Notice that the italic words are nice collocation you can use in formal academic writing:

1. This trend appears to reflect the change of consumption pattern in Australia.
2. Cigarette advertising in television is the main complaint of parents in today’s world.
3. In the last meeting he elaborates arguments about  developing new business.
4. Scientists is struggling to carry out further research in genetic engineering.
5. The renewed spread of malaria in recent year, particularly in South Africa, has been a cause of great concern to health workers around the world.
6. This trend becomes even more alarming.
7. Many countries put laws and regulations about corruption into place.
8. People’ s opinion about GM foods has changed drastically over the last 3 years.
9. Communication is critical factor in dealing with problems related to  generation gap between parents and children.
10. Globalisation has altered the world into  few islands of wealth that are surrounded by thousand oceans of poverty.