I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a better/greater/deeper understanding
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All of this will lead to a better understanding of the overseas market.
a deep colour (= dark and attractive )
a deep coma
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After the accident, she spent ten days in a deep coma.
a deep scar
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The death of his mother left a deep scar on the young boy.
a deep sense of sth (= a very strong feeling )
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He felt a deep sense of disappointment.
a deep sigh
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Jimmy gave a deep sigh and shrugged.
a deep/long breath (= in which you breathe a lot of air in slowly )
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She took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
a deep/low voice (= near the bottom of the range of sounds )
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She heard the deep voice of her father downstairs.
a deep/profound influence
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His writings had a profound influence on the Romantic poets.
a deep/severe recession
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We are in the middle of a severe recession.
a deep/sound/heavy sleep (= a sleep from which you cannot easily be woken )
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The noise woke him from a deep sleep.
a deep/strong/powerful instinct
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He bent down, obeying a deep instinct to protect himself from danger.
a major/serious/deep/severe crisis
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Our farming industry has been hit by a serious crisis.
a strong/deep impression (= one that someone feels very strongly )
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She made a strong impession on me the first time I met her.
acute/deep/high anxiety
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The patient's panic attacks are caused by acute anxiety.
dark/deep brown
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dark brown eyes
deep blue/pale blue
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She looked into his deep blue eyes.
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The tiny child 's pale blue eyes stared up at her appealingly.
deep contempt (= great contempt )
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There is a deep contempt for the commercialism in the West.
deep contentment
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a feeling of deep contentment
deep depression
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Lucy’s mood was one of deep depression .
deep distrust
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Dylan’s deep distrust of journalists made him difficult to interview.
deep divisions
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Can he heal the deep divisions among Republican ranks?
deep freeze
deep fry
deep gash
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Blood poured from a deep gash in her forehead.
deep gloom
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There was deep gloom about the future.
deep in conversation
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They were deep in conversation , relaxed and smiling.
deep lines
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She frowned, and deep lines appeared between her eyebrows.
deep mystery (= big and important mystery )
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the deep mystery of the human mind
deep relaxation
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Meditation allows you to enter a state of deep relaxation .
deep resentment
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The soldiers' presence has created deep resentment.
deep respect
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The islanders have a deep respect for the ocean.
deep scratches
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There were deep scratches all over her face.
deep sea/freshwater/saltwater fishing
deep six
deep space (= areas a very long way from the Earth )
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The probe will continue its journey into deep space.
deep underground
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nuclear waste buried deep underground
deep vein thrombosis
deep Web
deep (= strongly felt, but not always expressed )
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He had never revealed these deep emotions to anyone.
deep
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A deep feeling of sadness came over her.
deep
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She fell and got a deep cut on her leg.
deep
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The snow was quite deep in places.
deep
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Surgeons had to put three stitches in a deep wound in his shoulder.
deep
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The soil near the river is rich and deep.
deep/deepest sympathy (= used when someone is upset after a death )
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We'd like to offer our deepest sympathy to Hilda and her family.
deep/deepest sympathy (= used when someone is upset after a death )
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We'd like to offer our deepest sympathy to Hilda and her family.
deep/fierce (= very great )
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The people of the village had a deep desire for revenge.
deep/great/fierce anger
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There is deep anger against the occupying forces.
deep/profound misgivings (= serious misgivings that will be difficult to solve )
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Teachers have deep misgivings about allowing business values to be used in schools.
deep/severe cuts (= big reductions )
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Deep cuts were made in research spending.
deep/shallow end (= used about the ends of a swimming pool where the water is deepest or least deep )
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The kids were splashing about in the shallow end.
deep/shallow
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The car had become stuck in a deep ditch.
deep/steep
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a bridge across a deep valley
deep/thick darkness literary:
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All around her was the deep darkness of a winter night.
fall into a deep/long etc sleep (= start sleeping deeply, for a long time etc )
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He lay down on his bed and fell into a deep sleep.
great/deep admiration (= that you feel strongly )
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He’s a man for whom I have the greatest admiration.
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She had a deep admiration for the work of Russian writers.
great/deep concentration
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My work demands great concentration.
great/deep regret
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I accepted his resignation with great regret.
great/deep sadness
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She sensed Beth’s deep sadness.
