verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
facilitate communication (= make it easier )
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Computers have facilitated global communication.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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also
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It would also facilitate the devolution of power to the regions.
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E-commerce also facilitates sales force automation by enabling salespeople to carry product and reference information in one portable device.
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But it will also facilitate the growth of m-commerce for new and old business alike.
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In open country, trees becomes sites for breeding colonies which may also facilitate synchronization of breeding.
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It would also facilitate reflex defecation and predispose to faecal incontinence.
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The sticky nature of the outer shell may also facilitate passive spread of eggs.
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It might also facilitate some participants progressing from Regional to National Schools in certain sports.
greatly
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The process of communication is greatly facilitated .
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This would greatly facilitate the treatment of genetically complex tumours like colorectal cancer.
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This would be greatly facilitated by moving the work of this office into the Inverleith Row premises.
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Sensitive intervention of this kind is greatly facilitated in classrooms where group discussion approaches are used.
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Perhaps most importantly, the computer interface greatly facilitates both obtaining and recording a complete medical history.
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Such contracts are widely used in large scale commercial operations and may greatly facilitate commercial activity.
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The first oil crisis created particular concern in this respect, but the development of the Euro-currency market greatly facilitated the process.
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Modern technology greatly facilitates the recall and display of material held centrally.
thus
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Money thus facilitates trade and specialisation, two key conditions for the economic advancement of any society or nation.
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It should help us to communicate and spread experience, feelings, understandings and ideas and thus facilitate action.
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Problem factoring is the rationale for organization; organization permits factoring and thus facilitates the management of problems.
■ NOUN
access
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Officially launched in January, it aims to facilitate access to the council's community services.
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A more fundamental criticism is the requirement that databases should facilitate unplanned access as well as planned retrieval to the database.
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Perhaps what is needed is more knowledge about what exists already and some sort of in-school organisation that facilitates access .
activity
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Functions and Dysfunctions Law facilitates commercial activity by providing structures within which it can take place.
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A third area where law has facilitated commercial activity is dispute settlement.
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At a second level, law functions to facilitate commercial activity through particular doctrines.
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Such contracts are widely used in large scale commercial operations and may greatly facilitate commercial activity .
change
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Sure, more money is better than less if properly employed to facilitate change .
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In this situation, new information technologies represent a vast potential for understanding and facilitating necessary change within an organisation.
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In the National Health Service the control over funding also facilitates policy change from the centre.
communication
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Given the interdisciplinary nature of the conference, participants are encouraged to design their presentations to facilitate cross-disciplinary communication .
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The counsellor may be able to facilitate communication between the couple that has not been possible at home.
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A simple problem-orientated method of assessment can facilitate both management and communication between start members.
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The intention is to facilitate better communication and a greater sense of ownership and sharing.
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The problem list facilitates communication among staff members and helps clearly identify exactly who has agreed to do what and when.
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Contracting may be effective because it makes evasion difficult, facilitates communication , and offers rewards to the patient.
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Diagnosis may facilitate communication among professionals in obtaining an appropriate placement for a child.
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Synapses, minute gaps between neurones where one neurone receives signals from another, also facilitate nerve cell communication .
development
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Microcredit institutions or non-conventional NGOs could help facilitate local development when government or private-sector actors were lacking.
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The mishaps that befall Van Orton seem more random and jarring, though, than cohesively engineered to facilitate his spiritual development .
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The already over-stretched funds can not deal with serious infrastructure solutions to facilitate the development of flood plains.
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This helps develop expertise, resources, and competition in the private sector and so facilitates the development of commercial services.
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The aim was to facilitate the development of schools which would be attended by pupils of different faiths.
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Bodybuilders use mental imaging to facilitate their physical development .
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There is a different form of automatic teaching device called a pacing machine which can facilitate the development of motor skills.
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Piaget identified social interaction as one of the major variables that facilitate cognitive development .
exchange
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The importance to historians of encoding standards that will facilitate data exchange can not be overstated.
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Guests take advantage of local transportation in order to facilitate cultural exchanges .
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To facilitate the exchange of goods and services both externally, among nations and internally, within a nation.
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The Internet international computer network system could facilitate efficient exchange of information.
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How can we support the development of encoding standards which will facilitate data exchange ?
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However, few existing applications facilitate the exchange of messages or data directly with mobile workers.
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It enables a price system to operate and facilitates the production and exchange of goods.
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Good mediators facilitate the necessary exchange of information and help both parties pinpoint key questions to take to their legal advisers.
flow
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This arrangement would facilitate indication of flow and could be used to identify the areas in which sprinkler heads were in operation.
growth
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But it will also facilitate the growth of m-commerce for new and old business alike.
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As the volume of Treasury bills declined in the 1970s the discount houses facilitated the rapid growth in the commercial bill market.
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Charles Robins believes UnixWare will facilitate the growth of Unix in commercial accounts because of its ease of use and integration with NetWare.
information
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The best intervention is that which is facilitated by information which places the remedy in the customer's own hands.
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The Internet international computer network system could facilitate efficient exchange of information .
learning
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A student assistant could help with this. 2 To facilitate learning of student names, alphabetical seating arrangements might be desirable.
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Job rotation also facilitates this learning .
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Its layout reflects the mechanical limitations of early typewriters and as such hardly constitutes an intuitive ordering that would facilitate rapid learning .
