With food, water and electricity ______, the villagers are suffering a lot. 

I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn’t want to         too much of your time.

Hearing what the man has done, they insist that such behavior should not be _____ whatever he says.

Single-parent usually____ some of the functions that absent adult in the house would have served under the financial crisis.

They keys were __________ to our neighbours during our absence.