adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bold experiment (= one that tries to achieve a lot and takes risks )
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The country's bold experiment with economic reform has not paid off yet.
a bold gesture (= something you do that shows you are not scared of taking risks )
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Appointing one of his opponents to the government was seen as a bold gesture of reconciliation.
a bold step
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We welcome the bold step taken by President Bush.
a bold/daring move (= taking a lot of courage )
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The writers made a bold move by kiling off the main character.
a bold/vivid/vibrant colour (= bright in a way that is exciting )
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His paintings are known for their use of bold colours.
a brave/bold/gallant/valiant attempt approving (= one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful )
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The previous government made a brave attempt to tackle the problem.
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She made a valiant attempt to continue playing, but the pain was too much.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Until then, nothing half-way as bold on rock had ever been attempted.
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Foliage, so often overlooked, can be just as bold in colour as well as form.
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She marched into his big library as bold as brass, and stood in front of his favourite chair.
so
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Some people were so bold as to suggest that he had now lost his grip and was writing pretty fair garbage.
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Few other Democrats were so bold as to accuse Clinton publicly of playing politics with the issue.
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But if I may make so bold - will you be careful of my master?
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Jay penned her in, one hand on each arm rest and kissed her neck. So bold !
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I have never seen one so close before, and it looks so bold , and bossy.
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Even those committees so bold as to demand to see papers and witnesses are unlikely to receive the cooperation they require.
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He never does anything quite so bold again, or quite so fast.
too
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Yet all these faults suggest that the reform, far from being too bold , has not been bold enough.
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Her eyes seemed too bold , her shorts too tight and her sun-reddened limbs too large.
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Mersey Barrage Company bosses say the scheme has proved too bold for the funding it needed.
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Its breathy roar seemed too quick, too bold , for the faintness of its light.
very
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These walls are now covered in an amazing number of climbs ranging from the well protected to the very bold .
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Protests over the scale, and the proposed design, combined with financial realities to quash a very bold plan.
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I could not help smiling at this; thinking it at least a very bold Attempt from a Person in her Situation.
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Given the atrocious landings and the fact that the rock is extremely treacherous when wet, many climbs are very bold .
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But in the last year we've taken some very bold steps.
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Fosteriana hybrids Large, very bold flowers on dwarf plants.
■ NOUN
action
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The students had, however, taken a fairly bold action to call attention to their grievance.
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Anders says his bold actions awakened the rest of the defense industry.
attempt
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The report of the Resource Allocation Working Party in 1976 is the latest and boldest attempt so far.
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I could not help smiling at this; thinking it at least a very bold Attempt from a Person in her Situation.
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This is a bold attempt to unite pragmatism and conventionalism.
initiative
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Every time he announced a bold initiative , a hundred obstacles were thrown in his way.
move
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It is a bold move , since it throws into reverse one of Clinton's central election pledges.
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Lee wasted no time entering Maryland, the men being in high spirits as the bold move was made.
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In a particularly bold move , I decided to shave less often.
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Two years later, in 1994, he made perhaps the boldest move of his life.
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That would be a bold move indeed.
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As innocent as that sounded, it was a bold move .
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That first trip was a bold move .
statement
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I make no apologies for such a bold statement .
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This is a remarkably bold statement of faith.
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But despite those substantial gains, bold statements about fighting every seat in the next general election were no longer heard.
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Do get the Leader to authorise a bold statement .
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Today, it's synonymous with aviation and makes a bold statement wherever you go.
step
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But in addition, the bold step was taken of creating specialist modules in areas like communication and personal and social development.
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Long before that, however, Adams's company took a bold step forward.
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To guarantee the longer-term success of the programme, the government will have to take even bolder steps .
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The United States has decided to make a bold step toward helping to secure and dispose of this material permanently.
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But in the last year we've taken some very bold steps .
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He took a number of bold steps .
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With the crop at two large leaves, he made the bold step of taking the subsoiler through a 12m test strip.
stroke
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Mr Major has taken plenty of decisions - Norman Lamont's budget was full of bold strokes .
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Hess's synthesis was a bold stroke of intuition.
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One or two more bold strokes of the pen could wrap it up for Kenny!
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A single bold stroke can not resolve political difficulties as fundamental as those Mondale faced and Dole now confronts.
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Dole can opt for some one out of the blue, making a bold stroke and hoping to demonstrate a spirit of adventure.
type
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Entries are in alphabetical order; cross-references are printed in bold type .
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These are indicated in bold type .
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The use of bold type to draw attention to notes, sub-headings and hazards is helpful.
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Those keywords that are allowed are shown in bold type .
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Peptides shown to bind to HLA-B53 are highlighted in bold type .
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Sometimes the main pages where a subject is dealt with are printed in bold type .
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Amino-acid residues that are completely conserved are shown in bold type .
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Approved headings are listed in bold type , such as Art, Children as artists.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bold/calm/cool etc as you please
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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bold illustrations
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a bold leader
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He was one of the boldest and most innovative composers of his day.
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The speech began with a bold statement about racism.
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wallpaper with bold stripes
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What we need is a strong leader, someone who is bold enough to make tough decisions.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And we ought, in fairness, to wonder who else in similar circumstances would have proved so much bolder?
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As innocent as that sounded, it was a bold move.
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Autumnal eyes are bold , obvious, slightly overdone, in deep, dark colors.
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It would not be considered bold today.
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Protests over the scale, and the proposed design, combined with financial realities to quash a very bold plan.
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Roller blinds offer a good deal of scope through colour and fabric combinations, from floral patterns to bold geometric prints.
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They are looking for bold leadership.