verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
hope
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Then there is the hope of emulating the Engler story.
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George was unafraid to be republican in his views and Hope sought to emulate him.
story
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Then there is the hope of emulating the Engler story .
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Why they haven't emulated the success story of the good but overrated Ride remains a mystery.
success
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Why they haven't emulated the success story of the good but overrated Ride remains a mystery.
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He proposed opening a second restaurant in the park to emulate the success of the Beach Chalet.
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Without both elements, evolutionary computing will struggle to have sufficient power to emulate the success of biology.
■ VERB
seek
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Others are seeking to emulate this service.
try
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Observe what nature does and try to emulate it.
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I grew up trying to emulate that.
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It would be naive and vain to try to emulate Pope John, who was unique and unrepeatable.
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When he took office in 1993, this was the model Clinton seemed to be trying to emulate .
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He then tries to emulate this so-called late-hit position.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Davis was encouraged to emulate the style of trumpet player Bobby Hackett.
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Developing countries often try to emulate experiences of developed countries, but this is not always a good idea.
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Procomm can connect with and emulate virtually any computer terminal.
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There is much in Cheng's work that we can admire and emulate .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Denis hung back, unsure whether he dared emulate his superior.
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He then tries to emulate this so-called late-hit position.
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Inventors like Edison, Westinghouse, and Bell were popular heroes, to be emulated by younger men.
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The narrator's wish to emulate that even-heartedness was Sebastian's own.