Verbs 2

1. I am horrified at the turn things have taken and am convinced that he is ____ of much better treatment than that which he is receiving.

2. If we are serious about suppressing terrorism we shall have to ____ stronger measures than those currently in practice.

3. Physically speaking, the Pacific Basin includes not only all those countries bordering on the Pacific coast but also the Pacific island nations ____ across the ocean.

4. Nearly half of the world’s countries have ____ capital punishment in law or in practice, and some two dozen of them have done so formally since 1985.

5. Their Prime Minister has been able to act more aggressively in the past year because he has …….. his power within the government.

6. Each year, large amounts of carbon monoxide are______________ into the atmosphere by automobiles and factories.

7. Anyone looking for a way to something for the environment need look no further than their own home. In its struggle to ___(16)__ with the Kyoto Protocol of 1997.

8. If the situation in Somalia improves, a significant part of the allied forces will be ____ .

9. The judge warned the prosecutor that he must ____ from ridiculing the accused.

10. The insurance company immediately sent a team of specialists to ____ the damage caused by the floods.