noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
public
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His public utterances were examined for heresy, his private life combed for scandal.
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Daley, in his public utterances , was with them.
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Dissuaded from resigning, Macmillan took extended leave rather than restrain his public utterances .
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Even a note of optimism had returned to the public utterances of the group.
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In his public utterances Bohr was always very cautious about committing himself to what it is that actually is.
■ VERB
produce
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But why did the speaker deliberately produce an utterance which required reformulation?
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Some speakers do indeed produce utterances in the expectation that hearers will recover a specific set of propositions.
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The addressor is the speaker or writer who produces the utterance .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dozens of reporters are always nearby to record his every step and utterance .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An utterance is said to have illocutionary force and perlocutionary force.
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An ejaculation is an utterance thrown out suddenly and is very short: Help!.
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However, the utterance only succeeds in having this function if certain external conditions are fulfilled.
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Many of his utterances were, however, sermon commonplaces, to which parallels can be found in other contemporary preaching.
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Such utterances, especially from a supposedly left-wing government, are revolutionary.