121. If __________________ parties or politicians get reelected, they receive a fresh mandste from the electorate for a new term of office.
• incumbent
122. If it looks as if there will be no clear winner or if there is no clear winner in the final outcome, commentators talk about a __________________.
• dead heat
123. If some critics like something and others don’t, it gets __________________.
• mixed reviews
124. If you play __________________ in a business or political situation, you act or negotiate in an aggressive way, and if you play __________________, you don’t.
• hardball, softball
125. If you use a __________________ in order to achieve your goal, you use subtle means whose purpose may not be immediately clear to others and which often involve taking a risk.
• gambit
126. If you want some photos of the USA, you could just try __________________ the Web. You’ll be amazed how many you can find.
• surfing
127. In London the dollar __________________ by a tiny margin at the outset.
• edged up
128. It’s so easy to use a __________________ when you want to send photographs to friends by e-mail. It’s just like using a photocopier.
• scanner
129. John Butcher, Conservative MP for Coventry South West, has campaigned in the Midlands for habitual violent offenders to be __________________ bail.
• denied
130. Media attention of an intense kind is blanket __________________.
• coverage
131. Mix two egg yolks wit butter in a frying-pan over a lowgas. Add sugar and then...
• recipe
132. Mr Richard Caulder (West Hull, Labour) asked if the Minister of Transport could inform the MPs of train-fare concessions for pensioners. However, the Speaker declared that...
• parliamentary review
133. News __________________ at regular intervals.
• is broadcst
134. Now is the time to plant roses. Put trees in at least 2 apart and cover roots with 6” of soil.
• gardening tips
135. Our front page today gives details of the government’s new economic proposals. Our readers may think, as we do, that these measures are too little and too late. We say to the government, not for the first time, it is time...
• editorial
