noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be/go beyond the bounds of credibility/reason/decency etc
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The humor in the movie sometimes goes beyond the bounds of good taste.
gain credibility (= start to be believed or trusted, or start to be thought of as good )
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Screen actors feel that they gain credibility when they perform on stage.
undermine sb’s confidence/authority/position/credibility etc
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The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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Being part of the partnership therefore gives the teacher placement organiser greater credibility .
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Furthermore, the value of editorial can not be quantified against equivalent advertising cost because of the greater credibility of editorial.
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The Red Cross has a great deal of credibility with employees.
■ NOUN
gap
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Inaccurate though this perception may be, it creates a credibility gap which Peavey must yet cross.
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A poor attendance record leads to a credibility gap with superiors. 2.
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Why Clinton administration officials have opened such a yawning credibility gap is hard to say.
problem
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Even some analysts who have serious reservations about enlargement cite a potential credibility problem if the initiative is halted.
■ VERB
add
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He even told Eleanor her age and name to add credibility .
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They can add their credibility when I have to go back and talk to the client.
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Being infected should not add to her credibility , while not being so should not disqualify her from comment, she says.
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The purpose of the audit is to add credibility to financial statements for the immediate benefit of the shareholders.
build
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This can be reassuring to an audience and help to build credibility .
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Only a handful seemed to appreciate the advantages in actively building trust, credibility , and cooperative relationships with peers.
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The conference on Using effective communications to build environmental credibility will take place in London on 24-25 March 1992.
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And Moore, although mannered, builds just enough credibility to click in her role.
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In doing this, public relations creates confidence in a company's management and its products, which builds credibility .
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The managers were surprised to find out how difficult it was to build credibility and trust.
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One problem faced by inspectors/advisers is building their authority and credibility within schools.
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It takes time and work to build credibility .
damage
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At the same time, two financial scandals have damaged the government's credibility .
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But that would damage the credibility of the government further and certainly affect the financial markets, analysts said.
destroy
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Has this neglect of basic business principles destroyed the credibility of all online business ventures?
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Yet the dissents accumulated weight and evidence until they threatened to destroy the credibility of science altogether.
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Failure to address these issues will destroy its credibility among financial intermediaries.
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Or, if that failed, to destroy my credibility .
enhance
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If an applicant has a good explanation for his claim it may, far from harming him, enhance his credibility .
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Keep it going. Enhance its credibility .
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In order to enhance his credibility Fedora was allowed to expose John Vassall who by then had outlived his usefulness.
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Other top executives may be less interested in financial incentives than in burnishing their reputations or enhancing their credibility .
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We believe this enhances credibility and reinforces reader trust.
establish
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The community broadcasters are in a stronger position than ever before to establish credibility at a nationwide level.
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Because Dave had already established his credibility with the department managers, they were willing to take him at his word.
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In these and other areas of international banking Saitama Bank has established its capability and credibility worldwide.
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They realized that they had to establish credibility and trust with their subordinates before they could influence them.
gain
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Backed by a combination of sticks and carrots, the advice often gains credibility only because it is taken.
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The theory gained credibility when Lewis was elevated in October 1993 to president, a post formerly held by McColl.
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The theories which have been advanced so far have not been adequately tested in empirical research soas to gain credibility .
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Last year was clearly about gaining credibility again, saying we were going to cut costs and then doing it.
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The World Yachting Grand Prix has now gained credibility by attracting renowned and respected sailors.
give
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In summary, there are well established, simple procedures for giving judgments credibility .
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In addition, it gives credibility to your message while underscoring your point.
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It was this spending regime, combined with independent interest rate decisions, that gave Brown credibility .
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It gives me credibility with the reps.
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These technological successes gave credibility to Khruschev's claims that Communist states could eventually overtake capitalist economic growth.
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This was Antonio Lozano Gracias, whose appointment as attorney general Zedillo hoped would give the assassination investigations credibility .
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I will quote some specific figures that give credibility to amendment No. 7.
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While any analytic appraisal or reflexivity on this rationale is never given much credibility in the structures of significance.
help
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This can be reassuring to an audience and help to build credibility .
lack
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However, the measures proposed are not costed, and its policy document lacks credibility .
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Subordinates supplied many anecdotes describing how difficult their jobs be-came if their managers lacked credibility and contacts.
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Only on the question of how assessment results should be presented in the light of socio-economic circumstances did the report lack credibility .
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Located in prominent positions, and as official monuments lacking avant-garde credibility , they have little artistic currency.
lend
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Jim slipped on his overcoat and grabbed his briefcase as well as his large portfolio case to lend credibility to his story.
lose
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Economic statistics are losing their credibility and capacity to depress.
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With whom is Washington going to lose credibility ?
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Otherwise they risk losing the credibility needed to educate others.
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As a result of their reputations they lose all professional credibility .
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Don't plan twenty similar letters on one subject; your people lose credibility again.
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She knew she stood a good chance of losing credibility , and perhaps even her job.
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There are moves to reintroduce public service broadcasting which lost all credibility under Pinochet's dictatorship.
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The firm lost credibility with its most important potential customers.
restore
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Mr Cartellieri's priority was to restore credibility .
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And Probert's crew's efforts in making it such a close, intriguing race helped to restore its credibility .
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If the government is to restore its credibility , it must seek chiefly to inform, not to reassure by whatever means.
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I think Tomlinson will do a good job and restore credibility as chief inspector.
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The best defensive weapon is usually interest rates - backed up by whatever policy changes are needed to restore credibility .
retain
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In that way, the Association can retain credibility as a representative body.
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Similarly, a respectable suburban life may well be suppressed by an individual who wants to retain credibility amongst the gang.
undermine
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This rather undermines his credibility as a detached observer.
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This kind of cop-out is also likely to undermine the parents' credibility and the trust put in them.
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Charity knew that to protest any more would only undermine her credibility .
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The practices of the press were to further undermine its credibility .
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I accept that political activity in this country could undermine credibility , but it might just confirm credibility.
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The Bible's miracles, so far from supporting its claim to supernatural authority, served rather to undermine its credibility .
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Craig seems to have been determined to undermine the association's credibility and to brand its members as troublemakers.
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Hume believed that four factors undermine the credibility of reports of miracles.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The scandal has ruined his credibility as a leader.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Being infected should not add to her credibility , while not being so should not disqualify her from comment, she says.
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If a government minister dissents then he's out, for the sake of the government's credibility .
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If they do, juries should be told of the circumstances in order to assess the credibility of a witness.
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In each case, performance inevitably improves, with each small improvement restoring a measure of organizational credibility and self-respect.
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News of the freebie started a credibility slide of avalanche proportions.