Dependent Prepositions — Nouns: Trends & Trajectories (C1)

The county has experienced a measurable decline regular library attendance among teenage users since the closure of the branch on Park Road. (preposition)

Analysts are now reporting a fragile recovery consumer confidence following the unusually difficult final quarter of the previous year. (preposition)

There has been a striking improvement air quality across the city centre in the eighteen months since the introduction of the new low-emission zone. (preposition)

The most recent ward round noted a marked deterioration the patient's respiratory function overnight. (preposition)

The team identified a small but statistically significant variation the readings collected at the three monitoring sites along the coast. (preposition)

Smaller dealers have struggled to absorb the sharp short-term fluctuations wholesale energy prices over the past twelve months. (preposition)

Recent polling suggests a notable change public attitudes towards remote-working arrangements compared with the position five years ago. (preposition)

Demographers have identified a clear generational shift household composition, with single-person households now outnumbering traditional family units in many urban areas. (preposition)

The country has seen a remarkable expansion private-sector research and development since the introduction of the new innovation tax credits. (preposition)

A sustained contraction manufacturing output has eroded the regional economy's capacity to absorb the latest wave of redundancies. (preposition)

There has been a perceptible acceleration the rate at which younger consumers are abandoning traditional television in favour of streaming platforms. (preposition)

A clear slowdown the housing market over the autumn months has already begun to feed through to retail spending in the wider economy. (preposition)

A clear swing public opinion towards the previously fringe candidate became apparent only in the final week of the campaign. (preposition)

The patient's recovery the major abdominal surgery has been considerably faster than the surgical team had originally predicted. (preposition)

After fifteen years in the same role, the head of department has finally decided that the time has come for a complete change scenery. (preposition)