How easy it is for a nation to become trapped in an inflationary price rise; how difficult to ______ itself from the upward spiral!

Instead of brooding about past wrongs, I suggest that you declare a personal ______ and start thinking about the future.

I intend to be guided by the simple ______ that have proven their value over long periods of human experience.

Unabridged dictionaries often alert the reader to common mistakes in the use of word by including brief ______.

The ghost of Hamlet's father whispered in ______ tones the story of his tragic death.

Appointed by the Governor to be Commissioner of Investigations, she soon became the ______ of dishonest and incompetent officials.

You may regard her ideas as ______ but I think that they reflect good thinking and sound values.

Today our intricate network of mass communications can ______ news of national importance across the country in a matter of minutes.

We had many talented players, but the ______ behavior of a few individuals impaired our team spirit and led to a losing season.

The rules of the club proved so ______ that it was all but impossible to carry on business.

I now know that Gulliver's Travels, far from being a "children's book," is a work of mature and ______ satire.

Some sadly misguided individuals seem to go through life trying to ______ petty advantages from everyone they encounter.

Arriving at ______ arrangements in human affairs often requires sound judgment, as well as good intentions.

The Judeo-Christian tradition teaches that material things are ______ while spiritual values are eternal.

Young people who consider themselves non-conformists often go to extremes in their determination to ______ the conventions.

Isn't it strange that the basic ideas that some economists regard as ______ are rejected by others as absolutely false!

Young people, tired of being controlled by parents, teachers, and others, often have a strong impulse to gain ______.

In spite of the tremendous sales of that novel, I found it to be mediocre and ______ in every respect.

Few thing are more ______ for a young person than an occasional painful reminder that life is not a bowl of cherries.