noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an email attachment (= a computer file sent in an email )
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Don’t open an email attachment unless you know who sent it.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deep
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But he does not have a deep personal attachment to any of them.
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But the mantra serves mainly to remind me of my deep attachment to the nubble.
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A gracious Chiyonofuji noted that Takahanada, in his deep attachment to each bout, was totally different from other sumo wrestlers.
emotional
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There are still strong emotional attachments to these outposts, which are spread out over the valley.
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The emotional attachment for audiences is the relationship between Flynt and Althea, and she is absolutely instrumental at that.
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It is a perfect pairing of emotional attachment and learning.
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Ostertag has an emotional and historical attachment to this generally uninspiring grape.
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In 1984, only 59 percent were looking for an emotional attachment .
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Do people search for emotional attachments when they migrate to cities?
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In particular, emotional attachments may be given a justification which psychologically does not explain why the individual holds the attachments.
new
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It is certainly the time when the bereaved person begins to think about forming new attachments in various ways.
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This sudden new attachment that feels as old as my dreams unnerves me.
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Not only should an understanding be gained of a history of losses, but also of the potential for new attachments .
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Yet already they were ungrateful recalcitrant children, escaping from him in all directions, capable of forming new friendships and attachments .
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Even Nannerl was distressed by Wolfgang's new attachment , and complained that he neglected to write to her and her father.
romantic
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It is not just a romantic attachment between two individuals to the exclusion of the world at large.
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I know I should not allow one of my dearest friends to discover so late on of my romantic attachment ....
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Again, I am not just talking about romantic attachments , but also about simple friendships.
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And 46 percent of the under-25s said they didn't view marriage as their last romantic attachment .
strong
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There are still strong emotional attachments to these outposts, which are spread out over the valley.
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I had a strong attachment to him.
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They are not in one place for long enough to develop strong attachments with their fellow employees.
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This strong attachment to a hard-won freedom can neither be denigrated, nor eradicated from consciousness.
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A caring relative who has a strong attachment to the old person may find the vulnerability of the loved one nearly intolerable.
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Unless there was a strong sentimental attachment to the place.
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Even the political system, however strong the attachment to it, tends to be justified in pragmatic terms.
■ VERB
develop
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Otherwise, they claimed, the child would fail to develop bonds and attachments with his new carers.
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Although they may develop attachments to several people, one person will be preferred.
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They are not in one place for long enough to develop strong attachments with their fellow employees.
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Others develop attachments so that they can carry eggs.
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Hostages are said to develop similarly complex attachments to their captors.
form
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Recently he had formed another attachment , one which he valued more.
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Doctors say the children have difficulty bonding because they have never formed an attachment to one caregiver.
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It is certainly the time when the bereaved person begins to think about forming new attachments in various ways.
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The fact that the bereft child formed another attachment becomes an excuse: It wouldn't be right to break another attachment.
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Between campaigns he formed attachments of a more lasting kind.
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She never formed any attachment to her grandmother or father.
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Yet already they were ungrateful recalcitrant children, escaping from him in all directions, capable of forming new friendships and attachments .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a romantic attachment
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I'm sending the document as an attachment . Please let me know if you have trouble reading it.
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This vacuum cleaner comes with a range of attachments.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But-this is crucial-it remains an attachment .
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But in terms of the idea of attachment objects can be very varied.
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If these six parasites find an attachment , there will be dismemberment..
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On the contrary she seemed rather to welcome Lesley-Jane's attachment .
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The group who were the most uncompromising in their attachment to divine and hereditary right were the Nonjurors.
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The service you get is fairly standard, with no apparent limits imposed on storage space or attachment size.
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This is not excessive if all attachments are included and a comprehensive review of literature is included.