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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
already
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But they already possess the scheduling, communications, decision-making, oversight, and reporting skills needed.
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Many offices, on the other hand, already possess fast data networks.
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Traditional managerial approaches do not work because they assume that most people already possess most of the capabilities required for performance.
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It gives additional information which can be used as experience grows and by those who already possess some knowledge of Homoeopathy.
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Job candidates who already possess these computer skills may be preferred over those who need to be trained.
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Inheritance therefore benefits those who already possess substantial capital assets.
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Thinking to save money, I laid the claim that we already possessed a Trojan Horse fragment of our own.
also
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The Chedworth mosaic also possesses an outer border of continuous swastika meander.
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They are plants of the most varied appearance, and they also possess either a bulb or tubercle.
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It is curious, too, to note that echidnas also possess spurs but their venom gland is non-functional.
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They were much heavier and harder to maintain than tracks but also possessed much stouter defensive armor and greater firepower.
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You will also possess a large amount of information.
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But the Fool also possesses a darker side to his character, a touch of Lucifer as well as Gabriel.
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They also possess more subtle powers of political pressure and the use of persuasion.
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The attendants of Naga Royalty also possess only one head.
still
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The outer provinces still possessed immense stretches where atomic power had not yet been re-introduced.
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While the Macintosh still possess all the benefits it seems, to a casual observer, to be an incompatible system.
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In marriage, it is declared, one is still possessed of reason.
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Although the voluntary sector still possesses a relative production cost advantage over the commercial sector, this advantage is narrowing.
■ NOUN
ability
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Human beings possess the ability to experience subjectively the objects in their environment and themselves as an object in it.
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Young Joe possessed minimal athletic ability and was developing into an overweight child.
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Films possess the ability to convey both motion and colour.
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And few are more humorous, possessing the ability to be simultaneously self-deprecating and boastful.
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The latter is really reserved for those highly skilled golfers who possess the necessary shot-making ability .
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One of the few skills I possess is the ability to type with ten fingers.
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These animals possess the remarkable ability to withstand intense heat and drought for prolonged periods of time.
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There were also ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, and it possessed the ability to lay up to 240 mines.
characteristic
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Sport can possess the characteristic of a capital good, one that yields a return as part of a market production process.
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Sentimental comedy possesses several characteristics that are incompatible with the classic concept of tragedy and the tragic hero.
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The theory states that individuals possess certain characteristics so that they are predisposed to act in a certain way within a given situation.
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For a novel writer who may possess individual writing characteristics , unknown to the handwriting recogniser, performance can be low.
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They are buildings of the Romanesque or Gothic periods and possess strong Byzantine characteristics .
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What explanatory surveys require are cases which possess characteristics relevant to the problem of the research.
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Assets are imperfect substitutes because they possess different characteristics with respect to liquidity, marketability and profitability.
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The simplest creatures to possess these physical characteristics are the jellyfish and their relatives.
degree
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Maybe I lacked confidence - I didn't consider I possessed the degree of presence you need as the vital link-man.
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He has received the advantage of a liberal education, and possesses a very extensive degree of legal knowledge.
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Fortunately for us all, those skills are possessed to a considerable degree by police officers of every rank.
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But now, Greenspan alone possesses the degree of influence that can send international markets lurching downward.
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To achieve any measure of integration requires a confidence and a breadth of understanding which teachers possess in varying degrees .
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Worsley claimed to possess a degree from Trinity College.
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Numerous reasons possessing varying degrees of persuasiveness are advanced.
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Firstly, a research programme should possess a degree of coherence that involves the mapping out of a definite programme for future research.
devil
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She told him then, unable to help herself: he was possessed by devils .
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Instead, she said, Ells told her she was possessed by devils .
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Why the Story was Remembered A poor man believed himself to be possessed by many devils .
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Instead of praise, she was told she was possessed by the devil .
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If he were possessed by devils , Kate thought, it would be a simple explanation.
information
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Did Mills possess such prized information ?
