Painting is a __________ of art as well as music and dance.

 It is hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the ______ in London in the early 18th century.

We may lose a lot of support, but that’s the         we’ll have to take.

Microsoft has been in the leading _____ in the software industry for years. 

There is no      in trying to persuade him to change his mind, for he never follows the advice of others.