verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the pace quickens/accelerates
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The pace of change is quickening.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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Burgess accelerated away and police followed.
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He slid out and slammed the door, and Vora accelerated away .
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They could leave him gawping from the pavement while they accelerated away .
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The door slammed behind them and she listened, rigid, as the car purred into life and accelerated away .
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She changed up and accelerated away .
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The older Schumacher survived a spectacular collision while accelerating away from the start.
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He was driving a lorry and accelerated away , escaping with minor injuries.
dramatically
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Indeed, since the First World War, the development of archaeology has accelerated dramatically .
greatly
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Such techniques can greatly accelerate the development and propagation of new and uniform strains and varieties of plant.
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It served as a catalyst which greatly accelerated the pace of change within the Empire.
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Had they done so they would certainly have greatly accelerated the rate at which they colonised the land.
rapidly
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Without the trees, soil erosion in the area accelerated rapidly .
■ NOUN
change
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It served as a catalyst which greatly accelerated the pace of change within the Empire.
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Rather than stopping change , it accelerated change.
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In spite of victory, Britain's participation in two world wars accelerated social changes , altering both social attitudes and power relations.
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The accelerating effect of changes in participation on changes in equipment demand is clear to see.
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Revolutions only succeed in Britain if they pretend to be fondly restoring the past, not accelerating change .
decline
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Both, in fact, are at fault; both are helping to accelerate boxing's decline .
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Barber said the accelerating annual rate of decline in members reaches from villages to cities.
development
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The year's purpose is to accelerate the development and provision of national and international communications.
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Such techniques can greatly accelerate the development and propagation of new and uniform strains and varieties of plant.
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The task of the cultural designer is to accelerate the development of practices which bring the remote consequences of behavior into play.
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The pace of urbanization accelerated as did the development of civil society visible before 1905.
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Objective: to promote international trade, particularly that of developing countries, with a view to accelerating economic development .
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The social repercussions of Emancipation and accelerated economic development gave rise to a range of diverse pressures upon the regime.
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This point was rapidly settled when folic acid was shown not to check but to accelerate the development of certain leukaemias.
growth
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Otherwise, while growth will accelerate , body shape may be adversely affected.
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Mainstream economists profess much puzzlement over the failure of the rate of productivity growth to accelerate so far in this decade.
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Population growth accelerated only after 1750.
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Suppose the level of cereal production remains the same over the years while the rate of population growth accelerates .
inflation
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If workers believe inflation is likely to accelerate , they will demand high enough wages to compensate for expected increases in prices.
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Forty-four percent of those surveyed thought the rate of inflation would accelerate in the year ahead....
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Then inflation started to accelerate and house prices fell back.
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None of the standard private economic forecasting services were suggesting that inflation would accelerate either.
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Slow economic growth reduces the likelihood inflation will accelerate and erode the value of bonds' fixed payments.
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In the rest of the world inflation accelerates when currency values fall.
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Signs the economy is recovering hurt bonds by sparking concern that inflation may accelerate , eroding bonds' fixed payments.
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Indications the economy may be picking up steam hurt bonds by sparking concern inflation may accelerate , eroding bonds' fixed payments.
pace
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About seven more years had been added to expectation of life up to 1901, after which the pace accelerated sharply.
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The pace of urbanization accelerated as did the development of civil society visible before 1905.
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The pace of change which accelerated in the 1980s would continue unabated in the 1990s.
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From then onward the pace of change accelerated .
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In the sixties the pace accelerated: 520,000 enrolled in the autumn of 1967.
process
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The incorporation of microelectronics in products and manufacturing processes is likely to accelerate this trend.
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But the process has accelerated under Albright.
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It fades hair's natural pigment and the process is accelerated in colour-treated hair.
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This process was accelerated in the 1860s during the Civil War.
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The process had accelerated by the autumn into revolution.
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After Stonewall this process sharply accelerated , creating a radical new medical situation in the gay world.
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As the economic climate gradually improves, this process will be accelerated through an effective partnership between the public and private sectors.
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The process of merging accelerated during the period we shall be looking at.
rate
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Meanwhile the embargo has been eroding at an accelerating rate .
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We found that crying babies elicited accelerated rates on all three measures, while a comfortable baby elicited a deceleration.
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Dosing farm animals with antibiotics because they accelerate their growth rates can not be acceptable practice.
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Consequently there is a change in excitation and the motor starts to accelerate at a rate dictated by the load parameters.
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At least 31 party-goers were treated at local hospitals for symptoms including nausea and accelerated heart rates .
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Had they done so they would certainly have greatly accelerated the rate at which they colonised the land.
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Over a long period, however, the continued leaks could accelerate the rate of deterioration of the concrete.
speed
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Maintain the correct stance and the ensemble will accelerate to flying speed .
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Out to a distance of seventy-five kilometers, windows are blown in and shards of glass are accelerated to high speeds .
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Your victim would catch on before accelerating to a speed likely to be fatal.
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The train had just pulled out of the Twenty-third Street station and was accelerating to its cruising speed .
trend
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The next stage of satellite development will accelerate this trend rapidly.
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The incorporation of microelectronics in products and manufacturing processes is likely to accelerate this trend .
■ VERB
begin
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The tempo of his actions begins to accelerate .
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I began an accelerating paddle rhythm....
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From the 1970s onwards, however, the moves began to accelerate and involved quite different factors.
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In the ACCs, the money supply began to accelerate at the beginning of 1970.
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Accordingly, he had restrained his own consumption just as Cunningham's had begun to accelerate out of control.
expect
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At that point, its accumulation of knowledge is expected to accelerate sharply.
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As might be expected this is accelerated by heat, making cold storage essential.
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The improvement is expected to accelerate a booming industry.
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And she is expected to accelerate restructuring.
help
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Both, in fact, are at fault; both are helping to accelerate boxing's decline.
start
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I know that orchestras, when they see a lot of black notes, usually start to accelerate .
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It started to accelerate in the last six months.
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Due to the action of this force the couch will start to accelerate upwards.
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To get into the correct impact position, the clubhead must start to accelerate right from the commencement of the downswing.
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Like when you first started accelerating: the beams still hit the bullseye - more or less.
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Consequently there is a change in excitation and the motor starts to accelerate at a rate dictated by the load parameters.
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The two forces acting on the spring are not equal, which is why the spring starts to accelerate upwards.
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The forces on him are no longer equal and he also starts to accelerate upwards.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Ferrari can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds.
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The truck's wheels skidded on the snow as the driver accelerated forward.
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Zebtech is accelerating its cost-cutting program by cutting 2,500 jobs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
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As you accelerated, you would see the Universe itself appear to squash up in the direction of flight.
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At the same time Greebo shot past Agnes, accelerating.
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Effects on family life probably include contrary tendencies - accelerating or delaying decisions to start families, for example.
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Mainstream economists profess much puzzlement over the failure of the rate of productivity growth to accelerate so far in this decade.
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Mr Henley has accelerated his sale of shares over the past year.
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Under generally accepted accounting principles, companies may use straight-line or one of the accelerated methods of depreciation for financial accounting purposes.