The government has promised to do ______ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.

His remarks were ______ annoy everybody at the meeting.

______, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.

If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ______ able to advise you much better than I can.

There used to be a petrol station near the park, ______?

It was ______ we had hoped.

There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ______ the spoilt ones.

The statistics ______ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.

My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk ______ far.

Land belongs to the city; there is ______ thing as private ownership of land.

It is imperative that the government ______ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.