The judge thought that the evidence was not ________ to the case.

The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed (定量供应).

 Why didn’t you ask for help, ______ trying to do it on your own?

It is too cold today. I think I’ll have a hot coffee ______ a cold drink.

We had estimated the number of visitors to our school’s hundredth anniversary at about 400, but the __________ number was much higher.