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Notes to sentence
Prepositions
Opposites
100

you must, there's no choice

mandatory

100

Attendance at the first seminar is ______.

a) mandatory  

b) rudimentary

c) contingent

a) mandatory

100

fees ↑ 2020

fees rose/increased/surged/climbed in 2020

100

responsible __

for

100

soar ⇄

plummet / plunge

200

to fall very fast from a high level

plummet

200

Fees rose ____ in 2020 - by almost 40%.

a) slightly

b) sharply

c) steadily

b) sharply

200

numbers ↑ then →

numbers rose and then levelled off

200

to benefit __

from

200

intrinsic ⇄

extrinsic

300

doing what you're told without protest

compliance

300

Many student have to ____ paid work in order to complete their placement.

a) forgo
b) exceed
c) defer

a) forgo

300

problem ⇐ no funding

the problem stems from a lack of funding

300

contingent __

on

300

compliance ⇄

engagement

400

sth offered to make sb do sth (e.g. money)

incentive

400

The bonus is _____ completing the project on time.

a) consistent with
b) contingent on
c) rooted in

b) contingent on

400

our data = earlier study, but ≠ his claim

Our data is consistent with the earlier study, but differs from his claim

400

to stem __

from

400

to exceed ⇄

to fall short of

500

always, every time, without exception

invariably

500

Our results are _____ the earlier study, which suggests the effect is real. 

a) consistent with
b) contingent on
c) at odds with

a) consistent with

500

benefits > costs ∴ do it

the benefits outweigh the costs, so it should be done

500

to be at odds __
to place emphasis __

with
on

500

invariably ⇄

occasionally / rarely