1. Any arguments he put up in his defence were regarded as a ________ by people who were determined to see him convicted.

2. The main problem is that a debt ________ has developed recently believing that it is cool to owe large sums of money.

3. Plans have already been drawn ________ to deal with such situations.

4. It was a big ________ for her to give up her acting career to look after her family.

5. People tended not to believe a word he said and maintained that his protestations of innocence were wearing a bit ________ .

6. So many of these animals have been shot over the years that they are now classed as ________ species.

7. The person in charge of the enquiry will occasionally ________ what can be disclosed in newspapers.

8. By then of course it was too late because the damage had already been done to his career, which ________ everything else he did for the rest of his life.

9. Recent reports have ________ that being in debt is not now looked upon as a disgrace but rather as an attractive way of life.

10. The press had been ________ by an unknown source to make as much publicity about him as they could.