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(As an adolescent/ while in adolescence) ,
John suffered from tonsillitesAs an adolescent/ a teenager/
a child
** Don't expend too much
effort (at/ on) this document
expend on - spend on
** The sculpture was estimated (to be/
at) worth much more than the base price.estimated to be
**John is contrasting his
working style with that of Jacob
'contrast with' - contrast is used as verb;
denotes the actual act of contrasting two
things
**John's working style is a
contrast to Jacob's
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun;
mainly used to show the dissimilarities
between two things
**My problem is identical
(with /to) yoursidentical with
A life of sin will inevitably lead
___ sufferinglead to
A plant grows ___ a seed grow from
All his troubles originate (in/
from) his mindoriginate in
All the time I dream (about/
of) footballdream about
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Are international charities becoming
more localized ___the economic crisis?localized in
Both John __ Jack are coming
for dinner
Both X and Y
By the end of the contest the boxer had
drawn (on/ upon/ at/ to) all the energy
he had
drawn upon - used up
Can you make yourself indifferent
_____ someone you love?indifferent towards
Can you permit me ___ the
door please
permit (someone) through
Cats have the ability (to see /of
seeing) in the darkability to see
Could I draw attention (to/ at)
this slide?draw attention to
Criminals cannot distinguish right from wrong
Criminals cannot distinguish between right and
wrong
distinguish X from Y
distinguish between X and Y
Designer corals have been prized
___ jewelry ___nearly 5000 yearsprized as, prized for
Do not expose the film__
direct sunlightexpose to
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Does my dress conform (with/
to) your regulation?conform to
Evaporation is defined (as/ in/ to be) the
process in which water changes into
vapor
defined as
Evaporation refers ___ a
scientific termrefer to
Even as a young boy he was (known to/
known as wanting to) explore different
ways of doing things
known to
For centuries, people have been using
herbs ___ remedies for the different
diseases
used X as Y
For some people, laptops are
just a means __ an enda means to
Fred indicated his assent to
meindicate to
Freddie was elected (as/ to be/ to
act as ) the president of our clubelected as
Gold jewelry has been prized
___ thousands of yearsprized for
He had to choose between
yoga (and/ or) dancebetween x and y
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He is asking __ trouble asking for
He prized his only child ____
everything else in the world
prized above
He was trained (to become/ as) an
athlete ever since he was a childtrained to
Her will power is starting to
dwindle away
dwindle away - become less or
smaller
His reasoning was flawed, and appeared
to be independent (to/of) any logicindependent of
I agree (to/ with) your
proposal of buyoutagree to
I am concerned (with/ about)
my brother's health
concerned about = worried
about
I am expecting parcel __ my
brother
expect from - to be waiting for
something from someone
I am looking at him ____ I
am studying his jacket
so much as - can mean 'but
rather'
I am more clever than my
brothermore... than
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I am not so much sad
___perplexednot so much X as Y
I am travelling from New York
to London
from X to Y
I am worried ___ my parents worried about
I believe John's version (as/ to
be) the truthbelieve to be
I can't concieve of you (to be/
as) a scientistconcieve of X as
I chose an interesting gift __
anniversarychoose X for Y
I consider myself (none/ as/ to be) a
close firend of the rockstarconsider X Y
I disagree ___ you on this
subject
disagree with (person/ idea) -
same as agree with
I disaprove __ the use of
cheating to pass the testdisapprove of
I discouraged them (from
filing/ to file ) a complaintdiscourage from
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I do not subscribe ___ the
view that John is guiltysubscribe to
I doubt (that/ whether) his
venture will succeed
doubt that
I expected better __ John expected X of Y - to anticipate
that someone will do something
I have always regarded you
___ my brotherregard as
I have got as (many/ much)
books as you canmany
I hope I do not fail (in/ on) the
test
fail in - you will fail in
something
I hope that this will result ___
the police finding your carresult in
I persuaded Tim ___
complete my assignmentpersuade X to Y
I sacrificed a lot for money __
visit Europesacrifice to
I think my earlier request
escaped your notice
escape notice - to go unnoticed
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I will have either ice-cream or
pastryeither X or Y
I will have tea ____ coffee X instead of Y
I will speak ___ John about
this problemspeak with
I would have not tea ____
coffeenot X but rather Y
I'm delighted (to/ at) make
your acquaintancedelighted to = glad to
In Argentina, Maradona is
often compared (to/with) Godcompared to
Is the novel as great as is being
reported in the media?as great as
Is this shirt promised __
anyone?promise to
It is the CEO's responsibility
___ meet the assigned targetsresponsibility to
It will be interesting to see what
results ___ the police's effortsresults from
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Jack is contending (that/ with)
Jerry for the award
contend with - compete with
someone
Jack prefers tea (to/over)
coffee
prefer X to Y
Jack works out everyday (so as to/
in order to) build his staminain order to
Jacol likes to associate (with/
among) honest peopleassociate with
