adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a casual comment (= not very serious or important )
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I only made a casual comment about finding the work a bit boring.
a casual glance (= without any serious interest or attention )
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The bench would have been difficult to see by a casual glance.
a casual/throwaway remark (= one that you do not think about carefully )
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These days a casual remark can get you into trouble.
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I didn’t mean to upset you – it was just a throwaway remark.
a temporary/casual worker (= working somewhere for a limited period of time )
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Employees were fired and replaced with temporary workers.
casual acquaintance
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She was a casual acquaintance of my family in Vienna.
casual clothes
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Most people feel more comfortable in casual clothes.
casual Friday
casual labour (= workers who do jobs that are not permanent )
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The industry makes use of a large supply of casual labour.
casual observation (= observation that is not done in a very careful or organized way )
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Even casual observation makes this theory improbable.
casual observer (= someone looking at something but not very carefully )
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A casual observer would have guessed his age at 70.
casual sex (= having sex with someone without intending to have a serious relationship )
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the dangers of casual sex
casual wear
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The company makes stylish casual wear for men and women.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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The hero uses violence in an almost casual way and the consequences are never properly addressed.
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The first note seemed almost casual .
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Just as important, it was a piece of indiscipline that illustrated the almost casual way Labour is conducting this campaign.
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The arrest was a quiet, almost casual affair.
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It seems to me the other one was almost casual .
as
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She sounded as casual as possible.
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That does not mean formal, just not as casual as in the recent past.
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Consequently, we're seeing it more on the high street as casual wear.
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Too stunned to react or notice whether his face was as casual and without regret as his words, I hiked on.
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I was almost as casual as Lee when he tapped in his short putt for the Open.
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Few had any special skills; they worked as casual laborers, eking out a marginal existence, often reduced to begging.
more
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Other more casual visitors could wander in out of curiosity where churches remained open.
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There are three very simple but profound advantages to a more casual style of dressing.
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Our clothing became less sombre and much more casual and varied.
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There was a shift towards a more casual , private, and hedonistic style of life.
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The major changes will be in the food and establishing a more casual , diner-friendly atmosphere.
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Keeping the length almost the same, he restructured the front with a textured cut for a more casual look.
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There is an element that is still doing the Thomasville dining room suite, but we are becoming more casual .
most
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But this hardly seems sufficient, as an armoured defence, to deter any but the most casual of killers.
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Even the most casual buy-and-hold investor should make a complete reassessment of holdings every five years.
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The emphasis on them is apparent even on the most casual visit to schools.
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I believe that perhaps the best example is an accident which attracted hardly more than the most casual public attention.
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But I've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance.
so
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Lord, how can he be so casual about it?
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In fact, the interviews were so casual that everyone was reassured that they would be released as soon as the general strike eased.
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But his request had been so casual that to refuse would have seemed as if she was making an issue.
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This would mean punters know they are monitored so casual abuse might be avoided.
too
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She did not want to appear either too eager or too casual .
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She was neither too casual nor too precious with them.
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You seemed just too casual about the whole thing.
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Undermanning can make the task nigh impossible on some estates; on the others the approach is far too casual .
very
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He looked very casual and exactly right.
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It's all very casual these days at the frontier.
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Yet it all began in a very casual way.
■ NOUN
acquaintance
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He seemed to recall some casual acquaintance saying something recently about market gardening.
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Still, Dave puts his family at great risk, yet takes smart precautions to protect a casual acquaintance .
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You may have known some one else for twenty years and yet he will never be more than a casual acquaintance .
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He will certainly have friends, neighbours, and casual acquaintances .
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The majority were introduced to injection by a casual acquaintance .
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Writers constantly have to deal with this prejudice, and it is well worth remembering this before discussing writing with casual acquaintances .
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The young woman in question, a casual acquaintance of my family in Vienna, had inflamed me with cunning caresses.
affair
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But they had still loved each other deeply and his casual affairs were just that.
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I have a feeling that most women want more than just a casual affair .
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She and Implexion had been conducting a casual affair for years; she knew him better than anyone.
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And was he really trying to tell her that he really didn't indulge in casual affairs ?
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Men always indulged in casual affairs if they could.
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The arrest was a quiet, almost casual affair .
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It's my work that's important to me at the moment - I don't have time for casual affairs .
attitude
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The casual attitude may be related to the observation that the children were rarely changed and were often left in wet nappies.
basis
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Particularly significant, was the fact that most workers were employed on a casual basis in very small workshops.
