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Adverb Clause 7

1. ____ the end result was extremely disappointing.

Although much energy and time had gone into the production of the play

Even if the government has approved the new scheme

Working only a few hours a day

Owing to the qualified employees

What made the staff feel disappointed

2. ____ , although they didnt have any really serious grounds for doing so.

Quite a lot of the objections will be easily dealt with

The foreman may take it on himself to fire the man

Several people are thinking of declining the invitation

Several nations boycotted the games

Conclusions reigned at the following meeting

3. ____ hell never be as successful as his father is.

However hard he tries

He should have realised years ago

It must have been hard for him to admit

Walter should have said

It didnt seem likely

4. ____ the end result was extremely disappointing.

Although much energy and time had gone into the production of the play

Even if the government has approved the new scheme

Working only a few hours a day

Owing to the qualified employees

What made the staff feel disappointed

5. ____ , although they didnt have any really serious grounds for doing so.

Quite a lot of the objections will be easily dealt with

The foreman may take it on himself to fire the man

Several people are thinking of declining the invitation

Several nations boycotted the games

Conclusions reigned at the following meeting

6. ____ hell never be as successful as his father is.

However hard he tries

He should have realised years ago

It must have been hard for him to admit

Walter should have said

It didnt seem likely

7. James insisted on taking us all for dinner ____ .

whenever he comes to Istanbul for a weekend

since hes really very hard up at the moment

even though he really couldnt afford to

that there was so little to eat in the house

before the contract would have been signed

8. ____ by the time they him got to the hospital.

The cause of the accident will be fully understood

He has been critically ill

The condition of patient had deteriorated considerably

They still dont realise how serious his situation is

The doctor on duty should give him a blood transfusion

9. As soon as the German troops crossed the Polish frontier, ____

the allied forces had launched their first massive attack.

the people have been massacred and towns devastated.

the Poles withdraw to a more strategic position.

Britain declared war against Germany.

disease had not been prevented.

10. Even though the imagery James Joyce used in his novels is intensely personal, ____

themes related to Irish life had always been popular among Irish novelists.

he had played a major role in the development of the novel.

some critics have argued that it has archetypal patterns.

perhaps the best-known Irish writer is Bernard Shaw.

most Irish writers have been keenly interested in drama.

11. ____ not even his wife will be allowed to visit him.

Before the results of the tests had come through

Although the surgeon was unwilling to operate for a week

As long as the patient started to recover

Despite the fact that he proved allergic to certain medicines

While he remains in the intensive care unit

12. ____ the trend to withdraw savings from bank continues

Since the value of many shares on the stock would have dropped by as much as a half every hour

When export restrictions on certain goods were finally lifted

If the Central Bank had taken firmer instructions at the start

Unless the interest rates are raised at once

Inasmuch as the financial situation is steadily deteriorating

13. ____ we will not stay away from the basic policies that our party has always upheld.

When the polling, which had been heavy, was over

Although we are bitterly disappointed at the outcome of the recent elections

Which party got the majority of the votes

Even if they had had a landslide victory

Since the results of the elections came in so slowly

14. James insisted on taking us all for dinner ____ .