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The notion that a parasite can alter the behavior of a host organism is not mere fiction; indeed, the phenomenon is not even _________.

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Art ________ science, but that does not mean that the artist must also be a scientist; an artist uses the fruits of science but need not ___________ the theories from which they derive.

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In their preface, the editors plead that certain important articles they _________ were published too recently for inclusion, but in the case of many such articles, this _______ is not valid.

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Inspired interim responses to hitherto unknown problems, new deal economic stratagems became ________ as a result of bureaucratization, their flexibility and adaptability destroyed by their transformation into rigid policies.

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Du Bois’ foreign trips were the highlight, not the ________, of his travels; he was habitually on the go across and around the United States.

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Actual events in the history of life on Earth are accidental. In that outcome embodies just one _________ among millions; yet each outcome can be ___________ interpreted.

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The techniques now available to livestock breeders will continue to be ______, but will probably be _______ by new ones under development.

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In the machinelike world of classical physics, the human intellect appears _____, since the mechanical nature of classical physics does not _________ creative reasoning, the very ability that had made the formulation of classical principles possible.

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The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, ________ between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are ________ to the maintenance of community.

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Philosophical problems arise when people ask questions that, though very ________, have certain characteristics in common.

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Rumors, embroidered with detail, live on for years, neither denied nor confirmed, until they become accepted as fact even among people not known for their ___________.

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Although nothing could be further from the truth, freight railroads have been __________ of ________ the nation’s shift from oil to coal by charging exorbitant fees to transport coal.

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While she initially suffered the fate of many pioneers- the incomprehension of her colleagues - octogenarian Nobel laureate Barbara Mc Clintock has lived to _____________ the triumph of her once ____________ scientific theories.

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Changes of fashion and public taste are often __________ and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most ________ gauges of the state of the public’s collective consciousness.

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A leading chemist believes that many scientists have difficulty with stereochemistry because much of the relevant nomenclature is _________ , in such a way that it combines concepts that should be kept ____________.

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A war, even if fought for individual liberty and democratic rights, usually requires that these principles be _____, for they are _______ the regimentation and discipline necessary for military efficiency.

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In many science fiction films, the opposition of good and evil is portrayed as a _________ between technology, which is ___________, and the errant will be of a depraved intellectual.

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Although often extremely critical of the medical profession as a whole, people are rarely willing to treat their personal doctors with equal _________.

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Ironically, Carver’s precision in sketching lives on the edge of despair ensures that his stories will sometimes be read too narrowly, much as Dickens’ social - reformer role once caused his broader concerns to be ___________.

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As painted by the constable, the scene is not one of bucolic _____; rather it shows a striking emotional and intellectual ______.

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Some palaeontologists debate whether the diversity of species has _________ since the Cambrian period or whether imperfections in the fossil record only suggest greater diversity today, while in actuality there has been either __________ or decreased diversity.

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New research on technology and public policy focuses on how seemingly _____________ designs feature, generally overlooked in most analyses of public works, projects or industrial machinery, actually __________ social choices of profound significance.

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Even though the general’s carefully qualified public statement could hardly be ______, some people took _____ it.

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As Juanita argued, this new code of conduct is laughable; its principles are either ______, offering no wisdom but the obvious, or are so devoid of specific advice as to make almost any action ______.

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Liberty is not easy, but far better to be an ________ fox, hungry and threatened on its hill, than a __________ canary, safe and secure in its cage.