Collocations in Use – Part 57

.Match the beginning of each sentence with its ending

N1. The government is finding it very difficult to curb
N2. The country is suffering because of the current economic
N3. Although heavy industry is in decline, service industries are
N4. The CEO is anxious to safeguard his company’s
N5. New machinery has enabled the factory to increase its
N6. The tax authorities plan to tackle the issue of undeclared
N7. The budget plan explains how we intend to allocate our various
N8. We must tackle and solve the problems caused by social

.a. Exclusion
.b. Interests
.c. Inflation
.d. Climate
.e. Resources
.f. Output
.g. Thriving
.h. Earnings

:Answers

.N1. The government is finding it very difficult to curb inflation
.N2. The country is suffering because of the current economic climate
.N3. Although heavy industry is in decline, service industries are thriving
.N4. The CEO is anxious to safeguard his company’s interests
.N5. New machinery has enabled the factory to increase its output
.N6. The tax authorities plan to tackle the issue of undeclared earnings
.N7. The budget plan explains how we intend to allocate our various resources
.N8. We must tackle and solve the problems caused by social exclusion