noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a brand image (= the way a product or organization seems to the public )
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A company carefully protects its brand image.
a positive image
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It's important to promote a positive image of our industry to young people.
a video image (= a moving picture on a video )
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Video images of the surgery are sent to a special lecture theatre, so that students can observe.
an image consultant (= one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance )
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The new Prime Minister was advised to see an image consultant.
banish the memory/thought/image etc (of sb/sth)
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They tried to banish the memory from their minds.
body image (= what you think you look like )
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People tend to have their own body image fixed in their minds.
cleaned up...image
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It’s high time British soccer cleaned up its image .
conjure up images/pictures/thoughts etc (of sth)
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Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads.
convey an image
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At an interview, make sure your clothes convey the right image.
corporate identity/image (= the way a company presents itself to the public )
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Our new logo is part of the process of developing our corporate identity.
mental picture/image (= a picture that you form in your mind )
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I tried to get a mental picture of him from her description.
mirror image
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The situation is a mirror image of the one Republicans faced 25 years ago.
poignant reminder/image/moment etc
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a poignant reminder of our nation’s great sacrifices
project...image
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I hope the team will project a smart professional image .
provocative images
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provocative images of young girls
shatter an image (= make people realise the idea they have about something is wrong )
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The book shattered the image of the contented American housewife.
shed an image (= change people's opinion about someone or something )
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Has the industry finally shed its negative image?
spitting image
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
mental
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Slowly, the process converges on a piece of art that is an expression of the user's own mental image .
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One of the delights of traveling is gathering such mental snapshot images of places as you journey around.
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Reassess your progress and try to make sure your mental body image fits the reality.
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Visualization / Imagery-This technique combines relaxation exercises with the creation of mental images .
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In his case words and the mental images that they created were the only available means of communication with his people.
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Our mental images of ourselves are tied up in our body image.
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Does this mean that our mental images depend on this amine in some way?
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Turning to the second problem, suppose we sharpen the notion of an idea by saying that ideas are mental images .
negative
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In all likelihood, the racially polarized vote will reinforce Mississippi's negative image far beyond its borders.
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The resulting upset and confusion could cause employee walk-outs or the loss of business and create a seriously negative public image .
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Lateral reversal a positive or negative image transposed from left to right as in a mirror reflection of the original.
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Moreover, critics say that many of the black-themed shows are demeaning and filled with negative images .
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Napoli 99 is a private organisation founded in1984 to improve the negative image that the city was acquiring.
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A lot of people stood by me, despite the negative images and what people were saying.
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Many pre-school poetry collections include material which presents negative images of older people.
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He may even believe the negative image that has been presented of him cost him a spot on the latest Dream Team.
new
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The company obviously needed a new image to express their growing importance internationally.
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But white-collar crime seems to be the new image of the law profession.
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What an incentive to carry with my new body image .
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When you spin the card rapidly, the new image appears before the old one is gone.
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Tolkien needed a new image for ultimate bravery, one milder but not weaker than Beorhtwold's.
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These new images demonstrate that there was enough heat to drive the flows on the surface.
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And scouting for a new image .
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The finishing touches are being put on a £800,000 new image for the once-neglected thoroughfare.
photographic
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The Symbolist poets and artists were unanimous in their aversion to the photographic image .
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Positive a true photographic image of the original made on paper or film.
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He has inverted the traditional precepts governing the photographic image , demonstrating the value of visual contradiction.
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Through photographic images we see a few of the attempts by contemporary artists to find the real face.
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Odilon Redon questioned the universal assumption that the photographic image was a transmitter of truth.
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Something else that interests Roles is the authority of the photographic image , our strong conventions of how to view a photograph.
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New ways, he believed, must perforce be antagonistic to the photographic image .
positive
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Lateral reversal a positive or negative image transposed from left to right as in a mirror reflection of the original.
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None the less, there are always people waiting in the wings to discredit a positive image .
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A positive image in conflicting times.
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All these movies had those so-called positive images black folks claim we are dying to see.
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Others do not often see this as a genuine option, however, so how may we present a more positive image ?
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I have to do what I can to project a positive image .
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These are all editorial choices, and few of them create positive images for television audiences.
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These favors helped to play up my positive image .
public
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So, the artists' shell remains intact, the fusty public image undisturbed.
