1. Wisdom is the mark of the sage; similarly, _______ is the mark of the _______.   Hint Hint       2. Although the closed system did not encourage individuals to _______ out on their own, nonetheless it irrationally _______ the lack of the spirit of entrepreneurship in the people.   Hint       3. The members of the parliamentary committee had such strongly _______ views that even after several meetings they could not reach a _______.   Hint       4. The media reports on cross-border terrorism _______ all assertions made by the government that peace had been restored.   Hint       5. The religious head had no option but to ostracize the _______ immediately after he married a woman of another sect and decided to embrace her faith.   Hint       6. The imposition of heavy taxes on industries that emit toxic substances into the environment could prove to be an effective _______ to maintaining a clean, green earth.   Hint       7. The probability that an equipment will _______ flawlessly is decreased if a critical function is performed by a single component; therefore, engineers build a certain amount of _______ in their designs to guarantee against failures.   Hint