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The introduction of the offshore wind turbine in the closing decades
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The introduction of the offshore wind turbine in the closing decades of the twentieth century was far from (i) ____________: engineers had significantly underestimated the punishing combination of saltwater corrosion and wave-driven fatigue that North Sea installations would face, and several early arrays failed catastrophically within their first winter of operation. Few (ii) ______ were at hand, however, and so the technology (iii) _______ .
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. calamitous | D rival technologies | G won a permanent place |
| B. obscure | E. widely publicized failures | H. was abandoned |
| C smooth | F. generous government subsidies | I. proved unreliable |
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Re: The introduction of the offshore wind turbine in the closing decades
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06 Sep 2026, 05:34
06 Sep 2026, 05:34
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(i) smooth - The sentence says the introduction was difficult: engineers underestimated corrosion and fatigue, and early installations failed. So it was far from smooth.
(ii) rival technologies - Despite the failures, there were few rival technologies available to replace offshore wind.
(iii) won a permanent place - Because alternatives were scarce, the technology continued to develop and establish itself despite its unreliable beginnings.
Answer: C, D, G.
(i) smooth - The sentence says the introduction was difficult: engineers underestimated corrosion and fatigue, and early installations failed. So it was far from smooth.
(ii) rival technologies - Despite the failures, there were few rival technologies available to replace offshore wind.
(iii) won a permanent place - Because alternatives were scarce, the technology continued to develop and establish itself despite its unreliable beginnings.
Answer: C, D, G.
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