noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ ruthless
▪ great , high
▪
attempts to achieve greater ~ in the production process
▪ improved , increased
▪ increasing
▪ maximum , peak ( esp. AmE )
▪
The optimum design allows bartenders to work at peak ~.
▪ low
▪ reduced
▪ overall
▪ relative
▪ cost
▪ energy , fuel , thermal
▪ mental , physical
▪ administrative , business , economic , industrial , management , mechanical , operational , organizational , production , technical
VERB + EFFICIENCY
▪ achieve
▪ maintain
▪ demonstrate , show
▪ bring , create , deliver , offer , provide
▪
The Internet's promise to bring more ~ to the distribution chain is still materializing.
▪ boost , enhance , gain , improve , increase , promote
▪ maximize
▪ decrease , reduce
▪ lose
▪ assess , calculate , determine , estimate , evaluate , examine , measure , test
EFFICIENCY + NOUN
▪ drive ( esp. BrE ), measures
▪
New procedures had been introduced as part of an ~ drive.
▪ benefits , gains , improvements , increases , savings
▪
the ~ gains resulting from improved technology
▪ losses
▪ levels , standards
▪
We have failed to improve fuel ~ standards.
▪ rating , score
▪ expert ( esp. AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~
▪
The uprising was put down with ruthless ~.
▪ ~ in
▪
greater ~ in energy use