Phrases and practice

Learn a useful phrase in context, listen to its pronunciation and practise saying it.

• Faster approval makes sense if we reduce waiting time rather than bypass necessary checks.C1 · #701
• An employee’s availability outside working hours should not be an implicit requirement for a team to function effectively.C1 · #702
• When delegating a task, let us also define which decisions the person carrying it out may make without additional approval.C1 · #703
• The pace of covering material is not a measure of teaching effectiveness if students have no time to absorb it.C1 · #704
• The opportunity to revise work should help students use feedback, rather than merely obtain a higher grade.C1 · #705
• I withdraw the overly strong wording, but I still believe that the issue itself requires clarification.C1 · #706
• A request for justification need not express distrust; it may be intended to improve understanding of a decision.C1 · #707
• Let us first establish whether we disagree about the facts or about the significance we attach to them.C1 · #708
• A one-off permission to depart from the rules should not leave doubt about their continued application.C1 · #709
• Warnings lose effectiveness when they are so frequent that users stop distinguishing real risk from a routine message.C1 · #710
• A privacy setting should describe the effect of a choice rather than require users to know technical terminology.C1 · #711
• Convenient sign-in does not solve the accessibility problem if account recovery requires the device that was lost.C1 · #712
• Restoring a building may bring back its former appearance, but it will not automatically recreate the social life that once took place there.C1 · #713
• The recurring motif takes on a new meaning after the relationship between the characters changes.C1 · #714
• An assessment of an investment’s impacts should also cover construction, not only the facility’s subsequent use.C1 · #715
• Landscape protection requires dialogue with residents whose everyday needs do not disappear when restrictions are introduced.C1 · #716
• The projected saving depends on assumptions about consumption that should be clearly explained before purchase.C1 · #717
• The payment period should run from an event that both parties can clearly verify.C1 · #718
• When planning care, let us consider which activities the patient still wishes to perform independently.C1 · #719
• Willingness to help does not mean unlimited availability, so it is worth agreeing when we can count on each other.C1 · #720
• Return conditions should be visible before payment, especially when they differ from a typical customer’s expectations.C1 · #721
• Rescheduling a consultation should also include notifying people who have already planned to attend.C1 · #722
• Information about a venue’s accessibility should specify concrete conditions rather than merely offer a general assurance.C1 · #723
• A dish description should make it possible to distinguish essential ingredients from optional additions.C1 · #724
• A short answer may demonstrate precision rather than a lack of knowledge if it fully addresses the question asked.C1 · #725
• Accepting additional tasks depends on identifying which of our current duties we can give up.C1 · #851
• Let's discuss the criteria for success before choosing the tool intended to help us achieve it.C1 · #852
• Let's also record dissenting views in the minutes so that a majority decision is not presented as unanimous.C1 · #853
• I am not asking you to change your judgement, but to hear my explanation without interrupting.C1 · #854
• The question is legitimate, although its wording suggests an answer we have not yet established.C1 · #855
• Before comparing performance, let's establish whether both systems do the same amount and type of work.C1 · #856
• Completing a test does not mean we are ready to deploy if the cause of the detected failure remains unknown.C1 · #857
• Two publications are not independent confirmations if both rely on the same source.C1 · #858
• A quotation should be clearly separated from commentary so that the reader knows who made each judgement.C1 · #859
• Being awarded a grant does not solve a cash-flow problem if the funds are paid only after the project ends.C1 · #860
• A partner's representative can explain their position but should not be presented as an independent evaluator.C1 · #861
• The narrator's views need not be the author's views, even when the story is autobiographical.C1 · #862
• The reconstruction should be labelled as modern so it is not mistaken for an original exhibit.C1 · #863
• Average rainfall does not show how much of the rain fell during a few violent storms.C1 · #864
• Diverting traffic to a neighbouring street requires assessing noise there as well, not only where the change is introduced.C1 · #865
• Consulting owners does not replace talking to tenants whose daily lives will also change.C1 · #866
• The service description should also specify what the customer must prepare before the service is carried out.C1 · #867
• A business trip should not be planned as though travel time imposed no burden at all.C1 · #868
• I would like my description of how I feel to be recorded even when it does not fit the form's predefined categories.C1 · #869
• I do not want the discussion about sharing care duties to involve only the person who has done most of them so far.C1 · #870
• High attendance does not explain why some invited groups were not represented at all.C1 · #871
• An absence of complaints may reflect a lack of trust in the procedure rather than an absence of problems.C1 · #872
• Comparing costs requires the same reference period; monthly and annual fees cannot be compared directly.C1 · #873
• It is useful to distinguish the assessment of a result from that of the process, because a good outcome may be due to chance.C1 · #874
