Cause and effect 1

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_____sadness/unhappiness
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cause
Cause usually collocates with negative results and situations.
_____(a lot of) trouble/problems
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cause
Cause usually collocates with negative results and situations.
____an illness, e.g. pneumonia
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cause
Cause usually collocates with negative results and situations.
_____a disaster / an accident
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cause
Cause usually collocates with negative results and situations.
____a report/ statistics/figures
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produce
Produce is more neutral, and deals with more concrete results. It is used in formal contexts.
Scientists can produce statistics and figures that can prove almost anything.
___good results / evidence
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produce/ give
Produce is more neutral, and deals with more concrete results. It is used in formal contexts.
Cooking the dish for a long time at a very low heat produces the best results.
_____(a lot of) pleasure/happiness
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give
give can be used for positive or negative ones. Give is less formal than cause.
Our dog has given us a lot of pleasure over the years.
____a reason/motivation for something
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give
give can be used for positive or negative ones. Give is less formal than cause.
_____(a lot of) trouble
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give
give can be used for positive or negative ones. Give is less formal than cause.
This car is giving me so much trouble, I’m going toget rid of it.
____revenue/income/money
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generate
Generate is often used in contexts where people are forced to do more than usual, and in computer contexts. It sometimes has a rather negative feel. It is used in formal contexts.
The government will have to generate the extra funds somehow or other.
_____complaints / extra work / controversy
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generate
Generate is often used in contexts where people are forced to do more than usual, and in computer contexts. It sometimes has a rather negative feel. It is used in formal contexts.
____graphics/documents
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generate
Generate is often used in contexts where people are forced to do more than usual, and in computer contexts. It sometimes has a rather negative feel. It is used in formal contexts.
_____interest/enthusiasm/publicity
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generate
Generate is often used in contexts where people are forced to do more than usual, and in computer contexts. It sometimes has a rather negative feel. It is used in formal contexts.
The news ____a feeling of despair in everyone.
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provoked
The events ____ a political crisis.
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precipitated / sparked
[quickly, suddenly caused]
The invention of the car ___ great changes in society.
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brought about
[gradually produced]
Your action has ____ a formal complaint from a member of the public.
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resulted in
[produced]
His problems ___ his difficult childhood.
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stem from
[be a result of]
Have you any ____ suspecting him?
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grounds for
[cause, reason]
The proposal _____ traffic in the area.
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has implications for
[is likely to cause certain results]
My argument ____ the available data.
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is based on
[has been developed as a result of]

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