adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a comfortable chair ( also a comfy chair informal )
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The hotel had a TV room with some nice comfy chairs.
a comfortable existence (= with plenty of food and money )
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He left behind his comfortable existence to become a monk.
a comfortable lead (= a big lead )
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The Wildcats had a comfortable lead in the first half.
a comfortable lifestyle (= in which you have enough money to buy things you want )
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He enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle in his retirement.
a comfortable position
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She wriggled into a more comfortable position.
a comfortable win (= one that you win by a large amount, so that you do not have to worry about winning )
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Chelsea had a comfortable win against Crystal Palace.
a smooth/comfortable ride
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The new suspension produces a smoother ride.
feel fine/good/comfortable etc
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I’m feeling a little better today.
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Marie immediately felt guilty.
good/pleasant/comfortable
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Have a good flight!
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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A modern chair, for instance, is about as comfortable and as practical as sitting on a spike.
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Four other abandoned children whose final days had not been as comfortable were buried that same day.
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Nick was just as comfortable on the back as the front nine.
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The family moved in everything they needed to make their stay as comfortable as possible.
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Give care and attention without hurrying, so that the resident is kept as comfortable as possible until the end.
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Perhaps not as comfortable or as durable as it could be, but good value for money, none the less.
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But we may expect in the long run to become as comfortable in the new clothes as we were in the old.
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I find the seats just as comfortable as the highly acclaimed Rover items, while rear passengers enjoy greater legroom.
more
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Some parents, partners or friends are more comfortable with you the way you are, needing them still.
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The Templars first built it as a fortified manor but later generations had embellished it to make it more comfortable .
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A vaudevillian, Bailey had a different, more comfortable sense of her relationship with the audience than did the director.
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Swivel/lockable Wheels are easier to manoeuvre in a busy shopping area while fixed wheels are probably more comfortable over bumpy ground.
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Certain types of touch or sound, for example, may become more comfortable .
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Hospital was more comfortable than home, Nigel decided.
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Somehow he had assumed the old man would have found more comfortable lodgings.
most
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Recorders are most comfortable in sharp keys and simple key signatures like G or D major.
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Use the most comfortable structure, too-those numerals and letters.
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What is the easiest, the most comfortable thing for a writer to do?
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The most comfortable position was to stand up.
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The most comfortable and efficient way is to use the heel-toe method.
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The grass-grown graves looked the most comfortable .
quite
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Being short-scale in a Gibson EB3 sort of way, the Hamer is quite comfortable to wear.
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They were all quite comfortable in their evening club, the Family Planning Clinic.
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December, January and February are comparatively cool months in Calcutta, and it is quite comfortable out of doors.
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The youngster was taken to Bishop Auckland General Hospital where his condition last night was said to be quite comfortable and improving.
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It made me feel quite comfortable about the hospital.
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He was quite comfortable as he was.
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Again, this is virtuoso music, and the first three movements on this occasion didn't always seem quite comfortable .
so
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However the main disadvantage seems to be that current digitising tablets are not quite so comfortable and natural to use.
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And I grew so comfortable with Bob that I began to grill him a bit myself.
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It was armchair diving - so comfortable , so relaxed, so delightfully lazy.
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The normally comfortable marriage outside London, between paid worker and volunteer, is evidently not so comfortable within London.
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It's lovely and friendly and so comfortable .
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It sounded so comfortable and reassuring, like the drone of a distant mowing machine through the class-room window at school.
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Because we were so comfortable together, in a way it was pleasant to be alone again.
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Once again I could not understand why some of my older colleagues felt so comfortable with our so-called counterpart.
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She liked him, never thought of him as a boyfriend, he was too comfortable .
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The restaurant space also gives the sense of a genuine, if somewhat too comfortable , desert experience.
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If you make college too comfortable nobody will ever want to leave it to do proper work.
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That a young boy of none too comfortable means would be impressed by all this worldly expertise is not difficult to imagine.
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The old structures are too entrenched and too comfortable .
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Evidently there was some feeling that life at Elpis Lodge was too comfortable .
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The place itself should be conducive to study without being too comfortable .
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And you can't get too comfortable with where you are because you could be a nobody tomorrow.
very
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Not that we're idiots, we're just very comfortable in being very blissful.
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He said he felt very comfortable during the long journey.
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It will not be very comfortable for you there, but we have nowhere else to put you.
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I feel very comfortable when the ball is hit to him.
