The competition for job hunting is             since there are more and more college graduates.

Though the long-distance runner ______ his previous record last month, his trainer let him ______  its speed as he went around the curve.．

In aerospace devices the weight of the necessary power producing equipment is _____.

Although the increase in the present sum used for the research is________， a great breakthrough could still be achieved by the end of this year.

They suffered a flood last year, but the harvest was not ,____ they got the year before．