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It was with great sadness that we learned of his death.
great/deep satisfaction
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It was hard work, but it gave her great satisfaction.
great/deep sorrow
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a time of great sorrow
great/deep/extreme reluctance
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He said the firm had made the job cuts with great reluctance.
great/deep/strong loyalty
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She was admired for her deep loyalty to her colleagues.
great/huge/deep disappointment
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There was great disappointment when we lost the game.
great/immense/deep hardship (= a lot of hardship )
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In the early years, the settlers faced great hardship.
had...deep affection
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Bart had a deep affection for the old man.
have great/deep/a lot of etc admiration
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She always had great admiration for people who could speak so many languages.
in a loud/soft/deep etc voice
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‘Where is she?’, Kate demanded in a shrill voice.
passionate/intense/deep/bitter hatred (= hatred that is felt very strongly )
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What, I wondered, had I done to provoke such deep hatred?
sb's deep gratitude ( also profound gratitude formal )
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My only emotions afterward were relief and deep gratitude.
sb’s greatest/deepest wish ( also sb’s dearest wish British English ) (= what they want most of all )
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Her greatest wish was to see her parents again.
the deep sea (= the water deep under the surface of the sea )
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The deep sea is the most unexplored area left on the planet.
thick/deep pile
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Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug.
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a deep pile carpet
wake/be woken from a deep/long etc sleep
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A very long time later I woke from a deep sleep.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
in
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Use in deep cuts with much pain and hypersensitivity to any touch.
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The hours expanded in deeper and deeper heat, until the air split and the rain was all but blinding.
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Insects swarm in deserts as well as forests; they swim below water and crawl in deep caves in perpetual darkness.
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He took in deep breaths of the clean, icy moorland air.
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Our rent, in pounds sterling, was to be sent monthly to Mrs Puri's bank account in deepest Ludhiana.
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If the Headmaster had discovered he had been friends with the Bookman all along, he was in deep , deep trouble.
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They stood in deep shadow by the wall of the bridge.
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So should we all be deserting the Tarentaise and Verbier for outstanding value and queue-free skiing in deepest Pongau?
so
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The controversy was so deep that an appeal was made to Rome by the combatants.
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Then, too, the ocean is so deep that its volume is six times greater than all land above sea level.
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One problem with setting the neck so deep into the body is that relatively little space is left for pickup separation.
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It snows throughout the winter in Jozankei, and it gets so deep , the people tunnel under the immovable drifts.
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She hadn't realized that Martin's feelings ran so deep .
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But you do not have to swim so deep to test those waters.
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There is a cliff in Kaiserslautern which holds a cave so deep and mysterious that no one has discovered its bottom.
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But so deep is the emotion associated with these symbols, even his voice was not enough to end the springbok fight.
too
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The content may be too trivial or too deep for the group, causing embarrassment to the teacher.
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Too much was wrong and too deep were the wrongs and too much a part of the wrong was she herself.
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Some sort of wordless communication passed between her and Francie, something too deep and personal for Melanie to comprehend.
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Yet that sound seems too deep and, while difficult to judge, the bodies seem large next to the small waves.
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These are times when the suffering may be too deep for tears.
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In another hour, the drifts would be too deep to walk through.
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It was a fundamental assault on our sensibility and aroused a horror almost too deep for tears.
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Ichiro jokes that this conversation is getting too deep for him.
very
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I suddenly discovered what patriotism is and how powerful it can be, even when it is buried very deep inside.
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People have a very deep pessimism about the economic future.
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At the other extreme, it is possible to create a very deep tree of users, as in figure 2.4.
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Friends understood that the new piece came from a very deep part of his life.
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But these are primitive feelings and run very deep .
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These words, through the years, become linked for me at a very deep level.
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In winter time the mud was very deep .
■ NOUN
affection
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But he had a deep affection for his wife, and she for him.
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Young Katharine began to care about the newspaper, and the deep affection and trust between father and daughter grew.
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That he had a deep affection for her no one knew, certainly not Rose.
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And it is his deep affection for Jane as a child that saves her, while Owens' fortune merely supports her.
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The conservative Cornish, who had not forgotten their previous grievances, had a deep affection for the Latin Liturgy.
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I knew that of all the people who worked for him, Narendra probably felt the deepest affection and respect for Mornat.
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She remembered Jeff and the deep affection and caring she had felt for him.
