noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gain acceptance
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The theory has gradually gained acceptance among scientists.
sb's acceptance speech (= when they accept a political job, a prize, or an award )
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In his acceptance speech, he paid tribute to his wife.
whole-hearted support/acceptance/cooperation etc
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Montgomery’s new style of leadership met with Leslie’s whole-hearted approval.
widespread support/acceptance/criticism/condemnation etc
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There was widespread support for the war.
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The storm caused widespread damage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
formal
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Such a sweeping interpretation can be challenged by distinguishing between the formal acceptance of reform institutions from their operation in practice.
general
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Products will be sought that minimise the risk of failure, however small, and carry general acceptance in a particular role.
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Previously, scientific evidence was allowed only if it had gained the general acceptance of the scientific community.
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It was not until 1838 that there was general acceptance that the two diseases were distinct.
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There was a general acceptance of the need for further and continuing training with greater emphasis on efficient production as opposed to increased production.
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Still, general acceptance was slow in coming.
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There was a massive concentration of scientific effort in this area in the decades immediately following the general acceptance of evolutionism.
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However the major obstacle to general acceptance was one of incompatibility between different manufacturers' machines.
great
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In California, especially in San Francisco, there is a great acceptance of the unusual.
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Because depressed adolescents often feel a greater need for acceptance , they may be more likely to smoke if their peers do.
passive
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And without me the school might sink into torpor. Passive acceptance would be the order of the day.
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This school is too awful to deserve passive acceptance .
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Analytical reading of history texts should never permit a passive acceptance of other people's interpretations of the past.
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A religious insight like Julian's shows that a passive , unquestioning acceptance of received dogma is not enough.
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Yet because of their passive acceptance of the ministrations of their neighbours they become the focus of attention.
public
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Undoubtedly, public acceptance of the physically handicapped will be easier to achieve.
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Maximum public acceptance will require that interactive catalog services have a more entertaining visual appearance than traditional text-intensive catalogs have had.
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And yet surprisingly little is known about the factors which make for public acceptance .
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The problem is that its public acceptance might throw into question claims of ownership to intelligence and belonging.
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The emphasis is on public acceptance of new technologies as a variable in national economic performance.
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While this does not necessarily imply causality, it does suggest that the climate was compatible with public acceptance .
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Birth control advocates began to think they could gain more public acceptance on their own.
ready
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The important thing is to harness growth to self-knowledge, a ready acceptance of change, swift-moving business practice and sound judgement.
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The ready acceptance of children's testimony was not the only disturbing fact surrounding the executions.
social
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Frustrated by his lack of social acceptance he retreats into a world of fantasy and self-delusion ... with tragic results.
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They are about the need for social acceptance and, frequently, about the need to be sexually attractive.
unconditional
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However, in order to create the contract, the acceptance must be a total and unconditional acceptance of the offer.
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Therefore there are inevitable limitations and conditions when we attempt to gain unconditional acceptance from other people.
uncritical
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Nevertheless, uncritical acceptance of the results of classical twin studies may have misled a generation of researchers.
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Researchers may be unaware of their uncritical acceptance of categories and consequent results.
wide
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It is the latter definition that is gaining the widest acceptance .
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Throughout the winter, Kea and Kathy had plotted strategies to gain the Working Groups wider acceptance in the parish.
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The wide acceptance of this style guide, and similar ones in other disciplines, suggests that it fills a need.
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Pressure for equal opportunities has encouraged its wider acceptance .
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Among western specialists many revisionist arguments have begun to gain a wide measure of acceptance .
widespread
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There is, it is heartening to note, quite widespread acceptance that language is significant in all subject areas.
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The final deterrent to widespread acceptance of encryption is its difficulty to use.
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This may seem surprising in view of the widespread acceptance of monarchy.
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Marquez had expected an immediate and widespread acceptance , but only a few rallied to his standard.
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Many of the new hymn books include worship songs and they find widespread acceptance .
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Nor has there been widespread acceptance of his proposed cures.
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Worship songs are also beginning to find widespread acceptance .
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As the code gained widespread acceptance , certain logical consequences followed in its wake.
■ NOUN
rate
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The acceptance rate among potential volunteers would appear to vary around the country.
speech
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His acceptance speech , made on the following evening, was well delivered but generally perceived as lacking in detail.
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In his acceptance speech , Kemp sought to reach out to those voters with references to the legacy of the Rev.
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In his acceptance speech to the Assembly on Oct. 20 Berri appealed for national reconciliation.
