It was foolish ________ you to give up what you rightly owned.

The furniture，with its modern style and bright colors，suits modern houses and their gardens，but looks ________ in the garden of a traditional home.

An agreement seems to be impossible because the majority of the committee members are ________ it.

Do you think this shirt is too tight ________ the shoulders?

We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and ________， dogs give us their all.(2010·江西)

More and more high－rise buildings have been built in big cities ________ space.(2010·福建)

When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside ________ younger men.(2011·湖北，30)

________ the production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

A great person is always putting others' interests ________ his own.

Luckily，the bullet narrowly missed the captain ________ an inch.