adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a convenient excuse
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The rioting provided the government with a convenient excuse not to hold an election.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Words come in only as convenient for purposes of illustration.
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It wasn't bad at all, although not as convenient as the refrigerator factory.
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Chargecards are almost as convenient and a fraction of the price.
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The institution of bishops he defends as convenient and of long standing, rather than as based on Apostolic succession.
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It struck him as convenient the way women placed such reliance on their emotions.
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This entails matching your life-style to that of the new time zone as fully and rapidly as convenient .
less
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I was compelled to ask him in, although it could have scarcely been less convenient .
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On the other hand a refractor is more costly, and in some ways less convenient to use.
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In user terms it is less convenient .
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Internet Explorer saves each address individually as a shortcut, which makes them less convenient to transfer.
more
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This was obviously much more convenient , and it was here that Father Daley and his housekeeper moved.
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It was hard to imagine how the system could be improved or made more convenient .
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Actually a rendezvous at the Britannique would have been more convenient , its driveway being wider.
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The volume of glucose tests performed in the laboratory has increased considerably making automated instruments more convenient and practical to use presently.
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For this reason, counting the number of syllables per word is a more convenient measure of complexity.
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Currently, many contracts stipulate the opposite -- making the proceedings much more convenient for the franchiser.
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The use of itinerant magistrates gradually increased, making prosecutions more convenient .
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It can be more convenient to have information delivered to you.
most
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And only 2% are open at weekends the most convenient time for teenagers and working people to get help.
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This species is probably the most convenient for aquariums.
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This method of culture is the most convenient if repeated access is required for observation or manipulation.
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Despite all the electronic read-outs, there are times when good old-fashioned printed material was the most convenient form of record.
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Endoscopic injection, however, is still the most convenient and cost effective means for the arrest of peptic ulcer haemorrhage.
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Finally, be prepared to pay a little bit more to get the service that you want rather than that which seems most convenient .
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The most convenient place to find a statute that is still in force is in the official publication Statutes in Force.
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They are often most convenient at right angles in plan, but could be devised on a semi-radial principle.
mutually
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This takes place at a time prearranged to be mutually convenient .
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All candidates are required to attend for interview and practical tests at some mutually convenient time.
so
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That's what makes it so convenient .
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Other friends swore by Jenny Craig because it was so convenient .
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The house was so convenient for London: people travelled up with David for the day and came back with him.
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The solution was so convenient - and for some one in Tolby's position so tactful too.
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It's so convenient for your office, too - no changing trains, a straight run through.
too
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Everything that happened was just too pat, too convenient .
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But apparently this was too convenient .
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He was so dangerously persuasive - and it would be all too convenient to blame everything on the absent Miss Philimore.
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Even they, though, found the battering-ram principle too convenient yet unproductive.
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It could then be only too convenient if the Secretary of State made the decision not to investigate the accident.
very
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It is very convenient that the three digits are so unlike one another since they can be easily recognized.
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It would be very convenient if we succeeded in coming to an understanding as to how the matter stands.
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This is a very convenient system and there not wires to break or terminals to splay.
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I think this is a very convenient sort of way to detract attention from much more serious problems.
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This was not only extremely kind, it was very convenient , as our back garden virtually backed on to their field.
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Using a mouse is very convenient - but some might prefer the keyboard.
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Watercolour is a very convenient medium to use in the field.
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The bus service is not very convenient and there is a curfew at 2100, not that it worries us much!
■ NOUN
location
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FastPort allows you to move printers to convenient locations and connect them directly to the network.
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It was hardly a convenient location for either.
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In particular, they say it boasts a convenient location .
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Its small size and durable design allows you to use it in many convenient locations .
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Busy central and convenient location of local community.
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Taxi ranks are situated at convenient locations in the town centre.
means
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Unit Trusts Like PEPs, unit trusts are a convenient means of investing.
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But there was no mistaking the damage that had been done and no convenient means of dismissing its root organizational causes.
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Nature, fortunately, has provided a convenient means for locating the chromosomes.
