adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an enthusiastic audience
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They drew enthusiastic audiences at Europe's biggest rock festival.
an enthusiastic response
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There has been an enthusiastic response to the introduction of soccer coaching for girls.
an enthusiastic/keen supporter
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Eisenhower had been an enthusiastic supporter of the regime.
an enthusiastic/rapturous/rousing reception (= in which people show a lot of approval in a noisy way )
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She received an enthusiastic reception.
rapturous/enthusiastic applause
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He left the stage to rapturous applause.
whole-hearted/enthusiastic support
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I want you to know that you have my whole-hearted support.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Having said all that, I am afraid that I can not be as enthusiastic about the Bill as I should like.
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They are not as enthusiastic about budget-balancing as about providing services and a safety net.
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I doubt very much if Prêtre's disc is likely to attract as enthusiastic a following as any of the above.
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But the truth is that men are as enthusiastic about romance as women are.
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But they are unlikely to be as enthusiastic as those who are in employment.
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Her parents were not as enthusiastic .
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But this is all quite new and it does not follow that previous generations of advertisers were as enthusiastic about sport.
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He sounded as enthusiastic as I might have been if talking about paving stones in Manchester.
equally
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I was enthusiastic about Rachel Whiteread last year and am equally enthusiastic about Alison Wilding this year.
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Like her husband, Anne is equally enthusiastic about Derry.
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The rest of the cast is equally enthusiastic in this exuberant production.
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Both are equally enthusiastic for subsidies.
less
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Central and Fife are understood to be less enthusiastic but agreed to support the idea.
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But the tone of his response suggested he was less enthusiastic about Amelio than most Apple watchers.
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Truman was initially less enthusiastic over the appointment owing to criticisms expressed by Dulles in the previous campaign in New York state.
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But voices in the Pentagon and in Congress are likely to be far less enthusiastic .
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In contrast, some contemporary clinicians who have discussed the topic have been much less enthusiastic about connecting creativity to psychosis.
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Emily is less enthusiastic about her other direct antecedents.
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I daren't drop him in, just in case he became a little less enthusiastic .
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The ice is thick and he is a good deal less enthusiastic when the tip breaks through.
more
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Stanyer sets a high standard, but the response from practitioners was scarcely more enthusiastic .
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By all accounts, a more enthusiastic student would have been difficult to find.
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This leads to more efficient, effective working and more enthusiastic participation so that tasks are completed and objectives are reached. 8.
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Maybe even more enthusiastic , because studies say women are more likely to temper their passion with practical concerns.
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Charger sales took off after the film was released, and Chrysler became more enthusiastic about supplying cars to Warner Brothers.
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Beneath the headquarters level, the reception was more enthusiastic .
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With each day that passed she became more deeply involved and more enthusiastic about what she was doing.
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They diplomatically pronounced the meal delicious and waxed even more enthusiastic about the promised factory and the prospects for their community.
most
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It had kept all but the most enthusiastic golf addicts indoors.
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Some of the most enthusiastic business partners have come from high-tech industries.
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But this is the first time they have attacked by the very people supposed to be the most enthusiastic about them.
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However, after the initial excitement, everyone even the most enthusiastic couple will have all sorts of questions.
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Those with the most partners are also the most enthusiastic masturbators.
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These were among our most enthusiastic and responsive students, and a minority of them proved exceptionally capable.
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I do not recall that that was always his keenest and most enthusiastic point.
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The governors have power and responsibility, with just a little encouragement they can also become a most enthusiastic supporters club.
particularly
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She had never been particularly enthusiastic about her job as interior designer.
so
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They were so enthusiastic for these that its pupils regularly walked off with all the trophies on sports days.
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He started collecting cereal boxes five years ago and is so enthusiastic about it that he advertises on the Internet for boxes.
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Not all his co-religionists were so enthusiastic .
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Pipkins was so enthusiastic that she persuaded 15 friends and colleagues to go with her.
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I don't know how I became so enthusiastic !
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I didn't say anything, because Graham was so enthusiastic , but I couldn't see it.
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Ron was so enthusiastic for young athletes to do well.
too
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The real danger lies in a too enthusiastic recording of very doubtful features as marine terraces.
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The Karimojong happily accepted these unexpected free gifts but have not been too enthusiastic about development projects introduced after the famine.
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Isaac Leigh was too enthusiastic about his varieties.
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You are too enthusiastic about Gorbachev and his reforms for my tastes.
very
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They also acquired a very enthusiastic Deputy Headmaster who was very, very keen as far as I remember.
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Cadence owner Archie Bleyer, however, was not very enthusiastic about the demo of this raw and primitive instrumental.
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Most students, as we have already seen, were very enthusiastic about physics.
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Does he like you to be laid-back with him or very focused on him and very enthusiastic ?
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I am very enthusiastic about the project.
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Angie was great because she was always very enthusiastic .
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You don't sound very enthusiastic .
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Some climbers are very enthusiastic about the new proposal, recognising that the current system needs revising and bringing up to date.
