When the thirteen ________________ rebelled against Britain, no one raised this question: Did they have the right to defy their government? But when other nations try to do the same, we question their motives or legitimacy.

___________ of seals lay basking in the sun.

Wall Street's __________________ raised specters of the 1987 stock market crash.

A queenless ____________ [of bees] is a pitiful and melancholy community; there may be a mournful wail or lament from within.

It was my _________________ idea to make souvenirs to sell to the tourists.

They ruled the country under a United Nations __________.

We have a ______________ from the union membership to proceed with strike action.

The unexpected rainstorm caused the ____________ of the roof.

Don't forget this is a commercial _________________ - we're here to make money.

Some _______________ students are designing software, demonstrating creativity and initiative.

Tunisia achieved independence from French ____________ rule in 1956.

His house is _________ mixture of the antique and the modern.

It is ____________ for blood banks to test all donated blood for the virus.

________________ travel would be amazingly expensive - perhaps too expensive for most civilizations to contemplate.

The researcher sets up experiments to test the _________.

The store discovered the money was ___________ and called the police.

I can't face the __________ of moving house again.

He's honest, and you _____________ him if you think he isn't.

It is difficult to understand how they could have ________ the mood of the workforce so badly.

You need a parent’s _______to go on the school trip.

It's a _______________ material which looks like the real thing.

__________________ speaking, I might be able to do your current job as a director.

She has received a clear ___________for educational reform.

We were often _______________ by the neighbours and occasionally by the police.

Attendance is _______________at all meetings.