Ex.4. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions or adverbs.
1. Many governments have adopted free-market economic systems, _____ increasing their own productive potential and creating new opportunities ___ international trade and investment.
2. Ford has been gaining market share this year ____the expense of GM and some Japanese car manufacturers.
3. The Immigration and Nationality Law Committee is concerned ___all aspects of immigration and nationality law ____a worldwide basis, including business-related immigration, family reunion policies, refugees and compassionate cases.
4. Natural gas, ____particular, has increased ____ price during the past year.
5. Undeniably, much of the resistance ____globalization today cannot be understood apart ____its use of the new technologies associated ___the Internet.
6. The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure ___the country.
7. Both sides have benefited _____the talks.
8. A university degree may give one an advantage _____getting a job.
9. The government's policies of divide and rule have only contributed ___the volatility of the region.
10. This will force ____the good people from the industry and leave the useless incompetents.
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1 Many governments have adopted free-market economic systems, vastly increasing their own productive potential and creating new opportunities for international trade and investment.
*vastly increasing - значительно увеличивающийся;
*create for - создавать для;
2 Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM and some Japanese car manufacturers.
*at the expense of - за счет;
3. The Immigration and Nationality Law Committee is concerned with all aspects of immigration and nationality law on a worldwide basis, including business-related immigration, family reunion policies, refugees and compassionate cases.
*concerned with - заниматься чем-либо;
*on a basis - на основе;
4. Natural gas, in particular, has increased in price during the past year.
*in particular - в частности;
*increase in - увеличиться в;
5. Undeniably, much of the resistance to globalization today cannot be understood apart from its use of the new technologies associated with the Internet.
*resistance to - сопротивление чего-либо;
*apart from - помимо/кроме;
*associated with - связанный с;
6. The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country.
*put pressure on - оказывать давление на;
7. Both sides have benefited from the talks.
*benefit from - извлекать выгоду из;
8. A university degree may give one an advantage in getting a job.
*advantage in- преимущество в;
9. The government's policies of divide and rule have only contributed to the volatility of the region.
*contributed to - способствовать;
10. This will force out the good people from the industry and leave the useless incompetents.
*force out - вытеснять;
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