The manager spoke highly of such ___________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

The _______ are ten to one that we’ll win the match.

Even the experienced doctors dare not carry out the operation because of the         of failure.

We discussed the high rate of single parent family, and wondered how to explain this ______.  

Despite such a big difference in ___ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.