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And it's also very comfortable so you can sink into the sofa and watch television.
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I feel very comfortable walking around.
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This model of faith is clearly very comfortable for the believer.
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It was exciting to be here, but I felt very comfortable .
■ NOUN
bed
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Having a comfortable bed to sleep in is a luxury that most of us take for granted.
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Afterward, they each slept the night in a comfortable bed .
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I've got a comfortable bed to sleep on, a desk and a comfortable chair.
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I walked five miles up Colfax to my comfortable bed in the apartment.
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There is a full sized double bed plus a comfortable bed settee which will sleep two children.
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If I send them off they might find a comfortable bed .
chair
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At the moment I am sitting in a very comfortable chair bought for me by my family some years ago.
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A comfortable chair , a rug on the deck, and a favorite picture made it my home.
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A comfortable chair , or maybe a bean-bag for the salon.
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A television set is in the center of comfortable chairs and sofas.
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He saw a child's head peer round the wing of the comfortable chair , the child from last night.
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He went to his room-to his oak desk, comfortable chair , and his high-intensity study lamp.
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It was a delightful, careless room, untidy and rather deficient in comfortable chairs .
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Lie down or sit in a comfortable chair that supports your head.
home
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With your advice we now have an eye-catching and comfortable home .
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Stay at her comfortable home as long as possible.
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They come from many backgrounds, some from comfortable homes , and have found their various routes to inner and outer darkness.
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Have you converted a barn into a comfortable home ?
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The only difference was that the Guides could look forward to returning to comfortable homes .
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The Tolstoys have a comfortable home with extensive gardens, a swimming pool and tennis court.
hotel
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This is a well-equipped and comfortable hotel , offering good value for money.
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Older or better-heeled visitors have a choice of comfortable hotels , where rooms go for about $ 50 per night.
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The elegant Regency buildings provide comfortable hotel accommodation to suit every taste and pocket.
lead
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After two rounds, Duvergel had a comfortable lead on points with the gold medal plainly in sight.
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With his comfortable lead , Dole has pulled back on some of his campaign plans for the state.
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While Clinton has a comfortable lead over Dole in recent national surveys, the Kansas senator is expected to win Texas.
life
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Moira had turned his comfortable life on its head.
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We realize that the average auto worker leads a comfortable life .
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He has a comfortable life in west Los Angeles; he dates a movie mogul's ex-wife; he wants for nothing.
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Although she was from a well-to-do family and could have led a very comfortable life , Judith had chosen otherwise.
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Until that happy day, the only way to achieve an enjoyable and comfortable life is to work for it.
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To pace yourself, doing enough to pay for a comfortable life and little enough to stay invisible.
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Paying Your Way made for a comfortable life , with plenty of unsolicited adventure on the way.
lounge
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Breakfast is taken on a pleasant terrace, or in a large room which doubles as a comfortable lounge during the evenings.
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There are two comfortable lounges with open fires, one with a large collection of books for guests to read.
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She led them down a narrow corridor and into a comfortable lounge .
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Public rooms include a spacious reception with comfortable lounge and bar area and a fresh, spacious breakfast room.
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Environmental impacts have been minimised by using local woods and grasses to build the huts and the comfortable lounge and bar area.
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The Lido Palace facilities include comfortable lounges , a breakfast room, a spacious dining-room and a well-stocked bar.
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There is a comfortable lounge and bar and the bedrooms have views over the village and valley.
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Guests have a choice of two comfortable lounges , as well as a cheerful taverna bar where regular barbecues are held.
margin
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He strolled home by a comfortable margin thanks to some good body work early on.
place
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Nice solid belay, comfortable place to sit, nice view and most of all that warm, smug feeling.
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Is the artistic interior actually a comfortable place to live?
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It was a comfortable place to spend your weekday evenings, that was for sure.
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With soft leather upholstery and the careful design that typifies Toyotas, the interior is a comfortable place to be.
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They felt that it was ultimately their responsibility to see that homes were clean and comfortable places for all the family.
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It wasn't a comfortable place to be.
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Little Billy found a comfortable place where two big branches came together and he sat down to rest.
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It was traditional, highly people oriented, somewhat paternalistic, and a comfortable place to work.
position
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These are specially designed to cradle the fish securely in a comfortable position without wiping away a great deal of their protective mucous.
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He left his comfortable position as spiritual advisor to Madame de Gondi and began to work as a minister to galley slaves.
