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1	They're sacking most of the work force but are keeping ______ a few people .
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2	Have you told me everything? Is there something you're keeping ______ me?
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3	Now that I'm a diabetic I try to keep ______ food with a lot of sugar in it.
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4	I hate my boss. He keeps ______ at me about the clothes I wear.
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5	If they start arguing, don't get involved. Just keep ______ it.
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6	When we are in a meeting, everyone must keep ______ the point. Otherwise the meeting takes too long.
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7	The government are trying to keep inflation______ to single figures.
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		after

8	We invest a lot in research and development to keep ______ of our rivals.
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9	I must insist that you keep ______ the terms of our agreement.
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10	We don't have a big budget for this so we must try to keep costs______ a minimum.
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11	John certainly is a demanding boss. He keeps us ______ it all day.
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12	It's difficult to know what she thinks. She keeps her opinions ______ herself.
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13	It's too noisy in here. I can't work. Please try to keep the noise ______.
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14	He walks so fast that it's difficult to keep ______with him.
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15	The weather has been great. Let's hope it keeps ______ .
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16	My daughter keeps ______ me to buy her a phone but I've decided it is too expensive.
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17	I'm not sure she told me everything. I think she was keeping something ______.
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18	He really got me so angry that I just couldn't keep it ______ any more.
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19	Demand is strong and that is keeping house prices ______ .
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20	The person who writes these Lessons is very good but I don't think he can keep the standard ______ for very long.
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