noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
personal
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But the central principles for us are individual liberty and personal fulfilment .
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In many ways, however, the focus on the family as the source of personal fulfilment is crazy.
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Do not ask the elderly about personal fulfilment in the modern privatised family: they feel betrayed.
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Its successful pursuit will usually lead to a sense of personal fulfilment or pride.
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The Devil is not powerful enough to prevent genuine spiritual and personal fulfilment in the church.
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There was greater contentment there than within the average hostel or foster home and most certainly a greater sense of personal fulfilment .
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Ian Beale has found personal fulfilment from business failure and poverty, like you do.
■ VERB
find
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Dorothy Wordsworth found fulfilment in ways that elude precise analysis.
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Thus the theocratic ideal of Godefroy de Bouillon would have found fulfilment .
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They must also want to please each other and help each other to find fulfilment , as well as looking for personal satisfaction.
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Others find fulfilment in the loving support of their husbands.
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Ian Beale has found personal fulfilment from business failure and poverty, like you do.
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Rising early, Miss Lodsworth prayed that it would continue fine and her guides would find enjoyment as well as fulfilment in their Jamboree.
seek
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The difference was that, whereas I sought fulfilment with Jean-Claude, he sought only to renew his desire with me.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
find comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in sth
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Ana seemed to find pleasure in simply listening, though.
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But we did find comfort in knowing the food was there.
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Dorothy Wordsworth found fulfilment in ways that elude precise analysis.
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He glanced at Rock Hardy, finding comfort in the familiar face. 5.03 already!
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I could only hope to be happy, and find comfort in the hope, as people do, wherever they are.
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They learned to tolerate loneliness, and find comfort in people, fantasies or activities outside the family.
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They tried to find comfort in knowing they had done their best.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Seeing my work come to fruition gives me a strong sense of fulfilment .
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Thomas sought fulfilment in the religious life.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Eva talks rather of finding fulfilment elsewhere.
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For an artist to travel is to set out on a visual adventure which may or may not end in fulfilment .
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Hours later she woke to the same sensation of calm fulfilment .
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It is looking in the wrong direction for its fulfilment .
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The importance for Matthew is the fulfilment of the Scriptures.
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There are also fantasies where there is no serious desire for fulfilment , as in the manner of daydreams.
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Those living in rural areas are likely to meet barriers to the fulfilment of their aspirations.