Conflict of Interest Disclosure Language Collocations
Practise the standard verbs for handling a conflict of interest disclosure properly.
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Fill in: 'We ___ any potential conflict of interest as soon as it arises, rather than waiting for someone else to happen to notice it first.'
We 'disclose a conflict' — the standard, simple collocation for reporting a potential conflict of interest. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'Staying silent about a personal financial stake in a vendor decision can ___ a genuinely biased choice looking like an ordinary business decision.'
We say non-disclosure will 'leave' a biased choice looking neutral — the standard, natural collocation for the resulting cover-up. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ every disclosed conflict against a written policy, rather than a manager's own informal, inconsistent judgment call.'
We 'review a conflict' — the standard, simple collocation for formally assessing a disclosed situation. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the conflicted person from the actual decision entirely, rather than merely asking them to be extra careful while still involved.'
We 'recuse a person' — the standard, simple collocation for removing someone from a decision due to a conflict. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ disclosures on file for future audits, rather than treating a one-time conversation as the entire record.'
We 'keep a disclosure' — the standard, simple collocation for maintaining a formal record of a reported conflict. The other options aren't idiomatic here.