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Much of the 'jaago grahak jaago' campaign is predicated on the impression that routine exposure to apparently ___________ products can have long term pernicious effects.

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Many members of the contemporary movie audience, only marginally socialised, would have made a _____________ of Gandhi; they undermine every argument for intelligent design in the universe.

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The payload was placed in the intended orbit in the ________ manner in which it was set.

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That the speaker was so oblivious as to be unable to discern the effect he had on others was not lost on the audience, who quickly stood up to leave, hoping their action would at least ______.

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The mayor, for four years running, was unable to cut spending, _____________________ that led to his removal from office.

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With numerous exciting public works projects in the offing, residents are understandably agog; yet because such prodigious undertakings are inevitably plagued with numerous setbacks, much of the fervour is likely to be _________________ a heavy dose of reality.

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The “cool girls” at school ____________________________, were mocking underclassman unfortunate enough to be clad in last year’s fashion.

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For a writer with a reputation for both prolixity and inscrutability, Sherman may finally be intent on making his ideas more ________________ to a readership looking for quick edification.

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For an actor who prepares so feverishly for each role, the characters he chooses to portray are _______________; nonetheless even the most nebbish persona he depicts on screen always appears on the verge of a meltdown, as though the actor’s suppressed agitation is ready to burst forth.

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That traditional forms of media, despite considerable difference in the quality of writing, tend to report on a range of issues ________________ by the demands of the readership should ________________ those who believe that the demise of each media outlet signals a lamentable reduction in the scope of news reported.

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Keane argues that the political conditions during the early years of the United States were, if anything, inimical to the formation of a nation united by one document: the Constitution. Rather, had it not been for a few men - Keane invokes the triumvirate of Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison - to champion the Constitution, despite the ________________ of anti-Federalists, the central government would have had to cede matters of rule to the individual states.

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Kala, for all her high-flown rhetoric, churns out reviews that have come to seem _______________; from decades of critiquing other’s prose, she now relies on a familiar and tried formula.

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The journalist was so vehement in his opposition to the controversial issue of black money in offshore accounts, that even when he moderated his comments, his piece was too ____________ for publication.

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The book concludes on the idea of language as a form of resistance which can be equally powerful and influential. The author ________ multiple reforms in our personal and collective understanding of language in order to change the sociopolitical understanding of our realities.

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Brand loyalty plays an appreciable role in many consumers’ buying habits. Market research shows that consumers are likely to spend more on a product they grew up using than they are to try a generic brand that offers the same constituents at a lower price. The question is, just how much more are shoppers willing to spend for __________?