English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Permitting: phrasal expressions
The committee have been 
given carte blanche to investigate the problem and come up with a 
solution. 
[
/kɑ
(
r
)
t blɑntʃ/
complete freedom to do whatever they think necessary; 
formal
]
The city has 
given the go-ahead for / given the green light to the new car park. 
[given permission for 
the building to start; 
informal
]
Prohibiting and disapproving: verbs
verb
meaning
example
bar
officially exclude, forbid someone access 
to something
Three students were 
barred from using the 
library because they had damaged books.
clamp down
use your full power to prevent or limit 
something
The government has decided to 
clamp down 
on illegal immigration.
outlaw
make something illegal
Parliament has passed a bill 
outlawing 
smoking while driving.
veto 
/ˈviːtəʊ/
use your official power to forbid
The President has 
vetoed the plan to open 
membership of the club to the public.
Common
 
mistakes
Regardless
is not an adjective but an adverb. It means 
in spite of something
. It can be used on its 
own: 
Her parents said she couldn’t go to the party but she went to it 
regardless
.
Or it can be followed by a phrase with 
of
: 
They built the extension to their house 
regardless of
 
the fact 
that they had not received formal planning permission
.
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