The media is supposed to always ______ on the side of revealing rather than concealing.

Toxic ______ disfigure black neighbourhoods, degrade property values, and discourage investment.

You shouldn’t have been ______ to your elders by raising those matters.

An 18-year-old girl, of no fixed ______, was charged with robbery in connection with the incident.

Documentation is required before the drug can get the seal of ______ from world health authorities.

Many Americans refused to fall in with the idea that religion is a(n) ______ disreputable anachronism.

Most academic articles bounce around from topic to topic, really without ______ but are informative.

It is up to the court to decide, in the exercise of their ______, whether to grant the favour or not.

Tome said something disgusting, from which and a heated argument ______, the result of which was that they broke up.

______ our original thesis that we are in fact a lot more uptight about sexuality than we’d like to believe is going to be adapted for psychological consultation.

Let alone being left out in the cold for an hour after a second 30-year-old lift failed and security guards said they could not allow them to use the stairs, the staff started to ______ in their work.

About six million years ago, the Mediterranean sea is said ______ thick layers of salt in southern France.

It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

______, as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.

_______ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.

I read the contract again and again ______ avoiding making spelling mistakes.

Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so ______ of them can play in this match.

When I arrived on the spot, I found out that I ______ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the campsite now had electric cookers.

We are pleased to announce that Keith Danish ______ replace Susan Williams as Operations Manager from 24th September.

I ran into an unknown in the gap-filling exercise, but I didn’t try and ______ the gap.

To prevent soldiers from rebelling, the commander splits them into groups to ______ one another.

The old lady’s savings were considerable as she had ______ a little money each week.

The police ______ a good deal of criticism, over their handling of the demonstration.

It was too late to ______ the contract.

Helen managed to put her point of view ______ very successfully in meetings.

If no one will ______ misbehaving, all pupils will be kept in after school.

Even if you are miserable, there’s no need to ______ on me.

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness ______ that his story was true.

Everyone approved of the scheme but when we asked for volunteers they all hung ______.

The social condemnations of the bombing, therefore, focus not on ______ the act but on lamenting the consequences.

If you want to have a good flat in London, you have to pay through the ______ for it.

I was out of ______ with you on this matter, but let’s not quarrel about it.

Eventually, a passer-by ______ and asked her what her problem was.

She expects the political experience gained in this election will stand her in good ______ in her future career, which she suggests, could include another campaign.

More permanent throughout village shops to teeter ______ of collapse although community-owned shops, Internet retailing and home delivery schemes were becoming more popular.

A lot of criticism and scorn has been heaped ______ his options.

Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrence have ______ fears of civil war.

Among the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

I don’t feel like buying a ______ in a poke; we’d better check the content.