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Collocations for scope - noun

1. opportunity

ADJECTIVE

full
In her new house she had full scope for her passion for gardening.
ample, considerable, enormous, great, huge, tremendous
limited

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VERB + scope

have
allow (sb), give sb, leave (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)
These courses give students more scope for developing their own ideas.
increase, reduce

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PREPOSITION

scope for
There is limited scope for creativity in my job.

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2. range/extent

ADJECTIVE

broad, wide
epic, vast
This is a novel of epic scope and grand passions.
global, international, national
sheer
The sheer scope of the project was impressive.
limited, narrow
The scope of the exhibition is disappointingly narrow.
proper
the proper scope of the criminal law
geographic (esp. AmE), geographical
The geographical scope of product markets has widened since the war.

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VERB + scope

broaden, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, widen
limit, narrow, reduce, restrict
define, determine
These criteria were used to determine the scope of the curriculum.

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scope + VERB

broaden, expand, extend, increase

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PREPOSITION

beyond the scope of, outside the scope of
The subject lies outside the scope of this book.
in (sth's) scope
The survey is too limited in (its) scope.
within the scope of
These disputes fall within the scope of the local courts.

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