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Even where deep affection remains unaltered, the gap between them often becomes a chasm as years go by.
breath
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She took a deep breath , gathered herself, the room settled.
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Ah said Mr van der Luyden, drawing a deep breath .
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Willie leaned over, took a deep breath and blew.
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I shut my eyes, extend my arms to their fullest, and take a deep breath .
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He took a deep breath , scratched at his bony ribs, and gave the world a bit of first thing perusal.
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Joe got out slowly, stiffly, and he straightened up and took a deep breath of the exhaust-tainted air.
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He took a deep breath . ` No.
concern
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A deep concern shared by most people.
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Furthermore, that overtone was of deep concern to all colonizing nations troubled about the issue of racial contact and race mixture.
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Do you share your deep concerns ?
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Folks have said over and over they have deep concerns about health problems there.
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He didn't react, just watched her with deep concern .
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The Ambassador immediately received her and quickly understood her deep concern .
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Ken Robinson has expressed his deep concern at the increasing frequency of violent incidents within the east Antrim area.
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The A66 has become a cause for deep concern among local residents following a spate of accidents in recent months.
cut
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A security guard suffered serious head injuries, while another person suffered deep cuts from flying glass.
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The agriculture budget may take one of the deepest cuts .
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A deep cut , but wider than any knife.
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She has a deep cut in the palm of her right hand.
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Yeltsin urged even deeper cuts , to perhaps 2,500 warheads each.
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Some of the deepest cuts are in the catch-all category called domestic discretionary spending.
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The framework of the agreement allows new targets for periods beyond 2010, leaving scope for further deep cuts in the future.
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The plan also calls for balancing the budget without deep cuts in Medicare, education and environmental protection.
depression
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In mitigation Ronald Coia said his client was suffering from deep depression because his business had failed.
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The acclaimed restaurant closed its doors a few months ago, sending many a fan into deep depression .
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And it was not all deep depression yesterday, with the likes of Boots and Morgan Grenfell in fine form.
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The deep depressions and worn, flattened rug fields revealed where he lifted iron and where he did his thousands of situps.
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One was suffering from deep depression , the other believed he was beginning to lose control of his mind.
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We have seen shallow, shortlived economic recoveries, sturdy, eight-year booms, temporary slowdowns, and deep depressions .
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The thought of shops shut for days brings on deep depression .
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When you have gone through an experience of horror-and all those who have experienced deep depression know it-you emerge free of fear.
division
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The deep division within the provinces of the former Empire meant than no-one had sufficient forces to root out the Beastmen.
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But Barnes and Bushnell no more than Beecher knew how to prevent the deepest division ever to split the nation.
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The Governor Eyre controversy dragged on for a number of years, creating deep divisions within respectable society.
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The deep divisions within the opposition allowed Johnson to hold to his course.
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Both events revealed not only deep divisions among Member States, but also fundamentally flawed policies.
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The things that worry Sid-Ahmed most are the deep divisions the population crush has helped create.
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Black disunity Mandela's release focused renewed attention on the deep divisions within the black communities.
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That action provoked heavy criticism and deep divisions within the cancer community.
end
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Let's jump in at the deep end - literally.
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Try a bracing dash up to the pool, followed by a plunge into the deep end .
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The adventurer in at the deep end having briefly annexed the Omette Coleman quartet with Don Cherry.
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He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan.
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Now McFall either jumps in at the deep end or dithers and backs off - he never falls off.
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She had been thrown in at the deep end and it was a question of sink or swim.
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She was immediately thrown in at the deep end when one of her young clients, Lucy Gates, died.
freeze
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Odd skimmer and some roach fron Warrington water to ice breakers before the deep freeze .
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So far, winter has kept most parts of the country in the deep freeze .
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The new year saw the first signs of a thaw in that deep freeze .
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The deep freeze caught those that distribute gas to homes and offices by surprise.
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Opening the deep freeze is like standing on stage at the Palladium: there are that many eyes staring out at you.
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I've been a life insurance salesman and I was in the deep freeze business for ages.
impression
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His energy, his sense of humour and his melodious voice made a deep impression .
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It made such a deep impression upon Katch that seventy years later, she could still recite passages from it.
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The great toe often left a deep impression similar to the final toeing-off by humans before swinging their foot.
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And then he added something which made a deep impression on me.
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The article made a deep impression on me and I thought what a wonderful coastline it would be to explore.
