1. Gradually however as the days went by even his greatest supporters were beginning to ________ him.

2. Mind you it has to be a convincing article because the reading public can soon see through the ________ of a weak argument.

3. When there is a ________ inquiry taking place, the rush to get more details is intense.

4. His agent spent a lot of time ________ the press on his background in the hope that they would present a balanced view.

5. Thousands of ________ are already signing up for this new telephone service.

6. People tended not to believe a word he said and maintained that his protestations of innocence were wearing a bit ________ .

7. In reality it's a very long ________ to get from owing to paying off all your debts.

8. The circular will contain ________ financial information to help investors.

9. This is a ________ example of what not to do.

10. There is a popular demand for the system that allows credit companies to offer unlimited credit to young people to be ________ .