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Both Dole and Kemp will be officially nominated Wednesday night and will deliver their acceptance speeches Thursday night.
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In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech , Claude Simon also considered marginalized writing to be subverting totalitarian political control at least implicitly.
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Then he reaches into the pocket of his tuxedo and produces his type-written acceptance speech .
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In his acceptance speech , he said that the Government's economic policy was damaging business in the north-east.
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Still, it was superior to the acceptance speech delivered by Clinton two weeks later in Chicago.
■ VERB
find
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I hope not because Britain is essentially a decent place to take refuge and find acceptance .
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But in many ways, Czerkawski never found acceptance in Boston.
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Because these would offend canons of justice which find acceptance among a large proportion of the population.
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This myth, which so pleased the masters, did not find acceptance among slaves.
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For this sort of reason rejuvenated hidden variable theories have not found much acceptance among professional quantum mechanics.
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I found acceptance in my music, so -- no matter what I was -- they liked my music.
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Many of the new hymn books include worship songs and they find widespread acceptance .
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Worship songs are also beginning to find widespread acceptance .
gain
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Even so, the idea gained complete acceptance only early this century.
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Previously, scientific evidence was allowed only if it had gained the general acceptance of the scientific community.
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It is the latter definition that is gaining the widest acceptance .
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Unions, factory Inspection, the regulation of the hours of women and children had gained acceptance .
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In addition to this, every vision is surrounded by a kind of halo designed to gain its acceptance .
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What he said in 1 714, perhaps in jest, later gained acceptance as the perfect moniker for the marine timekeeper.
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It is not possible to enter into this debate here, for as yet these ideas have not gained universal acceptance .
imply
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A re-check should never be necessary, since this only implies the acceptance of a half-hearted check in the first place.
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Entry to the competition implies acceptance of these rules.
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Entry to this competition implies acceptance of the rules as final and legally binding.
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Self-administration is important because it implies the acceptance by the patient that he has diabetes and realises the importance of self-reliance.
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They are intimately connected, for as this chapter will show, acceptance of monetary union implies defacto acceptance of political union.
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The use of some Keynesian terms by Treasury officials does not imply the acceptance of Keynes's precepts.
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This does not necessarily imply acceptance of these images since they may be seen as unacceptable in their own right.
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Note that an attempt to introduce universal marginal benefit taxation implies the acceptance of the statusquo.
lead
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This can lead to unquestioning acceptance of what is really a hypothetical diagnosis.
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Don't be fooled into thinking that familiarity will lead to acceptance - it does not work like that.
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In turn, this can lead to an acceptance of physical ill-health that would not be tolerated by younger people.
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This can lead to fervent acceptance or rejection uninformed by understanding, the imposition of one mode of thinking on another.
receive
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Its consensus rulings have received widespread acceptance , establishing the body as an authoritative source of interpretation.
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I've now received the acceptance from the headmaster of the Secondary School.
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Though a statement of Catholic doctrine, it has received widespread acceptance .
require
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However, taking account of dignity requires the acceptance of any necessary trade-offs between it and other valued objectives.
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The flavor is different from that of pasteurized milk and this may mean that time will be required for consumer acceptance .
win
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The plan enhanced Chapman's fame in the football world generally, but it was too radical to win immediate acceptance .
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Moreover, surveys reveal that the process committee overlay to the traditionally managed organization is winning limited employee acceptance at best.
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They have been most successful when they have been able to win the trust and acceptance of the other management board members.
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The Dvorak keyboard may also be winning more commercial acceptance .
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Its processes must be open if it is to win understanding and acceptance .
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Many of their innovative ideas lost money and failed to win acceptance by customers.
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Mr Cates thinks there are three main reasons why intangibles are winning only grudging acceptance .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A part of me still longs for my father's approval and acceptance .
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By the end of the story, Nicholas has moved toward acceptance of his fate.
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Upper management's acceptance of the marketing plan is crucial.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Characteristically, the patriarchy thesis generates a revolutionary ideology rather than a fatalistic acceptance of determinism and relativism.
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Jinnah was now free to cancel his acceptance of the scheme.
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Now it looks as though its indifference may turn to acceptance .
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Realism signifies a love, or at least an acceptance , of diversity.
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Still, general acceptance was slow in coming.
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Students often have a good idea of what scores they need on college-entrance exams to earn acceptance letters and scholarships.
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The plan enhanced Chapman's fame in the football world generally, but it was too radical to win immediate acceptance .