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There is, too, a sense of timelessness, stillness and silence which leaves a deep impression on visitors.
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The Elijah-Elisha saga made a further deep impression on me.
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This gives an opportunity for your message to gain more attention from the reader and perhaps to make a deeper impression .
level
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At a deeper level , however, the concept of the mentally abnormal female offender has come under scrutiny.
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I like people and love talking to them on a deep level .
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At a deeper level , they rowed about greed - guilt about greed and protection from supposedly greedy women.
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It may have been the only thing he knew, but he knew it at the deepest level .
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Superficially, the activities differ, but at a deeper level they converge.
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The most incomprehensible stranger is that gharib who lives within us, buried in the deepest levels of our private selves.
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This leads in turn to the third and deepest level of the motif, the mythical aspect.
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Yet from a slightly deeper level , it can also make a more personal appeal.
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Even those who want nothing are still using their deep pockets to promote the party of their choice.
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Wick has the horses, and the deep pockets to pay them.
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Pockets: single compartment with drawstring; deep lid pocket with rear zip; deep pocket on sack front with semi-circular zip.
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I felt something in one of the deep pockets .
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It will favour companies with the deepest pockets , rather than those with television experience, the argument runs.
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Indies still fighting Faced with Blockbuster-sized giants with deep pockets , what are mom and pop to do?
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For those with strong nerves and deep pockets , Berlin's property market looks attractive.
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Kangaroo has not changed our lives, just given us deeper pockets and put a little more spring in our steps.
recession
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All three countries were already in a deep recession last summer, which the war has made worse.
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We had come out of a deep recession a year earlier, while Clinton has had good economic times.
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The policies that the right hon. Gentleman follows will ensure a long-standing and deep recession in this country.
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Investors are hoping the economy will pull out of a deep recession this year.
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The advertising industry was in deep recession .
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That would have fueled a disastrous crash that would cripple banks and securities firms and lead to a deep recession .
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The deep recession that followed shows how painful true perestroika can be.
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Wilson made three separate proposals for personal income tax cuts as the California economy recovered from a deep recession .
regret
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With deep regret he decided that he would have to abort his part of the mission.
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It was with deep regret that I had to leave for home later that evening.
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He has contemplated suicide, he says; he feels deep regret about the death.
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As you know, you have always had my warm personal support, and I accepted your decision with deep regret .
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The government has done so with the deepest regret .
sea
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Some colonised the deep seas where there was little light and lost their eyes altogether.
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In the deep sea , where there is virtually no light, camouflage is not necessary.
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All watersports, with the exception of scuba diving and deep sea fishing are complimentary to guests of the hotel.
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But most deep sea life is too fragile to survive such handling.
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There is no real boundary to the part of the planet I think of as the deep sea .
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This was deep sea fishing at its best.
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Hurlbert and her husband, Eric, planned a weekend outing of scuba diving and deep sea fishing.
sense
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There was a deep sense of prayer, an opportunity for reflection and an enjoyment in discovering more about our Catholic faith.
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The nurturing and support they received in labor gave them a deep sense of accomplishment and trust in them-selves.
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Everywhere there was a deep sense of sadness.
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Her deep sense of outrage helped her to self-control.
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Those meetings highlighted the deep sense of frustration with the management of the Foyle system.
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There may also be a deep sense of insecurity about venturing off one's own academic patch which makes people particularly sensitive.
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And they were continuing to evolve, heading for a deeper sense of responsibility.
sleep
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The media corps were not dressed much better as they tossed on whatever was nearest after being woken from a deep sleep .
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A lower temperature brings deeper sleep with fewer awakenings.
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Then he became dopey and fell into a deep sleep that lasted for several hours.
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I was woken from a deep sleep by frantic shouts above.
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There was a thunderstorm and I struggled from a deep sleep .
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Late one night I stirred from a deep sleep to find Dad sitting beside my bed, gently stroking my hair.
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Depth of sleep Many parents say that they think their child wets the bed because of being in such deep sleep.
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He dozed off and on but had no understanding of deeper sleep .
snow
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The sick horse, on the inside, floundered among the rocks and deep snow .
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Because many skiers rely on skidding, they come unstuck in deep snow .
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Temperatures have been near-10 to-200F for months now every night, and the deep snow has obliterated even the banks.
