noun
1 opportunity
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪
In her new house she had full ~ for her passion for gardening.
▪ ample , considerable , enormous , great , huge , tremendous
▪ limited
VERB + SCOPE
▪ have
▪ allow (sb) , give sb , leave (sb) , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
These courses give students more ~ for developing their own ideas.
▪ increase , reduce
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
There is limited ~ for creativity in my job.
2 range/extent
ADJECTIVE
▪ broad , wide
▪ epic , vast
▪
This is a novel of epic ~ and grand passions.
▪ global , international , national
▪ sheer
▪
The sheer ~ of the project was impressive.
▪ limited , narrow
▪
The ~ of the exhibition is disappointingly narrow.
▪ proper
▪
the proper ~ of the criminal law
▪ geographic ( esp. AmE ), geographical
▪
The geographical ~ of product markets has widened since the war.
VERB + SCOPE
▪ broaden , enlarge , expand , extend , increase , widen
▪ limit , narrow , reduce , restrict
▪ define , determine
▪
These criteria were used to determine the ~ of the curriculum.
SCOPE + VERB
▪ broaden , expand , extend , increase
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond the ~ of , outside the ~ of
▪
The subject lies outside the ~ of this book.
▪ in (sth's) ~
▪
The survey is too limited in (its) ~.
▪ within the ~ of
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These disputes fall within the ~ of the local courts.