I. noun
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casual remark (= one without thinking much about it )
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He made some casual remark about her holiday.
caustic wit/comments/remark etc
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Eliot appreciated Pound’s caustic wit.
chance remark
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A chance remark by one of his colleagues got him thinking.
closing remarks (= something you say at the end of a speech )
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In her closing remarks, the judge urged the jury to consider the facts only.
closing remarks/words/ceremony etc
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The judge gave his closing speech to the jury.
crass remark
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a crass remark
cryptic remark/comment/statement etc
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a cryptic note at the end of the letter
derogatory...remarks
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Their conversation contained a number of derogatory racial remarks .
disparaging remarks/comments
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She made some disparaging remarks about the royal family.
hurtful remark/comment etc
incisive remarks/criticism etc
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Her questions were well-formulated and incisive.
introductory remarks
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as the chairman said in his introductory remarks
polite remarks/conversation/interest etc
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While they ate, they made polite conversation about the weather.
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Jan expressed polite interest in Edward’s stamp collection.
provocative comment/remark/statement
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The minister’s provocative remarks were widely reported in the press.
sarcastic remark/comment/question
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He can’t help making sarcastic comments.
scathing attack/remark/comment etc
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a scathing attack on the government’s planned tax increases
snide remarks/comments
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a snide remark about her clothes
tactless remark
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a tactless remark
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■ ADJECTIVE
casual
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Let him wonder if it was just a casual remark .
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Examples include money transfers, phone calls, letters and seemingly casual remarks .
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But I've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance.
critical
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One sees what causes the unkind critical remarks about Boy's Own and Billy Bunter.
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Can a teacher sue a principal for slander for making critical remarks about his or her teaching techniques?
derogatory
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The derogatory remark that the rounder handles might strike the bench leg is uncalled for.
introductory
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As the above introductory remarks suggest, the experience most people have of social surveys is through the interview.
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Williams cleared his throat, made a few introductory remarks about the occasion.
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What then are the implications of our experiment for the questions that we raised in our introductory remarks ?
opening
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These opening remarks might be interpreted as a criticism of partnership activities.
personal
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Mr. Brooke I appreciate the hon. and learned Gentleman's personal remarks .
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What really bothered me about the letter were his personal remarks about Tom.
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If they didn't keep off personal remarks at least they asked no questions; personal subjects were ignored or dropped.
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You will need to strike a balance between personal and general remarks .
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My dad always used to say that he didn't pay teachers to make personal remarks .
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Mr. Brooke I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his generous personal remarks .
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Mr. Brooke I appreciate the personal remarks made by the hon. Gentleman.
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He had the cheek to make personal remarks and expect no retaliation whatever.
snide
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We flew back to Heathrow; it had not been a happy trip for me, full of niggling and snide remarks .
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Alderman Keane, an instinctive gut fighter, went on television and made snide remarks about the divorce.
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But he often makes these snide remarks about Graham.
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My mom was real careful not to makes ethnic jokes or snide ethnic remarks .
■ NOUN
chance
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Here is a true story of one chance remark .
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The chance remark that revealed his deep-rooted chauvinism and basic male insensitivity.
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In this first example we see how a teacher is able to initiate a sorting activity following a child's chance remark .
■ VERB
address
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She seldom spoke, but Paul had now and again addressed a kindly remark to her, to which she responded briefly.
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I should like to address my few brief remarks to something else.
ignore
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She regarded him coldly, but ignored his remark .
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She had the feeling that it would be much safer to ignore that last remark .
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Well, she'd ignore his pointed remark .
make
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It was with difficulty that she refrained from making a sharp remark .
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I had made some silly sexist remark , and Caroline convinced them I was dangerous.
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No doubt he would have made a nasty remark , and she didn't need to hear any more of them.
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Mackie made a placatory remark and Perkin snapped at her too.
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Senator Moynihan later denied making the remark , but returned the $ 1, 000 honorarium.
