Questão 211681

Collocations can be categorized by their strength of association. Strong collocations feature words that are almost exclusively paired together, such as 'mitigating circumstances'. In contrast, weak collocations involve words that can be paired with a wide variety of other words, like the adjective 'big' (big house, big mistake, big car). This distinction is crucial for advanced students aiming for precision in high-level examinations. Which of the following pairs is an example of a strong collocation according to standard linguistic use?