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The athlete had long been recognized as having two sides to her personality: she was an imperious, steely competitor and at the same time ___________ sportswoman.
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The common principle behind the hourglass and the water clock is ___________: controlled movement of a fluid or fluid-like substance from one vessel to another can measure a predetermined amount of time.
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Monarch butterflies sequester toxins in their skin to discourage predators, but black-backed orioles (Icterus abeillei) ___________ the defense: they consume only the soft insides of the butterfly.
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The company suffers from an almost total lack of ____________: even the most innocuous communications between departments tend to devolve into acrimony.
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Some species` camouflage patterns may be ___________, granting those species a higher chance of survival in a heterogeneous environment.
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It is ironic that the scientist`s work was criticized recently for its ____________ research methodology, since other researchers have argued for years that this same methodology was based absolutely on impeccable logic.
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An affinity for (i)____________ is a characteristic of Bynum's work and of her rhetorical strategy as a historian, and it is often both refreshing and illuminating. But this predilection for (ii)____________ can be vexing, too, by appearing to eschew necessary distinctions.
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Japanese consumers -no matter what a brief stroll in Tokyo`s Ginza shopping district may suggest-are saving more and spending less. In March, for instance, sales at department stores fell by 21 percent compared with the previous year. (i)____________, in the previous March shoppers had been out in force to (ii)____________ the implementation of a new consumption tax. But even when that is (iii)____________, households are still spending less than they did a year ago.
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Since scientific truths must be discovered, and since many, probably most, are far from (i)____________, futile investigations are (ii)____________. Thus, the path to the truth is decidedly a (iii)____________ one.
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There is a revelation on almost every page of this book, and the author's prose is ____________ in the best possible way: blunt, sweet, off-kilter, and often quite funny.
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The senator complained that the president`s argument against the provision was __________, gaining its apparent plausibility from a distorted presentation of the relevant data.
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Recent advances in the study of desert varnish have been a boon to geologists, allowing them to date surface features and establish regional histories in ___________ detail.
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Augustus, the first emperor of Rome, was celebrated for his moderation and temperate living, qualities that would distinguish him from so many of his ___________ successors.
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Issues associated with intermittent availability of wind and sunlight as forms of renewable energy are not ____________, as shown by recent advances in energy conversion and storage.
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Baron's book implores scientists to present their work in ways that are accessible to the general public in order to save the world at large from scientific illiteracy, ______________ that is echoed in other recent publications.
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Some norms governing authors` dedications of their works are (i)____________ the norms governing ordinary speech (it may be wrong to lie, and thus wrong to lie in dedication), but other norms are (ii)____________ dedications. For example, one ought not dedicate to a worthy recipient an object that one feels is devoid of value.
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Seemingly to compensate for the (i)____________ nature of her subject, in her review the theater critic (ii)____________ a casual chatty style.
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Extreme political positions actually tend to be more (i)____________ than the platforms of large political parties, since the alliance of diverse interests that constitutes a big party is often (ii)____________ except that it makes for a powerful coalition capable collectively of exerting a government influence.
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Anna Barbauld's 1804 edition of Richardson's correspondence has been (i)____________. Although she (ii)____________ many of the letters that are included and made stylistic changes throughout, often for the worse, she was, by the standards of her time, quite (iii)____________ editor with regard to her respect for the original texts.
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A member of the pantheon of African American southern writers, Earnest Gaines hails from a region with such a ______________ artistic tradition that one would assume that his subject matter would be inherited as his birthright.
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