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Such knowing like reaching through deep snow to the land beneath.
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The blind is now covered with deep snow , making it a fir-lined igloo!
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I walk through deep snow down towards the lake.
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Call it big dough for deep snow .
south
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He wants to make the handover in the deep south of Thuringia, up near the Bavarian border.
thought
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Kirov had opened himself up so that the younger man would trust him enough to confide his deepest thoughts .
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Holmes stood still, apparently in deep thought , as the Viscount paced nervously about.
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In deep thought I drove back to Upper Bowland.
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The only difference now is that he wears a headband, perhaps to keep all of his deep thoughts from falling out.
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In deep thought , there appears a change as if a soft wind blows through the mystic lands.
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He stood gazing off into vistas, legs apart, arms folded across his chest and thought deep thoughts.
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But no deep thought was needed: he would accept their offer and see what happened.
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You could say that out of the simple song there came the poem capable of expressing in a short length deep thoughts .
trouble
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Planning permission for a big housing development has been refused, and the group is in deep trouble over it.
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He warned management during training camp that the team would be in deep trouble if either he or Johnson suffered injuries.
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It put him, as investor in these two as well as Ballantynes the printers who were also insolvent, in deep trouble .
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Again he got him in deep trouble , knocking him down three times last year.
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The retreat of individuals to the private sector simply obscures the deep troubles of national education as a whole.
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If everyone except Fifi and Manuel shows up at the compound, the lovers will be in deep trouble .
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At home, Felipe Gonzalez's Socialists are in deep trouble .
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Our governments are in deep trouble today.
understanding
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We should look with deep understanding and compassion upon those whose relationships have failed or are in danger of failing.
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A deeper understanding of the function of leys might emerge if they could be seen in ritual terms.
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In this way a deeper understanding should result.
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It was in this particular field of difficulty that Balanchine sometimes showed his deep understanding .
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He handled superbly and with deep understanding , that basic interrelation of landscape and its prevailing climatic conditions.
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If successful, it will produce a deeper understanding of the human face recognition system.
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Measurement provides a deeper understanding of variation, and the observation of variation gives a reason to measure.
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It is a piece requiring consummate technique and deep understanding .
voice
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The deep voice was taunting, but there was a wry humour hidden somewhere beneath the laconic façade.
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Her laugh was a gleeful, exuberant shout, her deep voice making it almost masculine.
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Kustow was talking, his deep voice providing a commentary on the proceedings.
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Dwindled by distance, comical in its wrath since it came from good-humored Ken, the deep voice would rise higher.
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He had a naturally deep voice , and she no longer had laughingly to pull him up about errors of pronunciation.
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They heard a woman's voice but it was the deep voice of the count that carried to them most of all.
water
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She let him drown her in the deep water , too weak even to raise her hands to cling to him.
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These plants should be collected from the deepest water possible or form a shaded area such as under a bridge or pier.
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The young are found in shallow waters around coral heads, but the adults move out into deeper water.
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Sometimes listed as a deep water aquatic as it will also tolerate deep water.
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If this impact had occurred in deep water its traces on the ocean floor might be extremely hard to recognize.
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Sometimes listed as a deep water aquatic as it will also tolerate deep water.
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Relying on surface vessels and dredging operations, scientists recovered great quantities of organisms from deep water .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beauty is only skin-deep
between the devil and the deep blue sea
deep (fat) fryer
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Kitchen Hazards Never leave a chip pan unattended; better still, replace it with a thermostatically-controlled deep fryer .
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Using an electric skillet or deep fryer , heat about 2 inches of oil to 375 degrees.
dig deep
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Another response has been to dig deeper than usual into waiting lists or to lower admissions standards.
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Discipline yourself to dig deep and get at facts which can be substantiated.
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If there is a big quake, many homeowners would have to dig deep into their own funds, he said.
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The preparation stage of this exercise asks you to dig deep, setting aside time to ask yourself some probing questions.
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They dig deep in search of mineral deposits to replenish those expended in the last year of growth.
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They comprise pits dug deep into the ground, lined with logs, and covered with a low cairn of stones.
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When Eddie digs deep and finds that place in herself that knows and trusts her abilities, she plays like a winner.
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With the chips down, we had to dig deep.
in deep shit
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We know we're in deep shit .
sth is only skin deep
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Beauty is only skin deep, as they say, but I would have hoped for a lot more from a C64.
