Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.