adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ample opportunity/plenty of opportunity (= a number of chances to do something )
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There will be ample opportunity for shopping.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bosom
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Dumont, with her sequined purse and overly ample bosom .
evidence
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The literature of the time provides ample evidence of a dramatic shift in public attitudes.
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I was also fairly sure we would find ample evidence of their connections to the increased arson and bombing attacks on clinics.
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There was ample evidence of sharp increases in crimes of this nature.
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Prumm also provides ample evidence for saying that there is little consensus concerning the nature or existence of Orphism.
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And there is ample evidence of liveliness.
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There is ample evidence that the centralized way of organizing and managing frustrates the elementary quest for freedom Tolstoy describes so eloquently.
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There is also ample evidence that he thought and felt deeply.
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To some one like Davidson, the Southern Baptist resolution would be ample evidence that abuse is still rampant today.
justification
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In their view, the lack of transparency in the system is ample justification for any accusation or rumour, however far-fetched.
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Such appearances have provided ample justification for rejecting the complaints of victims and ignoring their cries for held.
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There would seem, therefore, to be ample justification for describing the deviance of 3 as semantic.
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Mrs Clinton unwittingly may have provided ample justification for that request.
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It was a tribute for which the events of the next three years provided ample justification .
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So that here for past services there is ample justification for the promise to give the third share.
opportunity
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In other words, we must motivate our learner to think, and give her ample opportunity to do so.
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We felt we had ample opportunities to express our differences through discreet channels.
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In fact there was ample opportunity to achieve this objective.
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You can re- create a rundown play involving four different defensive players and still have ample opportunity to observe the next pitch.
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There were ample opportunities to find out.
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We gave him ample opportunity to leave with class and style, reputation intact.
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Conflict: there is ample opportunity for this information to be acquired and used by other divisions within the conglomerate.
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Shade and picnic tables abound, providing ample opportunity for breaks and lunch.
room
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This gives ample room for cooking and storage.
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Wide lawns provide ample room for blankets and folding chairs.
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The front bellend uses an extra hooped pole which extends the flysheet forward giving ample room for storage.
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None the less, there is ample room for improvement.
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Ventilation: ample room between inner and flysheet for air to circulate, especially when doors at either end are open.
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This is a very stable tent with ample room .
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Such projects require a creative environment and flexible plans with ample room for unforeseen delays.
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She found ample room for her things in the huge oak wardrobe in which Edward's clothes already hung.
scope
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They found ample scope and many became experts at so doing.
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They said the ultra-cautious forecasts for public finances left ample scope for tax cuts in next spring's budget.
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But there remains ample scope for the middlemen and traders.
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This news provided ample scope for gossip in the next few days.
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Faced with growing domestic demand, further tree growing seems desirable, offering ample scope for the development of sylvopastoral systems.
space
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There are display panels, leaflet-racks and ample space for product and range information.
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Written exercises have ample space for answers to be clearly written in.
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This was especially the case among the well-to-do, who had ample space for guests and the means to travel.
supply
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Even with an ample supply of new molecules from nature there is still a lot of work to be done.
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The company has expressed concerns about receiving an ample supply of cable modems with the right features.
time
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It is to be introduced in the following September which will allow ample time for discussion.
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Everyone seemed to have ample time on their hands.
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There is also ample time for shopping in the shops of Florence.
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You can also control the character of the bread by giving the dough ample time to proof and develop.
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He explained that earning a living left little time for photography but holidays left ample time.
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Two hours is ample time , but walkers with interests in botany, geology or archaeology will be sorely tempted to linger.
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Always give the caller ample time to explain the reason for the call.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He was given ample opportunity to express his opinion.
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The hotel's main dining room has ample room for both dining and dancing.
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The program would ensure that Arizona has an ample supply of water for the next 20 years.
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These documents provide ample evidence of their guilt.
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You will have ample opportunity to express your opinions during the debate.
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You will have ample time to complete the test.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After ample reflection, I concluded that the primary cause of my troubles was the farm itself.
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Any small dictionary will provide an ample fund for single word technique.
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Hard work, ample food and a neat change of clothes into the bargain.
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So there is ample reason to study the rebels today.
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There is ample freedom to do so.
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They would operate from roomy vicarages with ample grounds and were welcome guests at the highest tables in their parishes.
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With ample historical evidence on their side, the expansionists replied that visibility was a tested means of swelling research budgets.