adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dramatic/drastic reduction (= surprisingly large )
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The most immediate effect of retirement is a dramatic reduction in living standards.
a drastic measure (= an extreme measure )
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Drastic measures are needed if we are to combat global warming.
a drastic step
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The government is wary of taking any drastic steps that would scare off foreign investment.
dramatic/drastic/radical (= very big, especially in way that is surprising )
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The Industrial Revolution was a period of dramatic change.
drastic action (= that has a very severe effect )
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The President decided to take drastic action.
drastic/sharp cuts (= big and sudden reductions )
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He resigned over drastic cuts in the education budget.
sharp/drastic/severe cutback
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sharp cutbacks in the military budget
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Not that she wanted to lose her virginity - nothing as drastic as that!
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Thankfully, prevention of split ends isn't as drastic as the cure.
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The cuts, although severe, were not as drastic as had been expected.
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The effects on public expenditure have not been as drastic as might have been expected.
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The choices ahead are as drastic and clearcut as the choice between trad jazz and new jazz.
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He certainly seems to have been asking for something, if not something quite as drastic as he got.
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He was able to sit up, his back injuries seemed to be less drastic than they had first appeared.
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However, other less drastic methods of resolving disagreements are available.
more
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A more drastic effect of temperature on the stability of HLA-B5 is evident.
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Last year, the Republic of Texas set up headquarters in San Antonio and resolved to take more drastic measures.
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The effect on the final rent review would be even more drastic .
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Methods for dissociating cells are therefore more drastic and not necessarily compatible with long-term viability.
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The wider and more drastic the clause, the more care must be taken to bring it to the buyer's attention.
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But now even bigger and more drastic changes are on the horizon.
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Labour's Whitehall plans are more drastic .
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His own lazy, selfish body might require a more drastic discipline.
most
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Assume the most drastic situation, complete closure of the entire euro-dollar market.
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Of all physician weight-loss treatments, surgery is the most drastic .
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Although Crossroads would change radically during its life under Central's leadership, the most drastic decision came in 1987.
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With conventional weapons, the destruction is not so drastic , far more controlled, and more accurate and economical.
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A: Oh, we don't have to be quite so drastic .
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Inland changes to sites over the last 1000 years do not seem to have been so drastic .
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Often this passes unnoticed because changes in other areas, such as lifestyle, seem so drastic and appear so obvious.
too
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She wondered what the advertising people had in mind for her and hoped it wouldn't be anything too drastic .
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The change of government policy can not be too drastic .
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This may not sound too drastic , but these overall figures do not do any kind of justice to the overcrowding problem.
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Philip wouldn't allow anything too drastic , that was one comfort.
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But this seems much too drastic .
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Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic , making this an unbeatable central London bargain.
■ NOUN
action
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I mean to take drastic action in this matter, I assure you.
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In the midst of a losing streak, Harbaugh decided drastic action was needed.
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Few in the scientific community would argue that the scientific evidence justifies immediate extremely drastic action .
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Why did you not, before taking drastic action , send for me?...
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But it isn't always necessary to take such drastic action .
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But performances have been consistently below par for too long and drastic action needs to be taken.
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Not every case requires such drastic action , but it's still a growing problem.
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This could have taken years, so the President decided on more drastic action .
change
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Also, be prepared to make drastic changes in your occupation.
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To hold otherwise would mark a drastic change in our understanding of the Constitution.
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Exposure to 2°C caused drastic changes to the growth pattern and even resulted in some leaves failing to emerge.
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Unions will disappear entirely or undergo drastic change .
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But now even bigger and more drastic changes are on the horizon.
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In the early 1980s, the world of work at Sparta underwent a drastic change .
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This, in effect, would outlaw the inflationary creation of money - a drastic change , if it happens.
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In fact, you can make drastic changes in your tables with just a few keystrokes.
cut
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The drastic cuts come a week after Aldershot were wound up and rekindle fears for several Fourth Division clubs facing closure.
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He is in favor of drastic cuts in social spending in order to balance the budget.
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The council would spend £10m more than Governments limits, putting off the need for drastic cuts .
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Jude Medical and Medtronic gained as federal budget talks stalled, making drastic cuts in the Medicare health insurance program less likely.
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The liberal democrats and labour say their budget was the only way to prevent drastic cuts .
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C., making drastic cuts in Medicare reimbursement unlikely for now.
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In practice it has not proved easy to achieve the drastic cuts in spending that are wanted.
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California in 1990 enacted a plan requiring drastic cuts in air pollution from automobiles.
measure
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The report, drawn up by a special council management team, says drastic measures are needed to stop the decline.
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California law protects him from having to take such drastic measures , however.
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In any case, there may be no need to resort to the drastic measure of buying with friends.
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Companies these days also reduce costs by taking drastic measures within.
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Why did I think it necessary to take such drastic measures ?
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Last year, the Republic of Texas set up headquarters in San Antonio and resolved to take more drastic measures .
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On a tough Oxford estate drastic measures were needed to prevent further damage.
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Edith's murder is one of several cases that have fuelled demands for drastic measures to stop child abuse.
reduction
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Another reason is the drastic reduction in housing benefit in 1988.
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The drastic reduction in the number of committees was felt to be impracticable.
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He and Dean had just been laid off during a seniority lapse because of a drastic reduction of crews.
step
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He predicted a 25 percent fall in national income by the end of the year if drastic steps were not taken.
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A conflict between two fellow-workers may not require such a drastic step .
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If drastic steps are not taken - a crucial qualification - it seems set to grow even further in the coming years.
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It felt like a drastic step , but he felt desperate.
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To clear static, persevere by taking drastic steps to fight all interference and distraction.
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Yeltsin took drastic steps to move his country toward a market economy, steps that required severe sacrifice for millions of people.
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But this would be such a drastic step .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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However, other less drastic methods of resolving disagreements are available.
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Obviously, such a drastic revision created a significant amount of tension at the plant.
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Other more drastic proposals were ventilated but never put into practice.
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Start your kitchen reorganization with a drastic sort-out and throw-out.
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The effect on the final rent review would be even more drastic .
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The vaccine brought a drastic drop-80 percent-in paralytic polio cases by 1957.