verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a study confirms sth (= shows that something is true )
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The study confirms what we all know – smoking is also bad for the people around you.
confirm a booking
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Please confirm your booking 48 hours before your flight.
confirm a diagnosis
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The clinic confirmed the diagnosis.
confirm a prediction (= show that it was right )
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They are now planning further tests to confirm their predictions.
confirm a report
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A spokesman refused to confirm reports that the aircraft had previously suffered an engine fire.
confirm a reservation
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We will send you an email to confirm your reservation.
confirm a rumour (= say that it is true )
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The actor’s agent would not confirm the rumour.
confirm sb's suspicions (= show that someone's suspicions were right )
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The letter confirmed my suspicions.
confirm sb’s fears (= show that what you were afraid of has actually happened )
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The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.
confirm the details (= make sure that they are correct )
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Could you confirm the details of your reservation in writing?
confirm the presence of sth/sb
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Tests confirmed the presence of an infection.
confirmed bachelor (= a man who has decided that he will never marry )
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Gerald was 38, and a confirmed bachelor .
prove/confirm/establish the existence of sth (= prove that something exists )
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The images confirm the existence of water on the planet's surface.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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This table also confirms the seeming decline in overall profitability during the 1980s and particularly in 1986.
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Mr Roberts also confirmed that Ford is launching a full-size sport-utility vehicle this fall called the Expedition.
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Compliance was also confirmed by a tablet count.
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Would you also confirm that the plan is not to be accompanied by a letter.
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It was also confirmed that Phil Field, as Membership Secretary, is a committee member.
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Other research has also confirmed that women risk serious health hazards by repeated childbearing.
yesterday
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Police in Ballymoney, Co Antrim, yesterday confirmed the donkey was stolen.
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It was confirmed yesterday that the meeting scheduled for Doncaster on 27 October is to be transferred to Carlisle.
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It was confirmed yesterday that she has been nominated as best actress for her part in the film Howards End.
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Police confirmed yesterday that at 11.10am on Sunday information had been received that Pant y Carneddi, Pennal, was on fire.
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H M Customs and Excise confirmed yesterday that they had to be implemented by 1 January 1990.
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He announced he was considering the move in September and yesterday confirmed the details.
■ NOUN
appointment
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The club has officially confirmed the appointment nineteen days after Liam Brady resigned the position.
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Sundram then must be confirmed to the lifetime appointment by the full Senate.
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Other parishioners successfully petitioned the House of Lords in 1643 to confirm his appointment .
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Please send us a copy of your letter confirming the appointment .
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A two-chamber federal parliament would confirm these appointments .
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On the last day of the month the Company confirmed his appointment , subject only to his presenting himself in London.
belief
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This tremendous progress of conventional medicine in the present century has confirmed belief in the treatment by opposites.
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When tomographic maps later showed a patch of warm rock beneath that spot, it further confirmed his belief .
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The effect of our experience was, as I shall show, to confirm and extend that belief .
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And many studies are flawed by the tendency of researchers to look for information that confirms their own beliefs .
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The watchers were quiet and soulful, as if the flames confirmed their deep beliefs about life here.
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Writers reached for a means suasion and began to use emotion to confirm beliefs .
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That pleased and flattered her, confirmed her in her belief in herself.
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I watch the news, and it only confirms my belief , you know?
booking
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To confirm the booking , you will be required to sign the completed Booking Form and pay the appropriate deposit.
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Cancellation cover applies as soon as you have confirmed your booking with us.
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If you wish to telephone us, we will endeavour to confirm your booking immediately.
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Arthur went to confirm the booking , and gather furniture for us.
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They will confirm the booking by sending you an invoice and detailed joining instructions.
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The hotel's response in writing confirming the booking is an acceptance of the guest's offer to contract.
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Accommodation will be confirmed on your Booking allocation.
diagnosis
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Endoscopy was performed at entry to confirm the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
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It is helpful in confirming the diagnosis of epilepsy.
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All patients underwent colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy before study entry to confirm the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.
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Cocainization of the pharynx relieves the pain in some; when positive, this test confirms the diagnosis .
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Conventional allergists use skin tests to confirm the diagnosis , not to make it.