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She had the skill, courage and creativity to facilitate the learning process of these pupils.
management
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The advantage of a Loans Fund is that it facilitates the authority's management of debt.
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Obtaining information about tests performed and treatments tried may facilitate further work-up and management .
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A simple problem-orientated method of assessment can facilitate both management and communication between start members.
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A new warehouse has been constructed to facilitate the management of valve stocks.
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At best, management fashions can facilitate effective profit management.
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Problem factoring is the rationale for organization; organization permits factoring and thus facilitates the management of problems.
movement
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The countryside has been buried under layers of concrete to facilitate its movement in ever greater numbers.
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The second factor was the need for selecting a date when there would be adequate moon-light to facilitate night movements .
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The rear leg acts like a springboard, tensing the back foot outwards and facilitating a fast forward movement .
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Witness what happened recently to the businesses along Hayes Street when a tow-away zone was instituted to facilitate the movement of cars.
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They also facilitated the movement of perishable dead meat quite long distances.
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Hands-on experiences require classroom arrangements that facilitate movement , group work, and varied activities.
order
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Guests take advantage of local transportation in order to facilitate cultural exchanges.
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In order to facilitate visual connections we have limited the range of topics or genres in each chapter.
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I felt a thump against my abdomen and it became necessary to double over in order to facilitate breathing.
process
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Cheque guarantee cards facilitate the process .
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Comprehensive health insurance and universal access to health care has the potential to facilitate this process and improve surveillance.
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A developing grasp of speech will facilitate the process .
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We are facilitating the grieving process .
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The rapidly expanding capabilities of information technology would facilitate the process .
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He was known for facilitating the process whereby tumor markers, or lab tests for tumors, were brought into the marketplace.
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Professional roles in offering support both directly and indirectly through other helpers will remain important in facilitating this process of accessing opportunities.
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A catalyst facilitates a chemical process without being used up or changed itself.
removal
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Flaps were to be left in the down position to facilitate the removal of mud and other debris prior to their retraction.
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This will facilitate the removal of surplus glue or spills.
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This is sometimes used in mechanised cleaning where a cold water rinse can facilitate the removal of detergent from a system.
structure
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Rapid changes in the occupational structure , facilitated by educational expansion, have increased the overall chances of entering higher-ranking occupations.
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In contrast, a decentralized structure facilitates leadership and unleashes creativity.
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Within the constraints and limitations of the ward, the teacher can arrange and structure teaching to facilitate learning.
system
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It involves the development of a system to facilitate the description and analysis of the interview process.
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The Internet international computer network system could facilitate efficient exchange of information.
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It enables a price system to operate and facilitates the production and exchange of goods.
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But with it came the recognition that the ability of the system to facilitate this process is limited.
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That all new slides be transferred to modern storage systems to facilitate easy retrieval. 4.
transfer
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Near facilitates the rapid transfer of information about attacks on academics and academic freedom on a global basis.
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Many course combinations are possible during the first three years, facilitating transfer between these three streams.
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Organized stock exchanges facilitate the transfer of securities among buyers and sellers.
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Bankers do not make it easier for them to do so by, for example, facilitating the transfer of standing payment orders.
use
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Such techniques no longer even need radioactively labelled probes, which will facilitate their routine use in laboratories.
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The higher flame temperature might facilitate the use of normal Pulverized coal sizes.
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This created a more active market in foreign exchange and facilitated the use of the US$ for financing balance of payments purposes.
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Some of the saucers at this time had ring handles, either flat or shell-shaped, to facilitate their use .
work
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The government was, he said, prepared to facilitate and fund the work of researchers into the matter.
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All of these rooms are physically arranged to facilitate group work .
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It appears to be designed to facilitate such collective work .
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Hands-on experiences require classroom arrangements that facilitate movement, group work , and varied activities.
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This would be greatly facilitated by moving the work of this office into the Inverleith Row premises.
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He facilitates his people's work rather than authorizes it.
■ VERB
design
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Given the interdisciplinary nature of the conference, participants are encouraged to design their presentations to facilitate cross-disciplinary communication.
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First, some of the economic functions of government are designed to strengthen and facilitate the operation of the market system.
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Various software packages have been designed in order to facilitate the storage and analysis of materials such as interview transcripts and fieldnotes.
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It appears to be designed to facilitate such collective work.
help
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Microcredit institutions or non-conventional NGOs could help facilitate local development when government or private-sector actors were lacking.
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The Pueblo Gardens Credit Union is a unique neighborhood-based effort to help facilitate small loans to those with little capital.
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Actuaries are helping to facilitate these discussions.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Both centers are electronically linked to facilitate communication.
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Dividing students into small groups usually helps facilitate discussion.
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Legislation is urgently needed to facilitate police counterterrorist operations.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bodybuilders use mental imaging to facilitate their physical development.
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Internal representation and language development facilitate the development of truly social behavior and spark social learning.
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Manufacturers would be required to maintain dossiers in a standard format on each product, a measure designed to facilitate safety checks.
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Piaget identified social interaction as one of the major variables that facilitate cognitive development.
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The government was, he said, prepared to facilitate and fund the work of researchers into the matter.
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The managers research, collect, and maintain special education materials and facilitate their distribution within a region.