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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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particular
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But suppose we don't know of any particular instances .
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Firms may be unaware of theft by their employees, and shops will not be aware of particular instances of shoplifting.
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It outlined a set of principles and indicated how they would work in particular instances .
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Now one would not wish to deny the value of extrapolation, of drawing general conclusions from the evidence of particular instances .
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The simpler level is a search for the correct output for some particular instance .
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But how are we to evaluate their size in any particular instance ?
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In this particular instance the service is the actual act of painting, the goods are the canvas and frame.
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Two particular instances will illustrate some of the difficulties.
rare
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The chances of Down's recurring in a subsequent birth is also rare in most instances .
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In rare instances , they were even given plantations and slaves of their own.
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Once your case is concluded you can not, except in very rare instances , return to seek further compensation.
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In exceedingly rare instances , a neoplasm or arteriovenous malformation may be the cause.
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Typically the two communities exchange correspondence, gifts and, in rare instances , visits.
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In rare instances , parkinsonian patients taking levodopa experience increased libido as a side effect.
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Yet a few rare instances provide us with at least a general sense of the magnitude of this particular organizational cost.
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In rare instances , he sees the desert gently.
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From a social efficiency point of view, the methods chosen in any specific instance should be determined by efficiency considerations.
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Do not ask for specific instances , particularly for something like birth; just take whatever is presented.
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That is something that can be argued over in specific instances .
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As well as noting occupations, he made occasional comments on specific instances of poverty.
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The pupil seems to be giving instructions for others to follow rather than saying what was done in this specific instance .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in the first instance
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We must act to prevent pollution in the first instance.
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A limited contract for a few sessions, at least in the first instance, is always preferable.
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It was not designed as a dwelling place in the first instance.
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It will be screened in the first instance for Tory Party workers throughout Britain.
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Making contact with the families in the first instance was the most difficult problem.
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Smith regarded this distribution as depending in the first instance on relative bargaining strength.
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Soviet forces were not, at least in the first instance, to be withdrawn unconditionally.
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The decision should be made in the first instance as if it were easy to be made.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Another instance of Charles's outspokenness was his attack on his sister's choice of husband.
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Some users of Ecstasy have actually died, but such instances are very rare.
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The grey suit has been replaced in some instances with pink trousers and sandals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But here Golding offers the extremest instance of how it might be tragic too.
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Elizabeth had said so and she had been, as she was in so many instances, quietly right.
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Fiscal policy, for instance , is commendably tight; there are no signs of any government-led dash for growth.
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It outlined a set of principles and indicated how they would work in particular instances.
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Rather than any theory of civilizations, therefore, we must study real instances if we wish to understand what civilization is.
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Scholars have found, for instance , surprising links between Taylor and a number of literary figures.
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The rise from 7, 000 to 8, 000, for instance , equaled a gain of 14. 3 percent.
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These three cases are instances of a civilization working over its own heritage something rarely brought fully to light.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Minton's sober and workmanlike drawings instance his delight in registering rhythmic activity and industrial shapes.
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The connections and friendships of Surrealism can also be instanced as opportunities for advocacy.