verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
already
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Through an important earlier development, the providers in the Eastern District had already anticipated the trend.
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He was no doubt already anticipating some such development.
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Investors had already anticipated George Wimpey's return to profit.
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My conversation with the Ministry seemed to take ages, and, as I had already anticipated , it proved abortive.
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The company had already anticipated that.
eagerly
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What happened to the buyers' market eagerly anticipated by growers at the beginning of the year?
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The Prime Minister's speech was eagerly anticipated by the educational and wider community and it duly received the full media treatment.
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The event had created great excitement at all levels of society and was eagerly anticipated .
■ NOUN
change
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There were several reasons for anticipating a change in referral patterns after April 1991.
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Such yardsticks, though imperfect, have continued to anticipate or accompany major changes in the economy.
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Other central committee members urged the party to speed up its own reform and to anticipate the changes happening in the country.
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How do you anticipate the changes proceeding?
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He hadn't anticipated this change in Margaret.
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It minimises uncertainty and helps to anticipate changes for example in demography, social factors, values and employment levels. 3.
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Either at New Year or before July you can anticipate a change in the everyday running of your life.
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But how do rational agents put themselves in a position of being able to anticipate changes in the money stock?
demand
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Being able to anticipate the demands of the future makes us less vulnerable to stress.
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A company representative said they had not anticipated the great demand for Metrodin.
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Since we anticipate strong demand for this new product range we recommend you to place your first order as soon as possible.
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Semiconductor and computer stocks rose as investors anticipated robust demand for computers.
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He could not anticipate the demands on his time, so he could seldom commit to any meeting in advance.
development
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Do you anticipate new developments in the future?
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He was no doubt already anticipating some such development .
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Much of this money is slated to go to the northwest side of town to support new and anticipated development .
difficulty
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The formula has no necessary role in the will, but is employed simply to anticipate any difficulty which may arise.
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Please telephone us if you anticipate any difficulties in this or any other matter.
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However, I do not anticipate any difficulties .
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Although he had anticipated all sorts of difficulties , he found a flat to rent.
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Parents can learn to anticipate difficulties and develop avoidance strategies as part of a positive parenting approach.
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To anticipate any difficulties and provide immediate solutions.
future
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By this means events are conceptualized and interpreted, and judgments are made in the interest of better anticipating the future .
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If you learn to anticipate the future and shape events rather than being shaped by them you will benefit in significant ways.
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For instance, the Expert can observe regular patterns of irregularities in the mains supply and anticipate them in future .
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If investors anticipate stable future interest rates, then the yield curve will be flat.
growth
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The economy registered a 6 percent growth in 1989, with government projections anticipating a 5.5 percent growth rate for 1990.
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Few workshop participants anticipated the fantastic growth of commercial users and providers.
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Now with the introduction of a new continental landbridge fare Sealink anticipate a steady growth in freight carryings during 1991.
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But many had anticipated far stronger growth following the long hot summer.
investor
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For example, suppose an investor has correctly anticipated a rise in the price of his or her chosen security.
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Shares in Maybelline as investors had been anticipating higher bids.
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Semiconductor and computer stocks rose as investors anticipated robust demand for computers.
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If investors anticipate stable future interest rates, then the yield curve will be flat.
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Even so, more than a few investors are anticipating bond yields to keep falling in the next few months.
kind
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The class spent considerable time examining these photographs, attempting to anticipate the kind of personalities they were to be working with.
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You must try to anticipate these kinds of situations and to prevent problems before they start.
need
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It will not necessarily be fatal if the estimates fail to anticipate precisely the needs for the year ahead.
problem
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The systems planning team ought to anticipate problems that may occur.
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Worse yet, it seemed to anticipate both problems and the cost of resolving them.
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It can anticipate problems and provide a means for reaching solutions.
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The two companies said the Ministry of Defence had been supportive of their approach and they did not anticipate any regulatory problems .
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He could not anticipate new problems nor adjust to the winds of change.
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He says we hadn't anticipated the problem .
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More information about what goes on in the community will allow the security chiefs to anticipate potential problems in school.
question
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It is also sensible to anticipate all the questions likely to be asked, particularly the potentially embarrassing ones.
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At Question Time the Prime Minister is backed by the civil servants who brief her and try to anticipate supplementary questions.
rate
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At any moment the current spot exchange rate is the anticipated spot exchange rate discounted to the present.
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Most of the change in the current spot exchange rate reflects changes in the anticipated spot exchange rate.
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An increase in the anticipated inflation rate is likely to be associated with an increase in all interest rates.
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Over time the structure of interest rates may change in response to changes in the inflation rate and the anticipated inflation rate.
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If investors anticipate stable future interest rates , then the yield curve will be flat.
reaction
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The more we anticipate the fear reaction the more likely it is that it will occur.
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Those original Contract polls were not thorough enough to anticipate public reaction to really stupid political behavior.
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These techniques are used by parents who can anticipate the child's reactions .
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But apparently the festival organizers had anticipated such a reaction , because a burly volunteer was blocking each door.
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Had I been more attuned to racism in the office, I might have anticipated the reaction .
■ VERB
fail
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It will not necessarily be fatal if the estimates fail to anticipate precisely the needs for the year ahead.
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But more critically, Sega failed to anticipate the rapid drop in demand for its less powerful 16-bit game player.
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But the U.S.-sponsored peace process that has sputtered along since then failed to yield the anticipated final agreement.
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It failed to anticipate that victory could come only at an unthinkable price.
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It was also criticized for failing to anticipate the catastrophe.
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Summit participants failed to anticipate the vast inflationary effect of the international oil crisis of the 1970s.
try
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At Question Time the Prime Minister is backed by the civil servants who brief her and try to anticipate supplementary questions.
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You must try to anticipate these kinds of situations and to prevent problems before they start.
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The sleeping patient's eyes were bandaged, just in case she tried to anticipate what the surgeon would do next.
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He defined a game as a conflict of interests resolved by the accumulative choices players make while trying to anticipate each other.
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Sometimes the purpose will be described but often it won't, since you may try to anticipate the result.
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Better therefore to try to anticipate such a calamity by assuming the role of an active and vigilant peace-maker.
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All he could feel was his body, trying to anticipate the next touch.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A skilled waiter can anticipate a customer's needs.
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I think we've fixed everything, and I don't anticipate finding any more problems.
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In many ways, these comedies anticipated Romantic drama.
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Schools anticipate an increase in student test scores.
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The crowd sat quietly, anticipating the company's performance of "H.M.S. Pinafore."
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The journey took a lot longer than we had anticipated.
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We had anticipated that interest rates would have fallen further by now.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Better therefore to try to anticipate such a calamity by assuming the role of an active and vigilant peace-maker.
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Eight other titles are anticipated at launch, planned for this summer.
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He anticipated lunch or breakfast meetings.
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I anticipate many changes in society over the next 100-year period.
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No change in Verio's management personnel is anticipated, and the Verio brand name will be retained.
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She is anticipating a visit from Varvara, her best friend, who will arrive later this summer.
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Those who anticipate that both will be granted will campaign for legislation to enforce a new schedule of environmental safeguards.