Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
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Nothing but the whole story would satisfy Tim.
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Tim wouldn’t be satisfied with any thing.
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Tim wanted to know just the end of the story.
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On the whole, Tim was satisfied with the story.
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Tim insisted on being told the complete story.
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He survived the operation thanks to skilful surgery.
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He survived because he was skilful surgeon.
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Without skilful surgery, he wouldn’t have survived the operation.
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There was no skilful surgery, so he died.
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In spite of the surgery, he didn’t survive.
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I've yet to meet a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law.
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My brother-in -law is the more exasperating person I've ever met.
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My brother-in-law is more exasperating than I am.
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I've never met a more exasperating than my brother-in-law.
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D -
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all are correct
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With six children on her hands, she's extremely busy.
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She's very busy because she always carries her six children.
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Her six children's hands always make her busy.
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With six children to look after, she's extremely busy.
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She's too busy to look after her six children.
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Were it not for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile.
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This job is not rewarding at all.
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This job offers a poor salary.
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Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile.
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The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
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At no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement.
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The two sides had no time to reach an agreement.
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The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement.
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If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement.
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The two sides never look like each other.
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It won't be long before her husband comes back.
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Her husband will be returning quite soon.
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Her husband will come back later than planned.
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There's likelihood that her husband won't return soon.
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Possibly, her husband won't come back as soon as he wants.
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Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
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We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.
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We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive.
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We weren't as much impressed by the new cinema's look as its cost.
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The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.
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Hardly are appeals allowed against the council's decisions.
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The council always allows appeals against its decisions.
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It's too hard for the council to allow appeals against its decisions.
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Allowing appeals against its decisions is not good.
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The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions.
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There was not much resemblance between the final version and the final draft.
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The final version is very similar to the initial draft.
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The final version is quite different from the final draft.
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The final version and the initial draft resemble in many ways.
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The initial draft is exactly the same as the final version.
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