Across
- 4. The trains here differ from ~ in neighbouring countries in their level of speed and comfort.
- 7. While customs in the region changed very little, significant ~ was observed in culinary preferences.
- 9. The ~ of a new library helped the university attract more students.
- 11. Their current problems are a ~ of their past carelessness.
- 12. The ~ of the coastline is a threat to many properties overlooking the sea.
- 13. There has been a ~ increase in the level of rice production in recent years.
- 15. Healthy eating is an important part of ~ prevention.
- 17. There has been a significant ~ in coal production due to the government’s greenhouse gas emission targets.
Down
- 1. The extent of the debt has serious ~ for the immediate future of the company.
- 2. A great amount of ~ has been made over the last month and we now expect the site to open in September.
- 3. The arts body lobbied heavily for greater government support, arguing that the arts had been grossly ~ for years.
- 5. The director of the mission was fully prepared for the ~ of technical difficulties.
- 6. They assumed the event would be a success, but this ~ turned out to be wrong.
- 8. The crowd was ~ to be around 100,000, although organisers claimed it was even more.
- 10. The recent ~ in the unemployment rate has swelled the government’s approval rating.
- 11. The coach spent a ~ amount of time helping the new player fit into the team structure.
- 14. The group members were extremely diverse in terms of age and cultural background, so it was difficult to ~ the needs of everybody.
- 16. She wants to stay on at the university and undertake ~ studies.