Today science, like philosophy, has been _______in scope: each has_______ its claim to survey all existence and has accepted a province which, it great, is yet smaller than the whole.
A) limited...reiterated
B) narrowed...resigned
C) expanded...repudiated
D) fluctuating...denied
E) receding...amplified

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If both science and philosophy have today accepted a province which is smaller than the whole, the implication is that their scope has been limited or restricted. So, A and B are the only possible choices for the first missing word. If both of them have accepted a limited province, they could not have reiterated their claim to survey all exist4ence. So, A can also be discarded. The pair or words in B completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

Today Science, Like Philosophy, Has Been _______In Scope: Each Has_______

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