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to play an important part in sth |
To play/have a(n) important/key/vital/crucial role in (doing) sth |
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Down verbs |
Sink:The cost of housing sunk after 2008 Slip: backUse of electricity slipped back to 50 in May Dip:Divorce rate dipped in the 60s Drop:A drop in crime can be seen last year Plummet: Tourists to the city plummets after September |
s/s/d/d/p |
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Up verbs |
soar:the use of water soared in March leap:the prices leapt to 90% in one year Climb:populations climbed to over one million by 1980 Rocket:use of cars rocketed in the first decade Surge:a surge of migration is seen in November |
s/l/c/r/s |
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___ and ___ are both very strong words that describe large rises. ___ is more sudden. You probably do not need to qualify these verbs with adverbs. |
Soar Rocket Rocket |
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___ shows a large and sudden rise. Again, you probably do not need to qualify it with an adverb. |
Leap |
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___ is a relatively neutral verb that can be used with the adverbs below. |
Climb |
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___ is the strongest word here. It means to fall very quickly and a long way. |
Plummet |
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___ and ___ are normally used for fairly small decreases and frequently used as nouns: “a slight ___” “a sudden ___” |
Dip drop Dip Drop |
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___ is used for falls that come after rises |
Slip/slipped back |
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Adjectives of degrees |
Significant(adj) A significant change Significantly(adv) Changed significantly Dramatic(adj) A dramatic shift Dramatically (adv) Shifts dramatically Sudden(adj) A sudden rise Suddenly(adv) Has risen suddenly Substantial(adj) A substantial gain Substantially(adv) Gained substantially Sharp(adj) A sharp decrease Sharply(adv) Had decreased sharply |
S/d/s/s/s |
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___ and “___” can be used for relatively minor changes that happen quickly“___” and “___” are very strong words only used for big changes |
Sudden Sharp Substantial Dramatic |
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Steady adjectives |
Consistent (adj) A consistent flow Consistently (adv) Flowed consistently Steady (adj) A steady movement Steadily (adv) Moved steadily Constant (adj) Constant shift Constantly (adv) Shifted constantly |
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Small adjectives |
Slight (adj) A slight rise Slightly (adv) Rose slightly Gradual (adj) A gradual fall Gradually (adv) Has fallen gradually Marginal (adj) A marginal change Marginally (adv) Had changed marginally Modest (adj) A modest increase Modestly (adv) Increases modestly |
S/g/m/m |
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These adjectives can be used to describes more general trends |
Upward By looking at the five data points, there appears to be a clear upward pattern in prices Downward Over the past quarter century there is a downward trend in use of pesticides Overall The overall shift in the market seems to favour the use of nuclear power |
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