noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cultural diversity (= including people from many different cultures )
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the racial and cultural diversity of British society
ethnic diversity (= the fact of including people from many different ethnic groups )
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Chicago prides itself on its ethnic diversity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
biological
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The Amazonian rainforests make up one third of all rainforests and are vitally important in terms of biological diversity .
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The Spice of Life Human biological diversity is hardly a new concept.
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They are regions of huge biological diversity , a treasure chest of invaluable worth, representing 60 million years of evolution.
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The impact, Loucks believes, may permanently reduce the biological diversity of this extraordinary ecosystem.
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What all these tropical forests have in common, however, is their astonishing biological diversity .
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We can not save the world's biological diversity unless we nurture the human diversity that protects and develops it.
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Scientists interested in biological diversity , and the evolutionary reasons for it, already see it in that light.
considerable
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There is a wide range of research activity in the department using considerable diversity of perspectives and methods.
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But further empirical research has revealed considerable diversity in the roles of particular political structures.
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However, there was considerable diversity in the scope of individual contributions to the self-evaluation.
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In the event, a considerable diversity of roles emerged.
cultural
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The overall social and political project is the creation of a harmonious, democratic cultural pluralism, a healthy cultural diversity .
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It is rich in intellectual curiosity and academic and cultural diversity .
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Such cultural diversity we should expect to find expressed in the structures and institutional life of the churches.
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That lack of cultural diversity is a problem.
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But behind this bleak image is a country of colour and immense cultural diversity .
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The El Pueblo gift store is an extension of these organizations' commitment to fostering understanding and appreciation for cultural diversity .
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A life that includes rural beauty as well as the world's most exciting city. Cultural diversity .
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Nothing much happens in their little town, apparently, and these guys provide some welcome cultural diversity .
enormous
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This led to an enormous diversity of plants, none of them doing particularly well and none taken out by trees.
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And yet the reef has managed to grow, and has achieved enormous diversity .
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There is, in fact, an enormous diversity of family forms in modern Britain.
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Closer investigation shows the extraordinary extent of Miller's theoretical knowledge of and practical expertise with an enormous diversity of matters.
ethnic
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This is not just a liberal euphemism for the city's ethnic diversity .
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The school prides itself on its ethnic diversity , Schaeffer said.
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This was not just a matter of ethnic diversity .
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We would argue that a close review of leading gangsters and organised-crime figures would reveal quite a degree of ethnic diversity .
genetic
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In the long term, the loss of genetic diversity will reduce the gene pool available for agricultural crops.
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Such behavioral diversity serves the same function as genetic diversity, and indeed compensates for restrictions on genetic diversity.
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The world's main food and livestock species have centres of genetic diversity in the South.
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Such behavioral diversity serves the same function as genetic diversity, and indeed compensates for restrictions on genetic diversity.
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For more than 10 years voluntary organizations around the world have been working to collect and conserve genetic diversity in community seed banks.
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Another possible place of chaos in genetic diversity generation is in the origin of life.
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The existing pool offered too little genetic diversity to support energetic research, they said.
great
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She argued that there is a great diversity of human size, and not everyone was meant to be thin.
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The settlement and infrastructure field is also characterized by a wide range of users with a great diversity of interests.
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Indeed, gaining more diversity of content is the very reason for seeking greater diversity of media ownership.
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How do they behave towards one another in the great diversity of situations which may arise within this patterned context?
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There is great diversity and variety among PACs as they represent different values and beliefs.
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In between there has been a great diversity of titles and two journals.
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From such rigid, uncompromising and unpromising beginnings, Glass has created a sound language of great eloquence and diversity .
linguistic
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Assemblies, dress requirements, school meals provision and links with parents may be insensitive to different cultural backgrounds and linguistic diversity .
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I have the greatest respect for linguistic diversity .
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Paradoxically, Diamond feels this loss of linguistic diversity may be our best hope.
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Although linguistic diversity was considered a positive asset, bilingualism in maintained schools was not supported.
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Literacy and education tend therefore to reduce linguistic diversity and to enhance major languages at the expense of minor ones.
political
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Elsewhere there is greater flexibility, less certainty and a more liberal approach to economic and political diversity .
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These proposals would not necessarily increase the political diversity of the press.
religious
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This pioneering plea for religious freedom called diversity not a curse but a glory.
