"dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power" - The journalist exposed the widespread ______ in the government., corruption, depression, bureaucracy, protagonist, "a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money" - High ______ makes everyday goods more expensive., inflation, buying habits, consumer spending, cash cow, "technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications" - ________ has transformed modern education., Research and Development (R&D), communications technology, Information and Communication technology (ICT), tech savy, "a long and severe recession in an economy or market" - The Great ________ affected economies worldwide., depression, inflation, waste disposal, pressure groups, "excessively complicated administrative procedure" - The new policy is slowed down by unnecessary ________ ., bureaucracy, superannuation, protagonist, compromise, "topics relating to the protection of the environment" - The politician promised to focus on ________ ., green issues, global warming, carbon credits, life expectancy, "being aware of one's health and making healthy choices" - There is a growing ________ among young people today., life expectancy, buying habits, industrial emissions, health consciousness, "the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful effects" - Air ________ is a major problem in big cities., pollution, industrial emissions, commission, global warming, "the way people buy goods and services" - Online shopping has completely changed our ________ ., compromise, protagonist, inflation, buying habits, "work directed toward the innovation and improvement of products" - The company invests heavily in ________ to stay competitive., life expectancy, communications technology, Information and Communication technology (ICT), Research and Development (R&D), "the length of time that something such as an electrical product is likely to last" - The ________ of this washing machine is about 10 years., carbon credits, threshold, life expectancy, backflip, "the money that people use to buy goods and services, showing how much they are buying and contributing to the economy". - ________ increased during the holiday season., commission, consumer spending, compromise, dismayed, "how we handle and get rid of things we no longer need, making sure to do so in a way that doesn't harm the environment" - Proper ________ is crucial for a clean city., dismayed, commission, backflip, waste disposal, "units used in a system that allows organizations the right to produce a certain amount of carbon, and allows them to buy or sell those rights" - The factory bought ________ to offset its emissions., carbon credits, backbencher, bureaucracy, compromise, "organizations or groups of people who come together to try to influence the government or public opinions about a particular issue they care about" - Environmental ________ organized a protest outside the parliament., Research and Development (R&D), protagonist, dismayed, pressure groups, "the gradual increase in the earth's overall temperature, mainly due to the buildup of gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere" - ________ is causing sea levels to rise., cash cow, global warming, backbencher, commission, "tools and devices like phones, computers, and the internet that help people send and receive information and stay connected". - ________ has made remote work possible., compromise, communications technology, commission, carbon credits, "pollutants released by factories and plants, contributing to air pollution, climate change, and health issues" - The government is introducing strict laws to reduce ________ ., waste disposal, dump, industrial emissions, commission, "a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition" - The ________ asked a difficult question during the session., backbencher, bureaucracy, dismayed, protagonist, "to get rid of something unwanted" - The company decided to ________ the unprofitable project., offset, commission, dismayed, dump, "regular payment made into a fund by an employee toward a future pension" - She contributes 10% of her salary to her ________, bundle, superannuation, backbencher, ground, "a leading figure or champion of a cause" - He was a leading ________ in the fight for equal rights., compromise, protagonist, backbencher, Information and Communication technology (ICT), "to counterbalance or compensate for something" - The lower tax rate would be ________ by an increase in other charges., offset, bureaucracy, pressure groups, blatant, "to regain money that has been spent or lost" - The investors hope to ________ their losses next year., backbencher, dump, recoup, enact, "done openly and unashamedly" - It was a ________ grab for cash by the authorities., dismayed, blatant, backbencher, inflation, "an area of knowledge or subject; to retreat or yield" - The government refused to give ________ on the new tax laws., bureaucracy, ground, health consciousness, corruption, "the level at which one starts to feel or react to something" - Backpackers should not be eligible for the tax-free _______, recoup, dump, dismayed, threshold, "to withdraw a claim or assertion in the face of opposition" - The federal government ________ on the tax plan., backpacker, backtrack, backflip, backdown, "to force something to be accepted or put in place" - They planned to ________ a 32.5 percent tax on backpackers., compromise, backtrack, impose, backflip, "a complete change of opinion or policy" - The opposition criticized the government's latest _______, threshold, backflip, dismayed, backtrack, "a business, investment, or product that provides a steady income" - The tourism industry feared being treated as a ________, cash cow, superannuation, pressure groups, dismayed, "to make a bill or other proposal law" - Legislation will be required to ________ the new tax arrangements., backbencher, enact, backflip, bureaucracy, "struck with disappointment or concern" - Farmers were increasingly ________ by the new policies., backflip, pressure groups, backbencher, dismayed, "a person who travels cheaply carrying their equipment in a rucksack" - The ________ tax caused a lot of controversy., protagonist, backflip, backpacker, backbencher, "a reversal of a previous policy or decision" - The move comes within weeks of the Government's ________ on superannuation., backbencher, backflip, protagonist, backtrack, "to tie or roll up a number of things together" - The charge is usually ________ into the cost of transport., bundle, backbencher, enact, offset, "an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people" - The tax ________ ruled on the 2015 budget., commission, communications technology, threshold, inflation, "an agreement reached by each side making concessions" - Under a ________ deal, they agreed to a lower rate., backflip, backbencher, carbon credits, compromise

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