I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ first , key , main , major , primary , prime , principal
▪ second , secondary
▪ broad , overall , overriding , ultimate
▪ limited , narrow
▪ long-term , short-term
▪ clear , specific
▪ important
▪ stated
▪
The legislation has failed to achieve its stated ~s.
▪ desired
▪ common
▪
The two groups are pursuing a common ~.
▪ economic , educational , environmental , military , political , strategic
▪ business , course , learning , mission , policy , research
VERB + OBJECTIVE
▪ have
▪ accomplish , achieve , attain , complete , fulfil/fulfill , meet , reach , succeed in
▪
The department needs more money to achieve its ~s.
▪ fail in
▪ agree , define , establish , formulate , identify , set , specify
▪
a set of agreed ~s
▪
We need to establish a clear ~.
▪ declare , state
▪ promote , pursue , support
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~
▪
The party is radical in its ~s.
▪ ~ of
▪
We succeeded in our prime ~ of cutting costs.
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ truly , very
▪ completely , entirely , purely , totally , wholly
▪
It is impossible to be completely ~.
▪ fairly , reasonably
▪ apparently ( esp. BrE ), seemingly ( esp. AmE )
▪ supposedly
Objective is used with these nouns: ↑ analysis , ↑ assessment , ↑ criterion , ↑ description , ↑ evaluation , ↑ evidence , ↑ judgement , ↑ manner , ↑ measure , ↑ measurement , ↑ observer , ↑ opinion , ↑ perspective , ↑ point of view , ↑ reality , ↑ standard , ↑ standpoint , ↑ test , ↑ truth , ↑ viewpoint