I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an express coach (= travelling quickly without stopping much )
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Express coach services run throughout the day.
an express train/a fast train (= one that does not stop at many places )
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He boarded the express train to London.
express a desire
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Many political leaders have expressed their desire for peace.
express a preference
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He avoided expressing a preference for any of the remaining Democratic candidates.
express a view (= say what you think about something )
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This is a chance for you to express your views.
express a wish
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He expressed a wish to go to the United States.
express an emotion (= show or talk about )
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He had always found it difficult to express his emotions.
express an interest in sth (= say that you are interested in something )
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A number of well-known film directors have expressed interest in the script.
express concern
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Police officials expressed concern about robberies, which have increased by 23%.
express consent (= consent that is given in a verbal or written way, and not consent that you assume someone gives )
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Your medical records will only be released with your express consent.
express disappointment
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The US expressed disappointment at the outcome of the talks.
express mail
express optimism
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Diplomats expressed optimism about the progress of the talks.
express permission (= definitely or clearly given )
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He is not to leave without my express permission.
express regret
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The President expressed his regret at the deaths.
express reservations (= say that you have reservations )
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I did not think it wise to express my reservations.
express satisfaction
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Those taking part expressed their satisfaction with the outcome of the talks.
express sth as a percentage
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The number is expressed as a percentage of the total population of the country.
express your admiration (= talk or write about your admiration )
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She wrote to him expressing her admiration for his work.
express your anger ( also vent your anger formal ) (= show your anger )
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Demonstrators expressed their anger by burning American flags.
express your determination to do sth
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He made a speech expressing his determination to rebuild the economy.
express your feelings ( also put your feelings into words ) (= tell other people what you are feeling or thinking )
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Children sometimes find it difficult to put their feelings into words.
express your gratitude
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We would like to express our gratitude to everyone for their generous donations.
express your joy (= show it )
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They expressed their joy by jumping up and down and hugging each other.
express (your) opposition
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Parents expressed their opposition to the tests.
express your thanks (= say that you are grateful )
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I would like to express my thanks to you for all your support.
express your thoughts (= say what they are or tell other people about them )
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He was finding it difficult to express his thoughts.
expressed dissatisfaction
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30% of customers expressed dissatisfaction with the service.
express/offer (your) sympathy
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Everyone there expressed their sympathy.
express/voice doubts (= say that you have doubts )
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Many people expressed doubts about the necessity of the war.
express/voice your disquiet
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The union has voiced its disquiet about the way the protest was handled.
express/voice your misgivings (= say what you are worried about )
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Only a few Senators voiced their misgivings about the war.
give/express an opinion (= say what your opinion is )
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He gave his opinion only when asked.
show/express your appreciation
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The chairman asked me to express our appreciation of all your hard work.
show/express/demonstrate your solidarity (with sb)
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I come before you today to express my solidarity with the people of New York.
special/express delivery (= that delivers mail and packages very quickly )
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A brown package arrived by special delivery.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
anger
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Most women find it very difficult to express anger openly and honestly, particularly to men.
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If some families favor expressing anger through icy silence, others prefer a more fiery style, whether through word or deed.
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Allow yourself opportunities to express anger , frustration, and sadness.
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Passive-aggressive persons are effective in slyly expressing their anger to others-even though they may do this unconsciously.
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But they are not truly compliant, since they do express their anger indirectly-they fail.
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On the other hand, Clare was finally able to express her anger clearly to the person who had caused it.
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In discussing her feelings, she expressed anger and discouragement with her husband.
appreciation
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Nether Wyresdale Parish Council would like to express their appreciation of the effort that went into carrying out the survey.
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Alberto usually expressed his appreciation for their interest and declared that he had everything under control.
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She expresses much appreciation for what she considers beautiful and is beginning to show and receive affection.
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I also want to express my deep appreciation especially to those who took the time to pray for me.
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Many of them expressed appreciation of local cathedral organists and parish musicians who provide a lead and incentive to others.
belief
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There is nothing glib or rhetorical about Freeman's way of expressing her beliefs .
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Only now the statement expresses the belief in a particular relationship.
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Whoever the commentator is, the opinions expressed are often only beliefs based on sketchy information that is only indirectly relevant.
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That leaves open the possibility, however, that some declarative sentences or statements are not factual and express something other than beliefs .
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He had been almost the first to express his belief in the certainty of a future Labour Government.
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The themes used express the beliefs of the Church in a language accessible to children and teachers.
