noun
1 process of choosing/being chosen
ADJECTIVE
▪ careful
▪
the careful ~ of building materials
▪ random
▪ initial
▪ final
▪ judicial ( esp. AmE ), jury
▪ team
▪ Darwinian , natural , sexual
▪
Natural ~ is a key element of Darwin's theory of evolution.
VERB + SELECTION
▪ make
▪
She took a long time to make her ~.
▪ base on
▪
Selection is based on standards of quality.
▪ win ( esp. BrE )
▪
She hopes to win ~ for the Olympic team.
SELECTION + NOUN
▪ criteria , policy ( esp. BrE )
▪ procedure , process
▪ bias
▪
These results may have been caused by ~ bias.
▪ board , committee , panel ( esp. BrE )
▪ pressure
▪
evolutionary ~ pressures
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ as
▪
his ~ as candidate for the party
▪ ~ for
2 number of people/things that have been chosen
ADJECTIVE
▪ varied , wide
▪ random
▪
We interviewed a random ~ of teenagers.
▪ representative
▪ judicious , well-chosen
▪ final
▪
The final ~ of winners will be announced at the end of the event.
VERB + SELECTION
▪ contain , include
▪
The catalogue includes a ~ of his poetry.
▪ play
▪
She played a ~ of waltzes.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from , ~ of
▪
a ~ of hits from well-known musicals
3 collection of things from which sth can be chosen
ADJECTIVE
▪ broad , comprehensive , extensive , huge , large , vast , wide
▪
We offer a broad ~ of products.
▪ limited , poor , small
▪ excellent , fine , good , great , interesting , nice , superb
▪ menu , wine
▪
The wine ~ isn't bad.
▪
The menu ~ is very limited.
▪ musical
VERB + SELECTION
▪ offer
▪
The restaurant offers a wide ~ of cocktails.
▪ find
▪
You'll find a good ~ of paints at this store.
▪ feature
▪
Their website features a large ~ of photographs.
▪ choose from
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of