I. noun
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Beneath the surface
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Beneath the surface she was angry.
even surface
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You need a flat, even surface to work on.
surface area
surface mail
surface tension
Surface Transportation Board, the
the Earth’s surface
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Over seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
flat
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The battens should be screwed loosely into position and then checked to see if they present a flat vertical surface .
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All that sadness under the flat gray surface of his eyes.
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But then she realized that laid out before her was a flat surface .
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When a circularly polarized signal is reflected from a flat surface , the direction of polarization is reversed.
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If the strip becomes curled when you cut it, put it on a hard flat surface and hammer it flat.
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Soften the lemon by rolling it back and forth along a flat surface .
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Place the sensor on a flat surface and rotate it slowly through 360°.
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Gently press down to form an even, flat surface .
hard
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But horses have yet to evolve a hoof suitable for constant wear on hard surfaces or rough stony tracks.
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The confined space and the many hard , reflective surfaces make a car interior perhaps the ultimate challenge for audio designers.
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A selection of hard surfaces should be provided in the form of flat rocks or slate.
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As nothing happened, he put out his hand, and felt a cold, hard surface .
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If the strip becomes curled when you cut it, put it on a hard flat surface and hammer it flat.
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However, if a hard smooth surface is required royal icing is very effective.
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A colour will seem brighter on a smooth, hard surface and more muted and darker on a rough, softer surface.
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The hard , smooth surface pressed to his face was covered in water.
lunar
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Astronauts discovered that finding their way about on the lunar surface was often harder then they expected.
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The glass in the regolith owes its origin to impacts of cometary and asteroidal material with the lunar surface .
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Unmanned probes were being sent to study the lunar surface to prepare for Apollo to follow.
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Such a transportation system will exert a constant demand for fuel both at the space station and on the lunar surface .
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Such migration need not disturb the uniformity of the dust type across the lunar surface .
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Sufficiently large impacts can hurl crater ejecta to any point on the lunar surface .
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Despite being obviously different in weight they struck the lunar surface together.
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What if you, too, dream of teeing off on the lunar surface ?
smooth
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When polished smooth its flattened surfaces , whether flat or convex, offered ideal scope for the engraver.
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The smooth surface makes it easier for agents to detect footprints in the road.
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Benches with reversible tops give the option of either a smooth surface or recessed gravel trays for summer and are particularly useful.
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She sighed and let her fingers move slowly down the dark, smooth surface of the glass.
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A colour will seem brighter on a smooth , hard surface and more muted and darker on a rough, softer surface.
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The hard, smooth surface pressed to his face was covered in water.
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Heat rose from the depths, and every smooth cold surface was damp with condensation.
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An old household broom is useful for this operation 4 For a really smooth surface , use a plastering float.
upper
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The upper surface of the blades is brown-green or olive, sometimes with horizontal or vertical red-brown stripes.
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When the sheet is examined in the electron microscope filaments are seen to be localized at the upper surface .
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Each upper surface is further highlighted in a dusting of grimy soot.
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The upper leaf surface is smooth and grass-green; the lower surface is lighter, a yellow-green, with distinct veins.
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As the plate descends frictional heat is generated between its upper surface and the surrounding mantle.
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Eventually the weight of the salt crystals peels them off the upper surface and they settle into the bottom of the liquid.
■ NOUN
area
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The undulations in Rough or Not paper allow the dusty pastel more surface area to grip to.
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The average body surface area is accepted as being I. 79 square meters.
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The surface area of a plate is reduced at a subduction zone whereas it is increased along a spreading ridge.
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Also a film presents less surface area to a chemical than does particulate matter.
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The microporous structure offers a high surface area 50% of which is inside the media.
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Simply by growing larger, creatures suffer a continual decrease in relative surface area .
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A tree without leaves has a smaller surface area as compared with a tree with leaves which has a large surface area.
road
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The road surfaces tend to be worse in the towns than in the country.
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Drivers are subject to their own balance, and scooters are sensitive to wind gusts and road surfaces .
