1. The great thing about this particular material is that however much you screw it up, it never ________ .

2. I think you were asking too much of that new member of staff when you expected her to ________ with a cost-cutting scheme.

3. The advantages of working for this company is that all employees ________ themselves as a member of the team.

4. As soon as the ________ arrive, it will be your job to show them round the work place and give them a general history of the company for which they want to work.

5. The sole purpose of this jacket is to ________ water and if you wear it in the rain and still get wet, it's useless.

6. The company is busy trying to ________ the problems arising from the sudden drop in sales of their cosmetic products.

7. It is absolutely essential to do some thorough ________ before you even think of putting a new product on the market.

8. A ________ approach to new ideas is to be welcomed but you do need a strong element of imagination as well.

9. Before these articles leave the factory to be forwarded to the retailer, each one is thoroughly ________ .

10. These pots are being sold as seconds because each one has a slight ________ in the glaze.