COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
arbitrarily chosen
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an arbitrarily chosen number
carefully planned/chosen/controlled etc
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carefully chosen words
chosen by lot
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In Athens at that time, judges were chosen by lot .
sb’s chosen career
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His parents encouraged him in his chosen career as a scientist.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the (privileged/chosen) few
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A decade ago this was Checkpoint Charlie, one of the few gaps in an otherwise impenetrable barrier a hundred miles long.
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But then Jeffries said that that article was one of the few that had examined his ideas on the merits.
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Date palms are one of the few fruit trees that can be safely transplanted at full maturity.
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Hundreds of people could be seen walking along the roadside or waiting patiently for the few overcrowded buses.
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I had underlined the few shady connections which made it into the open.
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Stirling sensibly argued that it was illogical to form two new battalions when the few men he required were being denied him.
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The major drawback for all immigrant firms has been the difficulty in recruiting the few highly skilled key workers essential to production.