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Poor road surfaces and flickering street lights inhibited my early pace.
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In addition, the rear suspension allows longitudinal rearward wheel travel in order to reduce tyre thump on poor road surfaces .
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Likewise, teams of cleaners scrubbed the painted slogans off the memorials and road surface .
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The driver will control his speed via an adjustable governor, up to a limit set by the local road surface .
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You will have seen how that road surface can become soft and sticky in extreme heat.
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Neat salt, put on at a light rate of spread is just enough to de-ice the road surface .
temperature
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This means that its surface temperatures must be literally scorching, frequently reaching 700°C.
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Before very long on a planetary time scale the surface temperatures would reach Cytherean values.
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Patterns of air pressure, surface winds and sea surface temperatures are all interlinked.
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An initial surface temperature of 10° C has been assumed in all cases.
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It's sending back measurements of global sea surface temperatures , with very high accuracy.
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Mercurian surface temperatures have been determined from observations of thermal radiation from the planet's surface.
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The Cytherean atmosphere is far more massive than that of the Earth, and the surface temperatures are considerably higher.
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The temperature is about 700 K, about the same as the surface temperature everywhere on Venus.
tension
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This reduces surface tension allowing a better oxygen mixture therefore making the fuel easier to burn.
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The goal is to create a firm surface tension that allows the bread to rise without spreading out sideways.
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As they form under the forces of surface tension , they drag the silk into little bundles within them.
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The jersey, which was extra small, had shoulder straps that were hanging on by surface tension and willpower.
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Similarly an insect walking on the surface of a pond would have gravity counteracted by the surface tension of the water.
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The cup was so full, the coffee bulged with surface tension .
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From watching raindrops, bubbles and insects walking on ponds it is obvious that water and other liquids have a surface tension .
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Of course surface tension was an unknown phenomenon.
water
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It is important to leave a gap between the water surface and the drip tray to allow this.
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Tanker trucks stood by the Charlestown Breachway Monday to siphon off the water surface any oil trapped by the booms.
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It grew quickly, putting six fairly large eaves on the water surface - but the Kissers ignored them.
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He sprinkled in lead shot until the neck of the carboy was floating level with the water surface in the pail.
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Oxygen depletion causes fish to gulp strongly at the water surface .
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It is the most robust variety, but readily grows above the water surface even in the aquarium.
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Within a few hours I noticed a large number of fry appearing at the water surface .
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They flower as a rule above the water surface and, unlike the preceding group, they develop more conspicuous flowers.
work
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He ate it standing up by the sink, and deliberately left the little pot on the marble work surface .
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But her room offered neither work surface nor adequate light.
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Place poussin halves on work surface , bone side down.
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Lightly flour your work surface and rolling pin.
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Again, facilities for rapid cooking will probably be important, plus easy-to-clean floors, work surfaces and cupboards.
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Noury lightly flours her work surface and rolling pin.
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Fitted with a matching range of timber trimmed wall and base units with laminated work surfaces over.
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Give the dough a quarter turn to keep it from sticking to the work surface .
■ VERB
break
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Her head broke the surface and she gratefully gulped in air.
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Her eyes are closed, her mouth is partly open, breaking the surface of a stormy face.
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The unconscious, slogan-filled element inside language keeps breaking through its surface .
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Many minerals show a characteristic color on freshly broken surfaces; others show characteristic colors on weathered or altered surfaces.
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Rolling on to his back, he lay still as a corpse with only his face breaking the surface .
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Snaking ominously up from its subterranean silo, the 330, 000-pound missile nearly breaks the surface .
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It never broke out above the surface: he feared heresy and blasphemy too much.
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Something was breaking the surface , something long though not as long as the Teeth.
bring
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Polishing with a soft cloth will bring the surface back to life.
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These three techniques have brought the surface of the earth into focus.
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Three men, including one called Andrew Cunningham, were brought to the surface to erect the fence.
