When the newly elected prime minister gave his first official speech, he took pains not to dwell on what might have been if his party should have attained a clear maim its by on how the coalition government, given sufficient time and appropriate resources, would benefit the country.
Which of the following claims about profits does the passage indicate is most likely to be supported by at least some eco-conscious companies in emerging markets?
Until the Apollo astronauts brought samples of lunar material to Earth during 196£-72, scientists believed that the Moon's surface was largely undisturbed, given its dry, airless environment. Examination of the samples has shown otherwise. Micrometeorites, many smaller than a pencil point, constantly rain onto the Moon at up to 100,000 kilometers per hour, chipping materials or forming microscopic craters. Some melt the soil and vaporize and recondense as glassy coats on other specks of dust. Impacts weld debris into lumps of heterogeneous matter called "agglutinates." Complicated interactions with solar particle streams convert iron into myriads of microscopic iron grains. The regdith—pebbles, sand, and dust-from these erosion processes blankets the Moon. Much of the top layer consists of a complex abrasive dust of microscopic glass shards that can grind machinery and sealing devices and damage human lungs.
The Apollo specimens held by the United States are doled out in ultra-small samples to scientists who demonstrate that nothing else will suffice for high-value experiments. Renewed interest In lunar exploration in the late 1980s meant that materials designed to simulate lunar regolith—simulants—were needed for research to develop schemes for lunar building and procedures for extracting elements such as oxygen found abundantly in regolith. That led to the development of JSC-1 in 1993, made of volcanic cinder cone from a quarry in Arizona in the U.S. The more than 22 metric tons made was in high demand. Efforts are now afoot to manufacture 16 metric tons of JSC-1 A, with 1 ton of fine grains, 14 tons of moderately fine, and 1 ton of coarse.
Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred from the passage?
In good times, an auction is the obvious choice for colectors wanting to sell a work of art, but A did just a few short months ago.
Which of the following statements concerning the valence model and the approach-withdrawal model most accurately reflects information provided in the passage?
Many managers, believing that temporary employees have no commitment to their company, have been concerned that when a large part of the regular work force Is replaced by temporary employees there will be a dilution of company loyalty. This concern can be set aside, however, since temporary employees in fact have as much company loyalty as the regular employees they replace.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument above depends?
It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following has been the effect of the increasing involvement of managers in informal networks?
It is known from cave paintings and other evidence that the hunting people occupying the Bax Cave area in Country X tens of thousands of years ago repeatedly set fire to
the surrounding area. Archaeologists hypothesize that because the fires caused later plant growth on the land, the hunters set the fires in order to attract herbivorous prey
species. Such actions, they claim, are evidence for the mental capacity to delay gratification for weeks, months, or even years.
Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in evaluating the archaeologists’ claim?
It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following occurs when a salesperson employs the top-down sales tactic and does not occur when the bottom-up sales tactic is employed?
In her first major cinematic role, a role she was nominated for an Ariel Award for. Salma Hayek played Alma, one of three protagonists in the highly acclaimed Mexican film ElCallejdn de bs Milagros.
