noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , extensive , major
▪ minor , slight
▪ further
▪ important , necessary , significant
▪ behaviour/behavior , behavioural/behavioral , dietary , lifestyle
▪
A diagnosis of diabetes necessitates some dietary ~s.
▪ chemical , genetic
▪
people opposed to the genetic ~ of plants
▪ structural
VERB + MODIFICATION
▪ involve , need , require
▪
The design requires considerable ~.
▪ propose , recommend , suggest
▪ carry out , introduce , make , undertake ( esp. AmE )
▪ receive , undergo
▪
The original plan had undergone fairly extensive ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~ , without ~
▪
These bikes are designed for racing and cannot be used on the road without ~.
▪ ~ in
▪
A ~ in the law has not led to an increase in prosecutions.
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a ~ in smoking behaviour/behavior among older men
▪ ~ to
▪
We need to make a few ~s to the proposals.