adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
benefit greatly/enormously/considerably etc
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I’m sure you’ll benefit greatly from the visit.
considerably/greatly/widely
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The amount of food available varies considerably from season to season.
contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to sth
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Enya’s success has contributed substantially to the current interest in Celtic music.
deeply/greatly
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I deeply regretted what had happened.
differ greatly/enormously
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Modern teaching methods differ greatly from those fifty years ago.
far/vastly/greatly superior
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They soon realized that the opposing team’s players were far superior to their own.
greatly inferior
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Iron is greatly inferior to steel in many ways.
greatly/highly exaggerated (= by a large amount )
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The union put the figure at 5,000, but we believe this has been greatly exaggerated.
greatly/hugely relieved
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I was greatly relieved when he agreed.
greatly/substantially/considerably reduce
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He has greatly reduced the political power of the armed forces.
highly/greatly respected
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The author is a highly respected historian.
seriously/deeply/greatly etc disturbed
strongly/greatly
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The ancient tools discovered in Ethiopia strongly resemble those found in Tanzania.
suffer badly/greatly
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The town had suffered badly in the war.
vastly/greatly/heavily outnumber
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Men in prison vastly outnumber women.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
enhanced
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The value of a doctor's notes is greatly enhanced if the information is concisely presented.
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These have turned in greatly enhanced profits for the year ending December 31.
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The last traces of independence within the military establishment were removed and the State's powers of coercion greatly enhanced .
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So, too, is the high-rise appearance and greatly enhanced performance.
improved
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Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists.
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Later developments, however, have produced greatly improved versions of this type of cladding.
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They can do this with a fraction of the water usage of the normal in-rack system and has a greatly improved performance.
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The benefits: greatly improved productivity and more effective decision making which will provide your business with an even greater competitive advantage.
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It also greatly improved blood circulation which in turn helps to induce peaceful, deep, relaxing sleep.
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Because of this greatly improved performance, the board is recommending a 33% increase in dividend to 0.8 pence.
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The result was a substantial increase in survival partly because of surgery and partly because of the greatly improved general care that infants received.
increased
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The greatly increased power which flows from the Act is enshrouded in a mist of complicated statutory provisions.
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The significantly lower plasminogen activator activity of malignant ascites is associated with greatly increased concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.
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Since work started a greatly increased number of visitors have been arriving, and since the reopening regular services have been held.
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They have also had to face greatly increased competition both to get into drama school and into the profession.
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If the amphibians could manage to deposit their eggs out of water, their young would certainly have greatly increased chances of survival.
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By 1870 the old city ramparts and defensive gateways had been torn down because they hindered the greatly increased flow of traffic.
reduced
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Companies can purchase multiple copies of popular packages at greatly reduced prices.
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Arrangement can be made to stay at the Hotel at a greatly reduced price.
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The hotel also boasts a tennis court available to all guests at greatly reduced rates.
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With a greatly reduced army, he marched into the kingdoms of Deria and Lerida.
■ VERB
add
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If possible, brush the sauce on a couple of hours before cooking as this will add greatly to the flavour.
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A general sense of impunity has added greatly to this situation.
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It believes that this has added greatly to its competitive position in the market.
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Faculty examinations are also unnecessary because they will add greatly to training and development costs.
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This phenomenon actually adds greatly to the congenial atmosphere of an agency and encourages friendship and good relations at all levels.
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Pilot schemes suggest they can add greatly to the citizen's sense of security and build support for the police.
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The quality of graphics in Death Watch is breathtaking and adds greatly to the atmosphere of fantasy and adventure.
admire
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But a chief from Puna who had greatly admired Naihe's surfing ability sent a servant to wake the sleeping chanter.
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I greatly admire the former San Francisco mayor and legislator.
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Spiers was an unassuming and kindly man, whose painstaking scholarship was greatly admired by those who knew him.
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I have combined here details from three programs that I know and whose directors, students, and ex-students I admire greatly .
