verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
clarify a point (= make it clearer )
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Could you clarify a couple of points for me?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
further
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The Public Health Act of 1875 further clarified the duties of sanitary authorities.
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This is not absolutely necessary but it would stretch your imagination and further clarify the entire research process from beginning to end.
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In another, slightly later apocryphal work, the Acts of Thomas, the issue is further clarified .
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To further clarify the benefit of the combination of topical techniques for tumour destruction and external beam radiotherapy randomised studies are required.
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The structure can be further clarified by using headings and the layout of the document.
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He must submit a budget during the first week in February, which should further clarify his revenue needs and sources.
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At the meeting, I further clarified the position as follows: - 1.
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Lyotard further clarifies this distinction in discussion of fantasies and hallucination.
how
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New large telescopes may clarify how galaxies form - at present a surprisingly difficult puzzle - and why they cluster.
■ NOUN
attempt
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For all that, the teacher can hardly be absolved from the attempt to clarify his own mind.
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This may sound unduly harsh, but most attempts at clarifying organizational values produce numbingly similar results.
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It is when we make an attempt to clarify it that the confidence begins to desert us in the face of difficulties.
issue
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If all plausible values fall on one side of this point, this result may clarify the issues and thus assist decision-making.
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District Judge Leonard B.. Sand to clarify legal issues .
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The prophet Elijah's approach to this was direct: Confront the people and clarify the issues .
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Let us illustrate in order to clarify the issue .
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As a result of that discussion, Mr Lilley was dispatched to television and radio studios to clarify the issue .
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First, it can clarify concepts and issues and so help with the assessment and understanding of clients' problems.
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A return to ready-made art might clarify the issues .
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Research over the next 10 years should greatly clarify the issue .
law
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Officials sought to simplify the judicial process and clarify the criminal law .
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That is why it is important to clarify the law .
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Government during this period sought to clarify the law and simplify judicial procedure.
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One of the primary reasons for the Bill is to clarify the law .
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While they can clarify crucial points of law , some decisions appear contradictory.
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This would, perhaps, clarify the law .
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By contrast, legalising something may either clarify the law where it was previously unclear, or introduce or extend rights.
matter
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The Advertising Standards Authority upheld my complaint and ruled that the advertisements should be amended to clarify the matter .
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Everyone agreed that further conversations might help clarify the matter .
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Please could you clarify this matter .
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To clarify matters , let us go back a step and ask some basic questions.
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Nevertheless, some general, if brief, discussion of some of the more directly relevant philosophical issues may help clarify matters .
meaning
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Many of the amendments have been introduced to clarify the meaning of the regulations and do not change their scope.
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Whether they are made implicitly or explicitly, the problem still remains of clarifying their meaning .
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Examples of the two extremes may clarify the meaning .
nature
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Oakeshott's objective in Experience and its Modes is to clarify the nature of philosophy.
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A major activity of psychological research is to try to clarify the nature of constructs and verify their existence.
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Our results do not clarify the nature of the GOR-asthma relation or the mechanisms of reflux induced asthma.
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They are intended merely to clarify the specific nature of this difficulty.
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The purpose is to begin clarifying the nature of any problem or decision.
point
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It is important however to clarify some of the points made in relation to this often complex issue.
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A simple calculation will clarify the point .
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An official statement the companies were hammering out also at press time was unlikely to clarify that point .
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Alistair was called in to clarify a point for the judge in camera, as was Judy.
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We clarified a number of points before the legislation was introduced.
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From there, indicate that you want to clarify a few points so this type of problem does not occur again.
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We apologise to Mr Souness and are happy to clarify the point .
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However, the House will have further opportunities during the debate to clarify that important point .
policy
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Can you clarify Labour party policy by saying whether Labour is in favour of Bolshevism or against it?
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Mr Kinnock will also have to clarify several confusions in policy .
position
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But the commission did clarify Gloucester's position in one area of the north where it had previously been somewhat equivocal.
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It had not been able to clarify its position on vital issues such as Punjab violence and communalism.
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I and my colleagues understand the anxiety caused by uncertainties like this and will clarify the position as early as possible.
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Therefore, I have raised an invoice for the tape, but will cancel it once we have clarified the position .
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The establishment of the Accounting Standards Board has not clarified the position .
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Can he clarify the position in relation to 15 Para and talk in terms of numbers rather than amalgamations?
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It was now of the utmost importance for the Unionists to clarify their own position .
problem
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In this situation the salesperson should question the nature of the objection in order to clarify the specific problem at hand.