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Firstly algebra offers its basic notations and concepts as a most convenient means for expressing, mathematically, certain concrete ideas.
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The use of money prices is the most convenient means of measuring future claims.
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Many businesses employ telephone conferencing as a convenient means of holding meetings.
method
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Human-Machine Interfaces Natural language is the most convenient method for communicating with interactive systems.
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The most convenient method of keeping a note of important individuals and terminology is a card file or index.
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Just because an industry desires a convenient method of cartel formation, that does not mean it will necessarily get it.
place
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As soon as she could find a convenient place to do so, she turned the car and headed back towards Hallborough.
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The most convenient place to find a statute that is still in force is in the official publication Statutes in Force.
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He was a punctilious blighter and I can't see him using the Lab as a convenient place for a rendezvous.
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It's an uninspiring village but it has a railway station, so it's a convenient place to begin.
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This then is a convenient place to turn to consider the wider role of the police in relation to protest.
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Brugg Brugg is a convenient place from which to explore an interesting and unspoiled area around.
source
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While death certificates are a convenient source of epidemiological data, their validity for the study of the dementing diseases is questionable.
time
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And only 2% are open at weekends the most convenient time for teenagers and working people to get help.
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Then they watch it later, at a more convenient time .
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A broken one can be replaced at a more convenient time .
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I was afraid Richard would mind, but, as it turned out, my election had happened at a convenient time .
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So, at a convenient time during your weekend stay, we will give you a personal tour of our exquisite homes.
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Most of us defecate once a day and at a convenient time .
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And just two percent open at weekends - the most convenient time for teenagers and workers.
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All candidates are required to attend for interview and practical tests at some mutually convenient time .
way
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The but -test provides a convenient way of illustrating this; all the sentences in 2 are pleonastic; 2a.
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There was a convenient way of looking at this situation.
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It offers a convenient way of sending a number of control characters to the screen.
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By 2015, the charge of adultery had become a convenient way of silencing women who protested anything.
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The market for labour may be a convenient way to separate the schools of thought.
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Walking is an easy and convenient way for most people to begin.
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Easy Payment Direct debit is by far the most convenient way to pay.
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Technical developments made possible both a greater variety and quality of signals and also more convenient ways of listening.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc
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Cleaning symbiosis on the other hand is a true form of mutually beneficial arrangement with both cleaner and host benefiting.
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Community Linking is direct people to people contact which leads to equal, mutually beneficial relationships across cultures.
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It encourages open communication, and learning about processes of living in mutually beneficial ways.
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Obtaining frankness within families about the feelings and expectations they have of each other can be mutually beneficial.
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Some of those diets were the result of a mutually beneficial alliance between physicians and food producers.
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These few basic rules can make your group maximally helpful:-Meet regularly at a mutually acceptable time and place.
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This commission would be composed of mutually acceptable and appropriate international personalities and representatives from governments and international organizations.
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This takes place at a time prearranged to be mutually convenient.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Could we postpone the meeting until a more convenient time?
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Credit cards are probably the most convenient way of paying for concert tickets.
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I'd like to talk to the manager - can you suggest a convenient time?
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I could take the train, but it's more convenient to go by car.
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I leave my umbrella in a convenient spot by the door so I don't forget it on the way out.
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Our daycare center, located right here in the building, is convenient for parents with young children.
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The hotel is very convenient for the station -- it's only a two-minute walk.
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The idea is to make it convenient to donate blood.
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This is a safe and convenient way to dispose of chemicals.
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We need to arrange a meeting. Would 11 o'clock on Tuesday be convenient for you?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the meeting time is convenient for the public.
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I chose it because the time and place were convenient .
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It's a lovely setting, and exceptionally convenient .
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It is becoming less useful to enter into each other's feelings, more and more convenient to consult one's pocket computer.
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It is simply convenient for governments, which is not the same thing at all.
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It was clean, inexpensive, and convenient to points of interest.
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It would be very convenient if we succeeded in coming to an understanding as to how the matter stands.
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This was not only extremely kind, it was very convenient , as our back garden virtually backed on to their field.