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Oliver was very surprised to see all this, and greatly admired them for controlling their sadness so well.
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A friend, whom 1 admire greatly , was hospitalized after a heart attack.
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The beautifully illuminated Gondola, which was so greatly admired a year ago, will recommence nightly voyages.
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They are two singers I greatly admire .
affect
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Neville Chamberlain was greatly affected by the death of his cousin Norman and determined that such sacrifice should not be wasted.
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The direction of the new world order will be greatly affected by chance.
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The quality of the relationships is greatly affected by the approach to them and to the task adopted by the project manager.
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Some of these attributes do and some do not greatly affect the eating satisfaction of foods.
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Should the proposals come into force they would greatly affect the already unfairly restricted use of metal detectors.
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Some industries, for example plastics, will evidently not be greatly affected .
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To achieve efficiency, pruning of low-scoring readings may take place at certain points without greatly affecting the accuracy of the system.
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But it greatly affects the inherent or acquired advantages of any given situation.
appreciate
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Her ability to keep the notoriously impatient monarch amused was greatly appreciated in royal circles.
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His service and wise counsel during his tenure as chairman have been greatly appreciated by all of us on the Board.
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Prizes or donations for the Raffle would be greatly appreciated .
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If you could please take your time and respond, it would be greatly appreciated and it will be worth it.
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A muddy bottom is greatly appreciated by all Bacopa species.
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Fox and Associates greatly appreciates the opportunity to bid on this project. 16.
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We greatly appreciate the interest she is showing in our work and will value her professional guidance. 5.
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Any information would be greatly appreciated .
assist
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By 1900, imports had halved the cost of meat and bread, greatly assisting the diet of the working classes.
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This can greatly assist in tendering or in compiling house scales.
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Amplified vibration can reinforce the normal rhythm of speech and can greatly assist forming the right habits.
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The government's international rehabilitation was greatly assisted by the Gulf war.
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If a loop system is installed in the room or hall, this will greatly assist the majority of aid-users.
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The Corporate Plan, recently approved by Council, will greatly assist in the focusing of future budgets.
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As committed feminists they feel that feminism can greatly assist the professional mental health worker.
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He was always ready to help anybody and in this he was greatly assisted by Rosemary.
benefit
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As we have seen Nonconformists benefited greatly from rising standards of living and the movement to the suburbs.
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Las Vegas benefited greatly from an influx of visitors, many of whom made stopovers on the way to Phoenix.
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In both contract races Hunslet benefited greatly from its low overheads.
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But he benefits greatly by knowing that you know and respect what he wants.
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It is at this point that a right heart attitude would benefit greatly from an intelligent technique.
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If anything like this is offered, most people would benefit greatly from participating.
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They also include the control of environmental pollution, and we could benefit greatly through co-operating further on defence and foreign policy.
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In 1986, for instance, Dole supported an inheritance tax code that greatly benefited the Gallos.
change
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And he says things have changed greatly in Cleveland over the last five years.
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In those ten years, a blink of the eye to a historian, the United States changed greatly .
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Man has greatly changed himself as a person in the same period of time by changing the world in which he lives.
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Even in today's greatly changed urban landscape, the K ppersm hle in Duisburg is still a striking city landmark.
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Her father had changed greatly with his wife's death, too.
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The world has changed greatly since 1967 and it is not easy merely to return to United Nations resolution 242.
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By the end of the Second World War, however, that had greatly changed .
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Since the publication of Miss Mitford's book, unbelievably, more than twenty-five years ago, some things have greatly changed .
contribute
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Successful nominees to the committee contribute greatly to the Trust's work, offering a wealth of specialist expertise and experience.
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They felt a need to reorder a broken world, a need that contributed greatly to their intellectual growth.
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This form of characterisation greatly contributes to the enjoyment of this novel.
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Communications difficulties contributed greatly to a complete lack of coordination of efforts.