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It is an essential element of the primal piety, the archaic spirituality, that pentecostal worship brings to the surface .
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The letter had brought them to the surface , where they could hurt more.
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Susan Griffin brings to the surface some deep connections.
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There were ways of bringing memories to the surface and he must use them to protect himself.
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Geevor, the third biggest mine, brings to the surface some 800 tonnes annually.
cover
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Typical failures exhibit a thin layer of wood covering the glued surface .
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Add potatoes and roll around to cover all surfaces with butter.
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Strain into a bowl, cover the surface of the custard with damp greaseproof paper.
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The lake will cover 1, 400 surface acres when full, roughly twice the size of San Pablo Reservoir near Orinda.
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It is covered with a black surface to absorb the sunlight.
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Layer with 4 halves of tortilla to cover most of the surface .
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This is contained in the large warts that cover the upper surface of the toad's skin.
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The solution is simple, according to Tufts' other newsletter, Catnip. Cover the surface with aluminum foil.
float
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He may not even drink water at night, for fear of swallowing insects possibly floating on the surface .
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As the waves crashed round the hilltops the wizards' palaces broke free and floated on the surface of the waves.
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The rock-walled chimney slid downward, she floated toward the surface with her head tilted back, impatient for the upper world.
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He held on to the sides of the tub and let his legs float gently to the surface .
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Both leaves and flowers float on the surface .
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One floats at the water surface and is tied to a piece of cork.
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The skin of clear lacquer floating at the surface was used for artwork and fine lacquerware.
lie
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Weathering Bone lying out on the surface of the ground is subject to a number of processes.
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There was a lot of blood lying on the surface of what might have been flesh to an untrained eye.
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These can be just those pieces which they find lying around the surface or they can be ripped off the growing plants.
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I sensed all this profoundly when I first began to think about what might lie beneath the surface of the oceans.
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As we travel through life, we begin to realize that grief and deep disappointments lie beneath the surface of our lives.
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They were always lying just below the surface of their life.
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Any or all of these may lie submerged beneath a surface of silence.
reach
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When the laser reaches the pale stone surface the light emitted is bounced back instead of absorbed and the process ceases.
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The flowers or leaves do not always reach the surface and are not adapted to a life above water.
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A man once fell off the dock, with only one hand reaching above the surface .
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It always amazes me that animals reach the surface alive from great depths.
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It has carried out a five-year study which it says shows no significant increase in radiation is reaching the earth's surface .
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As the lava reached the surface , much of the water escaped as hot vapor clouds.
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Central vent and fissure eruptions represent the two basic ways in which magma can reach the surface .
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With a finger in the thimble, you push through space until you reach the surface of the computer-generated object.
rise
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At about a kilometre's range the whales' blow looked like small globular puffs of steam rising off the sea surface .
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Hot magma from the mantle would rise to the surface to fill in the crack.
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The police kept up their enquiries and one or two likely candidates rose to the surface , but nothing was clearly actionable.
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Simmer slowly for 30 minutes, skimming any fat that rises to surface .
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Dense tufts of pea-green underwater foliage, rising to the surface during the summer and affording shelter for fish and their fry.
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Now they were bloated bodies rising to the surface just in time to give the serial killer away.
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BSigns of withdrawal have risen to the surface .
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Meanwhile the nation's uneasy racial past continues to rise noisily to the surface .
scratch
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So far, research into psychoneuroimmunology has done no more than scratch the surface of this potentially important topic.
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I would watch the broom scratch across the surface of the floors and on the stairs in front of the house.
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But Mr Smith has merely scratched the surface of Labour's election promises.
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The end of the upper branches scratched the surface like phonograph needles.
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Mr Burrows added cultivator tines to scratch the surface and provide an adequate tilth for the rapeseed.
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After purchasing a card from a vendor or through the mail, customers scratch off the surface to reveal their account number.
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The above four cases only scratch the surface .
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But after a summer in Trinidad, he realized he had only scratched the surface of the eclectic and complex belief system.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
scratch the surface
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So far, we have only scratched the surface of the information available on this topic.
