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01. Being [prompt] for appointments demonstrates a sense of responsibility.

02. I took my children to see the symphony, and after we got there, they [promptly] fell asleep.

03. The baseball game began [promptly] at 6:00 p.m.

04. I arrived [promptly] for the 9:00 a.m. ferry.

05. She bought a new umbrella, and [promptly] lost it.

06. Please don't be late; the meeting will begin [promptly] at 9:00.

07. Thank-you for your [promptness] in answering my letter.

08. South Korean President Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 13, 2000, for his efforts toward reconciliation with North Korea, an initiative that has [prompted] hopes for peace on the Cold War's last frontier.

09. Without the [prompt] action of the emergency room staff, he surely would have died.

10. We promise [prompt] courteous service, and the best prices in town.

11. [Prompt] treatment is essential for the best possible chance of overcoming the disease.

12. The booming economy has [prompted] the government to reduce federal taxes for the second straight year.

13. It is said that the Great Fire of London in 1666 was the event that [prompted] the first fire insurance policy.

14. In September of 1970, the supersonic airliner Concorde landed for the first time at Heathrow airport in London, [prompting] a large number of complaints about the noise.

15. The human rights organization Amnesty International advocates fair and [prompt] trials for all political prisoners.

16. Publilius Syrus once noted that the [prompter] the refusal, the less the disappointment.