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1	We used to be the market leader but I'm afraid we have now ______ back to third place.
		set
		dropped
		started
		put

2	I'm a very shy person. When I go to a cocktail party I tend to ______ back and wait for people to talk to me.
		hang
		set
		cut
		get

3	I think we're too close to this problem. What we need to do is to ______ back from it and try to get an overview of it.
		send
		start
		cut
		stand

4	I'm a bit unclear about some of these figures. Can we ______ back over the details again?
		cut
		go
		set
		get

5	This isn't something I deal with. Hold the line whilst I ______ Sammy back on to speak to you.
		cut
		put
		start
		send

6	I'm not sure I agree with that bit of the report. Could you ______ it back to me again?
		read
		start
		set
		put

7	I think he's got a drinking problem. Whilst I was having one drink, he ______ back four.
		got
		cut
		pulled
		knocked

8	It's a terrible pity that Andy has decided to leave us. He's going to be difficult to replace. It will probably ______ back our work by three or four months.
		start
		set
		send
		get

9	The market is heading for recession. We're going to have to ______ back on our expenditure.
		set
		cut
		put
		get

10	That's too much money for us to spend at present. We'll have to ______ back buying it until we have more funds.
		send
		put
		cut
		get

11	When the computer arrived it had the wrong size hard disk so we ______ it back to the manufacturer.
		set
		cut
		sent
		put

12	We knew the journey was going to be long and complicated so we decided to ______ back early.
		send
		drop
		start
		put

13	I know I made a big mistake last year but you don't have to keep ______ it back at me.
		getting
		throwing
		setting
		starting

14	John improved for a time after we spoke to him but then he ______ back into his old ways.
		cut
		sank
		sent
		put

15	We have lost a lot of market share in India. We must find a way to ______ it back.
		win
		send
		cut
		put

16	Sorry, I cannot answer that straight away. Can I ______ back to you on that?
		cut
		put
		set
		get

17	We've not been able to meet demand and we've got a huge ______ of orders.
		setback
		backlog
		comeback
		feedback

18	You're quite sure that there won't be any complaints or criticisms? I don't want any ______ on this.
		setback
		backlog
		comeback
		feedback

19	The explosion in the testbed is a major ______ to our research.
		setback
		backlog
		comeback
		feedback

20	We're very grateful for your comments about our product. It's always useful to get ______ from users.
		setback
		backlog
		comeback
		feedback

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