alternative intensive tense discrimination advocate discriminatory intention confine imposed sum voluntary suspense 1. The law was _____; nevertheless, it was in place for many years. 2. Participation in the study is ____, but those who choose to participate will get extra class credit. 3. The politician planned to ___ for women's rights in his next speech. 4. He chose his research team with great ____ in order to make sure that he picked the right people for the long-term project. 5. The patient was given a(n) ___ medication when it was clear that traditional drugs weren't working. 6. The president of the company ___ new standards and procedures on the employees the day after he started working for the company. 7. The ___ that the company estimated for the special equipment was too large for the university to fund. They will need to ask for government funds as well. 8. The atmosphere in the room was ___ because the topic of discussion involved firing a lot of employees.