Register & Style — Formal Vocabulary

We would like to ______ about the availability of meeting rooms. (= ask)

The department aims to ______ sufficient funding for the research programme. (= get)

The committee will ______ a new framework for data protection. (= start)

The panel will ______ by making a formal recommendation. (= end)

The researchers sought to ______ the exact location of the anomaly. (= find out)

The report ______ that further investment would be required. (= showed)

The board will ______ modern software tools in all regional offices. (= use)

A ______ increase in costs will impact all departments. (= big)

The pollution has had a ______ effect on the local ecosystem. (= bad)

New technology will ______ the transition to renewable energy. (= help)

The merger will ______ in January of next year. (= start)

The inspector sought to ______ whether safety procedures had been followed. (= find out)

The new policy has had ______ consequences for small businesses. (= bad)

The committee voted to ______ advanced data analytics in its reporting. (= use)

The chairman ______ that the project would be completed within budget. (= said formally)

The study ______ a significant drop in public trust following the scandal. (= showed)

Could you please ______ whether the venue is available on 12 March? (= ask)

A ______ proportion of respondents reported feeling underpaid. (= big)

We need to find out the cause of the system failure as soon as possible.

The new safety rules will start on 1 April.

There has been a big rise in the cost of raw materials.