Choose the word or set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. James Colin has ___________ his sound on numerous occasions throughout his career -- all the while ___________ a contemporary tone.

2. The credibility of The Evening Guardian has made it a valuable ___________ for reaching medical consumers and for helping medical researchers obtain family ___________.

3. As recently as the 1980s, production far outstripped ___________, and the government was paying dairy farmers $1 billion to thin their herds while it bought tons of ___________ cheese.

4. Today, as in the ___________, whether for chefs ___________ their restaurants with fresh produce, or customers interested in homemade cakes and preserves, farmers' markets promise not only freshness but sociability.

5. Diego silenced the ___________ and turned her passion for scrapbooks into a successful retail and ___________ business.

6. ___________ in the history of this great country have there been more annoying commercials on the public ___________.

7. What was a ruthlessly effective way of enhancing their electoral fortunes has developed into a compulsion never to allow any leader much of a chance to ___________.

8. blank are feasible, a blizzard is more similar to hurricane than some of the other choices, and therefore is better. Low short-term borrowing costs may give consumers and businesses an ___________ to spend and invest more and ___________ boost economic growth.

9. The company's plan is to ___________ costs while trying to exploit its traditional strengths in entertainment and video games - particularly with new networked and wireless consumer ___________.

10. Under the emerging plan, the cuts would not take ___________ if hospitals agreed to provide the data that the administration has requested.