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The sedimentation rate is elevated in 90-95 % of these patients and when above 50 Westergren helps confirm the diagnosis .
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The disappearance of symptoms during elimination and reappearance on challenge confirm the diagnosis .
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Doctors can usually hear pneumonia, he says, and an X-ray can confirm the diagnosis .
existence
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The chief means of proactive enforcement is routine sampling, which will bring to light or confirm the existence of persistent pollutions.
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It was the medium through which he perceived his own soul, the formula through which he could confirm his own existence .
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In fieldwork, you are really looking for anything that might confirm the existence of a ley.
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Because Burns refused to discuss intelligence issues, he did not confirm or deny the existence of the intelligence report.
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Dozens of eyewitness accounts confirmed the existence of these discreet departures to destinations far from Kosovo.
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The developments remain top secret and no-one from the factory or the team would confirm or deny the existence of the kit.
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It is equally important that the practice of not confirming or denying the existence of a warrant is maintained consistently.
fear
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When my relationship actually broke down, it confirmed my fears-I fell into depression and stopped going to work.
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Sure enough, to confirm our worst fears , the wind grew stronger in the evening.
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But the new picture confirms environmentalists' worst fears .
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Bob learned to demand a bit less without confirming his worst fears .
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The appointment made conservatives nervous, seemingly confirming their fears that a liberal onslaught was imminent.
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Hearing you on the telephone just seemed to confirm my worst fears , and I didn't stop to reason things through.
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A volley of bullets immediately peppered the ground directly in front of the doorway, confirming her worst fears .
finding
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Once again, this confirms the probit findings .
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In our second study we sought to confirm our findings that group and individual cognitive therapy were equally effective.
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Further studies are needed to confirm these findings .
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The data of Jean Ginsburg and Paul Hardiman confirm our findings of declining semen quality.
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Generally, our results confirm some of the findings from invitro studies.
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More disturbingly, military statistics seemed to confirm the findings on poverty by Charles Booth and Llewellyn-Smith.
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Our study confirms that finding but questions its relevance and its implications.
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Invariably, the discussions that follow the analysis confirm the preliminary findings .
friend
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Will my right hon. Friend confirm that he will look equally thoroughly and carefully at any proposals from hospitals in Tayside?
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Mr. Townsend Will my right hon. Friend confirm that that excellent facility is not supported from the aid budget?
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Can my right hon. Friend confirm that what he has said this afternoon is in line with that?
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Will my hon. Friend also confirm that 1991 has been a vibrant and exciting year in the North sea?
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Mrs. Peacock Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that in the 1980s manufacturing output rose by31 percent?
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Will my hon. Friend confirm that, unlike the Labour group on Norfolk county council, he believes in small primary schools?
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Which I most certainly am not, as nearest and dearest, and gangs of so-called friends will confirm .
impression
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The victimization which occurred, the loss of trade union membership, and the wage reductions all seemed to confirm this impression .
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Director Robert Rodriguez confirms the impression he has made for resourceful camerawork.
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They confirm our impression that, following his traumatic encounter with the Czech police, he becomes considerably less talkative.
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But unfortunately some of the other news I picked up during that trip confirmed his negative impression .
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William Houston s watchful, meditative Hal confirms the impression that he is simply biding his time in the Eastcheap taverns.
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However, further research is needed to confirm these impressions .
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A tour of the house confirmed the impressions formed from outside.
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Extensive community work and interviews with young Arsenal supporters in a run-down housing estate by Robbins and Cohen confirmed this impression .
minister
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The Prime Minister I can confirm that it was an excellent Commonwealth conference.
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In the March 18 reshuffle nine ministers were confirmed in their positions.
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The other ministers were confirmed in their posts.
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The Prime Minister I can confirm the hon. Gentleman's remarks about the protocol.
night
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She confirmed Tuesday night that plans had changed and arrangements were being made for the trip.
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Cleveland Police could not confirm last night whether or not they were treating the matter as a murder inquiry.
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Jed-Forest confirmed last night that they had suspended a player until next season because of misbehaviour on a recent trip to Twickenham.
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Officer O'Keefe confirmed that last night .
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It was confirmed last night that the idea of privately-run detention centres was being pursued within the Home Office.
