PHRASES: To make great strides in; Still, the point remains that; There has been virtually no attempt

to; There are compelling reasons to; In an attempt to, To lie at the heart of; To underscore the fact that; Already theres a move on to COLLOCATIONS: the overwhelming majority of; A/the fundamental point; A sizeable number of; Widely accepted; Exceedingly unlikely; Gain admission to; Generate controversy; Rely largely on; SS: (sth happened), with (sth else happening); once+passive verb (sth else happens/ed) FRAMES: to interpret(recast)_in terms of(along the lines)_; X no more (does) __than y (does) __; POLYWORDS: only insofar as