It is generally believed that teaching is ________ it is a science.
It was clear that the small grocer was _____ people he owed money to.
The party, which had been greatly _____, was spoiled by the rude behavior of an uninvited guest.
Everything he said then was _____ by what happened later.
The chances of discovering life on Neptune are about a million _____.
It was _____ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.