1. We ate our sandwiches and for the ________ of the journey we enjoyed looking at the scenery.

2. I agree in general with what you have said but I'm not happy about one point and I must ________ issue with you over that.

3. My advice to you is to resist saying anything at the moment and simply bite your ________ .

4. I wish we could stick to the subject and just consider the topic ________ issue.

5. It must have come as a great shock to get the sack but I'm afraid you'll just have to accept it and bite the ________ .

6. I think he'll succeed but it's a lot of work and sometimes he feels he's bitten off more than he can ________ .

7. I'm very sorry to tell you that your scheme has failed and it has well and truly bitten the ________ .

8. It soon became apparent that under the new management people were also starting to ________ some of their free time to the company.

9. It was a family that had had a long history but it came to a halt when George went because he died ________ issue.

10. On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was ________ empty.