It was _____ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.
Mark never considers himself as ________ failure. On the contrary, he thinks he is on the road to _______ success.
--- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.--- That’s right. ________.
The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be ________ the present one.
Martin’s been ill, but ________, I think he’s hoping to come with us tomorrow.
That tree, __________ are almost bare, is a very old one.