Too high house prices can be brought under control, _______ the authorities introduce a series of regulatory policies.
We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all __________.
Our English teacher asked our monitor if all of the students __________ their homework on time.
So sudden __________ that the enemy had no time to escape.
Pop music is such an important part of society it __________ has even influencedour language.
Once formed, the bad habits are hard to __________.