She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

The weakening housing market continued to take its（）on the industry.

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.