For centuries, Switzerland has avoided becoming a(n) (a)   in the conflicts that have scarred the rest of Europe.

When I realized how bad the brakes of the old car were, I feared that our lives were in (a)   .

What good is a plastic raincoat that is (a)   to water if it also prevents and body heat from escaping?

As the soldier watched the parade, he was suddenly overcome with (a)   for the youthful years he spent in the army.

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table were the (a)   of chivalry.

A triple reverse looks mighty impressive on the chalkboard, but I doubt that the play will prove (a)   on the football field.

A (a)   examination of my luggage was enough to show me that someone had tampered with it.

An expert from the museum (a)   the painting, looking for telltale signs that would prove it to be genuine or expose it as a forgery.

If you are (a)   to hard study and intensive reading, how do you expect to get through law school?

If, as you claim, you really like raw oysters, why do you make such an eloquent (a)   every time you swallow one?

My teacher counseled me to keep up my studies, or my performance in class might once again (a)   into mediocrity.

When I heard you speaking French so fluently, my determination to master that language received a fresh (a)   .

Because I was looking forward to a hot bath, I was disappointed at the feeble stream of (a)   water that flowed into the tub.

The accountant's records-neat, accurate, and complete in every respect-show that she is a most (a)   worker.

Although he shows no particular talent as a worker, he is exceptionally (a)   at finding excuses for not doing his job.

Regarding Native Americans as "bloodthirsty savages," Europeans were rarely able to maintain (a)   relations with them.

No one doubted the (a)   intentions of the program for community improvement, but it was ruined by mismanagement.

We must not forget the millions of people who were ruthlessly slaughtered by the Nazis in the (a)   of World War II.

Only when we learned that the embezzler had tried to cast suspicion on his innocent partner did we realize the extent of his (a)   .