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A technique for doing this is to make an amusing remark against yourself.
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Carlson said he has not made improper remarks to women and is not a racist.
pass
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Some people sitting across from us began passing remarks about the fair-skinned lady in a sari.
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We had a ritual, starting with the real estate pages, passing remarks on the latest tacky towers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pointed question/look/remark
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As he left the office he locked it behind him, with a pointed look at Bob.
a withering look/remark etc
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Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair.
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The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look.
acid remark/comment/tone etc
concluding remark/section/stage etc
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In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
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In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
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In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
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Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
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The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
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The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
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These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
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This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
pass a remark/comment
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Some people sitting across from us began passing remarks about the fair-skinned lady in a sari.
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They interrupt because they are unwilling to let pass a remark from which an intricate leap can be performed.
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We had a ritual, starting with the real estate pages, passing remarks on the latest tacky towers.
stock excuse/question/remark etc
tart reply/remark etc
throw a question/remark etc (at sb)
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One day, as she was scolding me, I suddenly threw a question at her.
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Sally arranged herself on his other side and they walked him away, throwing questions at him.
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These disparities throw a question mark over the accuracy of social costs data.
throwaway remark/line/comment etc
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He thought the remark was melancholy, sadly philosophical, a throwaway line for an aimless afternoon.
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Lopez says, a throwaway line for a throwaway job.
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Elliot had been accused of making racist remarks.
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I'm fed up with your snide remarks.
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I ignored his rude remark about my clothes.
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It was just a casual remark - I didn't mean anything by it.
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Mr Hill sat down and made a few remarks about the weather.
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Some further remarks on this subject will be made in the next chapter.
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The audience roared with laughter at Carson's remarks.
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What do you mean by that remark ?
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Clinton went on to quote it again during the State of the Union and in other public remarks or private conversations.
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Fakhru heard the remark , but said nothing; he preferred not to ruin a good business deal with petty religions differences.
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He kept laughing, cackling, making wild, insane remarks.
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His jeering remarks had hidden barbs, and just went to prove how little he cared either way.
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I shall not be able to complete my remarks anyway.
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It was that last remark that echoed in Kelly's mind as Boardwalk was loaded into the stalls.
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Locke's remarks are just as puzzling.
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The remarks followed the company's attempt to demote the men.
II. verb
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■ ADVERB
casually
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We hate them, she remarked casually .
on
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But the characteristic that most analysts remarked on from the start was that most of the panelists were white.
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He was more remarked on for his love of cricket and helicopters than for his business acumen.
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Coaches are always yelling at referees, remarking on their visual impairments and attention deficit disorders.
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The effect of such narrow specialization in subject content and style of teaching has already been remarked on .
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Dinner guests remarked on how depressing their house had become; the book was giving off emanations.
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Indeed it was remarked on by the few who knew them that they appeared altogether self-sufficient.
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So many women had been raped, it was hardly worth remarking on .
upon
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One final point should be remarked upon .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pointed question/look/remark
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As he left the office he locked it behind him, with a pointed look at Bob.
a withering look/remark etc
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Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair.
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The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look.
acid remark/comment/tone etc
concluding remark/section/stage etc
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In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
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In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
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In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
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Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
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The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
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The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
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These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
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This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
stock excuse/question/remark etc
tart reply/remark etc
throwaway remark/line/comment etc
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He thought the remark was melancholy, sadly philosophical, a throwaway line for an aimless afternoon.
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Lopez says, a throwaway line for a throwaway job.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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""There's a strange smell in here,'' she remarked.
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"I hate that machine," Anderson remarked.
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A lot of our customers remark on the quality of our workmanship.
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Kate remarked that it was amazing how much her kids knew about science.
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And other studies have remarked on how frontotemporal-dementia patients sometimes gain new talents.
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The effect of such narrow specialization in subject content and style of teaching has already been remarked on.