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She eased to a more comfortable position against the angle of the ground and schooled herself to wait.
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Before you put your key in the ignition, make sure you are seated in a comfortable position for driving.
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The most comfortable position was to stand up.
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She patted a pillow behind her, trying to arrange it in a more comfortable position .
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But after Gaveston's execution in June 1312 he returned to a more comfortable position at the king's side.
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All day long, boys and girls sat on the buffaloes' backs, lounging in expertly comfortable positions .
retirement
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He'd looked forward to a comfortable retirement with his wife Audrey.
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Key among them is the problem facing most developed countries of how to fund reasonably comfortable retirements for an increasingly long-lived population.
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Jean had looked forward to a comfortable retirement after a lifetime of work.
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In the 1980s he was living in comfortable retirement in a suburb of Buenos Aires, still convinced that his experiment worked.
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John Tyzack provided for his comfortable retirement in Oxford by selling the business to Henderson Administration, the well-known investment trust.
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One of the most important topics is how to plan your finances for a comfortable retirement .
ride
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The hydraulics, in theory, separate the chassis from the body to provide firm suspension yet a comfortable ride .
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In fact, the comfortable ride was our most pleasant surprise.
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And in both cars passengers will get a firm comfortable ride .
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The six-cylinder model has a firmer and lower suspension, though it still produces a comfortable ride .
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Springing was provided only on the bolsters and above the axle boxes giving a comfortable ride but a tendency to roll.
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The unusually smooth driveline and comfortable ride add to a general sense of well-being.
room
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All the comfortable rooms sleep two and are of a high standard with private shower and W.C; most have a balcony.
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Economy hotels offer clean, comfortable rooms and front desk services without costly extras like restaurants and room service.
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They saw a warm, comfortable room with a good fire burning in the fireplace and a few papers on the big table.
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We visited one day in her comfortable room at the Research Center.
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The comfortable rooms all enjoy an en-suite shower/WC.
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The kitchen was a homely, comfortable room .
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The quiet, comfortable rooms are beautifully decorated to an individual style and all have private bathroom, television &038; radio.
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Eleven comfortable rooms and a friendly atmosphere.
shoe
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Take strong and comfortable shoes - you will find cobbled streets everywhere. all summer long!
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They gave her dresses and stockings, comfortable shoes .
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She was dressed in a tan skirt, comfortable shoes and a sweater.
victory
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The platform had won a comfortable victory in the afternoon's debate on policy.
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Morrell went on for a comfortable victory over three seconds clear of the defending champion, Mark Kirk, of Ballymena.
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It sealed a comfortable victory and sent Rovers soaring into third place in the table.
win
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It was at the village of Bampton, and Grye had a comfortable win .
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It will be a major shock if Northern Ireland, despite losing skipper Alan McDonald, do not achieve a comfortable win .
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But with Rangers comfortable win over Dundee yesterday, Walter Smith's men erased some of the memories of last week.
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McCluskey, a summer recruit from Portadown, scored two tries as Instonians came from behind for a comfortable win .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Did you have a good flight?" "Yes, very comfortable thank you."
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comfortable shoes
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Can you wait for a moment while I change into something more comfortable .
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He had supposed Mrs Mack to have been in comfortable circumstances, so he was surprised when he saw her tiny apartment.
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Japanese is the language he's most comfortable with.
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Joyce has a comfortable apartment in Portland.
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My wife and I are very lucky, really, we're comfortable , even though we're both retired.
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Our new sofa is really comfortable to sit on.
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She has a big comfortable apartment overlooking Central Park.
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Sit down and make yourselves comfortable while I get us some coffee.
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The Austins aren't rich, but they're comfortable .
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The bill should pass in the House by a comfortable margin.
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The truck gives you a surprisingly comfortable ride.
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They've had a much more comfortable life since she started her new job.
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Thomas can sleep on the sofa, but I'm afraid it's not as comfortable as a bed.
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You'll probably be more comfortable if you tilt the seat back.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At fifty-two he had long ago found his style, and was more than comfortable with it.
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But we must own it and feel comfortable with it or nothing will happen.
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He said he felt very comfortable during the long journey.
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Last night, he was said to be in a comfortable condition.
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My presence in the government is quite logical, and I feel comfortable where I am...
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Since the flues were not used to heat the rooms in the summer, he could be made reasonably comfortable .
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They usually focus on one of three areas: normal eating; comfortable exercise; or improved body image.