As a result, linguists have been __________ in public debate, and for that reason the level of public debate about language remains low.

Often, the melodies themselves recede into the background and become merely a stimulus to __________ the performers' creative imagination.

Conflicts between local communities and multinational corporations, for example, may not be resolvable as series of compromises, but will require some clear and __________ decisions.

Young and __________, he symbolizes Italy's new vitality.

He __________ and smiles, but never says what he really means.

We can see, however, that certain conditions can prevent art from reaching full maturity and keep artists in a perpetual stage of adolescent __________.

Individual style may be consigned to the psychological blackbox of __________ and creativity, but collective style demands a more accessible, structural explanation.

They've been __________ in a legal battle with the council for several months.

I was certainly _________ to inspect it as soon as it arrived on my desk.