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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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Other strategies might be more forgiving and have shorter memories.
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The weather was a little more forgiving .
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Or a mite more forgiving in a tight spot?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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This recipe is very forgiving .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And trust to luck that whichever of the gods claimed him as of right would be in a forgiving mood.
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Forgetting is not the same as forgiving .
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It was their behaviour that defined them as nice or nasty, as forgiving or unforgiving, envious or the reverse.
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The kingdom is one in which a forgiving father offers people a chance to return to him.