BB T22 S1 - Please explain

[addict]

There is perhaps some truth in that waggish old definition of a scholar - a siren that calls attention to a fog without doing anything to ___ it.

 

OA is dispel.

 

 

Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in ____, continued to constitute ___ political force throughout the century.

 

OA is (B) retreat ... a powerful but why not © disarray .. a disciplined

[wasleys]

There is perhaps some truth in that waggish old definition of a scholar - a siren that calls attention to a fog without doing anything to ___ it.

 

OA is dispel.

 

Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in ____, continued to constitute ___ political force throughout the century.

 

OA is (B) retreat ... a powerful but why not © disarray .. a disciplined

addict,

 

Re 1. To paraphrase the last bit: 'scholars identify and talk about difficult things but don't explain them'. A siren warns ships of fog but does not make it go away.

 

Re 2. If a group is in disarray it is unlikely to be disciplined.

 

Michael