noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , full , maximum , perfect , real , total , true
▪ considerable , great
▪
The new syllabus allows students greater ~ of choice.
▪ relative
▪ basic , fundamental
▪
Living without war is a fundamental ~.
▪ human
▪ individual , personal
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Individual ~ should be balanced against the rights of the community.
▪ new , new-found
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When she lost her job, she at first relished her new-found ~.
▪ academic , artistic , creative , economic , intellectual , political , press , religious , sexual
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Without academic ~, we cannot do any research.
… OF FREEDOM
▪ measure
▪
Teachers can exercise a measure of ~ in their choice of materials.
VERB + FREEDOM
▪ enjoy (= have) , have
▪
Publishers here enjoy comparative ~ to publish what they want.
▪ enjoy , relish ( esp. BrE ), value
▪
I was enjoying the ~ of not having to go to work.
▪
As a society we value ~ and privacy.
▪ seek , want
▪ find
▪ exercise
▪ achieve , gain , obtain , secure , win
▪
The women have won many new ~s for themselves.
▪ maintain , preserve , retain
▪ defend , protect
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This newspaper defends ~ of speech.
▪ promote
▪ give up , lose , surrender
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As Mike saw it, marriage would mean giving up his ~.
▪ cost sb
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His inability to resist temptation would eventually cost him his ~.
▪ allow sb , give sb , grant sb , offer sb , permit sb
▪ bring (sb) , provide
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The party claims it can bring ~ and democracy to the country.
▪ guarantee
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The constitution guarantees ~ of the press.
▪ deny sb
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He was denied ~ of movement for a month.
▪ curtail , inhibit , limit , reduce , restrict , threaten
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I don't want to curtail my daughter's ~.
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Our ~ was threatened by press censorship.
▪ take , take away
▪ violate
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
~ from fear and pain
▪ ~ in
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Managers have considerable ~ in running their offices.
▪ ~ of
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to allow greater ~ of information
PHRASES
▪ ~ of choice
▪ ~ of expression , ~ of speech
▪ ~ of movement
▪ ~ of the press