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There is a strong case to be made for + V-ing

Band 7+task2

Used to argue that there are convincing reasons in favour of a particular action or policy.

Examples

“There is a strong case to be made for increasing investment in early childhood education.”

“Given the evidence, there is a strong case to be made for banning single-use plastics.”

“There is a strong case to be made for lowering the voting age to 16 in local elections.”

Band 8 sentence

“On balance, there is a strong case to be made for subsidising renewable energy infrastructure.”

Collocations

  • make a case for + V-ing / for + NP

Word family

case nounmake a case for phrase

Common mistakes

There is a strong case to make for introduce new laws.→There is a strong case to be made for introducing new laws.

There is a strong case for to introduce restrictions.→There is a strong case for introducing restrictions.

Say it for a higher band

5People should→6It is a good idea to→7+There is a strong case to be made for + V-ing

Synonyms

It would be sensible to

Easily confused

make a case for vs have a reason to

“Researchers make a case for stricter regulations based on the data.”

Related words

It is imperative that + clauseOn the other hand, + clauseIn my opinion, + clauseTo sum up, + clauseThese findings have important implications for + NPIt took + somebody + [time] + to + VOne advantage of + Noun/Gerund + is + ...This paper contends that + clause

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