verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
suitably impressed
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‘He owns three hotels.’ The others looked suitably impressed .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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I was also impressed early in our interview by his clarity about whom he turns to for support.
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They say she was also impressed with his ability to work with others.
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A comparatively new variety, Bandit, also impressed with yielding ability.
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A steady paycheck also impresses serious people when you want to buy a house or own a car-or even make a trip.
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Several videos on less obvious techniques have also impressed me this year.
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There was a second story which also impressed Danny Ballow.
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The Corrado also impresses in its rear passenger-space.
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Yet he was also impressed: perhaps because the staging was so effective.
always
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He was always impressed by the striking resemblance between his Uncle Julian and his father.
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Second, I was always impressed by my two uncles and grandfather, three small-town lawyers.
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Dealers' young girlfriends were always impressed by a visit to Hard Rock Cafe.
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She also gets to cry twice -- once uncontrollably and the other sentimentally -- which always impresses the voters.
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She was always impressed by his fame and would have liked a theatrical career.
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He has always impressed me as a man of great good humour, and with a wonderful fund of stories.
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Simulators can provide demonstrations which always impress visitors.
by
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He was right; he was better than the other skier she'd been so impressed by .
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Functioning as a biologist, he became vividly aware of, and impressed by , the interaction of mollusks with their environment.
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That a young boy of none too comfortable means would be impressed by all this worldly expertise is not difficult to imagine.
deeply
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Throughout his life he was deeply impressed by writers and scholars.
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The simple fact that his motorcade stops at red traffic lights has deeply impressed Ankara residents.
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I had been deeply impressed by a number of experiences in my life.
favourably
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Husky rugged machine had been demonstrated, and had favourably impressed all who were present.
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Diana was favourably impressed when she met Koo during her romance with Andrew.
greatly
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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.
less
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That done, they were less impressed than ever.
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The critics were less impressed by the dances.
more
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What impresses more about this Nissan is its handling ability.
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Cooley does not deny it although readers may read him as more impressed by the struggles and disappointments.
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However, I was even more impressed by your reply.
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Peter Moores impresses more with bat and gloves every time I clap eyes on him.
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Older people were much more impressed by politicians' energy than were younger people.
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The proletariat was hardly more impressed by the Manifesto.
most
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What impressed most was how useable this near 30-year-old car feels, and how quickly it inspires confidence.
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Mme Bluot was most impressed when she heard Didier enter the shop, prattling in a language she did not understand.
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I was most impressed by the beauty and elegance of all of them, but was especially fascinated by the Ingram family.
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I was most impressed by their apparent concern for the individual and his or her rights.
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They are intrigued by the process, interested in the machinery and most impressed by the skills of the people.
much
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When I reported to the station manager, Jack Radford, that first morning I was much impressed .
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Nor was he much impressed by Amber Epipheny.
particularly
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But he is particularly impressed by the power of the system in respect of the cataloguing operation.
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He said he was particularly impressed that the Hubble pictures are organized by year and that each image has a caption.
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Agents themselves are not particularly impressed by brands, unless specifically told by the user to prefer some brands to others.
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The jury were particularly impressed by the amount of space that the Independent devoted to the exhibition.
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I was particularly impressed by the art room.
really
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What really impresses me about players is having a unique sound, whether it's fast or slow.
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That really impressed them that I was interested in knowing who they were as individuals, and I was.
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He showed a selection of film clips and I was really impressed .
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Subjectively it feels every bit as fast as its maker claims, but what really impresses is the torque.
so
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Within a few years the increased prosperity of the yard had so impressed John Shuttleworth that he turned the business over to him.
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Muriel was so proud and so impressed , she never forgot it.
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Quite why females should be so impressed by plumes, iridescent colours and whirling displays is an interesting question.
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So impressed by what they saw, company officials invited Fitzgerald to Atlanta to learn more about the Scofield product.
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Milton ward Tories were so impressed by his la-de-da-accent and gold-plated walking stick that they made him social secretary.
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That old geezer was so impressed that he offered me a job on the spot.
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Shell bosses were so impressed with his skill that they offered to supply his lubricants and clothing for five years.
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C., was so impressed with the way Bush and Gen.
very
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Up in the Milburn Stand, sampling his first taste of football spectating, eight-year-old Turnbull Junior wasn't very impressed either.
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Catarina was very impressed and kept grabbing his hand all through dinner.
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She said she was very impressed by staffing levels at the hospital and that even a local surgery had computer equipment.
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I was very impressed with his clever retort.
