the result of the election seems to be a foregone __________.

the neighbors were having a party and we didn't get a ______ of sleep all night.

the event will ____ place in a specially erected marquee.

i like having a white car, but the other _____ of the coin is that it soon gets dirty.

we can't _______ the newsletter like this - it's full of misprints.

they managed to ______ the entire aboriginal population.

many rural workers have moved to the cities to seek better employment __________ and improved living conditions.

there isn't enough room for us, _______ alone six dogs and a cat.

the film got excellent __________ when it was first seen.

his body was still and _________, his gaze fixeD. He was oblivious to everything else in the world but her.

by reporting his colleagues as soon as he learned of their dishonest business practices, the ceo came out smelling like a/an ________.