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A Home Office spokeswoman confirmed last night that Stansted would be used for all future mercy flights.
office
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A professional office environment confirms that you have a serious commitment to your business.
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DeVillars office confirmed he had been invited but said he was unable to go and did not comment further.
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On Dec. 10 the Serious Fraud Office confirmed that it would not be taking further action.
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A Home Office spokeswoman confirmed last night that Stansted would be used for all future mercy flights.
official
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All six in-patient beds will be available in Darlington's new leukaemia unit as soon as it opens, hospital officials confirmed this week.
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Senior Army officials confirmed that Hoster contacted her superior, Col.
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Last week public health officials confirmed that there had been 18 new cases.
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A quick visit by Ministry officials soon confirmed his fears.
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If county officials confirm that 28, 084 are those of registered voters, a referendum will be held around May 1.
opinion
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Garvey's condition has confirmed his opinion .
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Thornton knew of various incidents which confirmed his opinion that Walsh made a distinctly negative impression in the hunt for backers.
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Her life and career after she and Burton split up confirms the opinion of her energy and flair - and her directness.
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I confirmed their own opinion that the picture was a very competent version of a missing Saraceni composition executed by a follower.
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A senior international referee of my acquaintance was standing nearby and confirmed my opinion .
police
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The all-clear was given three hours later after police confirmed that the fumes were not poisonous.
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Neither Sheffield, his attorney nor Phoenix police could confirm if a restraining order had been obtained.
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Later, however, the police confirmed they had summoned Tommy Suharto, 38, for questioning.
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Cleveland Police could not confirm last night whether or not they were treating the matter as a murder inquiry.
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Cleveland Police confirm they are treating both incidents as arson.
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Harpenden police confirmed that a unit had been called out to resolve a dispute between Andy Linighan and a taxi driver.
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A police spokesman confirmed a number of calls had been received from people worried about what was happening on Thursday afternoon.
report
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None of the reports could be independently confirmed .
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The government news agency Notimex said 15 were dead while a Civil Defense spokesman said he had reports of 25 confirmed killed.
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The new report confirmed these concerns, questioning whether existing toxicity tests were sufficient to take account of these issues.
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Other reports confirmed that flooding had left an estimated 3,000 people homeless.
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A radio news report confirmed our suspicions.
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Many recent government reports confirm its continuing presence.
result
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Our results confirm that alcoholic ascites contains plasminogen activating activity.
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These results are confirmed by earlier studies.
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If these results can be confirmed , chemotherapy without gastrectomy should be the treatment of choice for agressive gastric lymphomas.
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But the result confirmed that building society provisions will rocket this year to cover bad and doubtful home loans.
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Our results confirm the relation between birth weight and lung function measurements reported in other studies.
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These results confirm that transcripts of genes not implicated in deletion attained identical steady-state levels in the two strains.
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Shemaka had to survive a stewards' inquiry before the result was confirmed .
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Generally, our results confirm some of the findings from invitro studies.
spokesman
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Mike McCurry, the White House spokesman , confirmed the campaign will air its first commercial beginning Friday.
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A spokesman for the Clydesdale confirmed that the bank had made an error somewhere and had not processed the tape.
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In fact, a Harvard spokesman confirmed her admittance only when asked directly.
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A police spokesman confirmed an investigation is under way.
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A Konica spokesman confirmed the company was in talks with Eckerd.
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A police spokesman confirmed a number of calls had been received from people worried about what was happening on Thursday afternoon.
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A total of 143 tickets were sold at the near-giveaway prices, United spokesman Chris Brathwaite confirmed Thursday.
study
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In conclusion, this study confirms that four weeks treatment with elemental diet, when tolerated, is as effective as prednisolone.
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A very recent study confirms this once again.
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In our second study we sought to confirm our findings that group and individual cognitive therapy were equally effective.
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Modern studies of Mars confirm the seasonal variations of the surface brightness, but without biological intervention.
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Our continuing studies confirm a previous report that spread of individual strains occurs within regional centres.
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Subsequent studies confirmed that a high-fibre diet increases stool bulk and shortens gut transit.
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A number of studies confirm the differences between middle- and working-class people in their friendships.
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Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
suspicion
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If we guess right, then we confirm his suspicions .
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I'd like a chance to confirm my suspicions .
