noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ overall
▪ great , high ( esp. AmE ), increased
▪ maximum
▪ limited
▪ relative
▪ potential
▪ long-term
▪
The drug's long-term ~ has yet to be established.
▪ operational , organizational
▪ political
▪ combat ( esp. AmE ), military
▪ teacher
▪
Exam results are sometimes used as a measure of teacher ~.
▪ clinical , therapeutic , treatment
VERB + EFFECTIVENESS
▪ analyse/analyze , assess , check , determine , estimate , evaluate , examine , gauge , investigate , judge , measure , monitor , study , test
▪ compare
▪ demonstrate , indicate , prove , show
▪
The exam results demonstrated the ~ of the teaching.
▪ achieve , ensure
▪
You may need to increase the dose to achieve maximum ~.
▪ maintain
▪ affect , impact , influence
▪ boost , enhance , improve , increase , maximize
▪ decrease , destroy , diminish , hamper , impair , limit , reduce , undermine
▪ lose
▪
The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their ~.
▪ question
▪
Many people questioned the ~ of economic sanctions.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ as
▪
They're doing tests to evaluate the ~ of this herb as an antiseptic.
▪ ~ in
▪
the ~ of penicillin in controlling bacterial infection