пятница, 1 июня 2012 г.

Emphasis collocations

You often need to emphasize  a point you are making. Here are some useful word-partnerships 
you can use to do that.

a total disaster - The whole project was a total disaster from beginning to end.
extremely good - We have an extremely good chance of getting the contract.
a terrible mistake - It wasn’t a minor error. It was a terrible mistake and cost us millions to put right.
much cheaper- Even if we had taken five per cent off our prices, we wouldn’t have got the contract. They were much cheaper than us.
one hundred per cent certain - There is not the slightest doubt. I am one hundred per cent certain that that is what happened.
highly competitive - This is a highly competitive market. I am not sure we should enter it.
far too expensive - The Chinese and Koreans can offer much lower prices. We are far too expensive.
even better -Their previous smart phone was good but this is even better.
fully aware - I am fully aware of all the risks but I still think we should do it.
absolutely no chance - There is absolutely no chance that we will lose the contract.
They love our work.