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Meanwhile, a company audit confirmed his original suspicions .
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A telephone call confirmed my suspicions .
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Their placement in a remedial course confirmed their suspicions .
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Just then, a tanker drove up from the south and the driver confirmed my suspicions .
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Statements like this confirmed our suspicions about self-defeating organizational behavior patterns.
view
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These matters confirm me in the view already expressed that the disturbance complained of in this case is not actionable.
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The experience of companies using case management for major illnesses confirms his view .
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None the less other work has confirmed Pahl's view that inmigration would lead to social segregation.
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In a reactionary decade there are many who will not be hesitant to use such state-ments to confirm their former views .
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The international events of 1935 and 1936 tended to confirm the views of both extremes of the Labour Party.
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Hoare confirmed this view of Baldwin's state of mind.
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The figures in the table above seem to confirm this point of view .
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Somehow Steen's voice seemed to confirm Jacqui's view .
■ VERB
appear
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Clark then wrote up the experiment, which appeared to confirm his initial brainwave, and submitted it to Nature.
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Eventually Hayling agreed to appear in the prospectus confirmed as chief executive until the launch.
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The evidence does not appear to confirm this, especially in the case of full-time male workers.
refuse
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They refused to confirm reports that he used a syringe hidden in an orange.
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However, Dole refused to confirm the choice during a lunch stop en route to Russell.
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Borrowers were refusing to confirm their indebtedness, unauthorised drawings had taken place and other loans were looking suspicious.
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Amtrak refused to confirm that date Wednesday, saying an official statement will be made today.
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BAe refused to confirm or deny any interest.
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A hospital spokeswoman, Aggie Hayner, refused to confirm the births, as did a nursing supervisor.
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He refused to confirm that harsh words had been spoken in the dressing room afterwards but his post-match interview suggested as much.
seem
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The requirement of dishonesty seems to confirm the need for subjective recklessness.
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The sun setting over the maple tree in the backyard seems to confirm it.
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The outstanding results they continue to produce would seem to confirm the validity of the first assumption that they are naturally gifted.
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And the trends of the past few decades seem to confirm that prediction.
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More disturbingly, military statistics seemed to confirm the findings on poverty by Charles Booth and Llewellyn-Smith.
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Somehow Steen's voice seemed to confirm Jacqui's view.
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Surveys within different countries seem to confirm this; the wealthier people in those countries are actually happier than the poorer.
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The Hawthorne effect would seem to confirm this but for two other findings.
tend
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Later work, including a recent ESRC- supported investigation by Sugden and Starmer, has tended to confirm these predictions.
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Demographic distortions created by migration have tended to confirm this image.
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Surveys of attitudes tend to confirm this.
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Reports tend to confirm that most of the fish have completed spawning activities and seem ready to feed.
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Sadly the whole evening tends to confirm just how single-handed Callas' achievement was back in the Fifties.
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Evidence from other studies tends to confirm this argument.
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The figure does tend to confirm my contention that the general order of magnitude is about right.
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This tends to confirm the findings of psychologists who report an optimum memory faculty for five items in any one dimension.
will
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Mr. Evennett Will my hon. Friend confirm that safety regulations for buses remain the same whether the services are deregulated or regulated?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a confirmed bachelor/atheist/vegetarian etc
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There a hybrid service takes place, to which even a confirmed atheist could hardly object.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Have you called to confirm your flight yet?
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I'll call the hotel and confirm our reservations.
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In July his worst fears were confirmed: he had cancer.
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Let me just confirm that the money has arrived in your account.
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Mr Eastwood refused to confirm or deny the rumour.
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Police have confirmed that they are questioning a woman about the disappearance of baby Kelly Truman.
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Police have found new evidence that confirms his story.
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The campaign has confirmed my worst instincts about politics.
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The discovery seems to confirm that people lived here over 10,000 years ago.
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U.S. officials said they could not confirm the report.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A meeting of the club's shareholders is expected to confirm the club will go into liquidation with debts of around £550,000.
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A prison department spokeswoman was unable to confirm whether anyone had been hurt.
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Subsequent studies confirmed that a high-fibre diet increases stool bulk and shortens gut transit.
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Tulliver is confirmed in his decision by the fact that lawyer John Wakem plans to educate his boy likewise.