Nodding her head in sullen (a)   , Fran agreed to watch the action film even though she wanted to see a chick flick.

My professor's (a)   history lectures have the entire class yawning.

She requested a six-month (a)   on her loan.

Parents should teach their children good (a)   values from the very beginning.

After twenty years in (a)   , the religious leader was allowed to return to his homeland.

When a teacher is having a consistent problem with a student, it’s (a)   that she work with the parents to arrive at a suitable discipline plan.

The student will receive a (a)   for disrupting the school play.

If your (a)   is to conceal the evidence of your crime, you will look even guiltier.

After the votes were counted, the family reached a (a)   for a Hawaiian vacation.

The detective tried to push the suspect past his (a)   and get him to break his silence in the interrogation room.

Jim does not throw away leftovers because his (a)   never lets him forget about the people who are starving somewhere.