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A lot of titles for this year you may think, but I've only scratched the surface.
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All too soon it was over and we left feeling we had just scratched the surface of this fascinating Republic.
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But after a summer in Trinidad, he realized he had only scratched the surface of the eclectic and complex belief system.
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But Mr Smith has merely scratched the surface of Labour's election promises.
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Mr Burrows added cultivator tines to scratch the surface and provide an adequate tilth for the rapeseed.
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So far, research into psychoneuroimmunology has done no more than scratch the surface of this potentially important topic.
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The above four cases only scratch the surface.
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The end of the upper branches scratched the surface like phonograph needles.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A cube has six surfaces.
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Exfoliators remove dead cells from the surface of your skin.
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Half-empty glasses covered every flat surface in the room.
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In a kitchen all work surfaces should be kept spotlessly clean.
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Leaves floated on the surface of the pool.
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Pour out the flour on a clean work surface .
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She watched as the bubbles rose to the surface and popped.
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The clay is about a metre below the surface of the soil.
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The moon's surface is covered with rocks and dust.
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the moon's surface
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The plant has light green leaves with silver marks on their upper surfaces.
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When using glue, make sure both surfaces are completely clean.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Benches with reversible tops give the option of either a smooth surface or recessed gravel trays for summer and are particularly useful.
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But afraid of the stinging jellyfish that shimmered, ghostlike, underneath the surface , I never even tried.
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Fitted carefully, they make a very nice and durable surface .
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Microwaves create very short, high energy radio-waves which agitate and heat water molecules on or near the surface of foods.
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Since different molecules absorb different colours, this microscope can be used to make a microscopic chemical analysis of the surface .
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The first astronomer to study the surface of Mars was Galileo Galilei, who noted the phases of the planet in 1610.
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The look can be quaint or dated, but most people who buy an old house long to update the surfaces.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
again
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The fuss died down, but has now surfaced again .
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Two weeks ago, Nixon once again surfaced in the news.
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In fact many of them were pre-1917 private traders who surfaced again after 1921.
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All stand eagerly ready for the chase as soon as the whales surface again .
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When he was angry then the Yorkshire surfaced again in his voice, the grate of the harsh streets of Leeds.
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They wove across the metallic dunes, submerging themselves like roots, surfacing again , twitching, throbbing sluggishly.
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After the 1987 general election victory complaints of high-handedness surfaced again .
first
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These events first surfaced in 1992.
■ NOUN
problem
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His problems re-surfaced at Oviedo when coach Raddy Antic dropped him last weekend for being out of condition.
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More problems surfaced after the king fell ill.
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If they had not had medical knowledge, their mental problems would have surfaced in some other form.
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Well, anyone can see the imminent problem that surfaces immediately.
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What opportunities and problems are being surfaced regarding this subject?
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The problem surfaced as annual property tax bills began appearing in mailboxes this week.
■ VERB
begin
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Very quickly, complaints about the president and his staff began surfacing on Capitol Hill.
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However, other arguments began to surface .
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Fresh evidence of the decline of certain wildlife populations began to surface in the late 50s.
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Mihiel was under way, radical differences within the group began to surface .
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At that point media reports began to surface that the decision had been made.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Have you seen Cathy?'' "No, she hasn't surfaced yet.''
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Rumors about the killings have begun to surface in the press.
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Suddenly one whale surfaced right beside our boat.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But to its surprise, the task force surfaced growing complaints.
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He surfaced from his thoughts and turned back to the room.
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In fact many of them were pre-1917 private traders who surfaced again after 1921.
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More problems surfaced after the king fell ill.
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Now it was Alain's face that surfaced when she let down her guard.
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The other 30 pictures surfaced just last month.
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When Greene surfaced from the war in the mid-1940s the literary friendship resumed.
III. adjective
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a surface resemblance
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Beneath the surface calm, she felt insecure like everyone else.
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the U.S. Navy Reserve Surface Fleet