[Несмотря на, вопреки] their objections, the committee voted to endorse the proposed changes.

Despite In spite of Over

10% of the subjects were unable to [различать] any difference in color.

perceive detect observe notice

After six months, he had [приобрел, появился] a real Southern accent.

acquired

Anyone who likes orange juice made from [концентрата] has no real taste buds.

concentrate

Another company appears to have a clear [прежнюю] claim on the invention.

prior

Fred found it to be an intricate [комплекс, здание] with endless corridors.

complex structure installation

I found their [отношение, точку зрения] very worrisome, indeed.

attitude approach viewpoint

In [отличие от] to his brothers, Milt refused to go to college.

contrast

It was patently [заметно, явно] why she had lied to them.

Hint: ”Patently” means ‘very’.

obvious

Info: Only “obvious” collocates with “patently”.

It was time to get some [профессиональный, консультацию специалиста] advice.

professional

Lee’s [прибыль, доходы] soon rose to over £7500 per month.

Hint: Note that this term is usually in the singular!

income

Life as a school [заместитель] turned out to be quite chaotic.

substitute

Lunar space stations 1 and 2 appear to have lost [связь] with the salvage party.

contact

Medical opinions still [не совпадаю, отличаются, расходятся] as to the fundamental cause of Parkinson’s.

vary diverge are divergent disagree differ

My latest article was together with three [co-авторами] .

authors

Pasteur’s experiments [доказывают, служат доказательством, показывают] that bacteria were the cause of numerous illnesses.

Hint: Find a synonym for “proved”!

demonstrated proved showed

Pythagorus [вывел] his theorum about triangles from basic geometric principles.

derived

Since our Board has nine members, five [составляют] a quorum.

Hint: A ‘quorum’ = enough members are present to make decisions.

constitute comprise

Some of the theoretical aspects of information [технологии] were rather difficult.

technology

The [физические] conditions of working in the Arctic were less exhausting than the mental effects of continual darkness.

physical

The Sumerian [культура] flourished in the Euphrates valley well before 3000 B.C.

culture

There was [достаточно, много] evidence to convict all 5 accused company officers.

Hint: Find a synonym for “enough”!

sufficient enough

This family does not seem to be in the voter [списке избирателей] .

register

When a nerve signal reaches the muscle, it [сократилась] accordingly.

contracts

You will be [назначен на должность, определен] to the Public Relations Department for the time being.

assigned