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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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cause
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Where was the statue to Nathaniel Patten which had caused such consternation at Thrush Green?
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He remembered two or three other gifts to the church that had caused the widest consternation .
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The arrival of this bonny bawling boy had caused considerable consternation .
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The declining support is causing consternation in the ruling party, which is gearing up for the presidential election later this year.
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He also caused consternation at the film's press conference by fielding almost all the questions himself.
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The other development which caused consternation was the beginning of large public sector deficits.
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This caused some consternation , both with the water-jump officials and with the nearby spectators.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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President Cristiani expressed profound consternation at the deaths of the two journalists.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Flora recollected Irena's consternation with satisfaction and Felicity Green's irritation with glee.
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It had been a moment of enlightenment for him, but one which also caused him considerable consternation .
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That caused some consternation and I don't think the same person deputized again.
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The arrival of this bonny bawling boy had caused considerable consternation .
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There Taylor played after work, on holidays-and on Sundays, at first much to the consternation of the neighborhood.
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To my consternation , I found the taxi was empty.
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To the consternation of his cabinet colleagues, he is currently conducting a wide-ranging review of public spending.
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When the first order announcing Pétain's appointment was received by his staff, there was consternation at Noailles.