Your taskFill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.ascomparisonconjunctionconnectioncontrastkeepingopposedpertainingpreferenceproportionreferenceregardsrelationrespectterms0 / 15 answeredYour score0 / 150%Keep practising! Focus on the explanations below.1The standing committee has not yet taken a formal position with to the proposed amendments to the constitution due for second reading in October. (one word)2As the second of the proposed amendments, the legal team has flagged a potential conflict with the data-protection clauses already in force across the region. (one word — six letters)3The proposed new dress-code policy is in with the formal conventions of comparable institutions across the higher-education sector. (one word — present participle)4The new training model favours adaptive learning rates that respond to gradient variance, as to the static schedules used in the original implementation. (one word — past participle)5Year-on-year revenue growth is up by 4.2 per cent, although the figure looks modest by with the 11 per cent growth posted by the company's nearest competitor in the same period. (one word)6The current committee has taken a notably interventionist stance on financial markets, in to the largely hands-off approach of the previous administration. (one word)7Two further individuals have been arrested in with the cyber-fraud investigation announced by the National Crime Agency earlier this week. (one word)8With to your letter of the seventeenth of last month, I am pleased to confirm that the requested documentation has now been despatched by overnight courier. (one word)9The ministry has commissioned a fresh review in to the long-term sustainability of the rural transport subsidy under the post-2027 funding settlement. (one word)10The two consultancy proposals are broadly equivalent in of overall cost, but they diverge sharply on delivery timeline and post-implementation support. (one word)11The home secretary was conspicuously reluctant to comment to the timing of the announcement, citing unspecified operational security considerations. (one word — two letters)12The trust's building committee has voted to renovate the existing Victorian hospital in to commissioning a wholly new structure on the western site. (one word — 10 letters)13All correspondence to the appeal must be marked "strictly confidential" and sent directly to the registrar's office before the close of business on Friday. (one word — present participle)14Under the revised sentencing guidelines, the penalty imposed shall be in to both the gravity of the offence and the financial benefit obtained by the offender. (one word)15The new safety protocols have been drafted in with the regional fire authority and the Health and Safety Executive, and will take effect from the first of next month. (one word)Check AnswersPlease answer at least one question first.Found an error in this exercise? Let us know.