• I can submit my reservations in writing, provided they reach the decision-makers before approval.C1 · #875
• A lasting compromise requires identifying each side's interests, not merely meeting halfway.C1 · #1001
• Giving a task priority should be accompanied by a decision about resources; otherwise it remains a declaration.C1 · #1002
• I would like to know which parts of the offer are negotiable and which reflect constraints beyond your control.C1 · #1003
• Providing instructions does not replace checking whether the new person can apply them in an unusual situation.C1 · #1004
• An error repeated by many learners may point to unclear instructions, which should be examined before marking their work.C1 · #1005
• Assessment criteria should be known before work begins, especially if several approaches are allowed.C1 · #1006
• A feature being available does not make it useful if the user cannot find it.C1 · #1007
• When copying data between systems, we must establish which record takes precedence if they differ.C1 · #1008
• Making data available for inspection does not necessarily include permission to redistribute them.C1 · #1009
• A plan based on average costs may be insufficient if several large expenses arise at once.C1 · #1010
• Let's not assess an early-payment discount without considering the funds we must tie up in the meantime.C1 · #1011
• Repairability should include access to parts, not just an assurance that the product can be taken apart.C1 · #1012
• A lower price compensates for reduced scope only if the customer still gets what they need.C1 · #1013
• Information about connection time should account for travel between terminals if they are far apart.C1 · #1014
• Renovating a shared space requires agreeing how to maintain access for people who cannot use stairs.C1 · #1015
• I do not want an honest discussion of fatigue to be taken as withdrawing my willingness to help.C1 · #1016
• When sharing care duties, let's also include the time spent coordinating appointments and contacts, which can easily go unnoticed.C1 · #1017
• The description of my difficulties should include their effect on daily activities, not only how often they occur.C1 · #1018
• An open call does not provide an equal chance to participate if only one group hears about it.C1 · #1019
• Before publishing the consultation summary, let's allow participants to correct statements wrongly attributed to them.C1 · #1020
• An air-quality measurement needs information about location and timing to be interpreted properly.C1 · #1021
• A temporary trail closure should state its reason and the conditions for reopening.C1 · #1022
• A change of cast can give a familiar play new meaning even when the text stays the same.C1 · #1023
• An exhibition description should explain the context without prescribing one acceptable response for the visitor.C1 · #1024
• We do not have to resolve every difference to agree on a next step both sides can accept.C1 · #1025
• The offer does not state who is responsible for accommodation if a cancelled flight prevents onward travel.C1 · #1151
• The proposed allocation of costs needs explaining, since some of the work concerns only one unit.C1 · #1152
• A description of where the ingredients come from inspires trust only when it can be verified.C1 · #1153
• I would find the higher price justified if the product could be repaired repeatedly.C1 · #1154
• Please include in the care plan the activities the patient performs independently and wishes to continue doing.C1 · #1155
• I would not want gratitude for help to become an unspoken obligation to meet every expectation.C1 · #1156
• When assessing the presentation, let's distinguish knowledge of the subject from confidence in public speaking.C1 · #1157
• We cannot promise to maintain the existing range of services while reducing the resources available.C1 · #1158
• The apparent predictability of the plot allows attention to focus on how the relationships between the characters change.C1 · #1159
• Restoring a habitat requires identifying the processes that led to its degradation.C1 · #1160
• A feature that makes work easier for experienced users may create an additional barrier for beginners.C1 · #1161
• When comparing spending with the previous year, let's account for changes in the range of services, not just price increases.C1 · #1162
• Making information available does not ensure transparency if finding it requires knowledge of internal procedures.C1 · #1163
• I would like to correct the impression that my comment concerned the team's competence; it referred to the scope of the task.C1 · #1164
• The comparison is valid only for the features the two cases actually share.C1 · #1165
• Let's not sweep this under the carpet; the unresolved problem will return at the next settlement.C1 · #1166
• I don't want to add fuel to the fire, so I'll return to this conversation once emotions have settled.C1 · #1167
• A short-term improvement in performance does not yet establish that the acquired skill will last.C1 · #1168
• Let's define the limits of independent decision-making so that every minor change does not need separate approval.C1 · #1169
• Watching a film together does not require agreeing about it, but benefits from discussing differences in how it was received.C1 · #1170
• The conservation plan should account for the needs of residents whose daily lives depend on these resources.C1 · #1171
• Users should be able to identify which actions were performed automatically and which require their approval.C1 · #1172
• Let's not treat a one-off receipt as a basis for funding ongoing commitments.C1 · #1173
• The programme's effectiveness also depends on whether support reaches people who cannot apply for it themselves.C1 · #1174
• Please take this comment as an invitation to clarify our agreement, not as an attempt to withdraw from it.C1 · #1175