1. There is no way that I can agree to you .......... early today.

2. I must object and make it clear that I am totally .......... any measures that suggest changes to the original scheme.

3. He has the .......... of always rejecting any idea that will change the current arrangements.

4. I cannot condone that sort of .......... in my establishment and would ask you to remember that in future.

5. I have no choice really but to turn .......... your recent proposal because it is completely unworkable.

6. They can't possibly go .......... with your suggestions because it will involve too much expenditure.

7. Quite honestly I'd have to be out of my .......... to sanction what is a crazy proposition.

8. When her father discovered that his daughter wanted to marry a pop singer, he decided to put every .......... in their way to prevent the marriage.

9. He told me there was definitely no .......... that I would pass my examination until I did some work.

10. You could tell by the .......... he refused to smile that he didn't like the story.