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For reasons to be examined below this belief commonly expresses itself in a belief in a defeasible obligation to obey the law.
concern
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He expresses extreme concern about how the entertainment industry is able to contaminate the mind of the public.
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The most obvious: His expressed concern for the environment and his disdain for technology.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed concern at the refusal of some clergy to accept the vote of the Synod.
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Most of them were offering support and expressing concern about the well-being of center Marcus Camby.
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Many teachers express concern that even their more able pupils do not fulfil their potential in the subject.
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Pearson expressed concern that the new codes would make it easier to develop hillsides and canyons, particularly in older coastal neighborhoods.
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A number of the firms express concern at the length of the proposed report.
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If this is the case, presumably you can openly express your concerns about any aspect of work to him.
desire
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Likewise, they expressed a desire to involve parents at the centre of decision-making.
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Everyone expressed a strong desire to work together with you.
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They want food, and the only way they can express their desire for it is to cry.
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As for Longhouser, he was separated from his wife and expressing normal desires .
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Members from both sections have expressed a desire to hold a disco in the Village Hall.
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On the first day, the woman, whose name was Fania, had expressed a strong desire to learn to read.
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Governors and departmental assemblies expressed their desire to support the national government.
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In contrast, only about 6 percent of high school seniors express a desire to become managers or technicians.
disappointment
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But they expressed disappointment that sales decisions failed to match the Government's rhetoric.
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They expressed strong disappointment at not being included but offered numerous suggestions for Rice to consider.
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If I expressed disagreement or disappointment in forceful language and then forgot about it, McFarlane evidently did not.
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He also expressed his disappointment at the lack of support from his colleagues in academic circles.
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Whenever I expressed my disappointment in it, he asked where in the world was there anything better.
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Would-be grandparents can express their disappointment at not acquiring the longed-for grandchild.
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He expressed disappointment in the Clinton presidency, saying Bill Clinton had undercut minorities by backing off strong affirmative-action programs.
doubt
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However, some critics have expressed doubts over whether future governments can be locked into the promises.
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The comedian expressed doubts about his ability to perform without a live audience, but agreed to do it.
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People like Ybreska were too afraid to have a commitment, even to openly express doubts .
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Indeed, it was a question about which, at p. 311B, Roskill L.J. expressed doubts .
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Several environmental groups have expressed doubts .
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However, some analysts have expressed doubts about management continuity.
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Rumours that no scientist expressed doubts about the potential problems are falsehoods perpetrated by officials with a vested interest.
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Some of the other men were worrying, expressing doubts about the weather, wondering if the hunt should be postponed.
emotion
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To imitate adult play and express some emotions .
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There was no expressing of emotions , especially for me.
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Allowing birth parents to express their emotions can be an important part of confronting their grief.
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They are a way to express your emotions .
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Many horses may do one thing, but others will do something quite different to express the same emotion .
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Her face expressed only one emotion well: wonderment.
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They have difficulty in feeling or expressing their own emotions and in making successful relationships.
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This is not simply to say that emotions are expressed , but that emotions are reformed, cleansed, redirected and redeemed.
fear
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While the area had been designated a National Archaeological Reserve, he expressed fear of looting from the site.
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Conservatives and civil libertarians alike had expressed fears over the provisions limiting federal appeals for prisoners.
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A resident of Kimbolton Road expressed the fear that the new infirmary might be prejudicial to his property.
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But many across the nation expressed fears that higher speeds will lead to more deaths.
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Earlier, Selby's brother Jon expressed fears that the authorities were planning military action.
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The streets of Baghdad functioned as normal Saturday, but people expressed fear of more air strikes.
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Clive expressed his distrust and fear of being let down by a very detached attitude in all his relationships.
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His foes immediately expressed fear he will launch new attacks on them.
form
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It is social protest expressed in religious form .
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Rather, it was typically expressed in the form of jokes.
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Consequently, this fixation on the earliest, nurturing and nutritive superego-precursor seems increasingly to express itself in the form of drug-addiction.
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The two extremes can be expressed in the form of two rhetorical questions.
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Dicey is important precisely because he expressed both the form and substance of normativism in a clear and simple manner.
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It produces data that can easily be expressed in statistical form .
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It has been simply expressed in a mathematical form .
gratitude
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Almost all of them express gratitude that somebody gives a shit.
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He decided to simply smile, express his gratitude , and get to work with new energy.
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The divers would like to express their gratitude .
