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Great Britain, the _____ industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading _____ in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its _____ the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's _____. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously _____ in two World Wars. The second half _____ the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding _____ into a modern and prosperous European nation. The UK currently is weighing the _____ of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain _____ of the EMU for the time _____ Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with _____ degrees of power opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999.
- minor
- single
- dominant
- principle
- role
- actor
- plays
- character
- best
- high
- zenith
- top
- nations
- surface
- countries
- region
- losing
- missing
- depleted
- lost
- bought
- looked at
- witnessed
- watched
- itself
- themselves
- himself
- herself
- period
- degree
- heaviness
- weight
- outside
- far
- away
- inside
- now
- being
- remaining
- at hand
- varying
- optional
- various
- varied
