verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
rock erodes (away) (= its surface is gradually removed because of the action of water, wind etc )
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The rocks had eroded away over the years.
sth erodes rock (= it gradually removes the surface of the rock )
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Rainwater drained away, forming streams and rivers that began to erode the rock.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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Many of the dark rocks stand on limestone pedestals, the surrounding rocks having been eroded away .
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Secondly, it is possible that the beach gravels have been eroded away since their formation.
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All my self-esteem, respect and confidence have been eroded away and need re-building.
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Other ancient rights have been eroded away .
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The trenches here have been left untouched, eroding away year by year.
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It also caps many of the Jura box-folds, where the Cretaceous succession has been eroded away .
further
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In the same period the power of standing committee chairmen was further eroded by the institutionalization and proliferation of sub-committees.
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Law and order was further eroded in April 1997.
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And back on the Farms of the refugees, the rain will further erode a topsoil without crops to hold it together.
gradually
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As science had gradually eroded the freedom of time, so it had eroded the freedom of belief.
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A series of predictable actions and reactions gradually erodes their adaptive resources.
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We can never be satisfied, gradually eroding our self-esteem and confidence further.
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We hope our health workers will gradually erode the fabric of their deception.
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These stylistic differences have gradually eroded over the years, and today regional divisions have all but disappeared.
■ NOUN
base
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Worse, the recent fall in the Nikkei is eroding their capital base .
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Mayors inherited an eroding tax base and the loss of jobs.
confidence
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The revelation had devastated him, eroding his confidence and his desire for her.
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Disagreement among experts about medical treatment in leprosy created confusion among patients and eroded their confidence in physicians.
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We can never be satisfied, gradually eroding our self-esteem and confidence further.
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This humiliation has eroded what little confidence Jean has.
inflation
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Sales of land began about 1540 and continued until Stuart times. Inflation eroded the revenue from land and commerce.
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Slow economic growth reduces the likelihood inflation will accelerate and erode the value of bonds' fixed payments.
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This shows how far general price inflation has eroded the level of spending shown in the detailed cash figures.
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Signs the economy is recovering hurt bonds by sparking concern that inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.
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Further out, a higher inflation trend threatens, eroding these competitive gains.
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Indications the economy may be picking up steam hurt bonds by sparking concern inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.
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A cooling economy reduces the risk inflation will erode the value of bonds' interest and principal payments.
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Stronger economic growth means inflation , which erodes the buying power of bonds' fixed payments, could be poised to rise.
margin
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Will a rush of aspiring new producers erode that attractive margin ?
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First, falling values erode security margins , leading to breaches of covenant and discomfiture for lenders.
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The cost of planning delays With current levels of interest can rapidly erode profit margins .
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Sudden movements in exchange and interest rates can erode profit margins , strain your cashflow and shrink overall profits.
power
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Stronger economic growth means inflation, which erodes the buying power of bonds' fixed payments, could be poised to rise.
profit
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The cost of planning delays With current levels of interest can rapidly erode profit margins.
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Accumulation through dynamic expansion would be halted when the need for more workers drove up wages and eroded profits .
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Sudden movements in exchange and interest rates can erode profit margins, strain your cashflow and shrink overall profits.
value
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Slow economic growth reduces the likelihood inflation will accelerate and erode the value of bonds' fixed payments.
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Inflation erodes the value of bonds' fixed-income payments.
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That, he says, would erode the value of any exclusive agreement with Quaker.
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A cooling economy reduces the risk inflation will erode the value of bonds' interest and principal payments.
years
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These stylistic differences have gradually eroded over the years , and today regional divisions have all but disappeared.
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As we have seen, the civil and political elements of citizenship have been eroded in recent years .
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His mousy hair, on the other hand, had been eroded by the years .
■ VERB
begin
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Down those featureless slopes the rainwater drained, forming streams and rivers that began to erode the rock.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A strong president would further erode the power of the Congress.
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Caves are formed by water eroding rock.
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High interest rates can gradually erode profit margins.
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If the river is not controlled, it will erode its banks as well as the surrounding farm land.
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Over the years, the value of our savings and investments has been eroded by inflation.
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The hard rains have eroded topsoil in the Midwest.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But as the century proceeded, these rigid differences were to some extent eroded.
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Houllier had matches in hand, but fixture congestion threatened to erode this advantage.
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If the receipt is distributed to shareholders as dividends then the capital base of the business has been eroded.
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Indications the economy may be picking up steam hurt bonds by sparking concern inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.
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Is television scaring our kids, engendering violent behavior, skewing their morals and generally eroding the aesthetic standards of Western civilization?
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Its stock price eroded from a 52-week high of about 39 in October to a low of nearly 15 Tuesday.
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Purchasing power has been severely eroded.
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Worse, the recent fall in the Nikkei is eroding their capital base.