I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
social graces (= good and polite behaviour towards other people )
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I had none of the social graces of my fellow pupils.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
bad
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It ended in the fare being paid with a very bad grace .
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Holmes came with rather bad grace , but I was glad of his presence.
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She stood patiently waiting until, with exceedingly bad grace , he got to his feet and followed her homewards.
divine
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They would have said that their obsession was with divine grace .
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The future holds unlimited possibilities for those who will accept divine guidance and grace .
easy
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When he moved he had the supple, easy grace of a big cat.
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At the centre of the picture, Angels Margarit moves with an easy grace .
full
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Hail Mary, full of grace , the Lord is with thee.
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She was poised and full of grace , and he was rooting for her.
good
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They accept his habitual interruptions with good grace .
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What did our long-suffering paragon of good grace do?
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Sport only thrives if both parties play by the rules, and accept the results with good grace .
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My wineglass was empty and she was bringing me a refill with unheard-of good grace .
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He threw himself with good grace into everything, even this.
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They all tried to get into his good graces , even writers who wrote for the bourgeois papers, even the Hebraists.
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Admit temporary defeat with good grace , retreat, reconsider and wait.
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Mayne was not at all happy about this, but he agreed with as good a grace as possible.
saving
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I think he was my saving grace .
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For if that departed order can be allowed any saving graces , it was in that area that they might be found.
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It isn't all gloom because there are compensations and saving graces .
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For Vestel, of course, those unsecured loans are a saving grace , preserving its assets from hungry creditors.
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Sadly, they manage to combine all the worst qualities of the bedroom-band with none of the saving graces .
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The saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs which are needed in the area.
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Somewhere in the middle of this dilemma are the sunscreen manufacturers with their high protection sunscreens - skin's saving grace .
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But there are also stories of the saving grace of innocence and the love of a violin.
social
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So Mrs Thatcher, demonstrating hitherto unsuspected social graces , decided to step into the breach herself.
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She seemed like a princess to him, not just for her social graces but for her social standing and wealth.
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Dona wanted to be alone and was bored with social graces .
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We have a very high premium on courtesy, politeness, observing the social graces .
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I have never found that my lack of social graces has been a hindrance.
■ NOUN
period
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Government-backed loans would be repaid over 15 years, including an eight-year grace period .
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Unfortunately, we may not have such a grace period .
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The payment had originally been due on April 1 but the Toronto-based company had a grace period which expired on Thursday.
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Is there a grace period for late payment?
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Loan terms incorporate details on grace periods , repayment and prepayment.
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But officials are hoping that the yearlong grace period tacked on last year will mean no last-minute crush this year.
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Repayment was to be over 10 years, with a six-year grace period .
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The term is used to describe grace periods that often go into effect when new geographic area codes are set up.
■ VERB
fall
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But if Mrs Longhill felt better that her servant had fallen from grace in distant Barnswick, then let her think it.
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Even by Washington standards, Gingrich has quickly fallen from grace .
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As she descended the stairs, she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace .
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Now, as Pope fell from grace , McClellan came to the fore again.
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A number of people associated with the excesses of the past have already fallen from grace .
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But he fell from grace for the first time in 1985 when he was convicted of drink-driving at Weymouth, Dorset.
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Daddy fell from grace , poor dear.
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Isabel fell from grace , which is nothing new in our circles, let me tell you.
save
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But there was one saving grace .
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Their only saving grace is that they probably were an impetus towards social reform.
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Yet if the current scientific consensus is correct, it has to be, and that may be its saving grace .
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There was one saving grace about sleeping in: traffic would be pretty light at this hour.
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That was their saving grace , the only good thing about them.
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There was a saving grace in all this for me: James.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fall from grace
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Jackson's fall from grace came in the fourth game, when he struck out three times in a row.
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And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.
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But if Mrs Longhill felt better that her servant had fallen from grace in distant Barnswick, then let her think it.
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Even by Washington standards, Gingrich has quickly fallen from grace.
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He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell.
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Much of his hatred and contempt of Bella must have stemmed from her involvement in Johnny's fall from grace.
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Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.
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That in itself was a sign that Norris' fall from grace had begun.
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The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.
fall from grace/favour
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And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.
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As she descended the stairs, she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace.
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Daniel prefaces his interpretation with a review of Nebuchadnezzar's prideful fall from grace and Beishazzar's own lack of humility.
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He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell.
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It was a spectacular fall from grace that took them all down-a major public humiliation.
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Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.
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The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.
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With the smallest fall from grace, it is quickly turned into badness.
saving grace
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I can't really play baseball. My one saving grace is that I can pitch.
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I hate this house. Its only saving grace is that it's near the centre of town.
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The movie's only saving grace was its dazzling special effects.
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His only saving grace is his undying belief in the melodramatic.
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I think he was my saving grace.
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That was their saving grace, the only good thing about them.
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The only saving grace was that the number Quinn had dictated down the line to Zack was still on the Kensington exchange.
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The only saving grace was that there were no injuries except my pride.
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Their only saving grace is that they probably were an impetus towards social reform.
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There was one saving grace about sleeping in: traffic would be pretty light at this hour.
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Yet if the current scientific consensus is correct, it has to be, and that may be its saving grace.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Before we eat, I'd just like to say grace .
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I have a six-month grace period before I have to begin paying back my student loans.
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The princess always handled herself with grace and dignity.
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You are saved by grace alone, not by good works.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A Presbyterian evangelist converted Sarah, but left her with more feelings of guilt than of grace .
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Certainly the grace and old-world tradition of nut trees are an asset to any garden.
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Jacques; he declined with grace .
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Now, as Pope fell from grace , McClellan came to the fore again.
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Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cover
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Two of his very long and colourful kites grace the cover of this book.
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Her smiling face graced the cover of a national magazine.
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Then, the DeKalb Nite Weekly invited her to grace their front cover .
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Her unconventional face, with slightly hooked nose, has graced nearly every magazine cover .
presence
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The occasion was also graced by the presence of Lady Thomson.
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The enthusiastic reception of the illuminated cars was such that any future occasion was bound to be graced by their presence .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fall from grace
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Jackson's fall from grace came in the fourth game, when he struck out three times in a row.
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And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.
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But if Mrs Longhill felt better that her servant had fallen from grace in distant Barnswick, then let her think it.
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Even by Washington standards, Gingrich has quickly fallen from grace.
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He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell.
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Much of his hatred and contempt of Bella must have stemmed from her involvement in Johnny's fall from grace.
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Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.
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That in itself was a sign that Norris' fall from grace had begun.
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The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An opera company was formed to grace the new Civic Theatre under construction.
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Celebrities such as Amanda De Cadenet, whose baby has graced two covers this year, even go as far as to be pictured breastfeeding.
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Hanging about a foot from attached wall mounts, these sturdy steel bells would grace any garden.
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Here the magnificent oaks and beeches are twice graced by their reflections in the still waters of the lake.
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His playing career was occasionally graced with other controversies.
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However unattractive King James was as a man and a monarch, he did leave a few noble monuments to grace his reign.
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The house had a shingle roof, and the traditional brickwork was graced by corbels, roll-locks and soldier courses.