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Difficulty: MediumCollocations and Fixed Phrases

Complete the sentence below by supplying the correct word to complete the fixed prepositional collocation.

Answer:The regulatory agency warned that all manufacturing companies must operate in strict 【compliance】 with environmental safety guidelines.

Answer

compliance
The word 'compliance' completes the fixed prepositional phrase 'in strict compliance with', which is standard usage in formal and regulatory English contexts.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence frame and prepositions
Identified the structure 'in strict [noun] with'
English collocations mandate specific nouns to combine with fixed prepositional frames.
2
Select the correct noun matching 'in... with'
The word 'compliance' fits the fixed phrase 'in compliance with'
'Compliance' collocate natively with 'in' and 'with', whereas alternative synonyms like 'adherence' require 'to' (in adherence to) and 'accordance' requires 'with' but takes 'in accordance with' without 'strict' in the middle of this specific structure.

Key Concept

Fixed Prepositional Collocations
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Collocations and Fixed Phrases

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