To ensure they are not resented, the most powerful nations in the world must be extremely ______________ in their foreign policy.

Instead of trying to _____________ the support of the student body, we must earn it by showing our sincerity and ability.

An economy in which the marketplace is considered "open" is one in which the competition is more or less ____________.

Our city government seems to have ___________ into a first-rate financial crisis.

The robber barons were a group of nineteenth century captains of industry who amassed wealth by the means that a __________ might use.

The evidence intended to show that some nationalities are superior to others proved to be completely ____________.

The dean __________ the members of the team for neglecting their homework.

In general, she is a confident person, so I'm sure she will be able to ___________ a few shreds of self-respect from her humiliating failure.

His attempts to rid his administration of inefficiency were so ____________ that he came to be called the "reformer by fits and starts."

After the fire, investigators searched through the ________ for clues that might reveal the cause.

Since she is so convinced that there is only one right way - her way - I find her too __________ for my liking.

My mother broke the ___________ in the quarrel between my brother and me by saying that neither of us could use the car.

Developing nations in all parts of the world face the __________ problem of gaining a higher level of economic growth.

The senator refused to _________ the floor to any other speaker before he had finished his statement.

If only I could ________ the memory of the look and shock of disappointment on my parents' faces.

Even her refusal to dance with him did not seem to make a ___________ in his attempts to date her.

The nation was faced a _________________ in which either to advance to retreat or to endanger its vital interests.

The organization of some government agencies is so __________ that is all but impossible to know who is in charge of what.

Although he was the world's expert on the subject, his lectures were so ________ that even his greatest fans grew bored.