Although the manager has presented a well-...... plan, none of his colleagues believed it would be successful.

The office assistant was chewing on his glasses, trying to appear ...... .

When Patrick sat down in his car to drive over thirty miles home after he had drunk three pints of beer, I thought he was joking. Unfortunately, he wasn't. That was an example of pure ...... .

An agreement between the two entrepreneurs seemed almost ...... . Then, however, the financial downturn hit and they had no choice but to join their forces.

Tony Blair used to be one of Britain's most influential political ...... in 20th century.