noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
physical
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These provide a sustained steam of energy during the prolonged physical exertion required for professional cycling or tennis.
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Was the loss of consciousness preceded by vigorous physical exertion ?
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Chi Kung is the martial art of developing positive energy through meditation and physical exertion .
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Kip was tired, exhausted not from physical exertion or mental stress, but from inactivity.
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This is as important an aspect to training as any physical exertion .
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He isn't keen on physical exertions .
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She was breathing quickly, as if from physical exertion .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A little physical exertion helps me think more clearly at work.
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the exertion of legislative power
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After some exertion , I decided the track was too rutted for me to have a hope.
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Exhausted and sweating from their exertions, they sat down to catch their breath and remove their outer clothing.
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Marian observed that Amelia was so severely debilitated that the least strain or exertion exhausted her.
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She lay motionless, utterly worn out by her exertions, yet at the same time ominously wide awake.
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The force of their exertion against one another pushed them apart.
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The wine he had drunk earlier in the day, his exertions and fear, made him feel warm and sleepy.
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This happens as the outcome of group pressure and impedes the official exertion of one's mental processes.
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Was the loss of consciousness preceded by vigorous physical exertion ?