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

2. Views as to his guilt or innocence even before the trial started ________ from utter conviction that he was guilty to wild support for his innocence.

3. The press had been ________ by an unknown source to make as much publicity about him as they could.

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

5. One director of a major credit company has already been forced to ________ because of the bad publicity his company has attracted.

6. It has been ________ by a government agency that the percentage of under 25 year olds owing large sums to companies is on the increase.

7. One solution that has been suggested to control credit is to ________ the regulations to make it more difficult to get credit in the first place.

8. The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to ________ a threat to the safety of the community at large.

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

10. There was very strong support for the police who were determined to ________ this kind of crime.