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A first step toward secularization was the separation from the Church of Rome and the beginnings of toleration of religious diversity .
rich
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But despite the rich diversity of issues raised, there are some disappointments.
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The impact on the rich cultural diversity of communities all around the world is immense.
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That experience was to prove singularly rich in its diversity and in its legacy of Sussex church architecture.
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We are witnessing the birth of a civilization which nurtures ideas and creativity precisely because it is so rich in diversity .
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This demands a rich diversity of repertoire and great versatility on the part of our musicians.
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The surrounding countryside is very beautiful, with lime-stone hills, caves, moors and a rich diversity of wildlife.
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Part of the problem is that the weeds in fields sustain wildlife, and maintain the rich diversity of nature.
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The books of the Bible are marked by a rich diversity of genre, content, and manner.
wide
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The authors come from a wide variety of backgrounds and owe allegiance to a wide diversity of schools of thought.
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On the one hand this provides an excellent opportunity for the group to tap into a wide diversity of views.
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In this way the work retains its unity but can have a wide diversity of atmosphere.
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Many see life in the modern context as being characterized by wide diversity .
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There was a wide diversity of theories about the nature of light from the time of the ancients up to Newton.
■ VERB
encourage
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We can encourage diversity , not division; achievement, not antagonism.
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Much of what is often praised in broadcasting is there because of a regulatory structure which encourages diversity in programming.
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Realistic gardeners encourage this diversity while remaining alert to early symptoms of disturbance.
ensure
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Congress created the Fed in 1913 with a desire to ensure geographic diversity and independence from politics.
explain
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He was also inspired by Humboldt's vision of an all-embracing theory that would explain the geographical diversity of life on earth.
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How does one explain or interpret this diversity in universality?
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Yet this relationship was deeply problematic, which helps to explain the diversity of opinion and the contradictions within the phenomenon.
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Still another reading held that the story was intended merely as a way of explaining the diversity of peoples and languages.
increase
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These proposals would not necessarily increase the political diversity of the press.
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Make redundant food webs. Increase diversity gradually.
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We have further increased diversity by: Giving schools control over their own budgets and encouraging new types of school.
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The regents are also calling for greater outreach to increase the diversity of the pool of applicants applying to the system.
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Others have used school-to-work programs to increase diversity in the workplace.
manage
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Part of the trick of managing such diversity , as many businesses have learnt, is global specialisation.
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Empathy was crucial for managing diversity among subordinates.
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If managing diversity comes to be viewed as a business issue rather than an ethical one, minorities might actually fare better.
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The first step in managing that diversity was being able to discern key differences.
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Exactly how to manage that diversity , the challenges of implementation, was a dilemma.
produce
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Something must have produced that diversity .&038;.
promote
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It is the sophisticated foraging behaviour of the bees that has promoted the diversity of flower colours.
reflect
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The difficulty in developing a single acceptable definition reflects the complexity and diversity of the subject.
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During the 1920s and 1930s Nina Boyle's interests reflected the diversity of feminist concerns of that time.
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In drawing up their lists they take great care to achieve a balance that reflects the diversity of the electorate's concerns.
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And this must inpart have reflected a greater diversity among its patrons.
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The range of customers using the services of the division reflects the diversity of activity.
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Nevertheless, it is recognised that industrial relations will continue to reflect elements of diversity as well as uniformity.
show
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Some volcanoes produce only one kind of rock during their entire lives, but others show an impressive diversity .
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A section on the skyscraper with amazing scale models shows the growth and diversity in this monumental building style.
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A pleasing publication which shows the diversity of military and civil aircraft and airlines that have used this airport.
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Secondly, it shows the diversity of approach taken by the courts.
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Starting from the artists' personal standpoints, the exhibition shows the diversity of artistic perception of reality today.
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The following list will show the diversity of the nicknames.
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To show diversity , the team will also look in more detail at a number of small geographic areas.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But despite the rich diversity of issues raised, there are some disappointments.
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In this way the work retains its unity but can have a wide diversity of atmosphere.
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Oceangoers compare the diversity of techniques used in fishing plastic to that of fly fishing.
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Such behavioral diversity serves the same function as genetic diversity, and indeed compensates for restrictions on genetic diversity.
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These proposals would not necessarily increase the political diversity of the press.
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This type of analysis forces a recognition of a greater diversity of structures by which history may be written and understood.
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While trainers try to distinguish between the two, skeptics often view diversity as just warmed-over affirmative action.