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Collocations for choice - noun

1. act of choosing

ADJECTIVE

careful, good, informed, right, wise
a careful choice of words
bad, wrong
difficult, hard, stark, tough
She faced the stark choice of backing the new plan or losing her job.
easy, simple
In the end, the choice was quite easy.
conscious, deliberate
When did you make a conscious choice to become an artist?
natural
rational
moral
Doctors have to make moral choices every day of their lives.
personal
These are personal choices that people must make for themselves.
career, food, lifestyle
Much ill health is the result of poor diet and lifestyle choices.

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VERB + choice

make
be faced with, face
dictate, guide, influence
Your needs should dictate your choice.

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PREPOSITION

by choice, from choice, out of choice
I wouldn't have come to this bar by choice!
of choice (= that is/should be chosen by a particular group of people for a particular purpose)
It's the software of choice for business use.
of your choice (= that you choose yourself)
First prize will be a meal for two at a restaurant of your choice.
choice about
to make choices about their future

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2. chance/ability to choose

ADJECTIVE

clear
free
Students have a free choice from a range of subjects.
first
You can have first choice of all the rooms.
multiple
a test with multiple choice questions
consumer, parental, public
individual, personal

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VERB + choice

have
I now had a clear choice: either I accept their terms or I leave.
exercise
Everyone in a democracy has the right to exercise choice.
give sb, offer sb, present sb with
We gave her the choice, and she decided she'd like a bike for her birthday.
extend

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PREPOSITION

choice about
He had no choice about that.
choice as to
to extend parental choice as to which schools children should attend
choice between
She has a choice between three different universities.
choice of
a choice of wines

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PHRASES

freedom of choice
have little choice but to do sth, have no choice but to do sth
I had no choice but to cancel my trip.
have no choice in the matter
The way he behaved meant that we had no choice in the matter.
leave sb with little choice, leave sb with no choice
Your decision leaves me with no choice but to resign.

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3. things from which you can/must choose

ADJECTIVE

good, wide
limited
available
a range of available choices

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VERB + choice

have, offer
We offer a choice of ten different destinations.
limit, narrow
Smoking may limit your choice of contraception.
expand

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choice + VERB

be available (to sb), be open to sb
a limited range of choices available to buyers

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PREPOSITION

choice of
The store has a very limited choice of ties.

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PHRASES

be spoilt for choice (= to have a large number of things from which to choose)

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4. sb/sth that is chosen

ADJECTIVE

excellent, good, happy, ideal, inspired, perfect, smart (esp. AmE)
It was a happy choice of venue
bad, poor, unfortunate
Baldwin was a poor choice for such a role.
appropriate
odd
logical, obvious
Bill is the obvious choice for captain of the team.
popular
first, second
Our first choice for a site was already taken.
top
People were asked about their top choices for meeting locations.
preferred
The hotel is the preferred choice for business people.

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VERB + choice

regret
She was starting to regret her choice.
defend, justify
Maria defended her choice of name for the child.
question
She questioned the choice of Murphy for this role.

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PREPOSITION

choice as
Mary is a popular choice as chair of the committee.
choice for
I think she's a very good choice for captain.
choice of
I don't think much of her choice of outfit.

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Collocations for choice - adj.

Choice is used with these nouns:
beef, cut, morsel, word

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