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Is there a small office you could rent on a casual basis ?
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Has an attempt been made to identify nurses in the local community who would be prepared to work on a casual basis ?
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Gardeners and herders were mostly immune from controls on marketing since they marketed relatively little, often only on a casual basis .
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Labourers were found in the docks, railways, factories and domestic spheres, many of them employed on a casual basis .
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Your appointment on a casual basis will start on 1993 and will not in any circumstances extend beyond 1993.
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Staff employed on a casual basis are entitled to annual leave with pay at the rate of 22 days perannum.
clothes
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Why can female staff in Canterbury wear casual clothes but the men have to wear shirts and ties?
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Because his shoulders are narrow, he never works in his shirt sleeves, and is seldom seen publicly in casual clothes .
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The man wore fitting and casual clothes and those of Holly were thin.
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People in bright casual clothes sauntered about and lounged on the empty benches.
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She saw him as soon as she started across the room towards the antique chest of drawers where her casual clothes were kept.
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It was the foundation on which his whole image rested: the lack of pomposity, the charm, the casual clothes .
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Where was the man of the casual clothes and easy manner?
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What struck me was the uncharacteristic sight of Victoria dressed in casual clothes .
contact
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Federal agents have discovered possible casual contacts between Kaczynski and four of the victims, according to the Oakland Tribune.
conversation
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He knew instinctively that this was no casual conversation and that for Cora-Beth's sake he must be honest.
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People in his office view him with respect as some one who is self-contained and does not choose to join in casual conversation .
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But the compensations for being unable to read or carry on a casual conversation are overwhelming.
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Serious issues have been made into casual conversation .
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I'd forgotten how funny it is; from now on I shall be using it in casual conversation more often.
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It was into this quiet atmosphere of cigarette smoke and casual conversation that the sudden crackle of Foster's radio transmission sounded.
dress
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He scrapped segregated dining rooms and often walked around barefoot and in casual dress , eating bananas.
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Some have actually instituted casual dress on snowy days so that workers can dress comfortably and warmly when the weather turns sour.
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On reflection she believed it was something to do with the way she looked - her casual dress .
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It turns out that casual dress had not erased that distinction.
encounter
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Each of them is free to have casual encounters outside the strong arms of their love.
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All the same, he appeared a pretty imperious figure on casual encounter .
glance
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By Sunday evening he hadn't given the far side of the river more than a casual glance for over twenty-four hours.
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He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder.
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Mineral exploration and leisure development were to be the cover story and they would do at a casual glance .
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A casual glance would have made it seem that her expression was stiff with anger.
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At a casual glance , the club could offer merely what it advertises.
labour
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Arrangements were made to obtain contributions from employers of casual labour who might have more than one employer in any week.
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Unlike casual labour , skilled workers were heir to a tradition of militancy.
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He subsisted on welfare, on charity and on casual labour .
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Even now it is the magnet that draws the rural peasants and small businessmen looking for work and casual labour .
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It covered predominantly skilled and organized workers while the casual labour problem and that of juvenile labour was untouched.
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Moreover they could always use family labour or import casual labour to carry out any essential work.
manner
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Some are large, others little more than snapshots, hung in a disarming and deceptively casual manner .
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Yet Harrison had cause to cringe at the casual manner in which his case was opened and aired.
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She nodded in what she hoped was an equally casual manner and followed him across the crowded foyer to the social club.
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We can now prove a result which is often stated and proved in a rather casual manner .
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She did not like hearing herself denied in such a casual manner .
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He slung them on the banister in a casual manner .
observation
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Even casual observation makes this hypothesis improbable.
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The facts are all clear, but casual observation alone will seldom reveal the contingencies.
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Even casual observation suggests politicians are not simply budget maximizers.
observer
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To the casual observer , the tide may seem to be the only movement of water in the estuary.
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A casual observer on Van Ness the other day saw even younger adults have difficulty.
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To a casual observer water on a surface may appear to be in complete contact with it.
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But lately, to the casual observer , it would seem that the match is being interrupted, or at least expanded.
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This is the sight which stays with even the casual observer .
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Even for casual observers the clues to its presence are abundant.
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While the Macintosh still possess all the benefits it seems, to a casual observer , to be an incompatible system.
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This is mostly due to the almost universal lowering of expectations among diehard fans and casual observers .
reader
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To arrive at section three will, for most casual readers , be as a result of by-passing section two.