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The curve of the blade contributed greatly to this, as Henry Stephens showed in his Book of the Farm.
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At the same time he participated vigorously in the debates and contributed greatly to the clarification of many issues.
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This type of arable cropping could contribute greatly to the income of smaller units.
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It may seem odd, but this deviant definition of homosexuality contributed greatly to the rise of gay liberation.
depend
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All, of course, also depends greatly on your agency.
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Commanders naturally depended greatly on their helicopters.
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However good one's hearing may be the amount that is understood greatly depends upon you.
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The idea of fitness is a subtle one, and depends greatly on genetic make-up rather than morphology.
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Applications depend greatly on the flexibility of the program used.
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They also vary greatly depending upon the attitudes adopted by individual ministers.
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The former is extremely sensitive to orbital parameters, whereas the latter depends greatly on the nature of monsoons.
differ
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These histories may be similar on very large scales, but they will differ greatly on normal, everyday scales.
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The rural hinterland which supported the two best known cities differed greatly .
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In either case, the actual functioning of official institutions may differ greatly from their declared purposes.
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The result is that families differ greatly in their ability to express their wants in the market.
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Pluvinel regarded all horses as individuals, and recognised that their temperaments can differ greatly .
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The hero and the villain, of course, are common to both, but their personal characteristics may differ greatly .
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Taking a less detailed view, the patterns of discovery do not differ greatly .
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Not only does all mankind face death, but the various peoples of the world face death in greatly differing ways.
diminish
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Hence without the existence of heterodoxy and orthodoxy, collective struggles diminish greatly in importance in traditional societies.
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If Terk can do this without greatly diminishing either picture or sound quality, it has a winner.
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And over the past 20 years, the number of closed countries has greatly diminished .
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You will get 10 years of use, but possibly at a greatly diminished capacity.
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So we need to preserve that part of vocational education but greatly diminish narrow training for specific jobs.
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But if the principal base of lunar operations is in the equatorial region, the attractiveness of polar ice is greatly diminished .
disturb
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I couldn't possibly know, but that outburst, understandable as it was, greatly disturbed me.
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Despite it, I am quite satisfied that their evenings, their sleep and their general comfort were greatly disturbed .
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And man, lacking such things as machinery, petroleum, pesticides, etc, did not greatly disturb the environment.
encourage
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All its managers undergo an extensive training programme, and their career development is greatly encouraged .
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For some, and by any abstract test not the most important, debt is greatly encouraged .
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I have been greatly encouraged by our recent form.
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Period dress is greatly encouraged , with jeans and trainers being banned!
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The Nonconformists were therefore greatly encouraged and enjoyed much popular support at this time.
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Despite the elements of confusion, which I am sure I introduced, I was greatly encouraged by the enthusiasm shown.
enhance
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For instance, do you know the simple trick that greatly enhances the flavour and colour of vegetables during cooking?
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This in itself greatly enhances their knowledge and understanding.
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The tune is in the key of E and the whole package is greatly enhanced by Cliff's innovative guitar playing.
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The value of the 2, 000 acres of ranch property would be greatly enhanced without the landfill as its closest neighbor.
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Colour is another important point to consider with fine hair, because it can greatly enhance its appearance.
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Salads with mixed greens and top quality olive oil or walnut oil can also be greatly enhanced by confit.
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These developments have greatly enhanced our understanding of how the visual system functions.
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Such capacity is expected to greatly enhance the ability of researchers to perform complex analyses using remote resources.
enjoy
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Properly speaking, Aunt Tossie should have presented Nicandra at Court, which she would have greatly enjoyed doing.
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I greatly enjoyed being whirled past the long lines of spray, flashing in the sun.
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Several Q.T's have joined us over the months and have greatly enjoyed getting to know the students and working with them.
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For the second year running, the company hosted a party that was greatly enjoyed by all.
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Bob and Beryl Owen bought the Hall in 1978 and they both greatly enjoy the guest house business.
