___ of respect for your mother, I'm going to leave now before I get angry and say something I will certainly regret.

___ addition to the textbook, you also have to buy the new edition of the workbook because you will need both this semester.

I don't believe you. Lying is completely ___ of character for him. I have known him for ten years and I have never heard him tell a lie.

We are ___ good terms now. We had a disagreement about the budget last week but we've worked out our differences and everything is OK now.

I originally thought it was a bad idea. However, ___ second thought, you may have a point, so let's discuss your plan more over dinner.

The provincial nurses' union went ___ strike again. It seems like they strike for more money every other year.

He is so smart and graduated with honors so he's really ___ demand right now. I'm sure he's going to choose the right job and be happy with it for a long time.

It's supposed to be a clear and beautiful evening tonight. We don't need a tent. We can just sleep ___ the stars.

We don't have any of those designer jeans left. We're ___ of stock right now but I ordered more and they should be here by next week.

I went to the store ___ foot yesterday. I really like taking short walks once in a while.