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Based on the evidence available, it would be (i)______ to insist on a wholly negative portrayal of King Prajadhipok. In his own writings and pronouncements as well as in firsthand accounts offered by others, Prajadhipok consistently emerges as (ii)______ and even-tempered, though (iii)______.
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Given that the department director was such a feeble contributor, sitting silently at important policy meetings and usually deferring to low-level aides, it was surprising that he had such a reputation for ______.
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The book captures the ______ of several politicians who spoke publicly of old-time virtues in order to mask private vices.
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Upon realizing that the indicators of a stressful situation can be extremely ______, the psychologist reconsidered her claim that a reliable way of reducing stress is to recognize stressful situations and then avoid them.
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For wily political press officers, the art of spin is not quite supplanting truth with lies, but instead it aspires to replace awkward complexity with catchy ______; successful spin creates the impression of unavoidable common sense.
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In 1831, a domestic insurrection that had stirred central Italy was squelched by the Austrian army, but while this invasion destroyed the immediate results of the movement, it could not ______ the insurrections causes, which continued to be felt.
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When he first hypothesized the neutrino, Wolfgang Pauli`s elation was not ______: he feared that he had postulated a particle that could not be detected though his concern turned out to be overblown.
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In the early 1990s, the discovery of a new microbe in wastewater led microbiologists to ______ ammonia`s conversion to nitrogen compounds. Called anammox (for anaerobic ammonia oxidation), the microbe was converting into nitrogen gas in the absence of oxygen, a reaction previously assumed to be (ii)______.
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The so-called "good" translations of the historian`s major work-those that are (i)_____, in other words-give a very bad idea of the linguistic character of the author`s original writing, which is notoriously (ii)_____.
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Thinking (i)______ about one`s choices can sometimes (ii)______ decision making. For example, in one study in which college students selected their favorite poster from a set, those asked to explain their selection ended up less (iii)______ their choices than those who were not asked. Researchers concluded that thinking of reasons interferes with people`s ability to access gut-level reactions that are crucial to sound decision making.
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The patients given a placebo in the course of clinical trials receive much more than a pharmacologically inert substance. Like the patients receiving the experimental drug, they ______ a thorough medical evaluation, a chance to discuss their condition with competent professionals, a diagnosis, and a treatment plan. Although viewed by many as (ii)______ the healing process, these factors may actually provide an important clue as to why placebo often work: they are part of an experience that can itself be a (iii)______ illness.
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British composer Benjamin Britter would seem to have ______ place in the cultural pantheon, yet, at the same time that place is still contested by some.
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Once the scientists began to research the matter, it didn`t take them long to find out that life far beneath the ocean floor was not only possible, but _____________.
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Compared with their parties, politicians are ____________: they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.
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The notion's ______ notwithstanding—it was first proposed by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist—it was neglected for many years until some unexpected observations led to its revival.
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In its literature and its political discourse, the nation has created various narratives about itself that tend to ______ intractable social divisions in the interest of perpetuating a dubious myth of unity.
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The notion that prehistoric farming of Micronesia`s Mariana Islands degraded the soils upon which savannas now occur is ______ by soil scientists, who attribute nutrient-poor savanna soils instead to long geological periods of tropical weathering.
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Research indicates that many people hold (i)_____ views about government, believing that elected officials should be able to overcome differences and get things done while also regarding a willingness to compromise as a sign of (ii)_____.
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Many civic institutions tend to (i)_____, when they do not actively discourage, the better natures of the citizenry. People are individually altruistic social animals who nonetheless teach themselves to be (ii)_____ in the public sphere.
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It is unfortunate that essays by literary critics so infrequently (i)______ the opinions of novelists and poets, for creative writers are often quite (ii)______ about their own philosophies and are frequently more familiar with alternative systems of thought than critics are.
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