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He's against the idea, but I think I can talk him ___ it.

take s.o. into (doing) s.t.

___ the course ___ the interview it became clear that he was not the right person for the job.

in the course of

The box is made of plastic, ___ opposed ___ wood.

as opposed to

He was ___ serious need ___ a haircut.

in need of

___ view ___ what you've said, I think we should reconsider our proposed course of action.

In view of

Students are selected for scholarships ___ means ___ an open, national competition.

by means of

Their parents only stayed together ___ the sake ___ the children.

for the sake of

He came home early ___ order ___ see the children before they went to bed.

in order to

We’re collecting money ___ aid ___ cancer research.

in aid of

___ spite ___ his injury, Ricardo will play in Saturday’s game.

In spite of

They were given food and shelter ___ exchange ___ work.

in exchange for

The camping area has ready access to water, ___ case ___ a fire.

in case of

___ lack ___ anything better to do, we went to the park.

For lack of

She saw a deer when she went out ___ search ___ firewood.

in search of

His comments were ___ reference ___ a question someone asked.

in reference to

The council has not acted ___ accordance ___ its obligations.

in accordance with

___ common ___ many parents, they feel torn between their family and work.

In common with

___ respect ___ your request, I am not yet able to agree.

With respect to

___ the event ___ an actual emergency, you will be told what to do.

In the event of

Organizers were forced to cancel the event ___ account ___ the extremely hot weather

on account of

She is ___ charge ___ hiring new employees.

in charge of

___ the light ___ recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings.

In (the) light of

I'm still ___ the process ___ applying for my permanent residency.

in the process of

He sent me some flowers ___ way ___ an apology.

by way of