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There are several _______ open to us at the moment.
alternatives (noun)
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The motorway was closed so we had to find an ________ route.
alternative (adj.)
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_________ medicine
Alternative
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Police said there were no suspicious ____________ surrounding the boy's death.
circumstances
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The company has promised to repay the money when its financial ____________ improve.
circumstances
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It's not an ideal solution, but it's the best we can do in the ___________.
circumstances
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__________________ should you enter my office.
Under no circumstances
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Several people _______________ how ill David looked.
commented on
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The chancellor was not available for ___________.
comment
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A sport ________
commentary
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In a long _________ which he has inserted in the published text of the first act of the play, he
says at one point “However, that experience never raised a doubt in his mind as to the reality of
the underworld or the existence of Lucifer's many-faced lieutenants”.
commentary
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The government should __________ the farmers for the loss of their crop due to the unseasonal
rains.
compensate
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The company expects to extend upward both __________ and status for non-supervisory engineers.
compensation
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The bacteria excrete cellulose, the basic ________ of our forests.
component
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Even the rare free vote requires the _______ of the party in power.
consent
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We have been trying very hard to forge a __________ that no nuclear weapons should be allowed on the Korean Peninsula.
consensus
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We took a _________ length of time to decide.
considerable
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In other words, if an ideal gas is compressed and kept at _________ temperature, the work done in compressing it is completely converted into heat and transferred to the surrounding heat sink.
constant
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The evidence was so compelling that he felt __________ to accept it.
constrained (adj.)
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Research has been __________ by a lack of funds.
constrained (verb)
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At last we could relax and talk without _________.
constraint (noun)
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I’ve been __________ articles to this paper for many years.
contributing (verb)
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Would you like to make a __________ to this charity?
contribution (noun)
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Design faults in the boat __________ to the tragedy.
contributed
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He __________ a meeting of all the managers.
convened (verb)
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___________ wisdom says that the best way to prepare for an exam to study past exam questions
Conventional (adj.)
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The Department of Health will lead and _________ the response to an outbreak of swine flu at national
and local level.
coordinate (verb)
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MS patients who use cannabis report a soothing of the painful muscle spasms and improved muscle ___________.
coordination (noun)
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The basic lack of government funding is ________________ of the problem.
at the core
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The Earth's _______ is a hot, molten mix of iron and nickel.
core
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________ finance
corporate (adj.)
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She didn't want to work for a big _________ where everything was so impersonal.
corporation (noun)
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The money I've saved ____________ roughly to the amount I need for my course.
corresponds (noun)
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I've been ____________ with several experts in the field.
corresponding (verb)
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An important ___________ of maturity is creativity.
criterion (noun)
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This may result in a number of different _________ being applied at different stages of the search activity.
criteria (noun, plural!)
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From the size of these shoeprints, I _______ the intruder was wearing large shoes.
deduce (verb)
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The company could be denied a ____________ for its pension payments, or those payments for the wife and other employees could be ruled taxable to them in the year made.
deduction (noun)
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The ____________ of new data.
demonstration (noun)
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His documentary sources are __________ wrong.
demonstrably (adj.)
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These figures clearly ____________ the size of the economic problem facing the country.
demonstrate (verb)
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All attached ___________ must be either original or certified copies
documents (noun)
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The seminar aims to _________ and highlight outstanding efforts in using alternative media for development programs in the Asia-Pacific Region.
document (verb)
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The extent to which a predator can ____________ its prey must depend in part upon their relative abundance.
dominate
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The limestone Mendip Hills __________ this countryside.
dominate
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Unemployment will be a __________ issue at the next election.
dominant (adj.)
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The main _________ should be on quality rather than quantity.
emphasis (noun)
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Policemen under pressure to resolve a horrific crime refused to accept the repeated and __________ denials of a man who was psychologically vulnerable
emphatic (adj.)
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The company _________ the quality of the product by testing it thoroughly before bringing it to market.
ensured
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Built in disaster recovery options also _________ fully reliable IT operations.
ensure
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The court ________ the improperly obtained evidence.
excluded (verb)
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They have _______ use of the machine.
exclusive (adj.)
-
There are some _______ shops and restaurants in the city.
exclusive (adj.)
