My suggestion to my husband that he could get his documents notarized at the UPS Store seemed like ...

My suggestion to my husband that he could get his documents notarized at the UPS Store seemed
  like just a helpful gesture to him, but my __________ motivation was that I wanted him to drop off a
  package for me
 
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Ques. 2

The two friends decided to put their differences behind them, since they both agreed that
  __________ was more important than what they were fighting about.
 
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Ques. 3

The sociologist was disappointed when the results of her study did not support her original
  __________ , but was comforted knowing that what she learned would still be useful to her field.
 
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Ques. 4

There are valid points to be made on both sides of the healthcare reform debate, but as usual, the
  emotional ranting of political __________ from both parties were a distraction from more reasoned
  arguments.
 
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Ques. 5

After sending emails, text messages, and instant messages reminding her sister that she owed her
  money, Linda finally gave up, deciding that 17 was not worth the __________ .
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word