Some alternative sources of energy have been grossly _____.

It's well known that the destruction of rainforests ___ to environmental damage.

Our _____ to overconsume has changed to a certain extent, due to the economic crisis.

Achilles' ______ ceased when Paris shot a poisonous arrow in his heel during the Trojan war.

Paul had no ______ that he could make it as a lawyer, so he went into private investigative work.

It's been argued that greater _____ in the legal system across all countries would make it more difficult for criminals to evade punishment.

Mrs. Martin _______ and original thinking allowed her to distinguish a talented author better than anyone else.

Paula asked her uncle to _____ his influence so that she would be considered for the position of finance director.

My _____ for eating sushi led me to the new Japanese restaurant in my neighborhood.

Song-writers practice a form of _____ under military regimes as otherwise they risk being persecuted.

Climate change rhetoric seems rather ____ while government policies allow continued production of greenhouse gases.

The manager didn't expect there would be so many ____ when he proposed the new company policy.

The police concluded that a group of religious _____ were responsible for last night's bombing.

Despite the circumstantial evidence presented, there was _____ in the jury's decision to find the defendant guilty.

_____, a common feature in most advertisements, makes products seem nicer than they really are so as to attract more buyers.

Tracey had to receive special treatments to be able to deal with her muscle ____.

many educators expressed their _____ to the newly implemented educational system.

jane accused her colleagues of ____ against her when they turned down her proposal fo no apparent reason.

School rules in the past were very ____, but nowadays they are somewhat flexible.

Psychologists claim that it is quite common for grandparents to show a _____ inclination towards one of their grandchildren.

Being ____ to music from a very early age, Mozart composed his first piano piece when he was five.

Driven by his ____ to travel all around the world, Stephen managed to learn six foreign languages by the age of sixteen.

Most children regard Batman as an _____ hero.

Modern society places a lot of emphasis on being thin, which leads many young girls to anorexia.

Rachel's ____ to help poor children led her to Africa to work with an NGO.

The SWAT team managed to ____ the riot that took place outside the Parliament yesterday evening.

Only Kryptonite - a radioactive element from his planet - could stop Superman's _____.

My supervisor _____ all the data I had collected and then approved of my writing the project.

The government is planning to implement ____ changes in the health care system, supposedly, to improve it.

The _____ of free speech is against the principles of democracy.