, safety head coverings for athletes almost inevitably followed.

3. …….. providing luxury on every imaginable level, a five- star hotel should also have the ability to take you by suprise.

4. Ancient Peruvian textiles have survived in an excellent state of preservation ……. the dry conditions of much of the country.

5. His scheme, with all its shortcomings, will inevitably be pushed through ____ we can produce one, by Tuesday, which is obviously much more feasible.

6. Do you really believe that the party programme ____ it now stands, is democratic ____ to influence the vote in our favour.

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

8. ___they are accessible by boat only, these islands are still largely undeveloped.

9. Reinforced concrete was used for the new buildings ____ there should ever be another landslide in the vicinity.

10. In child development, play and exploration are similar ---- they are both intrinsically motivated behaviours and not directed by external goals.