It was a totally new experience for us visiting that factory abroad as we were ....... to all sorts of new techniques.

I apologized for what seemed like a deliberate act of rudeness but I explained that it had been purely accidental and an ....... action on my part.

You can tell that this piece of furniture is ....... to America because of the strong colonial style.

Headlines appeared maintaining that Mathew was a dishonest ....... thief.

At this stage it was clear that they had to know the ....... number of people who were going to attend.

He said he'd read my funny story and had laughed twice, which was a sort of back ....... compliment.

The sandman is coming is what we say to ....... children

I think that you've chosen a very good area of work to seek employment in because I've heard that jobs are ....... there.

Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be ....... enough.

It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.