Professor Jordon is well known for his _____ into the habits of the common housefly.
To our relief, at last the opening ceremony of the sports meeting we had been looking forward to __________ on time.
The party they had been looking forward to __________ a disappointment.
The enlarged school campus is __________ the old one.
My uncle's house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice __________ expensive.
John found it a challenge to meet the needs of the boss. __________, he had no way to satisfy him.