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A Public Figure

1.Imagine an public figure attacked by press and
public, who is facing an inquiry into allegations of having
obtained money by deception.

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endangered
embattled
engrossed
2.Any arguments he put up in his defence were regarded
as a by people who were determined to see him
convicted.

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smokescreen
confusion
fog
3.People tended not to believe a word he said and
maintained that his protestations of innocence were
wearing a bit .

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bare
scant
thin
4.There was very strong support for the police who were
determined to this kind of crime.

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manage
curb
kill
5.The press had been by an unknown source to
make as much publicity about him as they could.

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picked
promoted
proposed
6.His agent spent a lot of time the press on his
background in the hope that they would present a
balanced view.

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briefing
showing
clearing
7.Views as to his guilt or innocence even before the trial
started from utter conviction that he was guilty to
wild support for his innocence.

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began
ranged
swept
8.Gradually however as the days went by even his
greatest supporters were beginning to him.

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desert
despair
destruct
9.Then two days before the trial was due to start, new
evidence came to proving he was totally innocent.

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see
show
indicate
10.By then of course it was too late because the damage
had already been done to his career, which
everything else he did for the rest of his life.

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overcame
overran
overshadowed