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... the apple. -of Can I have a bite of your sandwich? -out of She took a bite out of the slab of cake. 2of an insect/animalã ADJ. insect, mosquito, snake, etc.ã VERB+BITEgetIgotalotofmosquitobiteslastnight.ã ... asa betrayal of electionpromises.ã PREP. - of a betrayal of hisfriends0The decisions werea betrayal of everything my father stoodfor.ã PHRASES an act of betrayal, a betrayal of (sb's) ... bankruptcy.Ibe close to, be on the brink/verge of Ibe driven/forced/thrown into, go intoIfile for, peti-tion for The company has beenforced tofile for bankrupt-cy.IdeclareIt is the only country...
... win the match.a reward for your effortsSecond prize was afair rewardfor his efforts.make everyeffortWe are making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages.effortlessadj.ã VERBSappear, ... expansion.Iallow (for) , provide for The de-sign of thefront pockets allowsfor expansion.Ibe ripe for a ready-made hotel chain ripe for further expansionI beset for The company is setfor further ... the forces of evila perpetual struggle be-tween theforces of good and theforces of evilgood and evilnot a simple choice between good and evilthe root of allevilHe sees money as the root of...
... of the bomb blast.<)Ifelt thefull force of her criticism.meet force with forceThe country's attempts to meetforce tcithforce(=resist anattack using force)led to the outbreak of ... exerts a force on theearth. IincreaseIdecreaseIbalanceTheforces of ex-pansion are balanced byforces of contraction.ã FORCE + VERBbalance sthã FORCE + NOUNfieldtheforce field of a magnet<)(fig-urative) ... customs arestill inforce.ã PHRASESthe force of lawProfessional standards oftendo not have theforce of law(=cannot beenforced).4sb/sth with power/influenceã ADJ.considerable, formidable, great,...
... damages.I -for He received damages for personal injury. -of She wasawarded damages of Ê90000.ã PHRASES an action/a claim for damagesThe judgeupheld her claim for damages against her formeremployer.damageverbã ... disease.therisk of diseasethe risk of coronary heart diseasethespread of (a) diseasemeasures to prevent the spread of the diseasethe symptoms of a disease, the treatment for/ of a diseaseqSpecial ... - of the dis-covery of oil in the North Seaã PHRASESa process of discovery, a journeyivoyage of discovery(figurative) To tour Sri Lanka is to take avoyage of discovery through a land of...
... dawn of mankind the fate/fu-ture of mankind politicians who care about the future of mankind for the benefit of mankind The results of the re-search were made freely available for the benefit of ... her novels as a medium for encour-aging political debate. - of the medium of studyã PHRASESa medium of instruction(=a language used for teaching) English is the medium of instruction in manyAfrican ... dictator-ship -for He launched a mooementfor children's rights.ã PHRASESa leader/member of a movement, the rise of a movementthe rise of the labour movement in France3 part of a long piece of musicã...
... name down for (=applied to take partin)the school quiz?Iput forwardThey put his name for- ward(=chose him)as one of the five candidates for thepost.ã NAME + VERBappearThe name of the ... wear a crash helmet.Imedical, professionalIcriminalã VERB + NEGLIGENCEbe guilty of I accuse sb of, al-lege, claim, sue for The solicitor was accused of profes-Please purchase PDF Split-Merge ... seat more guests in thegallery.Iforce sthNecessity forced an urgent solution.ã PREP. of- The visit will, of necessity, be briefout of- Heischanging job out of necessity. not because heparticularlywants...
... when out of officeã PHRASES a candidate for office, duties of the office, aterm of officeto be re-electedfor a second term of officeofficernoun1in the army, navy, etc.ã ADJ. air force, army, ... ministerial, politicalã VERB+OFFICE run for, stand for He ran for office inthe last presidential election.Ihold, remain in, retain,stay inThepresident holds officefor aperiod offour years.Ibe appointed ... beautifully.ã PHRASES for all occasions, for every occasionWesellcards and notepaper for all occasions.a sense of occa-sionOn the day of the wedding there was a real sense of oc-casion.occupantnounã...
... longterm, our efforts will payoffa term of imprisonment, aterm of officeThe president was sworn in for his secondterm of office.a term of yearsThe lease isgrantedforasetterm ofyears.termverbbe ... act of terrorpeople who carry out acts of terrora campaign of terrorThe bombing formed part of anationwide campaign of terror.a reign of terrorThe dicta-tor's ten-year reign of terror ... length of timeHave you lived abroad for any length of time?most of the time, a period of time,some/a long time agoHer parents died a long time ago.awaste of timeWhat a waste of time!5 (often...
... good togetout of the house more often.ã PREP. for sb/sth's -When the prime minister's healthproblems continued, he resigned for thegood of theparty.ã PHRASESa force for goodIn disadvantaged ... of a real gen-eration gap between us.ã PREP. for a -The consequences of the radioactive leak-age may not become apparent for a generation or more. for- sThis kind of apple has beengrouinfor ... groundwork for the finalagreement.0Thefirst year provides the basic groundwork for thepupils' study of maths.ã PREP. -for Weare already doing thegroundworkfor theintroduction of the scheme...
... questions about the nature of our society -for one of the crucial questions for the jury- of questions of national security0Now it's just a ques-tion of getting the wording of the statement right.3doubtã ... Geneua.ã PREP.in a/the -an important stage in their quest for truthin - of We set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress.I -for her quest for a better lifequestionnoun1sentence, etc. that ... for apension.ã PHRASES qualify on the grounds of sthpeople whoqualify for the grant on the grounds of disability 2for a sports competitionã ADV. easilyIdulySouth Korea duly qualified for...