The insertion of a fiction into a news bulletin cannot be condoned, but inserting propaganda for a good cause seems less ____.

When aid is given to an autocracy, the donors are prone to rationalize their decision to support non-democratic governments, and thus lay themselves open to the charge of ____.

Both commentators noted the way that Dylan can submerge himself in tradition while somehow managing to create works of startling ____.

Icons would be well-advised to write their own memoirs; there are too many ____ writers out there who forego accuracy to pander to the preconceptions of the market.

Svensson’s ____ in his work earned him few friends: his colleagues probably thought that he would be unwilling to overlook their foibles.

Their latest theory aims to integrate the seemingly ____ elements of twenty years of research to form a coherent whole.

Although his findings were initially greeted with ____ , the unlikely hero was finally vindicated when the French Academy acknowledged his work.

Far from being an innocent prank, their action is a ____ attempt to spoil my reputation.

Even though Byron is frequently glib, it is still hard to dismiss him as a ____ thinker.

The director, accustomed to unquestioning loyalty, was chagrined when she discovered that her directions had been ____ by the chief executive.