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The report accurately reflects the current state of the industry. ☊ accurately ☊
the report's attention to detail ☊ attention ☊
The report is based on figures from six different European cities. ☊ based ☊
The report makes out a strong case (= gives good arguments) for spending more money on hospitals. ☊ case ☊
concern (over sth/sb): The report expressed concern over continuing high unemployment. ☊ concern ☊
conclude (that)...: The report concluded (that) the cheapest option was to close the laboratory. ☊ conclude ☊
I will send you a copy of the report. ☊ copy ☊
The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports. ☊ deny ☊
I haven't looked at the report in depth yet. ☊ in depth ☊
The issues raised in the report relate directly to the ongoing work of the charity. ☊ directly ☊
The report drew a grim picture of inefficiency and corruption. ☊ draw ☊
The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government. ☊ embarrassing ☊
He found that the report he had written had been overtaken by events (= it was no longer relevant). ☊ event ☊
The report is incomplete; it does not include sales in France, for example. ☊ for example ☊
it is expected that...: It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms. ☊ expect ☊
The report is based on hard facts (= information that can be proved to be true). ☊ fact ☊
The report was fairly incomprehensible. ☊ fairly ☊
The government looks with favour upon (= approves of) the report's recommendations. ☊ favour ☊
The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year. ☊ find ☊
forecast that...: The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month. ☊ forecast ☊
The reports were greatly exaggerated. ☊ greatly ☊
The report highlights the major problems facing society today. ☊ highlight ☊
The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us. ☊ immediate ☊
The report assesses the impact of AIDS on the gay community. ☊ impact ☊
The report calls for a ban on the import of hazardous waste. ☊ import ☊
Yesterday, in an interview on German television, the minister denied the reports. ☊ interview ☊
The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together). ☊ joint ☊
I'd like to reserve judgement until I see the report. ☊ judgement ☊
They worked late into the night to finish the report. ☊ late ☊
The report is only three pages long. ☊ long ☊
The report blames bad management. ☊ management ☊
He began by making a few general observations about the report. ☊ observation ☊
I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report. ☊ obtain ☊
The report studies the organization of labour within the company. ☊ organization ☊
They're perfectly within their rights to ask to see the report. ☊ perfectly ☊
The length of the report does not permit a detailed discussion of the problems. ☊ permit ☊
The report ended on a positive note. ☊ positive ☊
The report is primarily concerned with aircraft safety. ☊ primarily ☊
The report was not expected to provide any answers. ☊ provide ☊
The public has/have a right to know what is contained in the report. ☊ public ☊
The report will be published on the Internet. ☊ publish ☊
The report makes for interesting reading (= it is interesting to read) ☊ reading ☊
recommend sth: The report recommended a 10% pay increase. ☊ recommend ☊
The report criticizes the government's record on housing. ☊ record ☊
The report recommends further reductions in air and noise emissions. ☊ reduction ☊
He returns to this topic later in the report. ☊ return ☊
reveal (that)...: The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year. ☊ reveal ☊
He made some minor revisions to the report before printing it out. ☊ revision ☊
The report has a section on accidents at work. ☊ section ☊
The report was sharply critical of the police. ☊ sharply ☊
I made only a few small changes to the report. ☊ small ☊
The facts are clearly stated in the report. ☊ state ☊
study sth: We will study the report carefully before making a decision. ☊ study ☊
I tidied up the report before handing it in. ☊ tidy sth up ☊
urge that...: The report urged that all children be taught to swim. ☊ urge ☊
The report is critical of the department's waste of resources. ☊ waste ☊