adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a genuine grievance (= one that is definitely true )
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He felt that he had a genuine grievance and was prepared to take the company to court over the matter.
a genuine/real desire
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All her life she had a genuine desire to help the poor.
a real/genuine concern
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Pensions are a genuine concern to many people.
a serious/genuine attempt
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This is the first serious attempt to tackle the problem.
genuine/real admiration
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‘Where did you learn to do that?’ she asked with genuine admiration.
genuine/real amusement
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He laughed out loud with genuine amusement.
genuine/real enthusiasm
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She talked about the project with genuine enthusiasm.
genuine/real pleasure
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She smiled with genuine pleasure.
real/genuine commitment
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The job demands real commitment to teaching.
real/genuine excitement
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A goal two minutes from the end provided the game's only genuine excitement.
real/genuine hardship
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Prolonged illness can cause real hardship for many families.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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It was after Winchelsey had accepted the bull as genuine that Gaveston returned.
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As nice and as genuine as they are, they were not exposed to real people.
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It was as genuine as her affection for the old man.
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A user identity must be established as genuine .
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If we were to be swallowed up, the credibility of our beers as genuine regional products would be destroyed.
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Only half a dozen Shakespeare signatures regarded as genuine have survived, and three are on this will.
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But Newton, 21, is now a major factor in fourth-placed Chelsea's emergence as genuine title contenders.
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To insist that only doubt-free faith can be counted as genuine faith is to misunderstand what knowledge and faith are.
more
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His smile was more genuine this time.
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These three steps can begin to break down even the largest schools into more genuine teaching and learning communities.
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Edward Carrington had a heavy certainty that the lightness was more genuine on her part than on his.
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These real and more genuine emotions will gradually take over the place of the former all. embracing negative ones.
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There could not be more genuine worth in human beings in Canon Wheeler's judgement.
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Some things are more genuine than others, or rather more firmly rooted in evidence.
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But this time Major's reserve had been more genuine .
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So much more genuine than her sister.
■ NOUN
article
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Before you settle for less than the genuine article , compare the price.
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And he is the genuine article , an original who succeeds in looking ahead by looking way back.
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These shops are trying to pass discount trainers from way beck when as the genuine article .
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Problems aside, at least this set offers the genuine article .
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The makers of the genuine article have agreed to let Oxfam pass the shoes on to refugees who are desperate for footwear.
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The paternoster I use is the genuine article , which entails a long bomb length and a short hook length.
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But can shoppers tell when they're getting the genuine article ?
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Of course he was the genuine article , a great champion whose pride would not allow him to give anything but his best.
asylum
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Those claimants undermine the claims of genuine asylum seekers, and no one would wish to defend them.
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We will introduce improved welfare and legal rights for genuine asylum seekers and establish substantive rights of appeal.
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I do not believe that the genuine asylum seeker will be treated fairly.
attempt
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The threat of court action by some workers can be a genuine attempt to help parents understand the reality of their position.
case
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Government sources said they would not remove the right to early retirement from genuine cases .
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Maybe I am naïve, but I find myself tempted to see it as a genuine case of pure, disinterested altruism.
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Environmental degradation is a genuine case of passing the muck.
concern
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Beaverbrook had some genuine concern , and was less consistently anti-Baldwin.
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A former reporter said Forbes once talked with him for two hours, with seemingly genuine concern , about staff morale.
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It seemed that our genuine concerns and grievances were largely ignored and we were dismissed as being out of date and out of touch.
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Shon says, with genuine concern .
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He had shown, or so it had seemed to her at the time, genuine concern for others.
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His crews worshipped him and he responded by showing a genuine concern for their welfare.
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And his genuine concern and friendly approach soon won him lots of friends.
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The Profitboss puts money into welfare, motivated by a deep and genuine concern for every single person in his team.
desire
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Silent viewing also generates a genuine desire to communicate within the group.
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His genuine desire to make up may be interpreted as an attempt to embarrass or be-little.
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Some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism, and a genuine desire to work with this age group.
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As others may have different theories a genuine desire to prove a point of view leads to some lively debate.
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The election's last-minute switch to Labour probably reflected a genuine desire on some voters' part to get the Tories out.
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Of course it is necessary for the prospective student to possess a reasonable amount of intelligence as well as a genuine desire to help others.
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No you won't, not if it's a genuine desire to help.
effort
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We want to give them the opportunity to put their own language into practice in a genuine effort to communicate.
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Meanwhile, when she's not being snide, make a genuine effort at friendship.
grievance
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How does this summary dismissal affect the child with a genuine grievance ?
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A genuine grievance did not have to be financial.
interest
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Take a genuine interest in each other.
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But after a few months, it became apparent that Vicky did not have a genuine interest in her job.
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Nothing of any genuine interest or importance can depend on whether you are a brain in a vat or not.
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Parents appreciate genuine interest , concern and lavish thanks.
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It comes from taking a genuine interest in and having persistent enthusiasm for the company's products, services and customers.
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The Profitboss is sincerely courteous, taking a genuine interest in whoever he meets.
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Your genuine interest will reassure them.
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People with a genuine interest in mining will welcome that.
refugee
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Of the 64,000 people in the Hong Kong camps, only 5,000 had so far been accepted as genuine refugees .
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It is necessary to provide a proper asylum law to make sure that genuine refugees can be dealt with speedily and adequately.
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What we must do is to distinguish between bogus and genuine refugees .
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We must start to define where we expect genuine refugees to come from.
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According to refugee experts, existing procedures failed to identify and protect genuine refugees.
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It will prevent the misuse of asylum procedures while protecting the position of genuine refugees .
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The couple have since been accepted as genuine refugees and granted permission to stay in Britain indefinitely.
sense
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Everyone must feel a genuine sense of being included.
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Whitman recognizes, at times with a genuine sense of frustration, the limitations of speech.
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There is a directness, a genuine sense of conviction in these words which extend far beyond strategic posing.
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In all of these classrooms a genuine sense of community is apparent from the moment you enter the door.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a genuine diamond
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For the first time on the trip, I saw genuine fear in his eyes.
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For years people thought the picture was a genuine Van Gogh, but in fact it's a fake.
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I'm not sure if her sympathy was really genuine .
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If a student has genuine religious objections to a school activity, they do not have to participate.
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This is the first genuine attempt to reach a peaceful settlement to the dispute.
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We need a much faster system for dealing with genuine refugees.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Are they genuine communities of learners?
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As nice and as genuine as they are, they were not exposed to real people.
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If the Bill is not amended, those genuine claimants will undoubtedly be penalised.
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It is a genuine attack by the self upon the body, by which mental anguish is swapped for bodily pain.
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On the other hand it makes it difficult to reach genuine agreement on anything at all.
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The stunning luminous display and thickly padded, genuine leather wristband are the height of fashion in any setting.