1. In view of the excessive workload you have at the moment I won't expect you to keep ________ during the next few days.

2. 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.

3. The job of the ________ of this particular section is to train the members to deal politely with any complaints from the public.

4. Interviewing applicants for an important job can be a very time ________ process but it's worth it in the end.

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

6. The whole look of the shop front is ________ by the introduction of bright colours.

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

8. You have a ________ to the public to ensure your toy products are suitable for children to play with.

9. In advance of drawing up the job specification and advertisement, you have to sit down and work out the ________ you have in mind for the ideal employee.

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