1. Fellow citizens I am honoured to be ________ to speak to you tonight about my party.

2. Shortly after he was dismissed from the firm he decided to ________ himself up in his own business.

3. We really can't delay any more with our plans and must ________ down to business as soon as possible.

4. The director's intention in making the film was to try and ________ simplicity as seen by a child.

5. Despite all the alterations that are taking place in the department store, the management wanted to explain it was business as ________ .

6. They tried very hard to install the new components on the computer but the language in the manual was too ________ for them to understand.

7. As soon as they heard what had happened, they ________ it their business to find out the truth.

8. The great advantage of having an external zip drive is that you can use it as an extra means of ________ .

9. Obviously a computer can take all the hard work out of ________ a large mass of data.

10. In order to ________ the method by which staff pay is calculated the company has bought a new software package.