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The good news is that anyone who possesses information and learning skills is likely to find a job, old-boy networks not withstanding.
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In practice, firms do not normally possess accurate information about the demand curves for their product.
knowledge
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The knowledge they possessed was critical to the success of the enterprise.
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This is true even though they bring to the search the knowledge they already possess about how spoken language works.
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And then it made him somewhat fearful, the thought that he alone should possess this knowledge .
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Our quality of mind and emotion is more important than the clothes we wear or the knowledge we possess .
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Matilda would be sure that any knowledge Isabel possessed was safe as long as Edmund lived.
man
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People who were infected by them immediately became as men possessed ad out of their minds.
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The men possessed only the barest minimum necessary for survival.
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That man possessed an absolutely deadly charm - a charm that could make a prisoner of the most stalwart heart.
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You want tales of a man possessed ?
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Furthermore, as spiritual men who now possessed a knowledge of these mysteries, they judged Paul unworthy.
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He had missed his chance to kill the man and possess Polly, have her for his own.
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When looking directly ahead, man possesses only 180° vision.
power
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It is not, as some people still believe, an almost magical power possessed by just a few.
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None of us thought of the power she possessed .
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The only governmental power the Commission possesses is the power to make law; and it is not the Congress.
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And then, it seemed to him, some power possessed her for she too hissed and struck out at him.
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It was as if his neighbor poured every power she possessed into it.
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Oh, what a power I possess !
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Regardless of how high you are in the corporation and how much power you possess , you can lose it overnight.
property
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Mercury was believed to possess magical properties and some regarded it as the quintessence of the human body and of all substances.
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Later we find many other magical properties that these complex numbers possess , properties that we had no inkling about at first.
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Surfaces possessing this property are called gnomic surfaces.
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An extract from the bark of the conifer Pinus Pinnaster has been found to possess exceptional anti-oxidant properties .
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He possesses non-physical properties and energies that are still largely unknown and uncharted by traditional science.
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Regulatory deviance rarely possesses the emotive properties of many traditional crimes.
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Nevertheless, taken on balance, if you possess unpleasant chemical properties , it pays to advertise.
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This feature is called the Markov property and a sequence of observations possessing this property is called a Markov chain.
quality
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Stainforth's success rests on three qualities he possesses in abundance.
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Understanding is the most prized quality we can ever possess .
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Finally, the citizen must, if true to his quality , be possessed of some civic virtue.
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There is a glorification of virtue, a the most praiseworthy quality one can possess .
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One quality Oxford possessed in abundance, though, was spirit, which enabled them to claw their way back.
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What is the non-animal quality which men possess which other animals do not possess?
sense
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His brilliance was carried lightly, and he possessed a wry sense of humour.
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That could not have been the expression of anyone possessed of his senses who was present at the sessions in Hovde House.
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He possesses plain good sense , and is in the full confidence of his Countrymen.
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He possessed no sense of reverence for the giant fish and wanted to kill them all without Understanding his primitive motivation.
skill
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She'd never have suspected the Viking of possessing culinary skills .
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Similarly, it is possible for individuals to possess weak skills in reading or math while also being work-inhibited.
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It is important to remember that labour is heterogeneous in the sense that different workers possess different skills and abilities.
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Counselors within school systems and psychotherapist5 in the community possess the knowledge and skills to assist students, parents, and teachers.
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Individuals who possess certain skills may also find their power diminished if those skills are made redundant by developments in new technology.
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The good news is that anyone who possesses information and learning skills is likely to find a job, old-boy networks not withstanding.
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Similarly, professional groups possessing key skills can often rely on employers' dependence upon them.
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Both of them possessed the practical skills of ropework and carpentry to look after the raft properly and to teach the others.
spirit
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Shakespeare's poet is in a frenzy, possessed by the spirit of artistic creation.
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Certainly if Herrera had any fault it was in not possessing a dominating spirit .
