With his sub-four minute mile Bannister broke a psychological barrier, and inspired thousands of others to attempt to overcome seemingly ____ hurdles.

Filmography, like discography, is an ___________ science, requiring considerable research and verification of suggested facts; results will always be variable.

Our eyelashes and eyebrows are highly effective at keeping irritants from entering the eye; in fact, without
eyelashes and eyebrows we would most likely be scratching our eyes______________ throughout the day.

Any growth in the number of people receiving unemployment benefits invariably results in greater individual
______________ on government support.

Andrew’s caustic temperament and extreme views can turn off the most patient political adviser; he even
angered a board of ______________ moderates.

Security alarms are not as effective of a ______________ as one might think when considering the number
of failures per one thousand break ins; this measurement is commonly used to evaluate the effectiveness of units
by local statisticians and is strongly related to whether a burglar is willing to risk being caught.

Criminal profilers understand that psychopaths view the world differently from ordinary people; for
example, psychopaths who want to do something do not question their own ______________ or second
guess their own subconscious thoughts because, to the psychopath, activities that feel good are justifiable.

Superheroes capture the imagination of people, young and old alike, because they represent the absolute
______________ of what the best humans might become if they were capable of it.

It is difficult to pretend to be something you are not because eventually the pretense of your action will lead to
meeting at least a few individuals who are not predisposed to being ______________.

It is easy to lose faith in someone that makes______________ promises and fails to deliver repeatedly