1. The armed forces swung into action and soon cordoned ________ the entire area.

2. Ineffective decision makers are fearful ________ taking charge of their lives.

3. Good leaders know mass emotions well and ________ them to an extraordinary degree.

4. John had ________ such heavy debts that nothing short of a miracle could save him from bankruptcy.

5. Although effective decision making is so essential to all areas of our lives, we spend little time ________ how to go about it.

6. The Seventh Plan too ________ the importance of growth with social justice.

7. What we need to ________ is an export oriented economic structure.

8. The tyrant ________ everyone whom he regarded as a rival.

9. In his address to the teachers, the Vice Chancellor ________ certain measures being taken to improve the quality of higher education.

10. No doubt he has achieved much, but I cannot give him credit for all that he boasts ________.