The man standing on the desk held the view he was right.
Her failure in the college entrance exam ___________ her the opportunity to go to university.
My strongest __________ is the long race and came out first in the sports meet held last week.
It was clear that the speaker now trusted Dantes from the way _____ these words were said.
I didn’t __________ him to become a successful writer.
Nobody can bear __________ at in public places.