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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In Britain, the choice between state and private schools accentuates the differences between rich and poor.
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The director uses music to accentuate the rising dramatic tension.
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The separation between the entryway and the living room can be further accentuated by placing a screen near the doorway.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the very act of liberals accentuating the positive is what is likely to intrigue political scientists, historians and economists.
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Her mouth was full, and a half-moon of light accentuated the lustrous curve of her lower lip.
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Roasted Three-Seed Bread makes superior toast because then the roasted flavors are accentuated.
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The rejection of the newly mobile toddler may be accentuated if another baby is born at this time.
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This will almost always accentuate the rigidity and sometimes is the only manner in which it can be demonstrated.