adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
end
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No matter how many times they were righted, they would invariably end up on their backs again, soon to die.
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His heists invariably end in shootouts, explosions and car chases.
find
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On sunless Beltanes he had invariably found himself alone there, but never on such a glorious evening as this.
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Those who have tried are invariably found out: the biggest give-away is that arguing stops!
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You invariably find a teacher, social worker or school nurse who has already got concerns about the child.
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Agencies and landlords are not legally allowed to discriminate on grounds of race but ways are invariably found around this.
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Always I was comparing myself to others, watching other husbands, fathers and sons and invariably finding myself wanting.
involve
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The technique invariably involves the use of computers to handle the data. 12.
lead
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A lot of the characters in the play have very trusting natures, and this invariably leads to their downfall.
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He was panicking; and panic invariably leads to mistakes.
mean
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That invariably means having to buy another box of silly cards from which you will use only three.
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A high ratio invariably means future output growth and, hopefully, improved external debt servicing capacity through increased exports.
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When competition enters, cutting costs invariably means sacking staff, sometimes to a drastic extent.
take
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Living through the post-Darwinian debates, he invariably took up the cudgels on behalf of scientific rationalism.
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They invariably took a late lunch to Mutton Cove and slept and swam the afternoon away.
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Treats and incentives invariably take the form of opportunities for stimulation.
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FLIP-FLOPS Today, bistables used in practical circuits almost invariably take the form of integrated circuits.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The trains here are invariably punctual.