Authority
(1)To refer in a general way to officials who make all the important decisions in a country, use the authorities or persons who exercise (administrative) control over others: ‘The authorities…
Attend
Attend is used mainly in formal styles: ‘All committee members are expected to attend the meeting.’ In other styles use be at, come/go (to) or (informal) make it (to): ‘Apart…
Aspect
(1) One of the parts of the features of a situation, idea, problem, etc: ‘Modern technology affects all aspects of our daily lives.’ ‘The book concentrates on the cruel aspects…
As if
Do not use a noun phrase immediately after as if and as thought: ‘She looked at me as if/though she’d never seen me before’; ‘He walked with difficulty as if/though…
Artificial
Artificial = contrived by art rather than nature or unreal or not of natural origin: ‘I still prefer sugar to all those artificial sweeteners’; ‘Most people look better under artificial…
Arise
Arise (arising, arose, arisen) is an intransitive verb, just like arrive, happen etc: (1) To come into being; originate: ‘A new religious movement originated in that country’; ‘The problem first…
Argument – English editing.
(1) A statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: ‘He presents a strong argument in favor of reservation issue.’ (2) A discussion involving differing points of view; debate…
Appropriate – English editing.
Appropriate = suitable in a particular situation: ‘Once we know more about the cause of the problem, we can take appropriate action.’ ‘To offer them more money at this stage…