noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pitch of excitement/excellence/perfection etc (= a high level of excitement etc )
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He screamed at her in a pitch of fury.
par excellence
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Auguste Escoffier, master chef par excellence
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
academic
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But the College says it's now as a mixed college the Somerville can best function and encourage academic excellence in women.
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Tien, 60, is known for championing diversity at the university while maintaining its academic excellence .
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Correspondingly, high-level achievements in research all too easily serve as a sufficient criterion for academic excellence .
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They welcome me warmly, and I feast on the nourishment for which I was born and which is mine par excellence .
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That is the New World par excellence , the land of amazing futuristic achievements.
technical
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The sector's reputation for efficiency and technical excellence is deservedly high - growth averaged 14 percent a year across the 1980s.
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However, these youngsters are striving not for speed, but technical excellence .
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The defining elements of Pilkingtons' management culture had been technical excellence and centralism.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Corddry was known for his consistent excellence in reporting on defense and foreign policy issues.
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Great Groups tend to be islands of excellence that exist apart from their surroundings.
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It is awarded biennially for excellence in physical organic chemistry embracing the relationship between structure and reactivity.
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Or can they maintain their level of excellence ?
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Our target is excellence for all.
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We could become a country of citizens, not subjects, striving for excellence rather than settling for second best.