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13 years before the start of the First World War, Britains military establishment ---- explicitly by the Duke of Wellington that any offensive operations in a major conflict in Europe ---- unsuccessful A) was warned / will be B) was warning / could beC) was warned / had beenD) had warned / have beenE) had been warned / would be
13 years before the start of the First World War, Britains military establishment ---- explicitly by the Duke of Wellington that any offensive operations in a major conflict in Europe ---- unsuccessful
A) was warned / will be
B) was warning / could be
C) was warned / had been
D) had warned / have been
E) had been warned / would be