The cause of the disease is fairly simple and has been understood for over a century; by contrast, its symptoms and effects are ________.
The author argues for serious treatment of such arts as crochet and needlework, finding in too many art historians a cultural blindness (i)______ to their (ii)______ textiles as a medium in which women artists predominate.
The diplomat, selected for her demonstrated patience and skill in conducting such delicate negotiations, (i)_____ to make a decision during the talks because any sudden commitment at that time would have been (ii)______.
Although the (i)________of cases of measles has (ii)________, researchers fear that eradication of the disease, once believed to be imminent, may not come soon.
Since most if not all learning occurs through ______, relating one observation to another, it would be strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study of our own.
It is assumed that scientists will avoid making (i)______ claims about the results of their experiments because of the likelihood that they will be exposed when other researchers cannot (ii)______ their findings.
He would (i)____ no argument, and to this end he enjoined us to (ii)____.
The term “modern” has always been used broadly by historians, and recent reports indicate that its meaning has become more ____ than ever.
A century ago the physician’s word was ______: to doubt it was considered almost sacrilegious.
Although Heron is well known for the broad comedy in the movies she has directed previously, her new film is less inclined to ______: the gags are fewer and subtler.
Despite its (i)______, the book deals (ii)______ with a number of crucial issues.
Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicographer is therefore unable to render spelling, in a great measure, ______.
Despite the fact that the amateur runner trained rigorously for six months before the race, he failed to (i)______ it: the course was so (ii)______ that even professional runners struggled to finish.
Because the painter Albert Pinkham Ryder was obsessed with his (i)______ perfection, he was rarely (ii)______ a painting, creating endless variations of a scene on one canvas, one on top of another.
Although they were not direct (i)_____, the new arts of the Classical period were clearly created in the spirit of older Roman models and thus (ii)______ many features of the older style.
When a person suddenly loses consciousness, a bystander is not expected to (i)______ the problem but to attempt to (ii)______ its effects by starting vital functions if they are absent.
Religious philosopher that he was, Henry More derived his conception of an infinite universe from the infinite God in whom he believed, a benevolent God of (i)______ whose nature was to create (ii)______.
One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripheral nervous system and travel to the brain, ______ the need to inject the therapeutic virus directly into the brain.
It is disappointing to note that the latest edition of the bibliography belies its long-standing reputation for (i)______ by (ii)______ some significant references to recent publications.
When Adolph Ochs became the publisher of The New York Times, he endowed the paper with a uniquely (i)______ tone, avoiding the (ii)______ editorials that characterized other major papers of the time.