Neptune is an extremely cold planet, and ..... .

In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur ..... a misunderstanding.

A computer is usually chosen because of its simplicity of operation and ease of maintenance ..... its capacity to store information.

The salary of a bus driver is much higher ..... .

Money, nor fame, nor wealth ..... brought happiness to everybody.

Have we any contingency plans to..... back on if this one fails?

Stopping racial ..... simply by legislation is impossible.

Patricia couldn't be present at the meeting as the date ..... with her holidays.

After the meeting, the staff went back to their ..... offices.

Joseph had become ..... to scenes of human distress after many years as a doctor.

Despite the fact that Mark was clearly in the wrong, he refused to back ___ and apologise.

Theodore puts the problems down to the government, but I attribute them ___the general world economic situation.

To a large extent, how a person accounts for the problems in their lives seems to depend largely___
their own parents’ attitudes to difficult situations.

I believe the new legislation will contribute to a general improvement in the standard of living, but 
Ben thinks it will result ____ increased poverty for most people.

The desire for reform has come ____ of  general desire to improve the situation, but I suspect the  proposed changes may rebound on the government.

Polly agreed ___ the new schedule initially, but then realised that it didn’t give her enough time to finish her work .

We need some volunteers to help organise the charity fundraiser. Can we count you __?