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Creed, as we know, does not possess the stoutest of spirits .
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Some senior men from the Nyoongar people supported her, believing that she was possessed by the spirit of an Aboriginal artist.
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Never have I seen Fincara's magic so possess anyone's spirit - flee from him, mortal!
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When they become possessed by their spirits , these demure, purdah-confined ladies undergo a remarkable change.
strength
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Some one possessing special strength or skill attacks and kills the monster or drives him away.
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The exhilaration comes I suppose from possessing such strength .
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They possess enormous strength and enjoy tormenting sailors.
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You need to possess a tremendous mental strength to withstand the rigours of rowing.
weapon
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Bourgois pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning Miss Lamplugh and possessing an offensive weapon .
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More than a score of nations now seeks or possesses chemical weapons .
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Thirty-three people were charged with drug offences, the other 18 with possessing offensive, weapons and offensive behaviour.
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I was charged with three different offences; assault, criminal damage and possessing an offensive weapon .
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He is also accused of possessing an offensive weapon - a large lump hammer - and affray.
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Your mission is to boldly go about the galaxy destroying the Klingon forces which possess many new tactical weapons and abilities.
■ VERB
believe
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Mercury was believed to possess magical properties and some regarded it as the quintessence of the human body and of all substances.
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They appealed to the selfless moral and ethical standards we like to believe we possess .
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Some senior men from the Nyoongar people supported her, believing that she was possessed by the spirit of an Aboriginal artist.
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They believe people can be possessed by demons, and that their role is to rid the world of such demons.
seem
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The story seems to possess me.
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Each seemed possessed by a serene sorrow, and in a moment he learned why.
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Most of the boys seemed to possess a squash racquet.
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On the last day of class Anton seemed possessed by some private fury.
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Boris seemed to possess both talents.
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Shepperson seems possessed , brilliant, eloquent.
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Rather, like insects, they are annoyances except when they seem to possess such overwhelming numbers.
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Even when silent he seemed to possess a new calculating intelligence.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be possessed of sth
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He felt possessed of great strength and fearlessness.
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Finally, the citizen must, if true to his quality, be possessed of some civic virtue.
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For Pan-dora, like all women, was possessed of a lively curiosity.
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Let us assume that the entire being is possessed of 1, 000 arbitrary units of life force.
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Sarah Stitt is possessed of the same huge eyes that she likes to paint in her huge-eyed portraits.
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She was possessed of a wryness toward things around her that was endearing.
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The President is possessed of a philosophical agenda based on a lifetime of experience and thought.
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To my contemporaries then at this time, a helmet was possessed of immense symbolic importance.
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Unlike Tyron, Mr Nagasyu was possessed of a degree of style and sophistication.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A sense of fear possessed him as he walked into the old house.
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Because of his gambling, he lost everything he possessed.
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Hamly admitted illegally possessing a handgun.
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He possessed an unusual ability to learn languages quickly.
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He never wore a suit - I don't think he possessed one.
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Jo believed that demons possessed her.
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Like all towns and villages on Trinidad, it possessed a cricket ground.
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The caller claimed to possess valuable information about the boy's whereabouts.
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The Church possesses a bone from the saint's leg.
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The number of nations that possess nuclear weapons has risen.
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The Western Highlands possess a beauty and a majesty found nowhere else in Britain.
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Too many nations already possess chemical weapons.
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Very few families in this area possess a telephone.
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Zorna is said to possess miraculous healing powers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But with only two characters you can't hope to control everything, or claim to possess every solution.
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If a child is learning at grade level, by definition he or she must possess reasonably good intellectual abilities.
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Japetus alone possessed a distinctive geography, and a very strange one indeed.
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Let us assume that the entire being is possessed of 1, 000 arbitrary units of life force.
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Lipatti s performance possesses a clarity of articulation, a depth of sonority and an energy that shine through the crackly recording.
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The rhetorical theorist does not assume that only some societies possess the rhetorical capacity to argue.