. New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic _____.

Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion; only a ________ were against it.

The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen was held in a tense ______ due to lack of deep understanding.

He created a lot of vivid characters in his best-selling novels, thus winning the ______ of book-lovers all over the world. 

As we all know, the present world financial crisis still has a bad       on the development of the economy of every country.