... PREP.
for- in
The back of the garment is split for ease in
walking.
for- of
The whole machine is designed for ease of
use.
with -
They passed the exam with ease.
I -
of
The car
brings ease of accessto ... the forces of evil
a perpetual struggle be-
tween theforces of good and theforces of evil
good and evil
not a simple choice between good and evil
the root of all
evil...
... towards the
labour force
11
advance
adoption
noun
1of child
• VERB
+
ADOPTION
offer sb for, place sb for, put sb
up for
She has decided to put the child up for adoption.
I
be available for
When will ... strong
She's a staunch advocate of
free trade.
I
chief,leading, main, principal
• PREP. -for
He is one of the leading adoocatesfor a more
modern style of worship.
-of
a...
... blueprint for reform.
I
create, develop, draw up
I
act as, form, provide, serve as
The charter should serve
as a blueprint for cooperation.
• PREP. for
a blueprint for change
blues
noun
1type of slow ... remove this watermark.
begin
• VERB + BEG be forced to, have to
• PREP. for We went to him to begfor forgiveness. of (for-
mal) Do not do that, I beg ofyou.
begin
verb
• ADV. (...
... provides a forum for the discussion of
ideas. the outcome of a discussion The outcome of the
discussions is a decision to proceed with Phase
2
of the pro-
gramme. a subject/topic for/ of discussion
Q
Special ... union officials - of a discussion of the issues
involved -with discussions with the government
• PHRASES
a basis for discussion We can use the draft
document as a b...
... their of-
fices. -
of
The Official Secrets Act was amended to allow
greater freedom of information:
• PHRASES freedom of choice, freedom of expres-
sion/speech, freedom of movement, freedom of the
press
freelance
adj., ... fun
It's nofun getting up at
4
a.m. ana
cold, rainy morning.
a bit of fun
I was only having a bit of
fun.
just for fun, just for the fun of it...
... good toget
out of the house more often.
• PREP.
for sb/sth's -
When the prime minister's health
problems continued, he resigned for thegood of theparty.
• PHRASES
a force for good
In disadvantaged ... member
I
life
a tale of LA gang life
I
rape
• PREP.
ina/the-Wewereinthesamegang. I-ofagang
of skin heads
• PHRASES a member of a gang
2
group of friends
• PREP. - of...
... medical, practical, profes-
sional
When the symptoms persisted, I decided to seek med-
ical help.
• VERB
+
HELP appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for,
scream for, seek, send for, shoutfor, summon
Police ... weak
and without hope.
I
-for
young people who arefull of hope
for thefuture
-of
I have no hope of winning.
• PHRASES
every/little/no/some hope of sth
We have
every hop...
... amount of something, such as
a drop of
water or a piece of information.
2 Complete each sentence with a suitable quantifier. Look at the bold noun entries for help.
a
There were just a few w~ of
cloud
in ... adjectives into one of the sentences in exercise 5, before a
noun that it collocates with. If you want to check in the dictionary you will need to
look up the entries for...
... type to that of ten
years ago.
of a -
a country inn of a type that has all but
vanished
I -
of
There are various types of daffodilts).
• PHRASES
of its type
This exercise is the hardest of its
type.
a ... companies
• PHRASES the burden of taxation
reducing the heavy
burden of taxation on the wealthy
a form of taxation
The
poll tax was a very unpopular form of taxation....