After their divorce he sought ....................... in a bottle of whisky.

The suspect felt he could no longer hold out against the inspector's ..................... questioning.

We do not have enough money to ................... our campaign for long.

On a ..................., he decided to take trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends.

The .............................. view is that the mayor has done a good job in difficult circumstances.

The current cuts in public expenditure will inevitably ....................... this situation.

The play has ............... the wrath/anger of both audiences and critics.

The arrested protestors denied .................... the crowd to violence.

The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting ................ in the controversy.

Any decrease in tourism could have serious ................. for the local economy.

That sort of extreme diet is not .................. over a long period.

He was forced to ............. control of the company after the embezzelment was revealed..

The authorities have ....................... their original decision to allow development of this rural area.

We need to identify the best ways of ................. our objectives/goals.