-
Most Common Collocations:
For example, in 1693 the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends declared that its members should emancipate their slaves and in 1776 it determined to ________ from membership all who did not comply.
exclude
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The computer program was based on a _________ of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
framework
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A disaster relief ______.
fund
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The hospital is trying to raise _____ for a new kidney machine.
funds (plural)
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A ______ of knowledge
fund
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The museum is privately ______.
funded
-
His lecture _________ slides taken during the expedition.
was illustrated with
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To ________ my point, let me tell you a little story.
illustrate
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The incident _________ the need for better security measures
illustrates
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Customs insisted on seeing my outward plane ticket - did they think I was trying to _________ illegally?
immigrate
-
Laws restricting _________ into the US
immigration
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Are you ________ I am wrong?
implying
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The survey _______ that more people are moving house than was thought.
implies
-
There is an _______ payment of €60.
initial
-
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his _________ JFK.
initials
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Please ______ each page of the test.
initial
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In most _________, there will be no need for further treatment.
instances
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If, for _________, such a change is produced by one or a few insulin comas or electroshocks, previously inhibited conditioned reactions reappear.
instance
-
He should _______ more with his colleagues
interact
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He was certainly ________ in taking the money, particularly as the company had refused to compensate him till now.
justified
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The fact that he refuses to cooperate with the police _________ our suspicion that he did indeed commit the crime.
justifies
-
There was a ______ of jam and on top of that a layer of cream on the chocolate sponge
layer
-
There was a _______ of ice on the streets last night due to the rain followed by frosty weather.
layer
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Excellent road and rail ______ make access easy from all parts of the country.
links
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Systemic _______ is defined as the process whereby one or more of the elements of at least two social systems is articulated in such a manner that the two systems in some ways and on some occasions may be viewed as single unit.
linkage
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Branch Offices are _______ in other large cities.
located
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Choose a ________ within easy commuting distance of both the regular job and other employment opportunities.
location
-
The town of Simsbury ran an advertisement offering property tax relief and staff assistance to anyone willing to ________ to the area.
relocate
-
The County Council, having been presented with the Channel Tunnel as a fait accompli, is concerned _________________ potential benefits by directing associated commercial development to those areas which will benefit most.
to maximise its
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________ can not buy alcoholic beverages.
Minors
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She suffered only ______ injuries.
minor
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It's only a tiny _________ of people who are causing the problem.
minority
-
The increase in our profits has been ________ by the rising costs of running the business.
negated
-
We received a ________ answer to our request.
They answered ________ to our request.
negative
negatively
-
You're so _______ about everything!
negative
-
The results of Salmonella infection are _______.
negative
-
It's too early to predict the __________ of the meeting.
outcome
-
The Labour Party is still a __________ in the national unity government.
partner
-
Her __________ of life is to take every opportunity that presents itself.
philosophy
-
He was ___________ about losing and said that he’d be back next year to try again.
philosophical
-
There were location notes for a film and sheets about the _________ of the characters and the sort of actors who might play them
physical appearance
-
Children make up a large __________ of the world's population.
proportion
-
I'm not very good at drawing people - I can never get the _____________ right.
proportions
-
There are a ____________ number of girls in the class.
disproportionate
-
She's just had an article __________ in their weekend supplement.
published
-
The judge _________ angrily to the suggestion that it hadn't been a fair trial.
reacted
-
He _________ against everything he had been taught.
reacted
-
Some people have an allergic __________ to shellfish.
reaction
-
The librarian made a ________ of the new books
register
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It is not possible to _________ for the course unless you are a full-time student
register
-
The region's _________ on tourism is unwise.
reliance
-
He's completely __________ on his wheelchair to get about.
reliant
-
The success of this project __________ everyone making an effort.
relies on
-
The men came to ___________ the rubbish from the backyard.
remove
-
This jacket has __________ sleeves/a removable collar.
removable
-
The ________ also includes detailed instructions on land restoration.
scheme
-
The sequence of relationships is _____________ illustrated in this figure.
schematically
-
These enclaves do show a __________ change in shell shape from exposed to sheltered sites.
sequential
-
The flowers mature in __________, starting with the oldest at the top.
sequence
-
Think of five atoms in the middle of a chain and label them in __________, 1 to 5.
sequence
-
Public opinion had ______ sharply to the left following the war.
shifted
-
-
The government’s latest major policy _______ was in response to the havoc caused by the financial markets
shift
-
To make a claim, you must ________ the date when the article was lost.
specify
-
There is now ___________ evidence to prove this claim.
sufficient
-
Three open sprinklers were found to be _________ to stop even the most rapidly developing fire.
sufficient
-
Your first ________ will be to type these letters.
task
-
For ___________ reasons the show must be postponed.
technical
-
She applied a new __________ of playing the guitar. Now, she is one of the most famous guitar players of the world.
technique
-
My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it's equally ________.
valid
-
Is this contract/ticket/agreement still _______?
valid
-
This research seems to give/lend some _________ to the theory that the drug might cause cancer.
validity
-
The collected works of James Thurber, now numbering 25 ________ represent a high standard of literary excellence, as every schoolboy knows.
volumes
-
The San Diego freeway in California has the heaviest __________ of traffic in the world.
volume
-
Using the server to generate large _______ of email from a database is an example of activity that is not allowed.
volumes
-
How do I adjust the ________ of the audio?
volume
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