noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate , correct , precise
▪ authoritative , credible , reliable
▪ erroneous , false , inaccurate , incorrect
▪
It is alleged that he gave false ~ to the tax authorities.
▪ misleading
▪ conflicting
▪ complete
▪ incomplete , insufficient
▪ limited
▪ unbiased
▪ helpful , invaluable , pertinent ( esp. AmE ), relevant , useful , valuable
▪ critical , crucial , important , vital
▪ useless
▪ necessary
▪ timely
▪ available
▪
Further ~ is available on request.
▪ missing
▪ fresh , new
▪ latest , up-to-date , up-to-the-minute
▪
the latest ~ on the situation in the Middle East
▪ updated
▪ real-time
▪ additional , extra , further , supplementary
▪ general
▪
general ~ about the company as a whole
▪ basic
▪
basic ~ like date of birth and phone number
▪ background
▪ anecdotal
▪ detailed , in-depth
▪ specific
▪ factual
▪ classified , confidential , non-public ( esp. AmE ), secret , sensitive
▪ unclassified
▪ price-sensitive
▪
There are legal constraints on the use of price-sensitive ~.
▪ actionable ( AmE )
▪ personal
▪ bibliographic , biographical , economic , educational , financial , social , technical , technological ( AmE ), etc.
▪ contact
▪
The leaflet provides contact ~ for your local branch.
▪ intelligence
▪ health
▪ medical , patient
▪ genetic
… OF INFORMATION
▪ item , piece
▪
an interesting piece of ~
▪ bit , fragment , nugget , scrap , snippet
▪
She let slip a few nuggets of ~ about herself.
▪ mine , wealth
▪
This book is a mine of ~ on the Romans.
VERB + INFORMATION
▪ contain
▪ have
▪
Do you have the ~ I need?
▪ retain , store
▪
James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual ~ in his head.
▪
database systems that process and store ~
▪ absorb , digest
▪ process
▪ incorporate , integrate ( esp. AmE )
▪ need , require
▪ ask for , request , solicit
▪ look for , seek
▪ acquire , derive , find , gain , get , glean , obtain
▪
~ gained from research
▪ collect , compile , gather
▪
The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering ~.
▪ receive
▪ dig up , uncover
▪
Have you dug up any further ~ on the suspect?
▪ elicit , extract , retrieve
▪
the difficulties of extracting ~ from government officials
▪
software that retrieves ~ from a variety of different sources
▪ access
▪
Portable computers are good for accessing ~ while on the move.
▪ download , upload
▪ post
▪
New ~ will be posted on the Internet twice a month.
▪ add
▪ submit
▪ disclose , divulge , give , impart , make available , provide (sb with) , release , reveal , supply (sb with)
▪
a court order preventing an ex-employee from disclosing confidential ~
▪ leak
▪
Someone leaked ~ to the press.
▪ communicate , convey , pass on , relate , relay
▪
They passed on the ~ about the crime to the police.
▪ transfer , transmit
▪ deliver
▪ forward
▪ yield
▪
The research has yielded a lot of ~.
▪ share
▪
The Internet allows us to share ~ with our distributors.
▪ circulate , disseminate , distribute
▪
an organization that disseminates ~ about women in science
▪ exchange
▪
The two countries exchange ~ on wanted criminals.
▪ offer , volunteer
▪
She didn't volunteer that ~, and I didn't ask.
▪ withhold
▪
It was improper of the broker to withhold the ~ from the stock exchange.
▪ cover up , suppress
▪ assimilate , collate , organize
▪ check , verify
▪ analyse/analyze , interpret
▪ review
▪ record
▪ protect , safeguard
▪ display , present
▪
The way you present the ~ is important.
▪ publish
▪ use , utilize
▪ act on , go on
▪
At the moment we have very little ~ to go on.
INFORMATION + VERB
▪ pertain to sth , relate to sth
▪
~ relating to the social background of the child
▪ lead to sth
▪
a reward for ~ leading to an arrest
▪ contain sth , include sth
▪ flow
▪
The ~ flows in both directions.
INFORMATION + NOUN
▪ provider , service
▪ booth ( esp. AmE ), bureau , desk , centre/center , kiosk , office
▪ manager , officer , professional , specialist
▪ source
▪ content
▪ resources
▪ pack ( esp. BrE ), packet ( esp. AmE ), sheet
▪ database
▪ network , system
▪ technology (usually IT )
▪ processing
▪ management
▪ provision
▪ dissemination
▪ flow
▪ exchange , sharing
▪ retrieval
▪ request
▪ needs , requirements
▪ overload
▪ gap
▪ warfare
▪ security
▪ age
▪
This is the ~ age and there's an insatiable appetite for data and speed.
▪ revolution
PREPOSITION
▪ according to ~
▪
According to ~ received by the police, the terrorists have left the country.
▪ for sb's ~
▪
This leaflet is produced for the ~ of our customers.
▪ ~ about , ~ concerning , ~ on , ~ regarding
▪
financial ~ concerning a company
PHRASES
▪ access to ~
▪ the exchange of ~
▪ the flow of ~
▪
to improve the flow of ~ within the company
▪ a lack of ~
▪ a request for ~
▪ a source of ~