English Language · Fill in the Blanks

Choose the pair of words that logically fits into the blanks of both given sentences. I. It is a notable failure of governance when a mechanism that is ___________ to ________ expenditure results in the widespread misappropriation of funds. II. The geologist ___________ that the tectonic plates had reached a state of stasis, unaware that the subterranean sensors continued to ________ the minute shifts.