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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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absolute
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This was an absolute godsend to beginners .
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Comments: A most undemanding and very hardy plant, which can be grown by the absolute beginner with great success.
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Many of our students are absolute beginners who are looking to expand their artistic interests.
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Comments: Very easy plant to grow even for the absolute beginner .
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Courses cater for all levels of diver from the absolute beginner up to those who want to fine tune their technique.
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The colour is white, to denote an absolute beginner .
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Clever paint tricks Because there's more patience than skill involved in stencilling, it's a great technique for absolute beginners .
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This applies whether you are an absolute beginner or experienced sailor.
complete
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For the complete beginner you can not go wrong with a boxed set of, say, 24 sticks.
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As a complete beginner I did not know what to do.
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By their very nature a complete beginner will find some of the drills rather difficult.
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The classes are suitable for complete beginners .
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Villa-Flotilla offers a course which teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts.
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Level 1 is for complete beginners , while level 5 covers competence some way above Higher Grade.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
comparative beginner/newcomer etc
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A word of advice - don't sit for hours at the knitting machine, particularly if you are a comparative beginner.
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The fishing and fish-processing industry in North Shields is a comparative newcomer.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Beginners need to ski on easier slopes.
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As a beginner , she needs quite a lot of encouragement.
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Japanese classes for beginners
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The tennis club welcomes beginners as well as more advanced players.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Everyone was a beginner at one time.
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The instructor will guide the beginner through each stage of the form, pointing out pitfalls along the way.
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These are often vital for a beginner , because they give meaning to the tasks involved.
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They range from non-performing beginner groups to an auditioned jazz band that meets an hour before school starts.
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This possibility is worth suggesting to more experienced pilots, but, of course, is not suitable for a beginner .