Collocations 15

This exercise is based on the language presented on page 52 of The LTP Dictionary of Selected Collocations

Match the items on the right with the items on the left.

We've debated this long enough. It's time to reach a ______ . ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation I think we all agree that their actions call for universal ______ . What they did was quite unacceptable. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation She is not very well but at least her ______ has not deteriorated and there is still some hope. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation Employers and employees haggled over the working ______ for months. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation He was given the wrong facts and jumped to an erroneous ______ . ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation I'm glad to see that everything here is in first-class ______. Well done. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation I must say I think your ______ was totally unacceptable and should be deplored. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation When I lent you this portable computer it was in immaculate ______ . Look at the state of it now! ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation We need to stick within the ______ that we have been set. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation That brings to a ______ today's meeting. I hope you all enjoyed it and hope to see you again soon. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation Try to avoid direct ______ with Bob. Do nothing to provoke him. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation I'm not doing anything until I get ______ of the order. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation I hope that this experience will bolster her ______ . ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation Think before you sign the contract. The terms and ______ are binding. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation When the electicity failed, the lights went out and led to the abrupt ______ of the meeting. ??? confrontation confirmation. conditions condition confines conduct confidence conclusion condemnation

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