单项选择题As an increasing number of traffic regulation schemes are devised, a ______ driver finds himself diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater delays than the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent.

单项选择题This process of elaborating a concept and moving toward empirical indicators is the crucial step in ______ analysis.

单项选择题This latest outbreak of violence is a clear ______ of discontent in the city.

单项选择题The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive ______ received the fewest votes.

单项选择题The workers' promised wage increase is being ______ while it is examined by the government to see if it is greater than the law allows.

单项选择题As intriguing as these results are, much remains unclear about the impact of low doses of a low doses of alcohol ______ system.

单项选择题Many feared that the continuing insecurity would ______ the chances of elections being held successfully.

单项选择题A lateral move that hurt his pride and blocked his professional progress ______ him to abandon his relatively high profile career.

单项选择题He has impressed his employers considerably and ______ he is soon to be promoted.

单项选择题They have vowed to protect the country's territorial ______ which is one of the bases for the country to develop relationships with other countries.