Frankie, a _________ bachelor, often spoke of his longing to have children of his own.

A good quality bed has a __________ of 10 to 15 years, and so works out cheaper in the long run.

It is equally relevant when providing a nursing service for people at the other end of the ________ – the elderly.

Profitable as the business was, the brothers knew it had a limited ___________.

So these crabs, over that _______, inhabit many different worlds.

I suspect this, like compulsory religious education, gave me a _________ scepticism about obligatory elements in any curriculum.

The Open University offers you a _______ opportunity to continue your education – to whatever level you want, and in a way that fits in with the rest of your life. 

Working party chairman Coun Eleanor Young said: "It does worry me as we're going to get cases where an old lady, for example, can't afford to get her ________ friend back".

Peter made service in the army or the civil administration compulsory and ________ for all noblemen. 

To read the whole of European poetry would consume a ________.