noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great , high ( esp. AmE ), significant , substantial
▪
The 1990s were a period of high ~ for businesses.
▪ fundamental
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It still leaves us with fundamental uncertainties about why the famine happened.
▪ inherent
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the inherent ~ in economic and budgetary forecasts
▪ current
▪ growing
▪ continuing , lingering
▪ economic , financial , legal , political , scientific
… OF UNCERTAINTY
▪ amount , degree , element
VERB + UNCERTAINTY
▪ cause , create , generate , give rise to ( esp. BrE ), introduce , lead to
▪ add , add to , increase
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Her comments will add to the ~ of the situation.
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Her comments will add ~ to an already complicated situation.
▪ reduce
▪ eliminate , end , remove , resolve
▪ bring an end to ( BrE ), put an end to ( esp. BrE )
▪ express , show
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I expressed some ~ on the point.
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Her expression showed her ~.
▪ face
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They are facing some ~ about their jobs.
UNCERTAINTY + VERB
▪ surround sth
▪
the ~ surrounding the proposed changes in the law
▪ exist
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Some ~ still exists about the safety of the new drug.
▪ remain
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Considerable ~ remains about this approach.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
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a feeling of ~ about his future
▪ ~ as to
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There's considerable ~ as to whether the government's job creation strategies will work.
▪ ~ in
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There is considerable ~ in our understanding of global warming.
▪ ~ over
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~ over the safety of the drug
▪ ~ regarding
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This will remove any uncertainties regarding possible contamination.
PHRASES
▪ an area of ~
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One area of ~ remains: who will lead the team?
▪ an atmosphere of ~ , a climate of ~
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a climate of global economic ~
▪ a feeling of ~ , a moment of ~
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Chris experienced a moment of ~.
▪ a period of ~ , a source of ~
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The economy became a source of ~ and discontent.