1. In some 19th century novels you see the very poor conditions people lived in that can only be described as ________ misery.

2. All cyclists must now wear some kind of helmet in order to ________ their heads against injury in the event of an accident.

3. I've no wish to disregard or ________ your achievements but I think you could have done much more.

4. No one had a clue what had actually happened neither the police ________ the public.

5. This is a sort of shortened version of what happened and has been ________ to fit into the newspaper.

6. It was a remarkable performance because the actor seemed to convey the whole range of human emotions , what you might call the complete ________ from beginning to end.

7. You needn't worry about that regulation as it has nothing to do with you and doesn't ________ to your situation.

8. People used to think the cinema would be ________ by television but it never happened because people still go to the pictures.

9. The Government published a report clearing the minister of any guilt and ________ that he had acted correctly.

10. I don't mind sleeping on an uncomfortable bed in a hostel as anything is ________ to sleeping in a tent.