Complete the sentences with the words given below.
surge - quit - pledged - back - looming - axed - ban -bid - plea - boost
1. The government is going to _________ the police’s move to install more speed cameras.
2. The _________ on cigarette smoking in public places has been in place for over a year.
3. People are worried that a lot of jobs at the factory will be _________ next year.
4. The police have made a _________ to commuters not to travel in these storms.
5. The _________ to take over the failing bank has been unsuccessful.
6. The new line in designer clothing should definitely _________ sales at the store.
7. There are rumours that Gary Giles is to _________ the boy band brigade this month.
8. Financial experts fear that a recession in world economies is _________ .
9. A _________ in prices means that fewer first-time buyers can afford to buy a house.