Increase Your IELTS Vocabulary Score-Collocation of Proposal

Key Word:Proposal

Verb+Proposal

1. Use the correct form of these verbs:

1. Your new proposals are excellent. Make sure you have costed them carefully before you______them______at the next meeting of the board.
2. In the present economic climate, it will be an uphill struggle to get the new proposals for an increase in research spending______.
3. The President was forced to______his proposals for a new space programme after Congress rejected it.
4. Now that I’ve had a chance to______your proposal in more detail, I’m not so sure it’s such a good idea after all.
5. The original proposals for the superstore had to be______after objections were lodged by local residents.
6. I hope you’re going to______my proposal to have the staff room redecorated. I need your support.

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Proposal+Verb

2. Use the correct form of these verbs:

1. These new proposals would______more people to buy their own homes.
2. Your proposal is all very well in theory, but I don’t think it will______in practice.
3. The proposal to increase the managing director’s salary by 50%______stiff opposition from shareholders at the company AGM.
4. I don’t think the latest proposals,______breaking the political stalemate in the Middle East, have much chance of success.
5. Despite strong objections from the public, the proposal to de-nationalise water,______and now we’re all paying more for it.
6. The Progressive Party’s proposal to hold an enquiry into corruption ,______when it was disclosed that several party officials have been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes!

Noun+Preposition+Proposal

3. Complete the sentences with these expressions:

1. After careful______your proposal, I regret to say that we were unable to give it our approval.
2. A recent poll suggests there is widespread______the proposal to spend more on the health service.

3. So far,______the proposal for a new community newspaper have been favourable.
4. Leading scientists have voiced their______proposals to build five more nuclear power stations before 2020.
5. Everyone______this proposal, please raise your hand.
6. We will be taking a______the latest proposals in the next few weeks to see if they are viable in the long term.

Answer Key

Ex 1:

1. put… forward
2. approved
3. ditch
4. consider
5. changed
6. back

Ex 2:

1. allow
2. work
3. met with
4. aimed at
5. went ahead
6. backfired

Ex 3:

1. consideration of
2. support for
3. reactions to
4. concern over
5. in favour of
6. close look at

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