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set in
If something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue.
By the time he got back, panic had set in.
stem from
If something stems from something, it is caused by that thing.
Attitudes like these stem from ignorance.
step in
If you step in, you get involved in a situation and try to help.
The government sometimes has to step in to protect employees from employers.
turn into
If someone or something turns into another thing, or if something turns them into it, they change and 
become that other thing.
This situation is turning into a nightmare.
The novel is being turned into a television series.
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Exercise 1
Complete the news headlines with the particles in the box.
IN 
INTO 
UNDER 
OFF
FROM 
WITH
1 TENNIS FINAL CALLED .
DIJFTO BAD WEATHER
2 PRFSIDFNT CAl 1 S
ARMYTO HELP
3 GAS 1 FAKCOIJI D TURN
DISASTER
4 WINNING TFAM MFT
IOYON RETURN HOME
5 IORCUTS STFM
BAD DECISIONS
6 PRIME MINISTER COMES
PRESSURE
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct particles.
1 It is hoped that the case will bring off / about/through some changes to the law.
2 The peaceful debate turned up / out / into an angry argument.
3 The Prime Minister came under / from / in fire from the public about his decision.
4 The call for strike action came about / off / after talks between the managers and the union.
5 Newspapers sometimes make out / up / through stories about celebrities just to catch the public's interest.
6
The government's new policies on education have been met with / up / out approval.
Exercise 3