Complex Prepositions — Exception, Exclusion & Contingent Absence (C2)

The proposal received unanimous approval at last week's board meeting, for one abstention from the newest committee member. (one word)

All flights to the eastern provinces will resume by Monday morning, further deterioration in the weather system currently sitting over the Atlantic. (one word — present participle)

The committee will reconvene on the thirtieth of this month to ratify the appointment in person; that, a postal vote will be conducted before the end of the month. (one word — present participle)

In the of any documentary evidence to the contrary, the tribunal must give substantial weight to the witness's sworn testimony at the original hearing. (one word)

for the timely intervention of the duty officer, the misfiled documents would have been incinerated along with the rest of the day's paper waste. (one word)

of an outright admission of guilt from the defendant, no further confession is realistically obtainable through standard police interview. (one word)

All members of the editorial board attended Wednesday's emergency meeting, with the of Professor Hammond, who was lecturing abroad. (one word)

from a single passing reference in the appendix, the report makes no mention whatever of the supply-chain risks identified by the steering group last quarter. (one word)

The new safety regulations apply to all road-going vehicles, from those operating exclusively on private estates, military land or designated industrial sites. (one word)

Every council in the region has now signed up to the new framework, two in the far north that are still consulting local stakeholders. (one word — three letters)

The total renovation budget is set at three million pounds, VAT and any contingency reserve, both of which will be itemised separately in the appendix. (one word — present participle)

The orchestra turned up at the venue their principal violinist, who had been delayed by a cancelled connecting flight from Berlin. (one word — five letters)

aside questions of cost and political feasibility for the moment, the technical case for replacing the existing system is overwhelming. (one word)

Even the three obvious outliers in the 2018 sample, the data still show a clear upward trend in residential energy consumption over the seven-year study period. (one word — present participle)

a clear constitutional amendment authorising such a step, the court has no jurisdiction to override the will of the directly elected legislature on this question. (one word — six letters)