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To them, 1 would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude .
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I can not express my gratitude .
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Aelred suggested that the Commission write to the Rev. MacLean expressing their gratitude for all the help he has given.
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Perhaps I commented on this once too often; perhaps I expressed my gratitude too sincerely.
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Meanwhile, Mr Candlish expresses his gratitude for assistance received during his period of office as president.
hope
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Several times in his life Gandhi expressed the hope not to be born anew.
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He expressed the hope that future good relations would help lay to rest the mistakes of the past.
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In announcing the victims fund, the banks expressed the hope that it would promote a more cooperative spirit in the negotiations.
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We may pour out our hearts about the situation in which we find ourselves, expressing our trust, hope and confidence.
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Even as Bancroft expressed this liberal hope , the lines were being drawn.
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Meanwhile they've expressed hope that all concerned will be left alone to put Hannah's death behind them.
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Li expressed the hope that the two developing powers join hands to develop high-tech industries, especially information technology.
idea
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This expresses a fact, idea or intention which will be realised if a certain condition is fulfilled.
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We have a marketplace of ideas , and people can express their ideas.
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Expression Can the candidate express ideas clearly, effectively and concisely?
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The style or way of expressing your ideas will create an impression with the reader.
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Or, to put it differently, he tends to express his idea of it.
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The course is arranged to allow you to express your ideas and enjoy yourself.
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However, many critics of the 1960s and 19705 also expressed dissatisfaction with the ideas and technology of society at that time.
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You are encouraged to express your own ideas in essays and many questions demand it.
interest
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Indeed, other hospitals have expressed interest in growing and developing.
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Among those that have expressed interest is Broken Hill Proprietary Co.
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Ideology can be seen as a set of beliefs and values which express the interests of a particular social group.
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Just one of the nine expressed greater interest in the National Football League.
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An international organisation can express its interest through the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court.
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The Victoria &038; Albert Museum in London had expressed some interest .
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At least 50 foreign firms have expressed interest , including most of the major chemical and petrochemical companies in the United States.
opinion
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One can not be certain about that; one can only express an opinion as to the probability.
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Among Republicans expressing an opinion , Sen.
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Before expressing a qualified opinion an auditor should always try to resolve problems with the management of the organization concerned.
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Roberts said he did encounter one person at a convention of city managers who expressed such an opinion .
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She would have liked to express her opinion of his girlfriend, but prudently refrained.
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I expressed my opinions whether they were wanted or not.
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Another is expressing controversial opinions , so we obligingly lined up a few that focus on guitars and amps ....
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She expressed a warm opinion of the piece and asked for more of her work.
opposition
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At our Sunday Mass, you can see how we all come together to express our silent opposition to the regime.
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The secret ballot gave these students their first free opportunity to express opposition .
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Some consultants have also expressed their opposition .
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The imprecise nature of the emotions expressed requires the opposition of formal restraint to produce the dynamism necessary to the convincing poem.
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Indeed, all the consultants, doctors, local health councils and general practitioners have expressed their opposition .
preference
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He spent some time expressing his preference , for tactical reasons, for smaller neutron bombs before developing his argument.
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Newspapers can and do express partisan preferences .
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That restriction prevented voters who value experience from expressing their preferences when voting, she said.
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In neither case is there any need to invite the driver to express his preference for giving blood or urine.
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I rarely spoke to express preferences , preferring to use body language.
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Be prepared to express your preference to your attendants.
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Depending on the form of government, the voters express their preferences with regard to public decisions.
regret
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Keating expressed regret over the resignation, describing Richardson's relationship with Symons as unfortunate but not improper.
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I know of not a single surgeon who ever expressed any regret over these women or apologized to one of them.
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When he retired, several civil rights leaders expressed regret .
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Yet all the while she spoke with me, she never made a sound nor expressed any sadness or regret .
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Many of these men expressed regret at what they had done as soon as they were sober.
reservation
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Mr Holdsworth expressed reservations about the seventh firm and sought a meeting with the Chief Technical Officer.
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Richard Shelby, R-Ala., has twice postponed hearings on the nomination and expressed strong reservations about it.
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Schulman expressed reservations about tampering with Wednesdays, since that combination appears to be clicking.
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One member, Sally Severino, had the courage to continue expressing her reservations even after the official decision was publicized.
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However, we expressed certain reservations about the prevailing approach.
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Early on, the Mississippi Republican said he favored her selection, though recently he has expressed reservations .