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But, as in life, beauty is only skin deep.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a deep conversation about religion
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a shelf 3 feet long and 8 inches deep
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Be careful. The water's quite deep here.
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David's familiar deep voice called out to her as she walked past.
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George got a deep cut on his arm in the accident.
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Hal seems to be a very deep , sensitive type of person.
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He has a deep , reassuring voice,
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I'm looking for a deeper shade of purple to paint the bedroom.
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I grew up with this deep hatred for authority figures.
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I have always had a deep affection for your family.
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I tried to make my voice sound deeper when I answered the phone.
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In the lounge hung long curtains of luxurious deep red velvet.
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It's okay, just relax, take a deep breath.
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Jones has a strong deep voice.
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Larry had a deep cut on his left leg.
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Please accept our deepest sympathies.
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She looked into his eyes. They were deep blue.
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Snowboarders like deep snow.
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The hole was deeper than they thought.
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The news came as a deep disappointment to us all.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From Titron had come the first man who could withstand radiation, be it from a bomb, or in deep space.
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I can't help feeling you regard them as something awfully deep , like sort of magical formulae.
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In February the following year he wrote: I am now in very deep waters.
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Only shallow people care about appearances, so if I look like this, I must be deep .
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The young woman stands after she says this and makes a deep bow.
II. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
underground
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Rivers have been restored to healthy levels and, more importantly, this rain is at last reaching the water-permeable rocks deep underground .
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Nervous trembles ached in her legs and the floor was vibrating fractionally with the movement of some train deep underground .
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After 50 years the waste will probably be buried deep underground .
■ VERB
bite
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The handcuffs bit deep into his wrist as Sullivan pulled at the fallen body beside him.
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Cherith's betrayal had bitten deep , then - deeper even than Folly had realised.
bury
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These often have many icons buried deep inside.
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If volatiles are acquired during accretion then most of the volatiles are initially buried deep in the planet.
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It was soon ablaze, with the empty tin and rubber gloves buried deep in its midst.
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The kitchens were buried deep in the structure, far from any outside wall.
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Archaeologists found it in a boat-shaped tomb 29m long, made out of mud bricks and buried deep in the sand.
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After 50 years the waste will probably be buried deep underground.
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He wanted to drown himself in her, to bury deep into the cells of her skin and to forget himself there.
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Then it was done and the old man slumped forward, the knife buried deep in his chest.
cut
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Crude energy controls cut deep everywhere.
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He deflected the blow, and the razor edge cut deep into the gunwale of the ship.
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The axe cut deep into its neck.
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Over there, generations of pharaohs slept in the tombs, cut deep into the red cliffs of the valley.
dig
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They comprise pits dug deep into the ground, lined with logs, and covered with a low cairn of stones.
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With the chips down, we had to dig deep .
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So to survive I put my head right down and dug deep .
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It never ceases to amaze me what human beings can do when they have to dig deep .
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The struggle to explore the inner space of their materials has driven sculptors to dig deep .
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So the generous trio decided to dig deep into their own pockets to give the staff a four percent boost.
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They dig deep especially to maintain the under-21 resources.
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Thereafter, McKenzie had to dig deep into his resources to reach the final bell.
fry
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Deep fry in hot oil for 1-2 minutes.
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Most of these are either deep fried or charbroiled.
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Add the oil and deep fry the pork, stirring with a spatula to break it into small pieces.
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This would prevent the crunchy, deep fried chunks of potato from going soft in the accompanying lemon garlic sauce.
go
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I jumped to one side, and the dagger went deep into my shoulder.
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The best are the long ones that go deep into the night.
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But the borehole must go deep enough to reach the aquifer, even if this means drilling far below the potentiometric surface.
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The Brain was three buildings that looked single-storey from outside but they went deep into the rocky hillside.
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It reflects the society and the times we live in as well as having roots which go deep down into history.
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In very hot weather, the workers descend tunnels that go deep into the ground to the water table.
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A major problem is that the roots go deep .
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Bill Larnach was born in Durham and his roots go deep in the North-East.
hide
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They also hint that perhaps there is some hidden carrot symbol hidden deep in the human psyche.
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He was an enigma, his feelings hidden deep behind a sophisticated defence-work of cynicism and distrust.
lie
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The answer lies deep in us all and demands a whole reorientation of our values.