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It is well worth pausing from time to time to clarify what problem each person thinks he or she is solving.
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Further work is in progress to clarify this problem .
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You clarify the problem as visually as possible; and then you get ten different solutions shouted out.
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What is needed is some new observation or insight to clarify the problem .
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In order to clarify the problem , and put it into perspective, a number of questions need to be asked.
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But most of these can be regarded as experimental works designed to clarify the problems that Picasso was facing in his painting.
question
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He teaches by asking questions to help the student clarify his question.
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There is much debate about which medication is more effective, and future studies may clarify that question .
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A look at some examples of the so-called progressive rock of the mid - and late 1960s may clarify this question .
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They 71 write, add details, clarify questions , and expand important parts.
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At this point, I should like to clarify a question or two which the reader may find puzzling, such as anti-semitism.
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He shrugged his shoulders and waited for her to clarify her question .
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Listen carefully, clarify with questions if necessary, but don't challenge that person's expertise.
relationship
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The Administration proposed a declaration clarifying the relationship between this Article and international law.
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The Administration proposed an understanding clarifying the relationship between these goals and other traditional goals of the penal system such as punishment.
role
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The conference wished to clarify the role of management committees and review the suitability of the name of the committee.
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Senior management failed to take a lead in clarifying the role of the Beacon in the department's services to under fives.
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Its objectives are to clarify the role of scientists and engineers in the process of technological change.
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Further work is necessary to clarify the role of this environmental organism in chronic enteritis in man.
situation
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It's in your interests to clarify the situation .
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What none of the trio could get used to was Evelyn's continued refusal to make a move to clarify her situation .
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It was time to clarify the confused political situation in Berry.
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I hope that this will clarify the situation for your readers while in no way putting them off the certified training scheme.
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But, for the data analyst who is prepared to use judgement as well as arithmetic, smoothing can clarify many otherwise ragged situations .
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For example, trying to get organized or to clarify your situation when you are at your wits' end may not work.
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But at least they would clarify the current situation and offer the Prince a place in history alongside his great uncle.
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The thematic advance which clarifies the central situation .
■ VERB
ask
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But he confirmed he would be asked to clarify what his remarks were intended to mean.
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Where possible, data items were cross checked against one another and the establishments were asked to clarify the few inconsistencies that arose.
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If in doubt ask the person to clarify it for you.
help
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We hope our advisory group will help us clarify our responses to these and other questions during the consultative process.
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Everyone agreed that further conversations might help clarify the matter.
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The results of this investigation should help to clarify some of the complex issues involved in the debate on gender and schooling.
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Perhaps it would help them clarify their thinking.
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He teaches by asking questions to help the student clarify his question.
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We are here to help you clarify the themes of your life.
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You've helped clarify my thoughts.
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An example might help to clarify what I mean.
need
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The division of powers between president and parliament needs to be clarified .
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But distinctions between the definitions of tenancies and licence are unclear and need to be clarified legally.
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Only ask questions on these topics if there is something you are genuinely unsure of and need to clarify .
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Furthermore, the use of subsidies needs to be clarified and directed more towards rural electricity and renewable energy.
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Further studies are needed to clarify the presence of H pylori in saliva or plaque, and also in faeces.
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Before continuing with our main theme there are a few points that may need clarifying .
seek
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It can seek to clarify thinking about other aspects of the relationship between language and thought.
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The research will seek to clarify the influences that lead to this.
try
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Rather, the sociologist tries to clarify the complexity of the real world.
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A major activity of psychological research is to try to clarify the nature of constructs and verify their existence.
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Let's try to disentangle and clarify some of them.
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The man in charge of the crew has spent much of the day trying to clarify the situation with aid workers in Bosnia.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I hope this statement has helped to clarify a few points.
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Illustrations are provided to help clarify the written instructions.
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The senator tried to clarify his position on abortion.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After it finished all the clarifying, State Street immediately had a chance to put its new communications focus to work.
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All the rules and definitions that we have outlined so far will be clarified and simplified by the examples that follow.
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As it is thereby illustrated and developed its implications should clarify .
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Government during this period sought to clarify the law and simplify judicial procedure.
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Officials sought to simplify the judicial process and clarify the criminal law.
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The first rehearsals of an opéra would often be chaos if his talents, or activity, did not clarify the performance.
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Tutors learn to clarify their thinking, and tutees often experience cognitive conflict from being exposed to the views of peer tutors.
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Use your abilities to negotiate, clarify , request, and assess instead.