His application was processed ..... than he thought.

But there is a negative side to new technology. ..... the advantages, we also need to

consider a number of disadvantages.

International students ... 30% of the university's enrolments at present.

Many departments ... a restriction of the study-time to eight semesters which implied a rather disciplined way of studying 

The study ... the need for more research.

... works, sometimes called pivotal or landmark studies, are articles that initially presented an idea of great importance or influence within a particular discipline.

We had some difficulty ... the

apparatus.

... this point it is important to look again at the data.