ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct prepositions 1. Attacks occur infrequently, usually in areas where alligators have become accustomed ______ the presence of humans. 2. The public becomes more aware ____ the nature of alcoholism. 3. U.S. manufacturers were required to provide air bags that are capable ______ protecting a full-sized adult weighing 70 kg. 4. The social sciences—including economics, political science, anthropology, and psychology—are also concerned ______ topics that fall within the scope of human society. 5. A Boy and His Dog was based _____ a science-fiction novella of the same name by American writer Harlan Ellison. 6. The bulldog is also characterized _____ small, thin ears, located high on the head. 7. The Plaza de Mayo, situated close ____ the waterfront at Buenos Aires's eastern edge, was the starting point for the original settlement. 8. Real-estate credit is composed _____ loans secured by land and buildings. 9. Dependent _____ agriculture, these settlements benefited from the Nile’s flooding as a source of irrigation and new soils. 10. Therapists use VR to treat sufferers of child abuse and people who are afraid ____ heights. 11. The monarch flycatchers were formerly placed in the same family _____ the true flycatchers. 12. Modern tractor plows are usually equipped ______ two or more plowshares. 13. Some have wondered about whether the manipulation of human cells through genetic engineering is somehow contrary ______ the laws of nature or religion. 14. The black spruce has a distribution somewhat similar _____ that of the white, except that it descends along the mountains to Virginia. 15. The large number of games on offer confused consumers, and many video-game users were increasingly disappointed _______ the games they purchased. 16. Women were encouraged to pursue salvation on terms nearly equal ____ men. 17. Kangxi showed that, although he was a Manchu, he was an educated, moral leader who was familiar ______ Chinese Confucian values. 18. To be eligible _____ federal registration, the mark must be used in interstate or foreign commerce. 19. Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument in Indian Creek Canyon is known _____ its pictographs, prehistoric drawings by Native Americans. 20. Because of its historic role as a naval power and commercial center, Venice is known _____ the “Queen of the Adriatic.” 21. The cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible _______ thought in humans, is primitive in birds. 22. The Russian ruler, Empress Elizabeth, was not interested _____ North America. 23. Hussein moved to Baghdâd in 1955 and became involved ______ politics, joining the opposition Baath Party, an Arab nationalist movement. 24. He claimed that he was unaware ______ the illegality of his stock gambling, and he denied the other charges. 25. Angkor Wat is famous ______ having the longest running bas-relief in the world. 26. People with avoidant personalities view themselves as socially inept and inferior _____ others. 27. In 1833 Burr got married ______ a wealthy widow, Eliza Brown Jumel; within a year she divorced him because of his financial demands. 28. The Beefwood is native _____ Australia and the Pacific Islands. 29. The Houston Astros of major league baseball play at the Astrodome, which is located next ___ the Astroworld amusement park. 30. The Boston terriers, recognized by the American Kennel Club as a distinct breed in 1893, are descended from a dog owned about 1884 by a native _____ Boston. 31. Americans also created the hot-pressed method for producing composition in 1916, and their composition doll heads became superior _____ all others. 32. Paisley has been militantly opposed _____ demands by the Roman Catholic religious minority in Northern Ireland for greater civil rights. 33. Management practices range from pond fertilization to provision of a complete, formulated feed that supplies all nutrients necessary _______ growth. 34. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 20,000 of the annual 140,000 lung cancer deaths are related ______ radon. 35. Michelangelo left parts of the block of stone rough and unfinished, either because he was satisfied _______ the statues as they were or because he no longer planned to use them. 36. His thesis, “A Principle of Least Action in Quantum Mechanics,” was typical ____ his use of basic principles to solve fundamental problems. 37. The Arab historian Ibn Khaldun, who lived in the 14th century AD, was another early writer of ideas relevant _______ anthropology. 38. When the fight began, observers were surprised _______ Ali’s strategy. 39. The Dutch are themselves fond ____ traveling. 40. On June 2, 1997, Timothy McVeigh was found guilty ____ 11 counts of murder and conspiracy in connection with the bombing. 41. Increasingly addicted _____ alcohol, Smith still managed to tour and fill singing engagements. 42. Throughout history, bats have been associated ______ other, more frightful creatures of the night. 43. When excessively exposed ______ sunlight or heat, this variety may become dehydrated and turn green. 44. In 1591 Frobisher settled in Yorkshire, but soon tired ____ country life. 45. Although Pearson appreciated the important part U.S. enterprise and U.S. capital had played in the development of Canada, he was worried ______ the high proportion of Canada's resources and industrial production coming under U.S. ownership and control. 46. Such success could have secured national loyalty, but the states were too jealous ______ one another to join in promoting a national city. 47. This article is limited _____ a discussion of the emergence and history of the people inhabiting Latin America from the European discovery of the western hemisphere to the present day. 48. When he became bored _____ the job, he went back to New York City to work as a printer and journalist. 49. The Red River colony continued, but the additions to its population were chiefly Métis, who were proud of their role as a new people different _____ both the indigenous peoples and the Europeans. 50. World War I produced a new Australian identity and the first form of mass nationalism. Proud _____ their accomplishments in the war, yet humbled by its horror, Australians commemorated their experiences. . ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct prepositions 1. Attacks occur infrequently, usually in