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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
better
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Few orchestras are better equipped , so you would think, than the Chicago Symphony.
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Each bit of progress makes the individual child better equipped to deal with the demands of life.
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Confiscated boats and planes could be used by law enforcement agencies and seized money used to train and better equip the forces.
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But no one was better equipped for the psychological warfare that lay ahead.
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Sometimes they are better equipped than the police itself and have good connections with the West.
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In every way save one, this is a campaign that Bush is still better equipped than McCain to fight and win.
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Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday.
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With books like this we shall be much better equipped lo make a contribution.
fully
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Attractively converted town house close to Portobello market, with spacious, fully equipped rooms.
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They come fully equipped with beds, furniture, bathtubs and cooking utensils.
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The accommodation here is all self catering, and the apartments are fully equipped with cooker and fridge.
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The conference was held in a fully equipped auditorium.
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All the studios sleep 2-3, have private facilities and terraces and are fully equipped for the self catering gourmet.
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A fully equipped tipi had almost as many ropes, lines, pegs, and parts as an old-time sailing vessel.
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Doubles are smart but small; fully equipped suites are spectacular, as they should be for over 300.
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Fully equipped Mustang convertible, $ 28, 210.
ill
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It was in this arena that I was most ill equipped .
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The Crolgarian police are ill equipped for an investigation of this kind.
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Certainly Jeanne had never tried to adapt him to the realities, a job for which she was remarkably ill equipped anyway.
poorly
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So Britain is poorly equipped to even consider making any comparisons of the productivity or usefulness of research.
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The small number of white troops available for defense were poorly equipped and seldom paid.
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Most schools are in such poor physical condition and are so poorly equipped that this is unlikely to be a viable option.
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Numerous surveys show how poorly equipped students are to enter a work force that faces increasing technical complexity and intensifying competition.
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Most noticeably the troops were poorly equipped to deal with riots.
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To us poorly equipped and half-starved rebels it was a revelation.
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It is one the region is still poorly equipped to manage.
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For years after Franco's rule, the army, badly paid and poorly equipped , was viewed with suspicion.
properly
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He urged mountain users to be properly equipped , saying crampons and an ice axe were essential.
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All experienced hillwalkers are well aware of the dangers of venturing on to the hills without being properly equipped and prepared.
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Before undertaking any such flight make sure that your aircraft is properly equipped with de-icing equipment.
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It's much easier when you're properly equipped !
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Miss Dalzell was out but she says the bedsit was not properly equipped .
specially
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For research with young children the department has a specially equipped Day Nursery.
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The next day, we sent a unit specially equipped to sweep open the land.
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In the garden, a brightly painted double-decker bus was specially equipped for children's games.
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Still far from well a few days later, they took off in the specially equipped Ford trimotor bound for Greenly Island.
well
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But it's also practical, roomy and well equipped .
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After all, such lopsided enthusiasm indicates that you feel well equipped to tell judges how to do their jobs.
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Its state regiments are well equipped and lavishly uniformed in a mixture of red and blue.
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On-site treatment may be a new venture for many companies, and one that they are not well equipped to handle.
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She has been in private use in Scandinavia only, and is very well equipped .
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It also is open to question how well equipped courts are to make this kind of determination-about the workings of economic markets.
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It is well equipped , and warrior for warrior better than almost any other.
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Furthermore, family stories, including myths, are well equipped to lull us.
■ NOUN
armour
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Any Mobs of wolf riders may be equipped with light armour at an additional cost of +2 points per model.
army
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This has equipped the army and paid much of the direct cost of the war.
car
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Several manufacturers who have equipped all their new cars with converters for some time also disapprove of the relaxation.
computer
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This is forcing people to equip themselves with computers in a hurry.
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Operating rooms come equipped with lasers and computers , not just the scalpels and saws of yesteryear.
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Teaching methods Considerable resources have been spent on equipping schools with computer hardware and software.
facility
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All rooms sleep 2-4 people and are fully equipped with cooking facilities , fridge and private bathroom.
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I noticed that to our right there was a large balcony equipped with facilities for preparing and serving food.
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All have fully equipped kitchenette, private facilities and balcony.
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The bus is fully equipped with video facilities , computer, electric display equipment and exhibition boards.
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All rooms are tastefully decorated and are equipped with private facilities , television, mini-bar, telephone and hairdryer.
police
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Sometimes they are better equipped than the police itself and have good connections with the West.
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Clearly, we were neither trained nor equipped to act as police .
rifle
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Policemen were equipped with self-loading rifles , jeeps and even armoured tractors to chase militants into the fields.
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It said villagers were forming detachments, many of them equipped with automatic rifles and home-made explosives.
shield
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Any regiment may be equipped with shields at a cost of +2 points per model.
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As he explained it to me, his fort came equipped with metal shields to protect it from rocket attacks.
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Any regiments may be equipped with shields at +1 point per model.
system
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The new system would require infants to travel in seats equipped with a child-restraint system.
unit
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These achieved a 6 % higher utilisation than non-equipped units and a 10 % increase in the distance travelled.
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Our purpose-built intensive care unit is well equipped .
vehicle
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Physically, they can only meet behind barricades manned by riot police and soldiers equipped with armoured vehicles and water cannon.
■ VERB
train
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Robert Nicol emphasises the need to train and equip his team to deliver this.
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Clearly, we were neither trained nor equipped to act as police.
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Confiscated boats and planes could be used by law enforcement agencies and seized money used to train and better equip the forces.
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Computer users need to be trained and equipped to use mice correctly.
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They believe that our forces must be so trained and equipped that they can play both a Continental and Maritime role.
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The departments would only have to cover the costs of training and equipping them.
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He had three months to train and equip his force before their first operation in November.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
suitably dressed/prepared/equipped etc
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But one must be suitably dressed for a country visit and I had absolutely nothing fit to wear.
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They, too, regardless of the loss of their leader, were intent on being suitably dressed for Bank Holiday.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A good education will equip your children to get a good job.
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Her privileged upbringing had not equipped her for hard work in the fields.
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It will cost over $2000 to equip the entire team.
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Police officers have been equipped with batons and riot shields in preparation for tonight's match.
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The school aims to equip students to deal with the kind of problems they will face in the outside world.
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We do our best to equip refugees with the skills they need for survival in a foreign culture.
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We try to equip our students with the skills they will need in the world of work.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A child is not equipped either semantically or phonetically to split up the utterances that come flooding from adults.
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All experienced hillwalkers are well aware of the dangers of venturing on to the hills without being properly equipped and prepared.
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Any regiment may be equipped with shields at a cost of +2 points per model.
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Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday.
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For apart from being equipped with eyes, head and body, dolphins and whales bear little outward physical resemblance to ourselves.
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He urged mountain users to be properly equipped, saying crampons and an ice axe were essential.
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Stanton later managed to free himself, called police and told them his stolen car was equipped with a tracking device.
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The adder is uniquely equipped for that role.