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

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

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

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

5. By then of course it was too late because the damage had already been done to his career, which ________ everything else he did for the rest of his life.

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

7. Sometimes a journalist will get hold of sensitive information knowing that he will get ________ by government agencies if he dares reveal it.

8. The person in charge of the enquiry will occasionally ________ what can be disclosed in newspapers.

9. The main problem is that a debt ________ has developed recently believing that it is cool to owe large sums of money.

10. Then two days before the trial was due to start, new evidence came to ________ proving he was totally innocent.