1. The domestic and foreign policies of a nation state with a long ...... and continuous historical tradition like India have a certain ...... about them.

2. There is no ...... the fact that a man of knowledge ...... great power.

3. When it comes to back stabbing, a quill ...... be ...... than a dagger.

4. Class ...... between capital and labour is ...... for building a prosperous country.

5. The ...... words of the mother comforted the ...... child.

6. Due to ...... rainfall this year, they had to ...... cut in water supply.

7. Any system is likely to ...... for ...... of support from the public.

8. Among the younger people there are complaints that the sight of ex-Nazis fluorishing recommends ...... to youth, that it instills, instead of needed moral values, the dubious precept that ...... is the best policy.

9. Although the leader's life was both ...... and painful, it was not without ...... for he had accomplished many of his goals.

10. Gandhiji was not enamoured ...... the economic progress made by the modem West and did not ...... the Western nations to be more civilised.