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He also greatly enjoyed Kenneth Horne, although his memory of the show in his autobiography was somewhat limited.
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Claire greatly enjoys the business, after a career as the Assistant Head of a laboratory.
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My swimming partner and I greatly enjoyed taking part in the event.
exaggerate
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Consider the death of Amtrak, to paraphrase Mark Twain, to be greatly exaggerated .
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Its position is similar to that of Mark Twain: reports of its death would be greatly exaggerated .
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All of these pressures are greatly exaggerated in the new lifestyles shown on the electronic media.
exceed
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Touts make money when the demand for their tickets greatly exceeds the supply at the official price.
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He uses his great influence and his knowledge as a lawyer for not paying his debts, which greatly exceed his fortune.
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Agricultural and industrial demand, amplified by population growth, often greatly exceeds the rate of natural recharge.
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For items where costs have been disclosed, these estimates have been greatly exceeded .
expand
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In December 1990 the already extensive presidential powers were greatly expanded with the creation of a new state leadership structure.
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In California and Florida, state funding and technical assistance for career academies have greatly expanded the number of such programs statewide.
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By 1958 much trade discrimination had been eliminated, and both production and the volume of trade had greatly expanded .
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And our sociological horizons have greatly expanded .
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This has been greatly expanded to provide a deeper experience for visitors.
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The bar scene greatly expanded in the seventies as well.
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The powers of the Federal government were greatly expanded .
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We present twelve different categories of these, but the number could be greatly expanded .
extend
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This list could be greatly extended with accounts of successful predictions and explanations made possible by inductively derived scientific laws and theories.
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For this reason they can not cope with climates having greatly extended winters.
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Klein's theories of projection and introjection greatly extend this model.
facilitate
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The process of communication is greatly facilitated .
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This would greatly facilitate the treatment of genetically complex tumours like colorectal cancer.
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This would be greatly facilitated by moving the work of this office into the Inverleith Row premises.
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Sensitive intervention of this kind is greatly facilitated in classrooms where group discussion approaches are used.
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Perhaps most importantly, the computer interface greatly facilitates both obtaining and recording a complete medical history.
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Such contracts are widely used in large scale commercial operations and may greatly facilitate commercial activity.
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The first oil crisis created particular concern in this respect, but the development of the Euro-currency market greatly facilitated the process.
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Modern technology greatly facilitates the recall and display of material held centrally.
help
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People with Down's syndrome can be greatly helped by having extra time spent with them.
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Here, the other side was helped greatly by the great power of modern light infantry weapons.
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Some farms had in recent times improved their stock handling facilities and this had helped greatly .
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Gooch finished with 146 and Gower 88 not out, greatly helped by Marshall having to go off injured.
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The new project will greatly help these cyclists as well as lessening the effects of car pollution.
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The ordering of building materials would help greatly the building supplies industry that is at present in the doldrums.
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No, there aren't any easy solutions but expressing your feelings can help greatly .
impress
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I was greatly impressed by the high level of commitment to the achievement of success by everyone that I met.
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He had greatly impressed us by sucking out raw eggs and swinging dangerously from the barn rafters.
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All those around were greatly impressed by the power of acupuncture.
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This correction greatly impressed Master Wills.
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Wine scientists were not greatly impressed with the new results, however.
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Royal Ideology Gregory was not greatly impressed by most of the sons and grandsons of Clovis, but there were exceptions.
improve
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Production methods have been greatly improved .
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Increased and improved communication plus the passage of time and more frequent face-to-face contacts should greatly improve understanding.
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However, both these methods would be greatly improved by adding full-length curtains at the sides where space allows.
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Four years ago, Clinton produced an act of symbolism that greatly improved his chances of defeating George Bush.
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Enterprise zones have not been environmentally harmful; in many cases standards have greatly improved .
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However, in the second twenty-four hour period the mothers' confidence and caregiving skills improved greatly .
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Mr. Wakeham Certainly the productivity of the coal industry has improved greatly over the years, but further improvement is still required.
