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Slow to act, the politician was derided as __________ by his detractors but praised as prudent by his supporters.
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Philosophical claims will usually fall short of certainty, but to be (i)_____ the less-than-certain is (ii)_____, a hangover from the dubious idea that philosophy should deal only with propositions that are necessarily and universally true.
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The possibility that nonindigenous species can frequently be (i)_____ native ones with little change in many ecosystem characteristics is a hotly debated and as yet unresolved topic among ecologists and conservation biologists. The fact that one can adduce myriad examples of ecosystem (ii)_____ by nonindigenous species does not really demonstrate that all such newcomers are destined to have such impacts. Indeed, most of the introduced species that survive appear to have (iii)_____ effects on the ecosystems they have invaded.
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For feminist scholars, Kessler-Harris`s concern that the term "labor history" (i)_____ images of male workers exclusively may be (ii)_____; her own immense contributions to the field offer evidence that feminism has (iii)_____ the questions posed by labor historians, moving women`s concerns from the periphery closer to the center of labor history writing.
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The fact that "nano" is effectively only a unit of measure ("nano" refers to one billionth) means that "nanoscience" occurs across a wide range of disciplines. Despite this (i)_____, the reason for (ii)_____ nanoscale sciences and technologies (iii)_____ is that at the nanoscale, objects can express different properties from those observed for the same material at larger scales.
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According to the passage, the "remarkable similarity" best suggests that
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Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about "the theory"?
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The author of the passage is primarily concerned with
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The author of the passage mentions "plains" and "fields" primarily in order to
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The information in the passage suggests that We Fed Them Cactus includes which of the following?
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Noriko Iwasaki argues that second-language learners studying abroad typically learn mostly informal language; consequently upon return their second-language speech is often marked by __________ informal language or a haphazard mix of informal and formal language.
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Since the results of the latest survey were __________, earlier results gave researchers little relevant experience for interpreting the new data.
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The best scientists are on guard against premature enthusiasm for a theory, knowing full well that even the most __________ data may well disappoint.
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With no artist in any art form is the life __________ the work, exactly; still, each informs the other, and illumination of the dynamic between them is the biographer`s job.
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Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument given?
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For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
The passage implies that a problem with "ostentatiously strong and overconfident" architecture for art museums is that viewers will
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