Question

1939 1 With these new policies the government hopes to obtain economic stability. With these new policies the government hopes to [[obtain]] economic stability. achieve When you are talking about something that takes a long time and a great amount of work or effort, use achieve (NOT obtain ): 'By the end of the course you really feel that you have achieved something.' 'The company intends to achieve all these goals within the next five years.' 'Her only purpose in life was to achieve stardom.'

Accepted Answer

obtain ✗ With these new policies the government hopes to achieve economic stability. With these new policies the government hopes to [[achieve]] economic stability. obtain | achieve

Idx	1939
Keyword	obtain
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	With these new policies the government hopes to obtain economic stability.
Correct Sentence	With these new policies the government hopes to achieve economic stability.
Cloze Error Sentence	With these new policies the government hopes to [[obtain]] economic stability.
Cloze Sentence	With these new policies the government hopes to [[achieve]] economic stability.
Cloze Answer	achieve
Choices	obtain \| achieve
Explanation	When you are talking about something that takes a long time and a great amount of work or effort, use achieve (NOT obtain ): 'By the end of the course you really feel that you have achieved something.' 'The company intends to achieve all these goals within the next five years.' 'Her only purpose in life was to achieve stardom.'

Achieve Obtain Policies Government Hopes Economic Stability Talking