Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. flexibility, duration, option, definitely, actually, ignore, convince, survive Economic crises destroy the capitalist system, and they grow in size and ____________. Stability also depends upon the ____________ of the local economy. He was sentenced to do hard labor without the ____________ of a fine. She states her views very ____________. Did he ____________ say in so many words that there was no hope of a cure? The baby felt ____________ by her parents. You need to ____________ the employers that you can do the job. Companies will have to do more than this if they are to ____________ the earthquake.