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Quality and productivity greatly improved , as did the enthusiasm with which the newly formed teams carried out their work.
increase
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Compulsory seating at football grounds has greatly increased my enjoyment of games.
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Some say the industrialised countries will have to come to the rescue by greatly increasing their own farm production.
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I am proud that we have greatly increased the facilities for day-case treatment.
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This is greatly increased by sweating.
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When the index is computerised it will be practicable to increase greatly the number of names on the index.
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By then, however, the number of priests and church buildings had greatly increased .
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When combining the capabilities of both the established and new manufacturing plant, flexibility has also greatly increased .
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That might not greatly increase the number of youngsters who stayed on at school.
influence
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A massive interview program convinced Mayo that informal working groups created a social environment that greatly influenced the productivity of the employees.
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Piaget s system for conceptualizing intellectual development was greatly influenced by his early training and work as a biologist.
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The younger musicians, influenced greatly by Miles Davis, liked their jazz, but liked it loud.
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The price of gas which only supplies about 30 percent of the energy does not greatly influence the results.
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A culture that promotes and encourages change will greatly influence the attitude to change held by staff.
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It was also greatly influenced by the managers' credibility and network of relationships.
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The true incidence of this varies and is greatly influenced by the experience and skill of the surgical team.
miss
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His expertise and enthusiasm will be greatly missed .
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They were like ailing friends met at the post office, or greatly missed because they had passed away.
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Graham Tiso was a true outdoor man who will be greatly missed .
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He says he was popular and will be greatly missed .
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Pat Keen, who has gone to Cornwall will be greatly missed as a teacher.
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He leaves a widow,, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
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Fred Lloyd Roche, who had been our friend and colleague, passed away last November and will be greatly missed .
outnumber
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They were greatly outnumbered and there was definitely something unnatural about the striding men.
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For starters, those ignoring it greatly outnumber those embracing it.
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The change of policy hit women especially hard since they had greatly outnumbered men as recipients of out-door relief.
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Beatty sighted Scheer's fleet shortly before 16.40 and, being greatly outnumbered , turned north to join Jellicoe.
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The indifferent continue to greatly outnumber the inspired when it comes to decentralized management in that important segment of the management population.
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The Elves were greatly outnumbered and the situation looked desperate.
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The police had acted bravely and justly, although greatly outnumbered .
reduce
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If it were straight narrative it would be a Giant, but as a graphic novel its market is greatly reduced .
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As Lake Powell filled, the flow of fresh water below it was greatly reduced .
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I hope that the waiting list for cardiac surgery will reduce greatly over the next year.
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The gap between the knowledge of. the skilled worker and bourgeois technician has virtually disappeared or been greatly reduced .
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This has greatly reduced their potential for instigating change.
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The risk was considerable, and has been greatly reduced by responsible promotion and labeling.
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For the latter system greatly reduces the incentive to export and leads to a progressive worsening of the balance of payments.
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That's something we expect will greatly reduce the number of actual candidates from all those currently jabbering about it.
regret
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Fitzroy said they would greatly regret losing me but understood my reasons.
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I lost my mother when I was in my early thirties and greatly regret not showing how much I missed her.
relieve
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In many ways I was greatly relieved as it had become obvious to me that he wasn't well.
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Both the mothers and fathers were greatly relieved when they actually saw their children.
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The party was greatly relieved to get the whole business over and done with.
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At first there was no response to Cleo's knock, at which Dauntless was greatly relieved .
respect
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One player has recalled: I've always greatly respected von Karajan, simply because he treated you man to man.
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You are a man of special sympathy and intelligence, and I greatly respect you for it.
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Mrs. Bottomley I greatly respect the hon. Gentleman's comments.
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The professor, who was greatly respected and whose classes were much enjoyed, used to stage an experiment.
