(1) Lunch costs £10 per person, excluding drinks. (2) The families questioned, excluding those on income support, have a net income of £500.20 a week... (3) excluding water, half of the body's weight is protein.
(1) The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly. (2) It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not. (3) whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
(1) The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language. (2) The course has a vocational emphasis. (3) We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.
(1) the adverts on television (2) When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on. (3) I saw an advert for a job with a large engineering company...
(1) to arrive at an agreement/a decision/a conclusion (2) The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year. (3) The wedding day finally arrived.
(1) She's fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian. (2) rubella, also known as German measles (3) I didn't like it that much. also, it was much too expensive.
(1) to offer sb constructive criticism (= that is meant to be helpful) (2) I didn't mean it as a criticism. (3) criticisms levelled at (= aimed at) journalists
(1) You take care of your end, kid, I'll take care of mine... (2) Let's go up to the office and settle the business end of things. (3) The police force is being manipulated for political ends...
(1) They said you particularly wanted to talk to me. Why was that?... (2) 'Hey, is there anything the matter with my sisters?' — 'Is that why you're phoning?'... (3) The Commissioners get between £50,000 and 60,000 a year in various allowances. But that amount can soar to 90,000 a year...
(1) She seemed neither surprised nor worried. (2) He wasn't there on Monday. nor on Tuesday, for that matter. (3) (formal)Not a building nor a tree was left standing.
(1) The child is developing normally. (2) The place has rapidly developed from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort. (3) She developed the company from nothing.
(1) people on high/low incomes (2) a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200 (3) a rise in national income
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(1) He always goes to bed at ten─he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day) . (2) The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature. (3) respect for all living creatures
(1) The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places. (2) For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? (3) You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. And if you do, if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.
(1) The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. (2) the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society (3) the World series (= in baseball )
(1) We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge. (2) We've checked in at the hotel. (3) ‘Is Mary in the office? ’ ‘Just a moment. I'll go and check. ’
(1) The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline. (2) Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. (3) She keeps good discipline in class.
(1) The aim is to give people more power over their own lives. (2) He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us. (3) to have sb in your power (= to be able to do what you like with sb)
(1) The story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in court. (2) She does not like anyone challenging her authority. (3) This discovery challenges traditional beliefs.