noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits .
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The federal Central Valley Project, largest water project in the nation, is the biggest single culprit .
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The biggest culprit is caesium-137, which has a half-life of 30 years.
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Desks were regarded as the biggest culprit for damage, followed by doors and their handles.
chief
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It sounded as though Wallace and Deane were the chief culprits .
main
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Another potential hazard is suction burn - toy car phones being the main culprit and parents usually the victim.
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The main culprit is the Pioneer, a smaller, less advanced spy plane that the Hunter was supposed to replace.
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But the main culprit seems to be modern farming techniques.
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Some say automation is the main culprit .
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The main culprit was identified by the judge, Rudolf Esders, as Andre Zawacki, 28.
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In none of these countries is population growth the main culprit .
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They argue that the main culprits have been local authorities and that their spending must be further curtailed.
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Pollution and house dust mites are the main culprits .
major
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Magpies and jackdaws appear to be the major culprits and the problem occurs most in the spring.
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Caffeine, nicotine and alcohol are major culprits because they make blood vessels contract.
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No prizes for guessing that Brahms is a major culprit .
real
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That past was the real culprit .
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I look at the month of May as the real culprit .
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Of course I never doubted that your excellent police force would catch the real culprit , but it must have cleared your mind.
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Stunned schoolboy Simon Dove ended up with the blame after the real culprit gave a false name and address.
■ VERB
catch
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He becomes obsessed with catching the culprit , but what happens when he does?
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Unmarked police cars will be patrolling the county's roads and using video equipment to catch the culprits .
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In my opinion, they should stop hounding law-abiding citizens and set about catching the obvious culprits , whoever they are.
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Of course I never doubted that your excellent police force would catch the real culprit , but it must have cleared your mind.
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He says it was a terrible attack and it's important that they catch the culprit .
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The police say they're doing all they can to catch the culprits .
find
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The department had been given seven days to advance the Crown's case against Donald Wingate, or find another culprit .
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It is only when you turn out the plant that you will find the culprits .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Plaque is the culprit that causes tooth decay.
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Some money was taken from my desk yesterday. I think I know who the culprit is.
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The FBI was called in to help track down the culprits.
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The police did everything they could to try and track down the culprit , but he was never caught.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And do you know, the new look was the culprit ?
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Any of the eight inmates of the manor could be the culprit .
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But the union representing librarians countered that the culprits were incompetent management and expensive technology.
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Everyone in the class started laughing and the teacher began searching for the culprit .
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Later I discovered that the culprit was the battery.
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Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits.
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Supreme Court officials acknowledge that their own telephone system was the culprit for the leak.