adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
place the blame squarely/firmly on sb (= blame someone in a very definite way )
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A military investigation placed the blame squarely on city officials.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
aim
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The machine is aimed squarely at Filofax's market, is about same size and weighs only 14oz.
face
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Conflicts, over such matters as land use, are likely to arise and need to be faced squarely .
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And the total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The report puts the blame squarely on the government.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced.
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As she came to a halt in front of the phone-box Hilary faced her feelings squarely .
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Once plugged into western markets, poor countries are better able to compete squarely with the rest of the world.
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She sat squarely in a big armchair and looked at him.
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The discussions were centered squarely on the main issues of the day as seen in the two capitals.
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The shot plunked squarely into the net post.
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Their tracer fell away, wasted, as Barton hauled his formation squarely around to face them.
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These preferences, of course, placed the Wiener Werkstatte squarely in the vanguard of Modernism.