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The casual reader sees no red flags.
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Fascinating and highly readable, this book will satisfy scholars as well as more casual readers .
relationship
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I had a few casual relationships after I left the Sorbonne.
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He was going with some one at the time, but it was a fairly casual relationship from what I could tell.
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The victim and suspect knew each other, and it could have been more than a casual relationship .
remark
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Let him wonder if it was just a casual remark .
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Examples include money transfers, phone calls, letters and seemingly casual remarks .
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But I've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance.
speech
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It was as difficult to record the casual speech of Zuwaya as it was to take an unposed photograph.
style
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I like both classically smart and casual styles .
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There are three very simple but profound advantages to a more casual style of dressing.
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This casual style was scrunch-dried with firm hold mousse.
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Nubby fabrics, for example, better suit a casual style , while smooth fabrics are more formal.
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He is wearing shorts and a shirt, an outfit that fits his casual style .
visitor
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A casual visitor might suppose it to be a temple dedicated to the genius of seediness.
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This path isolates me well from casual visitors , but true friends are not deterred.
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This could help deter the casual visitor .
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Sublime the cataract might be to the casual visitor , but shrewder eyes were taking its measure.
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Other more casual visitors could wander in out of curiosity where churches remained open.
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From Brighton Station to the Palace Pier it is designed to be enjoyed both by casual visitors and dedicated enthusiasts.
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To the casual visitor Cheltenham is a thriving shopping centre, a centre of affluence which attracts all the best names.
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The upper river, above the loch, provides the best sport, and is rarely available to casual visitors .
ward
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The vagrants from the casual ward had disappeared at the sight of the policeman; the street was empty.
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The casual wards to be extended to accommodate about forty more men.
way
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We were learning to treat this daily session in a casual way .
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In the same casual way , I have been looking for an Elvis on velvet.
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The hero uses violence in an almost casual way and the consequences are never properly addressed.
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This was typical of the casual way in which Jennie selected Girls to go abroad.
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He flipped just one of the bolts in a casual way and strode off towards the farmhouse across the Paddock.
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Just as important, it was a piece of indiscipline that illustrated the almost casual way Labour is conducting this campaign.
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I didn't like the casual way he counted his money.
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Yet it all began in a very casual way .
wear
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She knew perfectly well from the many Press photos of him that he preferred casual wear .
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Consequently, we're seeing it more on the high street as casual wear .
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Today's look is still smart - even casual wear is part of mainstream fashion.
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Our handsome first edition covers everything from suits to casual wear .
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There was to be a show in the morning, mainly of street and casual wear .
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Smart casual wear is quite in order for dinner time, but bring one cocktail dress for the Captain's cocktail party.
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Tailored suits are teamed with polo-shirts and, if he's the outdoor type, there are pages of sports-inspired casual wear .
work
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Many were unemployed, many had only casual work .
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At the same time, the opportunities available are often for casual work rather than permanent positions.
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Chris had occasional casual work , but most of the time he was unemployed.
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All strikers had to resort to some extent to borrowing, credit, casual work and other ways and means of managing.
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A day's casual work takes on an extra meaning.
worker
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New rules mean a set-back for army of casual workers .
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Seemingly independent casual workers are often far from being so.
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Taxing poverty Popular myth has it that poor peasants and casual workers in the Third World do not pay tax.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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casual shoes
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Casual users of the library may not realize that they now need a computerized ticket.
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a casual encounter
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Are shorts appropriate at a casual party?
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Charging an entry fee for museums will not affect the casual visitor very much.
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Even casual visitors to the museum could save money with a membership card.
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He had a casual attitude toward studying and grades.
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Plaid curtains give the room a casual look.
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She hurried into the room with no more than a casual glance in our direction.
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the casual use of marijuana
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Thompson's management style is casual but organized.
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Wayne just took a casual glance at the newspaper.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And these are more than the casual conclusions of two men.
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As usual she was stunning, white linen jacket and trousers supremely casual and graceful.
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Because of my Tokyo-bred punctuality, I could not get used to such a casual lifestyle.
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It is one thing to shock a parent with casual profanity.
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Nasal swabs or swabs taken directly from discharging abscesses can be cultured to confirm the presence of the casual bacteria.
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Off steps a brusque and bristling figure, carrying a kitbag and casual in a crew-neck sweater.
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Other more casual visitors could wander in out of curiosity where churches remained open.
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The kids were trying to act casual , but they were still a little dazed.