This is not the right________to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen!

We realized that he was under great________, so we took no notice of his bad temper.

The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a________.

The archaeological dig is almost without________the most revelatory of its kind, and it has begun to transform our knowledge of life in the Bronze Age.

________to school life was less difficult than the pupil had expected.

Traditionally, local midwives would________all the babies in the area.

She really wanted to say something at the meeting, but eventually________from it.

Slavery was________in America in the 19th century.

The boys in the dorm________a coin to decide who would clean the floor.

Prices have recently risen in order to________the increased cost of raw materials.

The city government is building more roads to________the increasing number of cars.

The police had difficulty in________the fans from rushing onto the stage to take photos with the singer.

As there was no road, the travelers________up a rocky slope on their way back.

During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to________his new album soon.

After working for the firm for ten years, he finally________the rank of deputy director.

Tim has failed three courses this semester, so he will have to________them next semester.

Bus services between Town Centre and Newton Housing Estate will be________until the motorway is repaired.

This sort of rude behaviour in public hardly________a person in your position.

After a long delay, she________replying to my e-mail.

Doctors often________uneasiness in the people they deal with.

Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and________her lips.

A great amount of work has gone into________the Cathedral to its previous splendour.

The tone of the article________the writer’s mood at the time.

The job of a student accommodation officer________a great many visits to landladies.

Our family doctor’s clinic________at the junction of two busy roads.

She was so fat that she could only just________through the door.

After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was________.

Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but________slightly in the afternoon.

The President explained that the purpose of taxation was to________government spending.

He is fed up with the same olddrearyroutine, and wants to quit his job. The underlined part means________.