The sermon was filled with (a)   anecdotes that bored the congregation.

Desmond was used to having his older brother (a)   his chimerical suggestions.

Elaine's reputation for being (a)   made it difficult for us to accept her explanation.

No obstacle can (a)   a determined person from reaching an achievable objective.

After the threat to (a)   Michelangelo's statue, a guard was stationed in front of it.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but (a)   remarks will never harm me.

The young playwright had the kernel of a good idea, but his plot was too (a)   to be effective.

Jurors found the prosecutor's closing argument to be (a)   of merit.

It was amusing to hear my doctor's (a)   against nicotine and later to see him light up a cigar.