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Gore masterfully played off his public image as a stiff, wooden personality who leaves audiences sitting on their hands.
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It was widely agreed that the episode had damaged the public image of Congress and had discredited the confirmation process.
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The public image of telecommuting has been dominated by cottage cuteness.
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As far as public image is concerned, the prevailing consumer-oriented climate is one in which professional practices are increasingly scrutinised.
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Their public image is all important.
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It also contributed to a negative change in the public perception and image of lawyers.
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And it may even pay better, both in promoting a positive public image and in attracting employees.
visual
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Remember the importance of the visual image and try to keep your theme unified and simple.
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They quickly detect changes in the visual image and tend to exaggerate them.
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Our own visual image appears to be continuously updated as long as our eyes are open.
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The visual image is broken up into areas of near-uniform illumination and the boundaries between them.
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The more usual version of this theme is simply that one has a visual image of the part of the body touched.
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Since the computer database does not incorporate visual images , corresponding photographs are kept on file.
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Needles and Opium is a collage of physical and visual images , film footage and low-key monologue.
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Maybe you need to try a different visual image , or another technique?
■ NOUN
body
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You will need time to adjust to your new body image .
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Gay culture has developed a powerful, even merciless system of rewards and penalties based on body image .
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What an incentive to carry with my new body image .
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They usually focus on one of three areas: normal eating; comfortable exercise; or improved body image .
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How did having cancer affect your body image and self esteem?
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Our mental images of ourselves are tied up in our body image.
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Reassess your progress and try to make sure your mental body image fits the reality.
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Those from the parietal lobe are associated with motor and sensory symptoms and disorders of the body image .
mirror
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Rather it is presented as simply a mirror image of the subjectivist principle of mens rea.
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The history that Mr Gingrich teaches is a mirror image of what the left is advancing.
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Such a view is called into question by Jacques Lacan's understanding of the subject's relation to the mirror image .
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The capital account is always the mirror image of the current account.
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You could then fill the left-hand square with a design and create a mirror image of the design in the right-hand square.
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They are doctored-up mirror images , innocuous illustrations of everyday events in which skill of execution utterly predominates over imagination.
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This, he believes, is the new mirror image .
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In many ways, the situation facing investors today is a mirror image of what prevailed this time last year.
■ VERB
change
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Art will move from the static to exploit fully dynamic, changing images .
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How can I change this false image of me? &038;.
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Now, London Zoo, like all others, has changed its image .
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Joe McGlory, club boss, says plans are in hand to change the image of the club.
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And it looks as if he's going to change the image of poodles for ever.
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He would have to work hard, clean himself up; change his whole image .
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What effect would a deliberate attempt to change this image have?
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With the variety now available you can change the image of your home, simply by changing your furniture.
conjure
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It conjures up vague images of past imperialistic glories which are hardly relevant.
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Silly me, I have begun to conjure up an image of Newt Gingrich as a man more used than using.
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It will take a masterly spin doctor to conjure upbeat images from a bleak Kansas youth.
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I conjured up an image of Frank at work on one of his stones.
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Lisa's story had conjured up an arresting image .
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Snow White is a classic tale, one that conjures up wonderful images of mythical creatures.
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Even quite wealthy individuals confess to conjuring up images of going cold and hungry.
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He tried to conjure up an image of Henry Dark, but nothing came to him.
create
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It can create three dimensional images under ambient, non-destructive conditions.
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Sound beliefs create images of strength, while unhealthy beliefs distort the reflection in bizarre, unattractive ways.
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Over the last year he had worked hard to create an image for himself and it was paying off.
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On the other hand, supporters spend time and money to create an image that sells.
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Theology tests and determines the sense of the images , it does not create it.
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Other artists have created even more literal images , on a huge scale.
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I like to create my own image .
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He tends to create images of empty spaces, of objects in isolation.
improve
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A police report said the scheme would improve the image of Middlesbrough town centre night-life.
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The World Bank is finding it difficult to improve its image .
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The only way Marana can improve its image is to improve the way it does business.
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The private sector, for example, was central to the approach, and improving the city's image was seen as vital.
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The committee welcomed the police's higher profile and said it had improved the image of Darlington town centre.
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Also a conservatory can improve the overall image and give an extra incentive to attract new customers.