Jeanne has inherited her
complexion ___ her motherinherited from
Jenna is contrasting her casual
jeans (with/ to) a formal topcontrasing with
Jenny sought ____ a helper
for her motherseek out
Jerry is capable (for/ of) great
feats of strengthcapable of
Jerry is so soft-spoken ___ one can
barely hear him speakso X that Y
Jerry is training for six hours with
the aim of winning the marathonwith the aim of 'verb'ing
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Jerry mad me as (many/ much)
as fifteen mistakes in the testmany
Jerry was drawn (to/ at) the
sports car
drawn to - attracted to
John always associates coke
(with/ to) pizzaassociate X with Y
John and Tina agree (on/ with) the
need to hire a traineragree on = agree upon
John cant decide (among/ between) a
laptop, a mobile phone and a media
player
among
John cares a lot (of / for/
about) his familycares about = cares for
John contends (with/ that) his
friend is innocent
contends that - claim/ state
John demands (that he be
given a raise/ for a raise)
John demands that he be
given a raise
John enquired the rates ___
applerates for
John forbid his driver (to
enter/ from entering) the houseforbid to
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John has been (accused of/ accused
with/ accused to have committed ) theftaccused of
John has invested 6 weeks __
preparing for the test
invested in
John has very strong opinions
(on/ about) censorshipopinions on
John is a native (of/to) the US native of - use for human
John is comparing a BMW
(with/ to) Mercedescompare with
John is confirming the plan
__Jackconfirm with
John is fascinated (by/ with)
his bossfascinated by
John is in danger of
contracting malariain danger of verb +ing
John is unable to decide whether__
go to Harvard or Stanfordwhether to
John mistook a Ferrari (as/
for/ to be) a Lamborghinimistake X for Y
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John narrated the entire
sequence __events to the copssequence of
John permitted his son __
drive to college
permit X to Y
John said the would (try to
come/ try and come) on timetry to
John thinks ___ Jack ___ is
best friendthink of X as Y
John wants to know what is required
(of/for) him in this jobrequired of
John was required to supervise the entire
operations of the assembly linerequire to
John's grades are so poor (as to/ in order
to) lead to his expulsion from the school
so X as to Y - denote cause and effect
cannot replace "in order to"
Just as Katy is a champion
swimmer, __ is Angie
Just as X, so Y (to point
similarities)
Language structure is partly determined
(by/ from) social structuredetermined by
Lets try to agree (upon/ with)
a date for the vacationagree upon = agree on
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Modern mobile phones can
(act as/ act like) camerasact as
Monarch declared all fundamental rights
(none/ as/ to be) unconstitutionaldeclared (takes nothing)
Much as Lola needed the car,
she had no refuseMuch as
My achievement is no less
than his achievementno less ... than
My car is better (than/ from)
yoursbetter than
My friend referred me ___ a
specialistrefer to
My house is similar ___ yours similar to
My problem is less serious
than yoursless X than Y
Myopia differs from hypermetropia
I am very different from my twin sister
Her hobbies are different than mine
differs/ different from
Newton is credited (with the discovery of/
as discovering / to having discovered/ for
discovering the laws of) gravity
credited with
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No city seems better served by a
motorway beltways than Madridbetter served by X than by Y
Not only is he very intelligent,
____ very humble
not only X but also Y
Oxygen is essential (to/ for)
lifeessential to
Please disclose the details to
me at oncedisclose to - reveal
Please stop (acting like/ acting
as) a kidacting like
Rampant cutting of trees is a
danger to ecologydanger to + noun
Rising temperatures is a consequence
(of/ for) global warmingconsequence of = result of
She began taking classes in order (to/ that
she could) learn Frenchin order to
She would permit not permit
me up the ladderpermit up
Sheena wants to speak ___ for
the rights of the homelessspeak up
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Some of our customs originate
(in/ from) past belieforiginate from
Studies indicate___women
actually live longer than men
indicate that
Telenet gave Tim a credit (of / for) $100
because of an interruption in servicecredit for
The accused seemed (to be/
like) hiding somethingseem to be
The agreement invests the vice-chairman
__ the authority to act on the chairman's
behalf in certain conditions
invests with
The boss seemed ___ a nice
person when I met himseem like
The boy was not tall enough to reach the window
The boy was short enough not to reach the window enough to
The CEO deemed it necessary
___ask the employee to resignnecessary to
The CEO has attributed the loss ___the
economic recession earlier in the yearX is attributed to Y
The CEO is likely___arrested
todaylikely to be
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The CEO is responsible ___
meeting the assigned targetsresponsible for
The chairman approves __ the
new marketing plan
approves of
The chairman claimed that he was
speaking ___ his experiencespeaking from
The child asked __a glass of
waterasked for
The child grew (into/ to be/
as) tall handsome teenagergrow into
The child was reluctant (to attend /
about attending) the classreluctant to
The children have been independent (to/
of) their parents since childhoodindependent from
The coach thinks Jack has the potential __
