1. It was one of those scenes that made you want to cry your eyes out and I do believe there wasn't a dry ________ in the theatre.

2. Once again the company has had to make a ________ in the number of office staff to try and recoup their losses.

3. She studies some very obscure things to do with ancient Greek documents to most people a really dry as ________ subject.

4. If you want to keep your customers coming in on a regular basis you mustn't let your stocks ________ dry.

5. As it's still very warm outside I recommend you leave your swimming things in the garden to let them dry ________ .

6. Staff are always encouraged to work by themselves and whenever they meet a problem, they should use their own ________ .

7. They haven't really put matters right at all because they've simply papered ________ the cracks.

8. They spent a huge amount of time and money to deal with that small problem and it's like taking a sledgehammer to crack a ________ .

9. Well, I must admit that I was a bit disappointed with the exhibition after all the praise it's received it isn't all it's cracked ________ to be.

10. It's a long way we have to travel tomorrow so we must get up very early in the morning at the crack of ________ .