workers' leaders have expressed their __________ to cooperate.

many of us conform to the ______ customs laid down by our forebears.

the head of the new york office was on the horns of a ________ and wondering what to do.

we'll make our _____ and contact the people involveD.

unfavorable economic conditions were blocking a _____ of the american insurance market.

many species of animals are ______ danger of dying out.

most financial planners recommend that investors _______ their assets.

new legislation still does not offer adequate __________ for many endangered species.

we agreed never to refer ______ the matter again.

we tend __________ technology for granted nowadays.

even his children found him strangely distant and _______.