1. It really is a crying ________ that after all that money has been spent, the project is now being abandoned.

2. The so-called ________ majority are the vast number of people who don't actually go out on the street and protest.

3. Now, you're being sensible ________ on.

4. As it was very late when he came home he was as quiet as a ________ in order not to wake anybody up.

5. I'm all in favour of ambition but I think when he says he'll be a millionaire by the time he's 25, he's simply crying for the ________ .

6. For crying out ________ how many times do I have to tell you how to work that machine?

7. That is the reason why I am standing here and making this short ________ .

8. The villagers complained about the noise from the daily bell ringing practice from the church and asked if it could somehow be ________ .

9. There was a noisy crowd of about a dozen people in ________ cry chasing after the child who'd stolen an apple from the fruit market.

10. As far as I'm concerned to be away from traffic, phones and radios on holiday is perfect bliss because to me silence is ________ .