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Some historians of the war have recently expressed serious reservations about the Titmuss interpretation.
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Environmentalists expressed reservations about the Dow officials' announcement.
satisfaction
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The Reagan administration expressed satisfaction with this new era of civic entrepreneurialism and claimed that it demonstrated the wisdom of its policies.
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Older people were more likely to express satisfaction .
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Stout expressed satisfaction with the arrangement, and the Alsop-Kintner team set to work on their next Post project.
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Indeed, they were much more likely than their younger counterparts to have expressed satisfaction with the firm and its management.
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The Corporation expressed their satisfaction with the endowment and their conviction that it would be ample for the purposes of the School.
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I am writing to express our complete satisfaction with everything that he does.
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A spokesman for Walsh expressed satisfaction with Abrams's conduct and his sentence.
sentiment
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And I could turn out imitative verse which expressed similar sentiments .
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He sent this humorous little roofer to express his sentiments .
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Ray Cochrane has expressed similar sentiments .
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Furthermore, what the men express echoes the sentiments of soldiers in wars throughout history.
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This is a family peculiarity-a reticence in expressing sentiment or deep feeling.
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Yet, they were expressing the sentiment of every Koreanthat this division was unnatural.
support
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UMass coach John Calipari said former players had called, expressing concern and support .
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Ministers also continue to express full support for protective designations, especially the green belt26.
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D., both of whom expressed support in their campaigns, announced their positions earlier.
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The rates were incapable of bearing the burden in their view and they expressed cautious support for a local income tax.
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Texas Republican chairman Tom Pauken expressed strong support for the proposal.
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More than 1,000 residents of Aldeburgh have expressed support for Mr Wilson.
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Sixteen percent expressed support for retired Gen.
sympathy
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Initially, Simpson said, King and Ryan expressed sympathy for her and vowed she could keep her job.
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I, too, express my sympathy to his family and to his fiance e and her family.
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He wants to express his deep sympathy to the Humphreys family.
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But some staff members have at one point expressed sympathy for a Valley secession.
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Mr Barter recorded a suicide verdict and expressed his sympathy to Mr Banks' family.
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Every man there expressed his sympathy .
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The various Nationalists had also expressed their sympathy for such a move.
thanks
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The Bishop tried hard to express his grateful thanks .
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I expressed my thanks and sat down.
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The committee express their thanks for the work he has done in a voluntary capacity over the past months.
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Perhaps, he thought with sudden abandon, he should give Edith Mallory a ring this very moment and express his thanks .
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But Steffi fans will like to express their thanks and wish her well.
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Perkins says he included the song as a way of expressing thanks to McCartney.
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The Society would like to express their sincere thanks to Mr Wheeler for the gifts of these photos and information.
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As she rises from her seat to return to work, she expresses her thanks .
thought
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He had expressed a similar thought to a neurologist friend of his once, to receive an alarmed look in reply.
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While Nelson expressed affectionate thoughts about his parents, he was also clearly in conflict with them.
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Because the questionnaire was conducted in strict confidence some took this opportunity to express their thoughts .
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It is the self creating and expressing thought .
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It is about something even more important: the way in which people express their thoughts .
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She has also used the poetry of others, such as Shakespeare, to express her thoughts .
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That seemed too much like - like - he sought to express the thought completely and fully - a recipe by Soyer.
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Tammy seems to have meant the ability to express more complex thoughts in writing.
view
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Mr Walton's view is expressed at the beginning of the novel and at the end.
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This view has been expressed countless times in the past four centuries.
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Indeed the view has sometimes been expressed that there is a clear advantage in keeping the scope of this privilege indefinite.
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The views expressed by Rice were not an aberration; they were a reflection of the Bush camp's views.
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This view is expressed diagrammatically in Figure 5.6.
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Certainly they were consonant with the views expressed by a great many Bostonians during the days after the State Report came out.
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I stress this in order to underline that the view which I express is idiosyncratic, prejudiced and probably heretical.
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The rates were incapable of bearing the burden in their view and they expressed cautious support for a local income tax.
way
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But the ways people can best deal with their own stress are as varied as the ways in which they express it.
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Having no acceptable way of expressing their feelings directly, they probably vented them on nature.
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We have talked a lot about the way grief is expressed and a little about various forms of grief.
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I think the scientists' way of expressing such a figure, ten to the thirtieth power, is really more convenient.
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The financial pressure will simply find another way in which to express itself.
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Is there one best way to express power?