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Police are keen to bring in registration to improve the image of the Teesside club scene.
present
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The ability to work under pressure and present a good image are important.
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Its main function, however, appears to be to present a better image of Sri Lanka to the outside world.
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You could present inputs of numeral images with the expected outputs.
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Furthermore, Picasso was anxious to present in each image as much essential information about the subject as he could.
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Others do not often see this as a genuine option, however, so how may we present a more positive image ?
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A well-written and crafted letter which is professionally presented will present a positive image both of the writer and of the organisation.
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Relocation to an area which presented the right company image together with good facilities for employees could ease the problem.
produce
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The radio waves, magnetic field and computer technology combine to produce vivid images of the body's soft tissue.
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The photographic camera thus became the foremost means for producing or recording such images .
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The resolution of these pictures is still relatively coarse and they produce only a stationary image at a single moment in time.
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X-ray technology, the machines, in scanning for contraband, produce a crude image of visitors' bodies without clothing.
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Two or more images would then be seen, with cases of high symmetry producing a ring image.
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Yes, in the sense that the lens produces an inverted image of the world on the back of the eye.
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Most photocopiers can produce reasonably good images from photographs, including colour snaps.
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There are also survey methods for producing images that show how hard the brain is working.
project
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In the absence of significant parties, nominations could be won by charismatic self-starters who could project an acceptable image .
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Reagan wanted to project the same image of himself.
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In every case television in its full variety of formats has been the primary influence in projecting the parties' images .
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I have to do what I can to project a positive image .
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Particularly worrisome were the fruit drinks, which projected a wholesome image while containing sugar in some form or another.
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On one wall you see a projected image of a man bathing himself from an enameled bucket.
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The sparkling white pullover and newly pressed black corduroys were designed to project an image of calm sophistication.
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He puts his selected objects into lighted cases and projects their images outward through lenses in the peepholes.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be the spitting image of sb
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But we both agreed the little mite was the spitting image of the man.
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It was the spitting image of him.
harm sb's image/reputation
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The report has harmed the town's reputation as a health spa.
public image
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And it may even pay better, both in promoting a positive public image and in attracting employees.
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Gore masterfully played off his public image as a stiff, wooden personality who leaves audiences sitting on their hands.
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Her public image is that of a sassy mystic, but she has the showbiz mastery of a Gloria Swanson.
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If that ever got out, he'd have to worry about his public image.
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It's the badger living up to it's cute and cuddly public image.
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She has been too busy to cultivate many friendships and too concerned about her public image to date casually.
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Telephonists, receptionists, porters as well as professional staff are the people who create the public image of the local service.
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Their public image is all important.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At forty-six, Burnett hardly fits most people's image of an American college student.
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He doesn't really need those glasses - they're just part of his "intellectual" image .
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I like her new image - it's a lot more dignified.
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Mickey Mouse's image was plastered on billboards all over town.
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People have this image of me as some kind of monster.
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Perth is proud of its image as a breeding ground for "don't-take-no-for-an-answer" entrepreneurs.
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Since I started working in this company, I have tried to maintain the image of a winner.
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The image of the tree in "Cinderella" is particularly important because it symbolizes personal growth.
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The images of starving people on the news was what motivated us to send money.
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The images on a computer screen are made up of thousands of tiny dots.
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The digitized images can be stored on a computer hard disk, or printed out on special photographic paper.
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the flickering images of an old silent movie
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The party is seeking to improve its image with female voters.
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The President's advisers said it would be bad for his image to be photographed with union leaders.
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The princess tried to project an image of herself as serious and hardworking.
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The scandal has badly hurt her image as an honest politician.
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This latest scandal has severely hurt his image as a leader.
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When he stared at his image in the mirror, Smith saw a middle-aged man.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Moore is far more outrageous than her pop-culture image .
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I looked horrible - this bony, awkward, pitiful image .
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It was not direct preparation for production that the schools should be providing but image building.
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Most of the locations favourable for the emission of sound correspond more or less exactly to a painted image on the wall.
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Some have made pilgrimages to re-enact ancient rituals in caves, others have dressed in costumes and objects evoking traditional Goddess images.
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The image can be seen from a variety of angles.
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The image Johnson had smashed was restored by Louis: he was controllable.