After nearly two weeks of fighting, the militants have gained __________ over the western part of the country.

After the way he behaved at the party, I'm __________ not going to invite him back.

As a person of __________, I cannot condone the mistreatment and torture of prisoners.

__________ you're not going to the meeting today; the discussion is likely to get quite ugly and it wouldn't be good for your blood pressure.

Competition among airlines has brought lower __________ for some destinations.

Do you really think President Bush __________ Saddam Hussein as a threat to American national security, or do you think he just wanted to take revenge for Hussein's attempt on his father's life?

When calculating what your plane ticket will cost, don't forget to include the additional taxes and __________ for fuel and airport security.

Despite weeks of meetings, coalition members still __________ on the question of a minimum wage.

Do you have any idea how __________ the Grand Canyon is?

For some reason, Maggie seems completely ignorant of the __________ political climate in Russia. If she had any sense at all, she would keep her mouth shut and stop criticizing the Putin regime.

Gina's __________ fitting sweater revealed every contour of her body.

I think you __________ Bill's feelings when you told him you thought his tie was tacky.

Bill may have been a bit miffed, but I don't think your comments did any permanent __________ .

If you really __________ the environment but cannot afford to donate your own money, you can still help by visiting the Rainforest Site's web page and clicking on the donation button. By doing so, you commit the site's daily sponsors to saving a piece of the rain forest.

Largely unpublished during her lifetime, Emily Dickinson is now __________ to be one of America's finest poets.

Last week, a man called, claiming to be a __________ relative of my mother.

Many people feel that the 19-year-old boy who was sent to prison for ten years for having sex with his 15-year-old girlfriend did not __________ such a harsh sentence.

My sphygmomanometer is defective, so now I have to ask the doctor to __________ my blood pressure.

People who __________ elderly, disabled, or ill relatives are called "caregivers."

People who grow up in mountainous areas may not immediately appreciate the __________ around Bremen.

This area has produced many fine __________ painters who have captured the subtle nuances and moods of the area on canvas.

Some alleys in Regensburg are so __________ that two pedestrians cannot easily pass each other.

Some people believe that wealth brings obligations with it; in other words, people who have earned or inherited a large amount of money have a moral obligation to __________ a portion of that money to charitable organizations.

Members of the "me" generation seem to feel they have every right to __________ every cent of their hard-earned money on themselves.

Some poets revise their work so often and leave so few clues as to which version they intend to be the final version that editors find it difficult to identify the __________ version with any certainty.

The minute you leave the noisy, bustling city street and enter the monastery garden, your pulse slows down and you begin to feel __________ .

This paper is full of inaccuracies, typographical errors, and sloppy logic. Nobody is likely to accuse the author of an excess of __________!

Uncle Frank's oldest grandchild __________ himself at college by earning a straight-A grade average.

When she saw how kind and gentle the doctor looked, she __________ with relief, certain that he would be able to help her.

With an elevation of 282 feet below sea level, Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the __________ place in the Western Hemisphere.

Would you __________ a cup of tea? I've just put the water on, so it won't take long.

You don't have to __________! I'm right behind you and I can hear you quite well.