adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the ultimate/eventual/long-term aim (= that you hope to achieve in the end )
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The ultimate aim is to replace gasoline with non-polluting energy sources.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
aim
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The eventual aim should be to include all schools in the authority. 3.
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Our eventual aim is to bring him on to thatching and so continue to expand.
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The eventual aim is for Firhill to have a capacity sixteen thousand seats.
death
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Mr Donaldson emphasised the delay had not contributed in any way to the eventual death of the mechanic, William Donnelly.
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Young people frequently dismiss remarks which older people may make about their impending or eventual death .
outcome
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It is also the intention to match the expectations of the parties and their legal advisers against eventual outcome .
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At the same time, realistic encouragement should be given to ensure that the patient remains hopeful about his eventual outcome .
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This document asks doctors to avoid making strenuous efforts to prolong your life if the eventual outcome is known to be terminal.
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Whatever the eventual outcome of this contentious issue, it is not likely to be resolved in the near future.
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This despite the fact that the eventual outcomes , nationalism and defence of territory, are quite similar.
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The eventual outcome was the 1986 Social Security Act.
peace
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Will people be prosecuted when their co-operation is needed to implement an eventual peace agreement?
release
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The eventual release loses a Co-Co mix and has a re-edited Ultramarine one instead.
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And, in concert with other friends, he worked patiently but assiduously for Pound's eventual release .
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Later, the press was able to seize avidly on some tactlessly conceived marketing strategies for the eventual release of the films.
return
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But ominously, there was no hint of an eventual return to the Cabinet.
success
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The motor industry remains hopeful of eventual success .
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High-performing enterprises maximize as a means of achieving eventual success , then position this success as a rationale for system-wide change.
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Its eventual success acted as a springboard for the union boss, who looks much younger than his 56 years.
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Johnson ignored the critics and his eventual success proved justification enough.
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One of the factors which will determine the eventual success or failure of the Dip.HE is the extent of transferability which develops.
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Applications are the key to its eventual success .
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The eventual success of the venture depends not upon ministers but upon the managers and the workforce in the companies themselves.
winner
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I was one shot behind eventual winner Steve Richardson after three rounds and then shot a 79.
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Some observers feared a chaotic situation that could deprive the eventual winner of the legitimacy needed to govern.
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With so many Bay Area districts solidly Democratic, the winners of the primaries are surely the eventual winners in November.
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No matter who finally has the lion's share of the market, the eventual winner will be the user.
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Colchester were defeated in the semi-final of the runners-up competition by Rochford, the eventual winners .
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The eventual winner will receive an all expenses paid night out for two in London, staying at a top hotel.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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No one was sure what the eventual outcome of the war would be.
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Sweden was the eventual winner of the tournament.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Despite his eventual betrayal of me-for which I have forgiven him-Hu was a superb implementer and an outstanding public servant.
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Each measure, however, adds a cost factor to the eventual price of the electricity to the consumer.
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The motor industry remains hopeful of eventual success.
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The procedures cover each stage from initial reporting of a problem through to eventual correction.
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They are potential rivals, maybe eventual allies, in the Democratic primary.