adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a unanimous verdict (= when the whole jury agrees )
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The jury found him guilty by a unanimous verdict.
unanimous support (= when all members of a group support something )
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There was nearly unanimous support for the proposal.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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But the judgment at Westminster was almost unanimous .
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Retailers have been almost unanimous in reporting higher Christmas sales.
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I asked many Goans if they disliked the freakish visitors, and their verdicts were almost unanimous .
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Inherent in all these schemes was the almost unanimous conviction that the Falls, undeveloped by man, represented a terrible waste.
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Broadcasters and newspapermen alike were almost unanimous in their representation of the people's view on Lord Haw-Haw's fate.
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Alive to this possibility, Howdendyke's inhabitants drew up two almost unanimous petitions and wrote several letters of protest.
nearly
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There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified.
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As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.
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Why such a startling retreat from the nearly unanimous support for the free processing zone 18 months ago?
virtually
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Sexism rarely manifests itself so grotesquely as in the cohabitation rule, and hostility to it among feminists is virtually unanimous .
■ NOUN
agreement
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If the value is not to be determined by the auditors, there has to be unanimous agreement of the shareholders.
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It decided Wednesday not to include anything in the bill of rights unless there were unanimous agreement .
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There was unanimous agreement that this application should be refused.
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As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.
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Show that if the tax employed is proportional, there is unanimous agreement on, where Y denotes the mean.
approval
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It would require the unanimous approval of all member states, and Ireland and Luxembourg would be fiercely opposed.
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It has won the endorsement of President Clinton, the overwhelming support of the House and unanimous approval by the Senate.
choice
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Philip Appleby, 44, a father of three from Wylam, Northumberland, was the unanimous choice of the constituency party.
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All winners for 1995, equine and human, were unanimous choices .
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The children went from one kennel to another, unable to make a unanimous choice .
decision
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The unanimous decision of the Tribunal was that the dismissal was unfair.
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The judges deliberated for half an hour and returned with a unanimous decision for Groton.
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The Tribunal is not required to reach a unanimous decision .
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And the council made a unanimous decision to spend the money.
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The high incidence of unanimous decisions suggests one of two things.
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C., in the first round and won a six-round unanimous decision .
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In a unanimous decision , the Supreme Court has wisely refused to declare that there is a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide.
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In a unanimous decision , it outlawed segregation altogether.
support
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Family allowances have never enjoyed unanimous support in the Labour movement.
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There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified.
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For those who havent got Sky, there was unanimous support for Leeds in the back pass free kick.
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In fact, most of the principles that I will present in this book get almost unanimous support from professional economists.
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Why such a startling retreat from the nearly unanimous support for the free processing zone 18 months ago?
verdict
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Mr Justice Buchanan frowned before asking if there were any chance of a unanimous verdict being reached if he allowed more time.
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Unlike the criminal trial, the jury did not have to render a unanimous verdict , although it did.
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They returned two hours later, when the foreman addressed the hushed courtroom with their unanimous verdicts .
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At his trial six months later Mr Ponting was acquitted by the unanimous verdict of a jury.
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Objective rather than objectionable was the unanimous verdict of the proletariat who always addressed her as Miss Read.
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After nearly seven hours deliberation they've so far failed to reach a unanimous verdict .
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That's the unanimous verdict of shoppers who are impressed by the elegant surroundings, high quality shops and first rate service.
vote
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Ninety-seven percent of those qualified to vote did so and a new democratic constitution was adopted by unanimous vote.
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The unanimous vote was applauded by community groups concerned that liquor stores lead to more drinking and more crime.
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Mr. Maples Any change in fiscal measures has to be agreed by unanimous vote in the Council of Ministers.
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A unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors is required to levy such a sales tax, which doesn't seem likely.
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And I was deeply shocked at the unanimous vote that brought it about.
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In its unanimous vote Wednesday, the council approved a management agreement with the private group through June 30, 2000.
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Finally, certain matters will continue to be governed by requirements for a unanimous vote in the Council.
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To get a unanimous vote on a revolutionary matter is astounding.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Many party members agreed with their leader, but they certainly weren't unanimous .
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Medical opinion is unanimous that John's condition is unlikely to improve.
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Mr Harada was elected by a unanimous vote.
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Parents have been unanimous in supporting the after-school program.
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Ryan needed unanimous agreement to bring his proposal up for a vote.
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The committee made a unanimous decision to expel the three students.
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The decision of the committee was unanimous .
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The meeting was unanimous in adopting the proposals.
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The resolution was affirmed by a unanimous vote.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.
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Contemporary accounts were certainly not unanimous in recording a triumphant Huxley and a humiliated bishop.
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If it was, the voting would be carried out on a unanimous basis.
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It has won the endorsement of President Clinton, the overwhelming support of the House and unanimous approval by the Senate.
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Lord Halsbury gave one of the five unanimous judgments.
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The Senate approved Mr Johnson by a unanimous voice vote late Tuesday night.
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They and the third examiner were unanimous in finding the tests inconclusive.