■ NOUN
applause
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Many were overawed by the occasion though, with one of the Highland entrants taking exception to the crowd's enthusiastic applause .
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They had been stimulated as well as gratified, and their enthusiastic applause showed it.
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According to the report from Munich, enthusiastic applause broke forth at the scene from Hitler's Reichstag speech.
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Rossi joined in the enthusiastic applause which rippled around the tables.
crowd
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Warm-up man Daley Pike works the enthusiastic crowd , carefully testing the good humour of various individuals.
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Visitors started remarking favorably on what that enthusiastic crowd at Zweibrticken was doing to catch up with the existing wings.
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I like the Ivo van Damme with its powerful floodlights and big, enthusiastic crowd .
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Dole drew large, enthusiastic crowds Monday here and in Toms River.
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Every song received a warm response from an attentive and enthusiastic crowd .
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But even as he continues to turn out enthusiastic crowds , surveys show Buchanan is losing some of his base to Dole.
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Horses like Milton show the sport at it s finest - creating wildly enthusiastic crowds and media attention of the right kind.
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An enthusiastic crowd awaits the next photographic shoot sponsored by Kodak.
member
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He is an enthusiastic member of Chichester Water Ski Club, and regularly takes part in competitions.
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The Yoido Full Gospel Church is still growing and its enthusiastic members insist they will top a million by the year 2000.
reception
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The enthusiastic reception of the illuminated cars was such that any future occasion was bound to be graced by their presence.
response
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Changing market conditions will have slimmed that list, but the gallery can count upon an enthusiastic response from its collectors.
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When the longer breaks were implemented, the change was met with an enthusiastic response from both workers and observers.
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With no-one wishing to appear insensitive or dull-witted the audience gives an enthusiastic response , thereby upsetting Nero.
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Except, of course, for a less-than-enthusiastic response from the car phone industry.
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Classes or discussion groups on women's writing command an enthusiastic response that is often lacking in mainstream teaching.
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In those instances Paul had in no way forgotten the ordinary politeness of an enthusiastic response .
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But his first probes to local schools met with an enthusiastic response .
support
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This week-end event continues to excite enthusiastic support , demonstrating the strength of community life which exists in Kidlington.
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Gilmore won the enthusiastic support of religious-right voters because of his views on abortion.
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The plan has the enthusiastic support of local councillors, who believe it will bring tourism and industry to the area.
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It sailed through Congress with the enthusiastic support of its new small business contingent and was signed into law by President Clinton.
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His foreboding quickly turned to enthusiastic support when he saw her in action.
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The dimensions of her achievement are still not understood, even by the conservative publications that gave her their moderately enthusiastic support .
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In this, they did need the enthusiastic support of the chairperson.
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Judging from the encouragement received and interest shown, there is enthusiastic support for the idea.
supporter
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However, he later recognised John Baskerville's genius and became his enthusiastic supporter .
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The governors have power and responsibility, with just a little encouragement they can also become a most enthusiastic supporters club.
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Her predecessor, Karl-Heinz Funke, was himself a farmer and an enthusiastic supporter of intensive agricultural methods.
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Gary has had an interest in nature since childhood and is an enthusiastic supporter of conservation and environmental issues.
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One enthusiastic supporter more than a century ago offered to go without pudding for a year to raise much-needed funds.
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Harwell's director, Sir John Cockcroft, was an enthusiastic supporter of fusion research.
welcome
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The proposal received an enthusiastic welcome from the smaller political parties allied with Labour.
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Their enthusiastic welcome brought a smile to her face for the first time that morning.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
less than helpful/honest/enthusiastic etc
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Although he did not reject a fact-finding mission outright, Major was clearly less than enthusiastic about the idea.
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But in the same interview Mr Dole, as is his way, was a little less than helpful to the president.
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But the way in which they are present may be less than helpful.
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In this dilemma, Eliot was less than helpful to his apologists.
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Not surprisingly, the reaction of local residents to the schemes was less than enthusiastic.
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The refugees are naturally less than enthusiastic about this.
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Those who had known him from that earlier period, however, were less than enthusiastic about his elevation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A small but enthusiastic crowd cheered as the players ran onto the field.
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He's still really enthusiastic about his new job.
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Several enthusiastic young teachers have just started working at the school.
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There is enthusiastic support for a new high school.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But reports from the mountain suggest that some recent Everest aspirants were little more than enthusiastic beginners.
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Hart is an amiable and enthusiastic guide, if a little corny at times.
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In this they had the enthusiastic collaboration of professional media advance teams from both governments.
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Reviews were enthusiastic , though sales were poor.
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Sixty-five percent of wives were happy to attend in their husbands' place with the remainder not enthusiastic .
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The idea may sound strange at first, but it often works very well, and the co-counselling movement has many enthusiastic adherents.
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They were very supportive and enthusiastic .
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This week-end event continues to excite enthusiastic support, demonstrating the strength of community life which exists in Kidlington.