noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a colour combination/combination of colours (= the colours that exist or that you put together )
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In autumn the leaves create lovely colour combinations.
a colour combination/combination of colours (= the colours that exist or that you put together )
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In autumn the leaves create lovely colour combinations.
a combination/variety/number of factors
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A combination of factors led to the closure of the factory.
a lethal combination
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Higher taxes and higher inflation were a lethal combination .
a set/combination of circumstances
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This was a very unusual set of circumstances.
combination lock
combination oven
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
different
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The system can be used in different combinations and packs down into one stuff sack.
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Abbott has not yet analyzed the results for patients taking different combinations of drugs.
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Taken together, different combinations of presidential, electoral, and party systems can have profound effects on democratic performance.
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Why are there different combinations of extinct species in each layer of rock?
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You end up with a gridded image with each square a different combination of negative exposure and flash exposure.
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He mixes different combinations and succeeds in getting the yellow color and then losing it.
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You will in fact find any shade will look acceptable so experiment with different combinations before embarking on an actual garment.
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It is a random arrangement of all the colors imaginable, with continually different color combinations at every glance.
lethal
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N New tank syndrome: A lethal combination of all the problems mentioned in this article.
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Not to mention that lethal combination of hands and strength.
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Together however, these factors can prove a lethal combination .
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This is a potentially lethal combination , but modern techniques help to safeguard us from those risks.
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The little church has suffered from the rigours of time and town planning, normally a lethal combination , and survived.
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An aptly named gas, discovered in 1766, it had that potentially lethal combination of having both explosive and lifting properties.
possible
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This distinction, coupled with the previous one, yields four possible combinations of fact, each needing discussion.
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The design of an experiment typically takes two of these factors and combines them in all possible combinations .
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Some people fondly believe that chess-playing computers work by internally trying out all possible combinations of chess moves.
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There are 25 possible combinations of two or more of the liquids.
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Now let us look at the possible combinations .
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As you can imagine, there are many possible combinations .
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The figure therefore gives the possible combinations of project outcome and additional information.
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The Census forms admit of some 63 possible combinations of race.
right
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Always practise on a sample of fabric first to find the right combination .
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The right combination of convictions could ship him to death row.
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It is sometimes difficult to fet the right combination of storage and hanging space.
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Picking the right combination for a team is one of the keys to a successful climb.
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Systematic Cleaning Systematic cleaning is the adoption of the right combination of energy for the circumstances with regard to time and cost.
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The makers Schott claim that this porous glass material has exactly the right combination of aerobic and anaerobic opportunities for bacterial growth.
unique
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From this superb range comes Ribbon Gel; a unique striped combination gel.
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They employed a unique combination of theoretic analysis, practical grasp, and imaginative foresight.
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Our unique combination of skills has helped literally thousands of companies.
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The scenery is breathtaking, a unique combination of mountains, fells, pastures and forested valleys filled with lakes and farms.
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A unique combination , offering an unequalled nationwide service.
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The membership of the teams is bringing together a unique combination of experience and expertise in developing services for carers.
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The Open University has a unique combination of foundation courses followed by a modular course structure.
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This may well be a unique combination which will produce a slightly different organism with new characteristics.
various
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The point is that various combinations of government and private sector organization, finance and production are possible.
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The manager is concerned about how teams are orchestrated on various scales, with various combinations of players and various resources exchanged.
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Other techniques may also be used, both in isolation and in various combinations .
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These are doubled up in various combinations to form up to 64 hexagrams.
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Yamaha use various combinations of polyester and polyurethane on their guitars.
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This approach is broadly statistical in nature, as it involves corpus analysis to determine the empirical likelihood of various syntactic combinations .
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The results of associating various combinations of thymocytes and stromal cells are summarized in Table 1.
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The remaining lines to the right have all been climbed by various combinations of Newton, McGinley and Liz Wade.
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drug
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Nineteen had used only one drug prior to heroin use, principally cannabis, the rest using a variety of drug combinations .
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At that point, they are put on other drug combinations .
lock
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He laid it on the bed, turned the combination locks and lifted the lid.
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I took it down from the wall to reveal the circular door of a wall safe with a combination lock .
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Next to it was a steel security cupboard fitted with a combination lock .
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The case sported matching brass hardware, including a pair of clasps, each with its own three-number combination lock .
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Remember the analogy of the combination lock .
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The only thing holding me up would be fumbling at the combination lock or renting a towel.
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And a briefcase with one of those combination locks .
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I had twenty minutes to see what I could do about his combination locks .
therapy
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But he says that any drugs to block this process would have to form part of a combination therapy .
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Kaiser says it will also provide the latest three-drug combination therapies , if appropriate.
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Data from combination therapy studies are also gradually becoming available.
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Thus, for several reasons, combination therapy with artemisinin or a derivative makes therapeutic sense.
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She said he had not shown any symptoms for some time but had recently started taking combination therapy drugs.
■ VERB
involve
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Training methods involve repeating these combinations until the juxtaposition of foot, hip and shoulder becomes automatic.
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The program involves a combination of relaxation and visualization exercises, along with some structured statements called affirmations.
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Her exercising and her diets, involving theories about food combinations , had irritated me for months.
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Frequently the stresses involve a combination of these different levels.
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Helping the Disabled Siting a new bureau involves a complex combination of local objectives, suitability, costing and availability.
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Human machines everywhere are built up from mechanisms involving combinations of motion in a straight line and motion in a circle.
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The approach to pro-active searches is well established and involves a combination of desk and field research.
offer
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The latest addition to our successful twin-colour Designer Range of Tilturn and Casement windows offers endless colour combinations , inside and out.
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Technology analysts offered a combination of answers last weekend.
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Powter offers women an irresistible combination of promises.
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The approach is cognitive and the books offer a combination of explanations, examples, and a variety of imaginative exercises.
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Prestige saucepans and bakeware offer the perfect combination - excellent performance and quality.
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Delapre Park offers a charming combination of an Elizabethan walled garden, parkland and woodland walks.
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A well-designed and efficiently controlled system offers the best combination of comfort, convenience and economy, but it's not essential.
use
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Many complementary practitioners use combinations of these disciplines.
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We have arbitrarily grouped them in three categories: Many of these methods can be used in combination .
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Thrusters were then used to pull the combination further ahead.
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We shall only use these strange complex-number combinations at the quantum level.
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Different tribes often use different colours and combinations of feathers to identify themselves.
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Sometimes it is necessary to use a combination of two AEDs.
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She used a combination of small weights, to have the fun of adding them up.
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They are used in combination to set apart two main groups, the detrital and the chemical.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Banana, orange juice, and cream may seem an odd combination , but together they make a delicious drink.
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I'll have the shrimp and chicken combination , please.
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If all the team are playing well, then don't change a winning combination .
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Our problems were due to a combination of bad management and lack of experience.
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The new device is a combination copier, fax, image scanner, and document printer.
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The sweater is made of a combination of natural and synthetic fibres.
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Their music is an odd combination of jazz and opera.
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They were a perfect combination - Anton as chef and Guy as restaurant manager.
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What's the matter? Can't you remember the combination ?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A combination of fears leads to this unfortunate situation.
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He had tried every combination of the antibiotics we had on board, and was running out of tablets.
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His leadership style was to maintain power through a combination of force and cunning strategy.
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Most were attracted by her intoxicating combination of beauty, wit and charm, but others were cowed.
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The nationalization of local politics arose from a specific combination of economic, social and political processes which no longer applies.
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This combination of your political beliefs and actions is the essence of the domain of political science called political behavior or micropolitics.
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This, as far as we know, is the first reported case of the combination of gold induced and infective colitis.