I’d appreciate _______ if you could let me know in advance whether you will come or not.
It’s useless trying to _________ her that she doesn’t need to lose any weight.
I think we should __________ the cost equally among us.What do you think?
We have every reason to believe that our business has shown a(n) __________ to improve.
We could go now or this afternoon—whatever time __________ you best.
His private actions are in direct __________ with his publicly expressed opinion.