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I accept it because it was said by Breton whose opinions I respect greatly , but that's all.
simplify
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The notation can be greatly simplified by adopting the Einstein summation convention in which we sum over repeated indices.
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Paperwork was reduced by 65 percent, and coordination greatly simplified .
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The annual Finance Bill could then be greatly simplified and concentrate on changes to the rates of the main tax levies.
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If an automatic time switch is available, this greatly simplifies the keeping of a regular lighting schedule.
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The job can be greatly simplified if a few short lengths of plastic tubing are kept in stock.
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The operative adapts to the idea of saving time and bonus calculations are greatly simplified .
strengthen
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Nuclear nervousness predates Chernobyl; but what happened there greatly strengthened it.
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Thus the case for a common origin was greatly strengthened .
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We make it impossible to use, when in fact that voice might greatly strengthen our writing.
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Remember, professionally speaking, there is here the exciting potential for greatly strengthening the teaching aspect of the library media program.
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His own position has been greatly strengthened and the election has been a personal triumph for him.
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These new committees have greatly strengthened the House so far as controlling the Executive is concerned.
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But Asquith's refusal greatly strengthened the Unionist position. as it left Lloyd George wholly dependent on his allies.
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This move has greatly strengthened the regulatory force of accounting standards.
suffer
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Some of the disastrous shopping centres of the 1960s suffered greatly from under-use because of limited public access from the surrounding streets.
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One way or another, the two officers are going to suffer greatly .
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Her own health suffered greatly , which caused Mozart much anxiety.
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As Wynes had documented, Drew had suffered greatly from Jim Crow during much of his highly meritorious life.
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Meanwhile, the fabric of the church has suffered greatly , and it now needs large sums for repair.
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His father, the last trained pastor in the country, had been in prison and suffered greatly there for 8 years.
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Some of these caribou have in recent years suffered greatly , at human hands.
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Under Labour, businesses suffered greatly from the increase in business rates.
vary
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The physiological states of growing organisms including human beings - vary greatly from one stage to another.
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Even today, funeral practices and rites vary greatly among various cultures and religions.
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Plots, like the settings, can vary greatly as to specifics.
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The attitude to the disposal of plastics varies greatly among countries.
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The number of skills that are identified can vary greatly .
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The actual lengths of sounds in connected speech vary greatly .
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The elasticity values faced by individual developing countries vary greatly as a function, firstly, of their size.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be (deeply/greatly) indebted to sb
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For further information, we are indebted to Vaughan Purvis who was not supposed to be in this festival at all.
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I am indebted to my correspondent Mrs D. M. Ross for this compelling tale.
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I am deeply indebted to Henry Rosemont, who gave a great deal of assistance in the final revisions of the manuscript.
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In contrast, Pollock's student drawings after El Greco are indebted to Cézanne.
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Mr Berlusconi is indebted to bankers as well as to politicians.
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The blood transfusion brought colour to my face and I am deeply indebted to some anonymous donor.
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The Dark Blues were indebted to Jason Pratt, 21, who was named man of the match.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Critics say that the report's figures are greatly exaggerated.
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I think we have all benefited greatly from Helen's knowledge and experience.
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The money you sent us was greatly appreciated.
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The recent talks have greatly improved relations between North and South Korea.
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The students were greatly amused by Professor Unwin's remark.
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We greatly enjoyed the play.
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We greatly regret having caused you so much trouble and inconvenience.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Enrollment in introductory geology courses has increased greatly in the past decade.
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For many years, the benefits of the expensive system greatly outweighed the disadvantages.
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I do not think that it matters greatly whether this kind of contract is called a sale or not.
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I was greatly impressed by the high level of commitment to the achievement of success by everyone that I met.
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Judging the character, capacity, and collateral of a particular firm is aided greatly by the use of commercial credit services.
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Most saw it as an evil, although the ways suggested to combat the condition varied greatly .
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The filtering effects are greatly reduced.
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The significantly lower plasminogen activator activity of malignant ascites is associated with greatly increased concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.