Academic Word Families — Gap Fill, Set 2 (B2)

Child has been banned by international law but continues to exist in unregulated sectors of the global supply chain.

The study employed a mixed-methods combining quantitative surveys with in-depth qualitative interviews.

The of households living below the poverty line increased by two points over the decade.

The committee conducts reviews of its data-collection protocols to ensure ongoing consistency.

The organisation built its reputation on a approach to business ethics that rejected short-term profit over long-term trust.

Economists have long debated the appropriate of government intervention in free markets.

The final of the report summarised the key findings and outlined recommendations for policy change.

Growth in the service has outpaced manufacturing across most developed economies over the past two decades.

The journalist refused to identify the of the leaked information, citing professional obligations to protect confidentiality.

The independent of the programme's effectiveness was hampered by a lack of reliable baseline data.

The of social media on adolescent mental health has become a major research priority worldwide.

The company's of a smaller competitor was valued at approximately three billion dollars.

New procedures were introduced to reduce processing times for visa and permit applications.

Research into computing — software that responds to human emotional cues — has grown significantly in the past decade.

Environmental sustainability is a critical of urban planning that is often overlooked in favour of short-term economic efficiency.