When you go to an auction and you want to buy a particular item, you can simply make a ......... for it.

The larger company did not really want to join with the smaller one because it was more interested in a ..........

......... on the stockmarket just before Christmas is usually very slow.

This sport centre has largely been ......... by money that has come from the national lottery.

The reason for the ......... in the economy is because there is a great deal of uncertainty at the moment.

The ......... in the market was seen as a positive sign that the recession was over.

The ......... books for manufacturers of small cars are now full following the rise in petrol.

The future of his job was at ......... when he made the decision to invest in new machinery.

After their house had been ........., they decided to sell it and buy a bigger one.

Fifty people were made ......... when the company suffered a severe financial shock.