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AFillthegapswithalthough,despiteorinspite.
1 ........................ mywarnings,hewenttoColombia.
2 ........................shedidn'twanttoseeTheLordoftheRings,sheenjoyeditintheend.
3 ........................ofbeingbadatpool,shebeathimthreetimesinarow.
4 TheyvisitedMadrid........................theydidn'thavetimetovisitElPrado.
5 ........................itwasraining,wedecidedtogoanyway.
6 Shedecidedtogoabroadforayear........................lovingherboyfriendverymuch.
7 HewentonholidaytoThailand........................oftheexpensiveairfare.
8 ........................itwasonlythefirsttimetheymet,theymadefriendsimmediately.
9 TheEnglishactorOliverReedwasoftenrudetopeople........................hewasalwayskindtoanimals.
10 Socratesneverhadmuchmoney........................beingveryfamousinhisownday.
11 IphonemybrotherinThailandusingSkypenearlyeveryday........................thetimedifference.
12 IspoketoJimandPete,........................nottoTonybecausehewasoffline.
13 Thebestthingsinlifearefree,........................loveisoftenveryexpensive.
14 Shesagreatperson........................ofgettingjealousoverstupidthingssometimes.
15 Carsareabigwasteofmoney........................youdoneedoneifyouliveinthecountry.
16 Valenciaisafantasticplace........................ofbeingtoohotinJulyandAugust.
17 ........................beingnecessaryfordemocrasy,politiciansarestillliarsandthieves.

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Despitemywarnings,hewenttoColombia.
Althoughshedidn'twanttoseeTheLordoftheRings,sheenjoyeditintheend.
Inspiteofbeingbadatpool,shebeathimthreetimesinarow.
TheyvisitedMadridalthoughtheydidn'thavetimetovisitElPrado.
Althoughitwasraining,wedecidedtogoanyway.
Shedecidedtogoabroadforayeardespitelovingherboyfriendverymuch.
HewentonholidaytoThailandinspiteoftheexpensiveairfare.
Althoughitwasonlythefirsttimetheymet,theymadefriendsimmediately.
TheEnglishactorOliverReedwasoftenrudetopeoplealthoughhewasalwayskindtoanimals.
Socratesneverhadmuchmoneydespitebeingveryfamousinhisownday.
IphonemybrotherinThailandusingSkypenearlyeveryday despitethetimedifference.
IspoketoJimandPete,althoughnottoTonybecausehewasoffline.
Thebestthingsinlifearefree,althoughloveisoftenveryexpensive.
Shesagreatpersoninspiteofgettingjealousoverstupidthingssometimes.
Carsareabigwasteofmoneyalthoughyoudoneedoneifyouliveinthecountry.
ValenciaisafantasticplaceinspiteofbeingtoohotinJulyandAugust.
Despitebeingnecessaryfordemocrasy,politiciansarestillliarsandthieves.

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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008