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It is about something even more important: the way in which people express their thoughts.
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Judicial notions of justice must generally give way to those expressed by Parliament where they are inconsistent.
wish
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So if imperatives and interrogatives express wishes and wonderings it is in a somewhat different sense. 3.
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Possibly it was because most people who visited Wilder's Wilderness expressed the wish to return.
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Several correspondents have written to me at different times expressing the wish that we join forces in order to become more effective.
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The resident may earlier have expressed a wish to see a religious leader or priest and this should be arranged.
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But this very silence casts doubt on Mancini's central point that the council actually voted down the king's expressed wishes .
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They expressed a wish to die in the wilderness; they shall have what they asked for.
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It expressed no wish , no venom, no energy in any direction.
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Although she could hardly speak, she had recently managed to express a wish to see me.
word
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Meaning lies in the mind, beyond words - just as one may search for a word to express one's meaning.
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He could find no words to express the careful definitions he had in mind.
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As the long silence lengthened between them Laura desperately tried to find some adequate words to express her disgust at his actions.
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So, is this bank going to keep its word , expressed or implied?
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Darling, you're in my blood, and there aren't any words to express properly all the wonder of you.
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When things were whole, we felt confident that our words could express them.
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Probably there wouldn't be words sufficient to express the outrage.
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My beliefs - the things I use words to express , with more or less success - must be true.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It is the story of a middle-aged businessman, who starts going to tango lessons, and learns to express himself through dance.
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Many of his films express the fears and anxieties of the post-war years.
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My grandfather found it hard to express his feelings about the war.
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Parents have expressed concern about the amount of violence in some children's shows.
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She doesn't express her emotions as much as he does.
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Workers traditionally express their discontent by going on strike.
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Young children often find it difficult to express themselves in words.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A prominent anti-nuclear campaigner in Caithness expressed caution about the report.
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By contrast all the enzyme forms studied were expressed in virtually all adenomas and in over half the carcinomas.
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Grandmothers, with all good intentions, often express these concerns.
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It allayed doubts about the technique and its freedom from cultural determinants that were already being expressed.
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Nowhere is that symbiosis better expressed than in the medieval towns and villages.
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So do Humpbacks have ways of expressing the same request for the repetition of a pleasurable sonic experience?
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Through participative democracy the hopes, wishes and aspirations of Ulster's people will be expressed and acted on.
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To prevent them being expressed, you stage a pre-emptive strike.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
provision
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The tenant's adviser would do well to include an express provision to that effect.
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Accordingly, any prescribed time limits must be strictly complied with unless there is express provision to the contrary.
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The answer is not to be found in the express provisions of article 7.
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In the absence of any express provisions once employment has ended the law will only protect information within the second class.
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Of course, many software companies make express provision for the user to make a back-up copy.
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In the absence of an express provision , the profits are to be shared equally.
purpose
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These bunkers were constructed in 1966 for the express purpose of preventing Nicklaus from taking this route.
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Palatial observatories were founded at Paris, London, and Berlin for the express purpose of determining longitude by the heavens.
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The Hawaiian tongue was given a written form for the express purpose of translating the Bible.
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Company with the express purpose of creating a new retail chain.
train
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It still sounded like an express train in the confines of the small garage.
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And the brakes feel like they could stop an express train .
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The North Hey itself was still well over its banks, and flowing like an express train .
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What they did not realize was that the express train had a restaurant car and the slow train did not.
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An eagle diving to the hand from 500 feet whistling down like an express train is a sight not often forgotten.
word
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In both those cases the express words used and the relevant clause could be compared with other express words used elsewhere.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an express package
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It was her express wish that you inherit her house.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A prudent employer will always have an express contractual term protecting business secrets.
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But the £1.7 million winger has made an express recovery from a hernia operation and could return at the City Ground.
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Consent may be express but is usually implied.
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If the employer requires protection he should have the foresight to include an express covenant in the employment contract.
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The answer is not to be found in the express provisions of article 7.
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Therefore, if an employer feels that such protection is necessary he must include express restrictions in the contract of employment.
III. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His poems were a desperate expression of his loneliness and isolation.
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We'll send it by express .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I took the mid-afternoon express to Valladolid that goes on to Salamanca.
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Several minutes before the express was due to pull out, the platform was empty.
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The first uptown train to come along was an express , and I rode it one stop to Ninety-sixth Street.
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The winner is the one who gets closest to a passing express .
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Then all at once came a blast of noise, and the express shot through.