Compared with male graduates，a(n)______small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job-hunting.

John plays football _______, if not better than, David.

The ________ fact is that some European countries are heavily in debt, ________China’s economy is generally in good shape.

There was such a long queue for coffee at the intervals that we __________ have to give up.

I can’t give you an answer right now. I’d like     more time to consider my decision.