多选题In order to ______ the lose of natural wetlands used by mig rating snow geese, conservationists in the 1960"s and 1970"s ______ wetland refuges in the northern prairies.

多选题Although condemned by the review panel, to film critic Pauline Kael the movie seemed entirely ______ and unlikely to offend.

多选题Some teachers worry that history courses will become ______ for students due to curricular pressures that are ______ the subject.

多选题The deterioration of the ozone layer is ______, with the loss of penguin habitats being just one of the ______ results.

多选题Keats"s poetry was called ______ by those critics who noted that he indulged in sensuous imagery and luxuriant diction.

多选题Thomas Hardy"s novels are described as ______ because of their preoccupation with daily life in rural and agricultural settings.

多选题The instructor"s voice was so ______ that most students preferred taking a test over listening to its grating sound.

多选题Not only was the science of Hildegard of Bingen ______ her theology, but her religious visions helped give her scientific works ______ by winning her the support of medieval church authorities.

多选题"Foamy" viruses cause cells cultured in laboratories to swell but produce no such ______ in cells of living organism.

多选题When limitations were in effect on nuclear-arms testing, people tended to save more of their money, but when nuclear-arms testing increased, people tended to spend more of their money. The perceived threat of nuclear catastrophe, therefore, decreases the willingness of people to postpone consumption for the sake of saving money. The argument above assumes that A. the perceived threat of nuclear catastrophe has increased over the years. B. most people supported the development of nuclear arms. C. people's perception of the threat of nuclear catastrophe depends on the amount of nuclear-arms testing being done. D. the people who saved the most money when nuclear-arms testing was limited were the ones who supported such limitations. E. there are more consumer goods available when nuclear-arms testing increases.

多选题The general was so widely suspected of ______ during the war that his name eventually became synonymous with disloyalty.

多选题Displaying a heightened sense of ______, many of author Maria Cristina Mena"s characters exemplify a dignified and polite society.

多选题Isadora Duncan's masterly writings on the dance reveal the depth of her determination to create a lyric form of the art which was free of characterization, storytelling, and the theatrical exhibition of skills. She wished to discard the traditional methods and established vocabularies of such dance forms as ballet and to explore the internal sources of human expressiveness. She shunned bodily ornamentation and strove to use only the natural movements of her body, undistorted by acrobatic exaggeration and stimulated only by internal compulsion. In her recitals Duncan danced to the music of Beethoven, Wagner, and Gluck, among others, but, contrary to popular belief, she made no attempt to visualize or to interpret {{U}}the music{{/U}}; rather, {{U}}she simply relied on it to provide the inspiration for expressing inner feelings through movement.{{/U}} She did not regard this use of music as ideal, however, believing that she would someday dispense with music entirely. That day never came. The author implies that Duncan relied on music in her recitals in order to A. interpret musical works solely by means of natural body movements. B. foster the illusion that music serves as an inspiration for the dance. C. inspire the expression of inner feeling when she danced. D. validate the public belief that music inspires the expression of feeling through movement. E. counter the public belief that she made no attempt to visualize music.

多选题Although he felt that Steven was ______, Mark did not sense that Steven"s ill will amounted to outright ______.

多选题Believing that scientists should ______ the public about important scientific issues, marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco has urged the research community to abandon its usual ______ in favor of more effective communication.

多选题Some Tibetan nomads used yak butter as a ______, one that often took the place of money in commercial transactions.

多选题Patricia is so ______ that she is unable to tolerate others deviating in the least from rules and conventions.

多选题Biodemographer S. Jay Olshansky regards commercial products that promise to stop aging as ______, arguing that while these nostrums might possibly ______ some of aging"s superficial manifestations, they cannot touch the process at its core.

多选题Despairing that the performance of the chief executive would ever improve, the corporation"s board of directors took decisive action and ______ him.

多选题Although the rigors of ballet dancing are primarily ______, this art is also emotionally and spiritually ______.