seat covers on buses take a lot of ________ and tear.

i'd advise buying your tickets well ______ advance if you want to travel in august.

a spokesman for the dockyard said they hoped to ______ the first submarine within two years.

miss green resigned her appointment as our regional ________.

a few days in bed and you’ll be as right as ________.

the meeting was postponed because they arrived late ________ the airport.

there are three factors to ______ into account: firstly cost, secondly time, and thirdly staff.

the women met at a party and became good friends ________.

his clever _______ of the stock markets makes him earn lots of money.

motorists can be fined _______ the spot for exceeding speed limits.

a reduced ________ of living will develop from increasing taxation and rising unemployment.