Combination of • A combination of factors may be responsible for the increase in cancer.. Effect of sth/so on sth/so • My parents' divorce had a big effect on me.. • This ingredient als
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1 NOUNS + PREPOSITIONS
1 Appointment with
• She has an appointment with a client at
10.30
2 Approach to
• Our organization takes a positive approach
to creative thinking
3 Cause of
• Breast cancer is the leading cause of death
for American women in their forties
4 Combination of
• A combination of factors may be
responsible for the increase in cancer
5 Contribution to
• The school sees its job as preparing students
to make a contribution to society.
7 Decrease in
• Teachers reported decreases in drug use
and verbal abuse of teachers
8 Demand for
• There isn't much demand for leaded
gasoline anymore
9 Development in ( a field)
• The general outcomes of research and
development in educational computing apply
in this context, therefore
10 Effect of sth/so on sth/so
• My parents' divorce had a big effect on me.
• This ingredient also has the effect of making
your skin look younger
11 Example of
• Can anyone give me an example of a
transitive verb?
12 - Exception to
- With the exception of so/sth
- Without exception
• The spelling of this word is an interesting exception to the rule
• We all laughed, with the exception of
Maggie
• Each plant, without exception, contains some
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14 Experience with sth
• The concert gave them first-hand experience
with the music of their contemporaries
15 Idea for
• The idea for the book came from an old war
movie
16 Improvement in
• There's been a big improvement in the
children's behaviour
17 Increase in
• There has been a marked increase in the
use of firearms
18 Influence of sth/so on sth/so
• What exactly is the influence of television
on children?
19 Interest in
• Do your parents take an interest in your
friends?
23 Probability of
• The probability of winning the lottery is
really very low
24 Problem with
• I've been having a few problems with my
car
25 Process of
• Coal forms by a slow process of chemical
change
26 Quality of
• The quality of life in Pakistan did not improve
significantly during 1994
27 Reliance on
• Interestingly, this reliance on state funding is
not confined solely to industry
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• High unemployment is a direct result of the
recession
30 Satisfaction with
• Finance officials expressed satisfaction with
the recovery of the dollar
31 - Search for
- In search of sth
• Bad weather is hampering the search for
survivors
• Mark went in search of water.
32 Solution to
• There are no simple solutions to the
problem of overpopulation
35 Variety of
• Cafe Artista offers a wide variety of
sandwiches