noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
allegations/accusations/charges of corruption
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He has strongly denied allegations of corruption.
baseless rumours/charges/accusations
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
false
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There were a lot of false accusations throughout the trial....
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Witness Goosby had no reason to make false accusations , Avila said.
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Prime is connected with the trial before Pilate and false accusation .
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Supporters argue that the measure would provide care centers protection from false accusations .
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He had hurt her enough with his false accusations .
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His enemies had made false accusations against him and wanted to drag him through the mire.
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I knew Hertz Lipmann would have willingly made a false accusation against anyone, if the Party required it of him.
serious
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There are also the possibly more serious accusations that positive harm has been done, and this, particularly to the children.
wild
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She had barely recognized their cool, urbane general manager in the seedy, vengeful man who had made such wild accusations .
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It is typical of painters, he wrote, to make these wild accusations , wild generalizations.
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As the beer flows in the working men's club, the drinkers make wilder accusations .
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He has grown utterly paranoid, making wild accusations and threats.
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The wilder the accusations the easier it is to say humbug.
■ VERB
bring
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The Equitable debacle has brought renewed accusations of mis-selling and turned a spotlight on the effectiveness of regulation.
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This step brought accusations of political patronage.
defend
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The Kennel Club defend themselves against accusations that they do not do enough to curtail irresponsible breeding.
deny
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Naimski, who denied the coup accusations , was dismissed.
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The bank has denied the accusations .
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The organizers had strongly denied government accusations that the protest was an attempt to heighten political tensions.
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But law enforcement and government representatives have unequivocally denied the accusations .
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Jack furiously denied Harry's accusations .
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Just as frequently, Buchanan denies those accusations .
face
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Assault claim: A 15-year-old Darlington boy appeared before the town's Juvenile Court yesterday facing accusations of assault.
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He faces charges stemming from accusations made by several trainees.
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Mr Major now faces accusations that he forced the Maastricht motion through the House for no urgent reason.
hear
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Had he heard the accusations she'd thrown at Doreen?
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It shocked Rain to realize the Josephs might already have heard of her accusations .
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Pray that the missionary may refuse to hear any accusations from Satan against his fellow workers and believers.
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They heard accusations that his manner of life in public and private affairs was secular.
lead
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The revelations will deeply embarrass the security services and lead to further accusations of incompetence as yet another operative tells his story.
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She was clever enough to know that any moves she made which might lead to accusations of favouritism from above could backfire.
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This has led to accusations that IFAs are just as biased as tied agents.
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Some began to negotiate better terms for their own patients which led to accusations of a two-tier service.
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This has led to accusations that the artist is betraying the fatherland.
make
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She had barely recognized their cool, urbane general manager in the seedy, vengeful man who had made such wild accusations .
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Witness Goosby had no reason to make false accusations , Avila said.
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It would be fun to try, I admit, but I don't think we could make the accusations stick.
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His enemies had made false accusations against him and wanted to drag him through the mire.
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And then, the prior's reluctant to make any accusations against Isambard but on good, solid evidence.
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Those who make the accusations suffer, as do their families and friends and those who are accused.
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I knew Hertz Lipmann would have willingly made a false accusation against anyone, if the Party required it of him.
reject
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He has rejected all the accusations and said he did not want to ask the president for pardon.
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The university has rejected the accusation , as Gareth Furby reports.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
answer criticism/charges/accusations etc
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Avon and Somerset Police have summonsed Redknapp to appear in court to answer charges of alleged abusive conduct.
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His finance minister was busy answering charges of bribery.
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In particular non-disclosure makes it difficult to answer charges that the government's policies are not properly coordinated.
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The meeting was called to answer criticisms and make mid-course corrections.
hurl abuse/insults/accusations etc (at sb)
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She heard the boys hurling abuse at her, shouting to her to stop, but she shut her ears to them.
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There is not much to be achieved by hurling insults.
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When I first met her she had been hurling abuse at her daughters-in-law who took no notice whatsoever.
level criticism/charges/accusations etc at/against sb
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Even Mrs Thatcher levelled criticism at the lack of compartment privacy, but the policy against compartments was now firmly established.
rumours/accusations etc are flying
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A number of accusations have been levelled against Hutchinson by his former colleagues.
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A spokesman said the accusations against Mr Fallon would be investigated.
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Pickens has denied the bribery accusations.
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There have been accusations of racism in the Los Angeles Police Department.
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You've made a lot of accusations but you haven't come up with any evidence to support them.
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You shouldn't make any wild accusations if you're not absolutely sure that Wilkins stole the money.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A frequent accusation levelled against the nouveau roman and, indeed, both modernism and postmodernism is their apolitical nature.
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Aikman reportedly was incensed at the accusation and talked to several black players to see whether they had a problem with him.
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College officials were said to be skeptical about her accusations.
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He strongly denied accusations that Conservative policies had failed, leading to soaring crime figures.
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I still have the news clippings from that, arguments, accusations of censorship.
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Journalists who repeated this accusation either had not read the Report, or were simply being malicious.
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Some accusations are not true or only partly true.
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This can make those rare beings quite boring - an accusation you could never level at Jack.