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When I was looking through the catalogues for what to buy I was very impressed with some of the newer books.
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The grown-up animals aren't very impressed by his whistling, but the young ones are.
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Claudia was very impressed by the friendly reception she received.
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We were very impressed with the noise suppression on this planer, as most planers tend to be as noisy as routers.
■ NOUN
chance
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She wondered if there was the faintest chance of impressing them with the significance of her position.
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Durham are missing a chance to impress in an area where cricket remains primitive.
fact
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Clearly writers like Kant and Ritchie are impressed by this fact .
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The Court was impressed by the fact that this religion-based, self-sufficient community has existed successfully for over two hundred years.
friend
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The report of my hon. and noble Friend Lady Cumberlege has clearly impressed my hon. Friend.
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I think we bought it to impress our friends and show our parents we were adults.
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She took up the pastime after impressing friends and family when she made an engagement cake for her brother-in-law.
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Not to gain extra marks in the test and certainly not to impress your friends !
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Thanks for the tip, Daniel, we're sure our readers will enjoy impressing their friends with this useful shortcut.
judge
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Then those companies which impressed the judges will be justifiably lauded for their efforts.
performance
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Paul's verdict: I was impressed by both the performance and flexibility of these trousers.
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I tested the Osprey overtrousers for four months during the winter and was very impressed with their performance .
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The student audience were impressed by his performance , though not necessarily with his argument.
quality
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I visited the Djanogly college and was impressed with the quality of education offered to so many young people.
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We were impressed by the build quality of the micro adjustable guide.
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Scanning the interior, I was impressed by the high quality of the trim and dash.
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Those that entered, found the competition tough and the judging committee were impressed with the quality of the presentations made.
■ VERB
fail
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De Boer has failed to impress since his arrival from Barcelona, but his presence here gave Rangers lustre.
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Maybe he was about to fail to impress his new boss.
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True, there were packets of walnut bits too, but they failed to impress themselves on me.
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The Avalanche Ale is a perfectly serviceable beer, full-bodied and tasty, but the others failed to impress .
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His centrist, compromising instincts, embodied in the New Democrat covenant, alienated core constituencies while failing to impress opponents.
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Melanie Griffith as Tess failed to impress me.
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His appearance, that first term, failed to impress everyone as it failed to impress the Master of his college.
seem
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John MacCulloch, M.D., who was a geologist, did visit Islay but does not seem to have been impressed .
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They were looking at the flags, but they did not seem all that impressed .
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But these days Hazel seemed sufficiently impressed by him anyway, whatever he did.
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She seemed impressed by his efforts.
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Firebug seemed impressed , turning the packages over and over, a couple of fingers in his mouth.
try
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It is easy to dismiss them as the strategic outpourings of a new recruit trying to impress the party machine.
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Such answers I can not provide: nor can anyone else, though some may try to impress us with their guesses.
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Who was he trying to impress ?
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They treated me like a manager; they tried to impress me.
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I just hope he doesn't try too hard to impress .
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The trainee had tried to impress the trader and failed.
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I felt they were both trying to impress on me that they were my friends and were going to look after me.
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Puncturing the three blisters received while trying to impress fellow teacup riders with spin speed, get in line for Matterhorn.
want
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Naturally, he wanted to impress his colleagues, set up a little frisson, as he'd have put it.
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As a teenager in love, I want to impress Maureen Dowd with my cleverness.
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You now know who it is you want to impress .
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If you want to dress to impress this year, stick to a gender, because androgyny is a drag in 1997.
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I want them to be impressed by what they see.
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She had no right to chatter about the secrets I had confided, but she wanted to impress my brother.
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This is what I want to impress on her.
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The one even Cantor wants to impress ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He always impressed us as being very bright.
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None of the people I've interviewed so far have impressed me.
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Quinnell's fifty-yard run down the touchline with the ball in one hand impressed the Wales coach.
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The boy has impressed his doctors with his courage and determination.
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What impressed the judges most was the originality of the dancers' performance.
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You don't need to make fancy foods to impress guests - something simple but good will do.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A steady paycheck also impresses serious people when you want to buy a house or own a car-or even make a trip.
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As a very small girl, I was impressed by the story a nun told to our catechism class.
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But this may serve to impress you with my determination.
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I had managed to swipe a ball for myself and was attempting to impress anyone who cared to watch.
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I have to tell you, I was impressed with Marty.
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It is always wise to look towards those who inspire and impress you.
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It surprised me and impressed me when that happened.
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The report of my hon. and noble Friend Lady Cumberlege has clearly impressed my hon. Friend.