Imagine an ....... public figure attacked by press and public, who is facing an inquiry into allegations of having obtained money by deception.

A ....... customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.

Mind you if there is a very long menu for lunch, it can be a problem for the waiter to deal with a ....... order.

Some of Shakespeare's historical plays are rather long and so there are editions where they are ....... to make them shorter.

I'm afraid I don't like this sherry because I find it too ....... and I prefer something nice and dry.

The situation is more ....... if the learner is a member of your family.

More colloquial expressions speak of someone being out like a light, spark out or for a very ....... sleeper dead to the world

These are amazing achievements but if like me you want comfort, warmth and food on the journey, take the ferry crossing ....... 90 minutes.

If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be ....... enough to promote it vigorously.

This project has only just been started and is in its ....... stages at the moment.