Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The architect wanted to ------- his own initial vision and design but recognized the importance of ------- requests from his client; in the end, he had to make several concessions.
(A) maintain . . accommodating
(B) develop . . submitting
(C) protect . . excluding
(D) refuse . . incorporating
(E) preserve . . disregarding