play at the national levelpotential to
The college has been asked to
manage __the funds that it hasmanage with
The company's astounding
profits speak ___ themselvesspeak for
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The conversation ceters (around/ on)
Mozart's contribution to musiccenters on
The costs associated (to/ wtih)
setting up a factory are prohibitivecosts associated with
The country's mind is
preoccupied ___ soccerpreoccupied with
The director depicted the actor
(as/ to be) a mutantdepicted as
The document has been dated (at
being/ at/ as being) 100 years olddated at
The dogs fled __ their kennel flee to
The dogs fled ___ their cruel
masterflee from - run away
The donation will enable the
college __ buy a new projectorenable X to Y
The editor has access __ the
entire manuscriptaccess to
The facts dont correlate (to/
with) her storycorrelate with
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The house is beautiful and perfect
except __ one thing - the priceexcept for
The Indian constitution is modeled
____ the British constitutionmodeled after
The job requires John (to/ none)
supervise the entire operations of the
assembly line
require X to
The job requires that John (to/ none)
supervise the entire operations of the
assembly line
requires that X
The landlord has prohibited John ___
coming late in the nightprohibit X from Y
The landlord owes me an apology -
he as good as coled me a thief.as good as = nearly
The management views the
problem (as/ to be) an opportunityview X as Y
The match has been posponed
as a result of rain
as a result of = because of
The members insisted ___ the speaker
be removed from his postinsisted that
The more the price rise, the
____ the demand increases
the more/ greater X, the
more/ greater Y
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The motorist need aid (in finding/
to find) their way outaid in fining
The MPs debate (about/ over/
on/ for) the bill tomorrow
debate about/ on/ over -
discuss in detail
The new ad for lawnmower is
targeted ___ gardenerstarget at
The police continue to seek ___ the
thief who stole John's carseek after
The police led the criminal
___ from the other accused.lead away
The prisoner seeks pardon
___ the victimseek from
The Royal Bengal Tiger is
native (of/to) the Sunderbans
native to - use for plants or
animal species
The ruler is expected (to/ that he should)
protect his peopleexpected to
The rules of war mandate ___ no
prisoner be tortured for informationmandate that
The scientists noted ___ the aspect
ratio remained unchangednoted that
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The students' marks range
___ good ___ averagerange from X to Y
The teacher failed half of the
class (in/ on) the test
fail on - somebody will fail you
on something
The team credits its own
success (to/ with) good fortunecredit to
The team is composed (from/ of)
people (of/ from) every departmentComposed of
The team's success is
dependent (upon/ on) himdependent on
The temperature outside is high enough
to cause a heat strokeenough to
The thief has escaped ___ the
prisonescape from
The US has imposed restrictions ___ the
licensing of firearmsrestrictions on
the weakest candidate emerged
(as/ to be) the winneremerged as
The worth of the sculpture was
estimated ___ Madrid
estimated at - used to denote place
where the estimation was done
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There is a dispute ___ the
new name of the citydispute over
There is no connection
between Tim and Larry
connection between X and Y
There was not _____ a speck
of dust in the houseso much as = even
These CDs date (from/ on/ at)
the early 70s
date from - to have existence that
extends from a particular time
These trees range ____ a very
large territoryrange over
This color looks the same to me ___
it would ___ anyone elsethe same to X as to Y
This dish appears __
undercookedappear to be
This group includes such cars
___ BMW ____ Audisuch X as Y and Z
This is a real life instnace__
plagiarisminstance of
This movie is base __ a true
storybased on
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This resembles chocolate ice cream ___
flavor, but not in consistencyresemble in
This topic is concerned (with/
about) the use of DNA sequencingconcerned with
Tim has been asked to
continue __ his trainingcontinue with
Tim is attending __ his sick
motherattend to
Tina decided ___ the
chocolate flavored ice-creamdecide on - select
Tom is trying to focus (on/ at)
the problem at hadfocus on
Tom was elected (to/ for) the office
by the party memberselect to
Unlike John, (Tom wrote a good
essay/ Tom's essay was good)Unlike X, Y
Walter claimes __ he can run
backwardsclaims that
We allowed room __ improvement
when we wrote this bookallowed for
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We attribute our success (to/
from) good fortuneattribute to
We can count __John's to
compete the project
count on
We choose him (as/ to be) our
representativechosee as
We could neither walk (nor/
or) drive to the venueneither X nor Y
We encouraged Mary __
develop her singing talentsencouraged X to Y
We encouraged Mary __ her
singing careerencourage in
We isolated the chemicals___the
source of the leakisolated from
Would you sacrifice your job
for a chance to go to Europe?sacrifice X for Y
You are to your parents what I
am to mine
X is to Y what W is to Z
You can't explain ___ all your
mistakes
explain away - to explain something
so that it is no longer a problem
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Your analysis (agrees with/
agree to) mineagrees with
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