There has been a sharp ________ in share prices for the last two weeks.

The economic recession led to several small businesses going __________.

I’m sorry, but we have a _________ commitment and can’t come tonight.

My father grew even more __________ as he got older.

After the death of his parents, he was raised in an orphanage where he had a ________ time.

There is a(n) _________ difference between these two politicial parties.

The results of the experiment were _________, so no conclusions could be made.

It was a long climb up the hill, but as soon as we were up there, the view was __________.

She is trying to ________ fatty foods from her diet because she wants to lose weight.

My sister ________ emergency surgery for suspected appendicitis yesterday.

My brother was found guilty on three charges of ________ the speed limit.

They suspected that Adam had killed his wife, but they could never actually _________ that it was him.

The Algerian War between 1954 and 1962 led to Algeria ________ its independence from France.

Under the Civil Rights of 1964 of the United States, it is illegal to ________ against a person or persons because of their skin or their national origin.

The prime minister is eager to ________ good relations with the business community.

The fact that laws have been passed to regulate the discharge of pollutants into the environment does not mean anything if they are not strictly __________.

__________ drugs or arms into the country is a serious crime which officials hope to stop.

When a student posted a disturbing message about one of his teachers on her Facebook page last week, school authorities ________ him for threatening a teacher online.

The police are trying to ________ the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned outside a mosque.

The number of immigrants in Norway is approximately 552,000, which _________ to 11.4% of the total population.

We did not undertake the project because of the ________ costs involved.

On the accession of Mary, he was ________ of all his offices, but in the succeeding reign was prominently employed in public affairs.

He received ten thousand rubles a year, but now resolved to take only two thousand and leave the rest to repay the ___________ to his parents.

He had been accused of vanity and ostentation in his office, but his _________ for ability and integrity as a judge was high even with his enemies.