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CAUSE EFFECT COLLOCATIONS

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  • We have yet to e... the c ... of this latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
    ESTABLISH THE CAUSE
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  • Mass unemployment is believed to be the r... cause of the riots.
    ROOT
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  • The research team thinks that a virus is the p... cause of this type of cancer
    PRIMARY
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  • The President said it would take time for the reforms to p... the d... effect.
    PRODUCE THE DESIRED
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  • It is likely to be some weeks before we f... the f... effect of the rise in interest rates.
    FEEL THE FULL
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  • This morning’s delays to flights have had a k... effect on departures all day.
    KNOCK-ON
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  • The children involved in the hijack are not expected to suffer any long-term i... effects.
    ILL
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  • The advertising campaign didn’t p... the r... we hoped for.
    PRODUCE THE RESULTS
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  • The Finance Minister’s decision to raise income tax p... an o... .
    PROVOKED AN OUTCRY
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  • If teachers show favouritism, it b... r...
    BREEDS RESENTMENT
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  • Mary didn’t believe the rumours about her boss but they p... d... in her mind.
    PLANTED DOUBTS
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  • The film star’s photo p... s... that she may be pregnant.
    PROMPTED SPECULATION
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  • Email r... the fax machine o...
    RENDERED ...OBSOLETE
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  • If you want to make an insurance claim, you can s... the ... in m... by filling in this form.
    SET THE WHEELS IN MOTION
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  • This wind will w... h... with my flowers!
    WREAK HAVOC
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  • The strike could s... d... for the country.
    SPELL DISASTER
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