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. Although he knew it was a sensitive subject, his boss had to ask him the ________ question about his drink problem.

3. I'm afraid I don't like this sherry because I find it too ________ and I prefer something nice and dry.

4. According to the contract you are not ________ for the new allowance until you have been with the company one year.

5. Under the new ________ arrangements coming into force soon all employees can decide what time to start and when to finish.

6. She's very subtle in the comments she makes and she has a wonderfully dry ________ of humour.

7. The hourly ________ for all part time clerical assistants has gone up by 40% since 2000.

8. We all set out together early in the morning in different cars but ours broke down and nobody bothered to look for us so we were left ________ and dry.

9. The only way you can hope to ________ the level of your pay is to take on greater responsibility.

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