adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cautious approach
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China has followed a more cautious approach.
cautious/guarded optimism (= the belief that a future situation will be good or better than before, although you cannot be not sure )
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The U.N. sees cause for cautious optimism in what has been achieved so far.
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He expressed guarded optimism about the company's future.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
extremely
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Therefore, are we not wise in being extremely cautious before we hand over our money supply to a third party?
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Her answers are short and extremely cautious .
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Spiders, too, must be extremely cautious in their courtship.
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Dissonance is most powerful in a generally consonant context - hence the need to be extremely cautious in its use.
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These are extremely cautious recommendations, redeemed only by the hope of a more robust analysis in future.
more
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While I might have recommended a more cautious approach, I said to myself, Courage, Wadlough.
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Sadler, however, was more cautious .
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In such situations, hopes for a less active, more cautious and realistic, less expansive foreign policy were slim.
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Nicholas, however, proved to be significantly more cautious than the men around him.
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Others prefer a more cautious approach.
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Bucket shops with more to hide are often more cautious when it comes to recruitment.
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As a result, he is far more cautious than Mr Ozawa on deregulation.
most
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She hazarded only the tiniest, and most cautious , opinions.
too
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Or had he been too cautious , too frightened of his increasing visibility?
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I thought Leese was being too cautious .
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Rather than concluding that I had been too radical in Opposition, I fast came to the view 1 had been too cautious .
very
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It is, I might say, a very cautious company.
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The first step of that booted foot on to the moon was very , very cautious .
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Remember to use light weights and be very cautious when first exercising the spinal erectors.
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I was very cautious on takeoff and avoided the old machine-gun position by making a sharp turn as we cleared the trees.
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Most Roman sculptors were very cautious about supporting large blocks of marble.
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Phil was always a fearless seaman, and I am a very cautious one.
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She has not been out with anyone else since this happened, and is very cautious about having any other relationships.
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What we've got is a very cautious policy.
■ NOUN
approach
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Wiser counsel suggested a more cautious approach .
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While I might have recommended a more cautious approach , I said to myself, Courage, Wadlough.
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Left: sometimes you need a cautious approach to appreciate the views.
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Others prefer a more cautious approach .
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In our view, however, the cautious approach is not to ignore the epidemiological evidence of declining semen quality.
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I urge, therefore, a cautious approach to the ascertainment of the intention of the legislature.
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A number of factors influenced this highly cautious approach by central government, local councils, the police and the courts.
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He has preached pragmatism towards Moscow and a cautious approach to economic reform.
man
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It is just that, for a normally cautious man , I feel dangerously out of my depth in this situation.
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A cautious man would have inspected the properties he was lending against, for nothing but property underpinned the loans.
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Mostly he did not abuse this position, for he is a cautious man .
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After that, Eurystheus, a cautious man , would not let him inside the city.
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But his lordship's grandfather was a cautious man , and provided himself with a secret way out at need.
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Normally a cautious man , Kragan felt the glimmer of satisfaction spread within him.
optimism
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There are grounds for cautious optimism .
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None the less, there is cautious optimism at the dawning of a new age.
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A cautious optimism spread within the liberal intelligentsia, and the writers, especially, initiated calls for greater artistic freedom.
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This year 184 dealers took part compared to 176 in 1992 and a number of participants expressed cautious optimism .
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There was cautious optimism from ISPs after the announcement was made public yesterday.
welcome
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Liberal politicians also gave a cautious welcome to the appointment.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
strike a happy/cheerful/cautious etc note
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I've always been cautious about giving people my phone number.
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If we're too cautious , we might lose a good business opportunity.
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Phil's a very cautious driver - it'll take at least an hour to get there.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Again, if the cost is substantial, be cautious of committing more than a few months in advance.
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Bucket shops with more to hide are often more cautious when it comes to recruitment.
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Employers who establish retirement plans must be cautious about engaging in transactions with their plans.
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He also showed cautious sympathy for homosexuals.
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I went back on the singles circuit even though the break with Vic should have made me cautious .
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It pays to be cautious at first and increase the groundbait amount if things go well.
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Overnight Riley Hanson had become a cautious braggart.
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The fluctuations in the federal unemployment rates for the states keep local economists cautious about relying on them.