adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
appear
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Let us return to the two quotations with which we began, which may initially appear diametrically opposed.
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This meeting broadened the scope of the program by including topics which initially appeared to be too advanced for the developing countries.
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This last point is less self-evident than appears initially .
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As we switch to this system, two charges may initially appear on the same statement.
develop
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A computational model of this type that was initially developed for shape-perception is now being applied to the control of bodily movement.
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Each seems to be specified separately and to initially develop quite independently of its future neighbours and associates.
oppose
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A survey last year showed that 54 % of citizens were initially opposed to the hunt.
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Chavalit and other politicians initially opposed the constitution because it threatened their careers.
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Dole did initially oppose it but ultimately voted for it that year.
propose
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It was proposed initially that the ten water authorities should be privatised intact, but these proposals were abandoned.
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This was quite different from the detail initially proposed by Thomas and described in the patent application.
refuse
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She initially refused , but ultimately relented under the constant pressure.
report
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The 1995 total is higher than initially reported last week because certain figures were unavailable.
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Many clinical studies initially reported excellent results with the drug.
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The group initially reported 1. 14 for November.
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Holloway initially reported that Tyson called his Farmington home for a car.
seem
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Rocks may not seem initially to be particularly magnetic.
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Hannah had been slow to warm up to her father and initially seemed frightened by him.
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Indeed it might seem initially that a part of the definition of conversation might be its unpredictability and lack of structure.
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Operationalization of variables must be done with care and often is more complicated than it initially seems .
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What seems initially unique and disturbing can become a well-known if regrettable fact of life shared with many others.
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It may not be as significant as it initially seemed .
set
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A 1% target reduction in casualties has been set initially but this will be reviewed as part of the project.
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The war establishment was initially set at 29 officers and 572 other ranks.
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And with Herbert Ross initially set to direct, the production has undergone many changes before reaching the Emerald Isle.
think
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His death has triggered questions over whether a larger section of society than initially thought may be vulnerable to the disease.
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Now Stein is waiting for the money he initially thought would be available Tuesday.
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This process of building up internal representations turns out to be considerably more complicated than was initially thought .
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You initially think that their memory is okay.
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It is understood he initially thought of going there at the weekend but was advised against it by the police.
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This can be so profound that, for example, the patient is initially thought to have Guillain-Barre syndrome.
use
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Data were examined initially using the Francia and Shapria W' test of normality.
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The solution was found initially using the entire Fab molecule, and confirmed using two half-molecules comprising the constant and variable regions.
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The original, unaltered version of the story had been used initially as a sample exercise in undergraduate stylistics tutorials.
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They had even initially used somewhat similar stationery, although with an altered logo.
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Often these houses were used initially as museums, but eventually fell victim to a series of expenditure cutbacks.
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The farmsteads and hamlets thus created may have been used initially as temporary steadings, but eventually a number were permanently occupied.