Such beliefs helped to keep slavery and _____ racial segregation alive for years (evangelicaloutpost.com).
It all started with _____ sudden genuine curiosity for this whole marriage business (charlotteobserver.com).
I wasn't satisfied with _____ education I received from my university, so I started a postgraduate course (lingq.com).
To escape _____ boredom of winter camp life, soldiers often sent letters to folks back home (washingtontimes.com).
The government made compensation payments to farmers hit by _____ extreme weather (bloomberg.com).
So if the grass is two feet high, the flames could reach _____ height of eight feet (omaha.com).
I returned from West Point inspired to turn _____ curiosity into an active quest (businessweek.com).
The definite article 'the' as the noun 'weather' is used in a general sense.
The definite article 'the' with an abstract noun as the situation makes the idea definite.
The indefinite article 'a' with an abstract noun denoting a certain kind of a quality. The noun nearly always has a descriptive attribute.
No article as an abstract noun is used in a general sense.
The definite article 'the' with an abstract noun modified by a particularizing attribute.
The indefinite article 'a' with the nouns 'period, population, distance, height, salary', etc. followed by of + numeral + noun.
No article with an abstract noun used in a general sense and modified by a descriptive attribute in pre-position.
