27. BUREAUCRACY CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS

 

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS 27. BUREAUCRACY

 

A. Match the two parts of the sentences. 1 You have to follow the rules and … a procedure. 2 The supermarkets were asked to follow a voluntary … b error. 3 Keeping careful records should be standard … c law. 4 It’s a bit of an unwritten … d regulations. 5 Unfortunately there has been an administrative … e code of practice.   B. Which of these is not natural English? 6 There’re so many forms to __________ for this application, it’s bureaucratic nightmare. a fill in b fill out c fill up d complete 7 To receive the grant you have to __________ the correct procedure. a go through b follow c comply with d take 8 Government departments should try to reduce __________. a unnecessary paperwork b excessive rules c red tape     9 To make money on this business, you sometimes have to __________. a move the rules b break the rules c bend the rules     10 Our company is quite strict about the regulations and expects us to __________. a do it by the book b stick to the letter of the law c respect all rules     11 You have to __________ by 1st March. a submit your application b get your application in c finish applying       C. Choose the most appropriate verb from the box. Other collocations are in bold type. follow comply with process break apply for 12 Please carefully ____________ the guidelines laid down in the handbook. 13 Please could you send me the forms I need to ____________ a work permit. 14 The company was very careful to ____________ regulations governing safety at work. 15 Even the most law-abiding person may ____________ the law once or twice. 16 It’ll take them about a month to ____________ my application, I would imagine.

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