Which of the following best explains the meaning of "Shall we buy the tickets first"?

The office has to be shut down ______ funds.

This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.

He wasn＇t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ______ insufficiently popular with all members.

This company has now introduced a policy ______ pay rises are related to performance at work.

I ______ the party much more if there hadn＇t been quite such a crowd of people there.

______ time, he＇ll make a first-class tennis player.

You won＇t get a loan ______ you can offer some security.

I felt that I was not yet ______ to travel abroad.

I was to have made a speech if ______.

I have never been to London, but that is the city ______.