I.
noun
1 actual doing of sth
VERB + PRACTICE
▪ put sth into
▪
I can't wait to put what I've learned into ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The idea sounds fine in theory, but would it work in ~?
2 doing sth many times
ADJECTIVE
▪ basketball , batting , football , piano , soccer ( esp. AmE ), swim ( AmE ), etc.
▪ target
▪ daily
▪
hard work and daily ~
VERB + PRACTICE
▪ do , get , get in , have
▪
I'll be able to get in a bit of ~ this weekend.
▪
I've had a lot of ~ in saying ‘no’ recently!
▪ need , require , take
▪
Don't worry if you can't do it at first—it takes ~!
▪ give sb
▪
This chapter gives students ~ in using adjectives.
PRACTICE + NOUN
▪ facilities , field ( esp. AmE ), ground
▪ game , session
▪ drill
▪
We watched the swimmers go through their ~ drills.
PREPOSITION
▪ out of ~
▪
If you don't play regularly, you soon get out of ~.
▪ with ~
▪
His accent should improve with ~.
▪ ~ at
▪
~ at swimming underwater
▪ ~ in
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The children need more ~ in tying their shoelaces.
PHRASES
▪ be good ~ for sth
▪
It will be good ~ for later, when you have to make speeches in public.
▪ ~ makes perfect ( saying )
3 way of doing sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , recommended , sound
▪
advice on adopting current best ~ in your business
▪
environmentally sound ~s
▪ safe , unsafe
▪ ethical
▪ corrupt , deceptive , fraudulent , questionable , shady , sharp ( esp. BrE ), unethical , unfair
▪
shady business ~s
▪ discriminatory , restrictive
▪ actual
▪
the complications that arise in actual ~
▪ everyday
▪ contemporary , current
▪ accepted , customary , established , long-standing , traditional
▪ common , general , normal , routine , standard , usual
▪
the company's general ~ of selling through agents
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It is standard ~ not to pay bills until the end of the month.
▪ universal , widespread
▪ local
▪ sustainable
▪
sustainable land-use ~s
▪ clinical , cultural , legal , medical , nursing , religious , sexual , social , spiritual , etc.
▪
the medical ~s of ancient Egypt
▪
American social ~s
▪ accounting , administrative , business , employment , hiring ( esp. AmE ), management , working
▪
They carried out a study of Japanese working ~s.
VERB + PRACTICE
▪ introduce
▪
The ~ of community policing was introduced in the 1970s.
▪ adopt , employ , follow , implement , use
▪ advocate , encourage , endorse , promote , recommend
▪ challenge , question
▪ defend , support
▪
Some prisoners defend this ~ as the only way to survive.
▪ condemn , discourage
▪
This ~ was roundly condemned by the World Medical Association.
▪ abandon , abolish , ban , eliminate , end , forbid , halt , outlaw , prevent , prohibit , reject , stop
▪ continue
▪
The bank has continued its ~ of charging late fees.
▪ alter , change , improve , modify , transform
▪
Established ~s are difficult to modify.
▪ affect , govern , guide , influence , inform , shape
▪
the decisions that govern our ~ and our conduct
▪
We use this information to inform clinical ~.
PRACTICE + VERB
▪ exist
▪
Certain ~s exist in both public and private schools.
▪ begin
▪ continue
▪
the ancient custom of log rolling, a ~ which continues to this day
▪ change , develop , evolve
▪ differ , vary
▪
Religious ~s differ from group to group.
▪ reflect sth
▪
Such ~s do not reflect our values.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
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This is now common ~ among ethnographers.
▪ ~ for
▪
safe medical ~s for children
▪ ~ in
▪
good ~ in undergraduate education
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of acupuncture
▪ ~ regarding
▪
questionable accounting ~s regarding the sale of hardware
▪ ~ within
▪
ethical ~ within the profession
PHRASES
▪ a change in ~
▪
changes in employment ~s
▪ a code of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
voluntary codes of ~ between sellers and customers
▪ make a ~ of sth
▪
I don't make a ~ of forgetting to pay my bills, I assure you!
4 work/office of a professional person
ADJECTIVE
▪ successful
▪ clinical , legal , medical , professional
▪ family ( esp. AmE ), general ( both medicine )
▪
a physician in family ~ ( AmE )
▪
a doctor in general ~ ( BrE )
▪ private
▪
a psychologist in private ~
▪ group
▪
It's a group ~, so you can easily change doctors.
VERB + PRACTICE
▪ be in , go into , set up in
▪
She wants to go into general ~.
▪ retire from
▪ suspend sb from
▪
He has been suspended from ~.
▪ begin , establish , open , start
▪
Martin began his own ~ in 1993.
▪
She has opened a new ~ in the town.
▪ run
▪
He runs a successful legal ~ in Ohio.
▪ maintain
▪
She maintains a private ~ as a mental health consultant.
▪ join
▪
A new partner has joined the ~.
▪ leave
II.
verb
Practice is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ attorney
Practice is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ line