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05 Jul 2025, 13:16
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Despite his longtime advocacy for campaign finance reform, the career politician was, in fact, far more (i) _________ corporate interests than his rival, whose relatively recent entry into the political arena meant that he had far fewer (ii) _________ to make good on.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| A. leery of | D. affiliations |
| B. beholden to | E. dilemmas |
| C. apathetic about | F. obligations |
19 Jul 2025, 05:25
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“Despite” the fact that the politician was in favor of “campaign finance reform,” he was “_________ corporate interests.” A clear contrast is indicated, but it’s tough to fill in this first blank with this information. Start with the second. His opponent is relatively new to politics so he doesn’t have as many campaign promises, or “obligations,” to “make good on.” It isn’t possible to make good on “dilemmas” or on “affiliations.” In contrast to the new politician, then, the “career politician” must must have had more obligations; in other words, he is “more beholden to corporate interests.” If he were “leery of” these interests, then the word “despite” couldn’t be used at the beginning of the sentence. The sentence doesn’t contain any information to suggest that he is “apathetic about,” or lacking interest in, “corporate interests.”
Answer: B,F
“Despite” the fact that the politician was in favor of “campaign finance reform,” he was “_________ corporate interests.” A clear contrast is indicated, but it’s tough to fill in this first blank with this information. Start with the second. His opponent is relatively new to politics so he doesn’t have as many campaign promises, or “obligations,” to “make good on.” It isn’t possible to make good on “dilemmas” or on “affiliations.” In contrast to the new politician, then, the “career politician” must must have had more obligations; in other words, he is “more beholden to corporate interests.” If he were “leery of” these interests, then the word “despite” couldn’t be used at the beginning of the sentence. The sentence doesn’t contain any information to suggest that he is “apathetic about,” or lacking interest in, “corporate interests.”
Answer: B,F