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Your half-brother lies deep inside the Dark Realm and, unless he is rescued, you are Tara's heir.
look
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Nathan's eyes were unreadable as they looked deep into hers.
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Just yesterday, our subjects put their fat hands on our cheeks and looked deep through our eyes and into our hearts.
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Stephen looked deep into Byrne's face beside him.
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The old man looked deep into my eyes.
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He looked deep in thought as he approached but the thing which intrigued Annie most was the way his mouth moved.
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He looked deep into her eyes of blue and black and grey.
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His expression was grave and he looked deep in thought.
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Within seconds his eyes fluttered open, and she looked deep into those beloved blue depths.
root
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Now he needed desperately to be rooted deep inside her.
run
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Reverence for the countryside and Buddha, dignity and pride run deep in this intensely respectful country.
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Smith Barney mobilized its energy group, led by Bob Jeffe, whose connections to the oil industry run deep .
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Antipathy to the Sun-reading, self-employed lorry drivers runs deep in the Labour party.
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It ran deep and silent, the willows swaying above it; and soon they stood by the foot of the rock.
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In those days the fields were still small and surrounded by hedges and the lanes ran deep between lush banks.
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The feelings of contentment run deep .
sink
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I waited until the fellow turned his back, charged and felt my sword sink deep into his exposed shoulder.
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Kiss her and your lips sink deep into her cheeks.
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And the Plague's teeth were sunk deep into the remaining members of the community.
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She sank deep down again, unable to stay alert, and saw without wanting to a giant Catherine-wheel in the sky.
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But down on his belly; soon, his hands were sunk deep in banknotes.
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Their eyes were smaller than the males', sunk deep below forehead ridges of vine.
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Nevertheless, his cruel words had sunk deep , hitting right at the very heart of her.
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Her face was no longer white, but pink, although her eyes were sunk deep still, deep and dark.
thrust
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Timman advanced, creating problems for Speelman with a pawn thrust deep into his opponent's position, splitting Black's forces.
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I continue along the dark pavement with my hands thrust deep inside my pockets.
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Johnny was standing with his back to the window, his hands thrust deep into his pockets.
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She watched dazedly as he paced in front of the cottage, hands thrust deep into the pockets of his jeans.
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They thrust deep into Republican territory.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beauty is only skin-deep
between the devil and the deep blue sea
deep (fat) fryer
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Kitchen Hazards Never leave a chip pan unattended; better still, replace it with a thermostatically-controlled deep fryer .
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Using an electric skillet or deep fryer , heat about 2 inches of oil to 375 degrees.
deep-voiced/squeaky-voiced/husky-voiced etc
dig deep
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Another response has been to dig deeper than usual into waiting lists or to lower admissions standards.
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Discipline yourself to dig deep and get at facts which can be substantiated.
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If there is a big quake, many homeowners would have to dig deep into their own funds, he said.
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The preparation stage of this exercise asks you to dig deep, setting aside time to ask yourself some probing questions.
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They dig deep in search of mineral deposits to replenish those expended in the last year of growth.
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They comprise pits dug deep into the ground, lined with logs, and covered with a low cairn of stones.
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When Eddie digs deep and finds that place in herself that knows and trusts her abilities, she plays like a winner.
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With the chips down, we had to dig deep.
in deep shit
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We know we're in deep shit .
sth is only skin deep
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Beauty is only skin deep, as they say, but I would have hoped for a lot more from a C64.
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But, as in life, beauty is only skin deep.
still waters run deep
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As we dug deeper, we uncovered a large wooden chest.
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Crews are working deep underground to build the tunnel.
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Earthquakes are caused by movements deep below the Earth's surface.
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He was deeply offended by their remarks.
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Turtles lay their eggs deep in the sand and leave them there until they hatch.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the same time he was conscious of a deep and mysterious horror deep inside him.
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For the long-term causes of the Famine we have to delve deep behind the flat time-dimension of 1922.
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I suspected that deep down he was a Luddite who secretly preferred old-fashioned conventional fences.
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Its lustre, long as light, Drops brimming candles deep Into the melting mirrors of the night.
III. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
foot
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But you can't have missed this can of worms, even from a foot deep of sand.
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The last time that happened was in 1950, when Manvel's main street stood a foot deep in water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The waters of baptism represent the presence and power of that primeval deep for us.