adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an intensive course (= in which you learn a lot in a short time )
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An intensive course in Russian is provided for those who do not already know the language.
intensive care unit
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The man is in the hospital’s intensive care unit .
intensive care (= for people who are very seriously ill )
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He needed intensive care for several weeks.
intensive care
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He is still in intensive care in Bristol General Hospital.
organic/intensive farming
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
less
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The concepts of purpose, relevancy and reasonableness can be used in an intensive or less intensive fashion.
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And some may choose to participate in less intensive forms of school-to-work.
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In other less intensive areas there might be a direct effect.
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Students' work-related experiences are much less intensive than in an apprenticeship program.
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As a result, though the training may have been less intensive , it was probably more realistic.
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Knowing whether the nodes are malignant, they say, allows them to offer less intensive chemotherapy to women with negative nodes.
more
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The stream will also be useful as a preliminary to degree work of a more intensive and independent kind.
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Hospitals are being squeezed to provide more intensive care at less cost.
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Studies using this method are more intensive and less extensive since they encompass more of the nuances specific to each country.
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In this way also farming is becoming more intensive .
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But back on the marshes and fens, who was really to profit from this continual process of ever more intensive cultivation?
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This summer the bombing was more intensive than ever in all the rebel areas, according to what Jean-Pierre heard from the guerrillas.
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This increased as agriculture grew more intensive , and as the number of livestock and the application of fertilizer has been increased.
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This protocol differed from previous protocols, in that more intensive systemic antimetabolite therapy was given before and during radiotherapy.
most
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Parachuting, however, was only a small part of a most intensive programme.
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The most intensive studies on the field have been made on populations of three species of Ranunculus and on Trifolium repens.
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We drove through one of the most intensive areas of banana cultivation on the way back.
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The most intensive theoretical development began during the 1940s.
very
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The larger or very intensive farmers had generally used training to prepare themselves and their men much better than the smaller units.
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Major events, not surprisingly, have very intensive volunteer efforts.
■ NOUN
agriculture
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Also of concern is not only the cost but the amount of fossil energy subsidy required for intensive agriculture .
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About 90 percent of wildflower-rich meadows have disappeared since the Second World War due to intensive agriculture and drainage.
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We now realise the importance of hedgerows, of small fields, of clean rivers and of less intensive agriculture .
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The corncrake and marsh fritillary have been the victims of intensive agriculture as ploughing and pesticides destroy habitat and insects.
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The increasing adoption of less intensive agriculture should further encourage a hare recovery.
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Powys was an area of intensive agriculture , predominantly sheep breeding.
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Farming More intensive agriculture has led to increased concentrations of nitrate in groundwater in many areas.
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But on many streams which mink have colonised, particularly those close to intensive agriculture , fish are no longer abundant.
care
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Mrs Carrington takes up the account from the time when her husband was admitted to the intensive care unit.
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He is in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Kaiser Medical Center in Vallejo.
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We have had public reports of a mortally ill little girl being unable to gain treatment in a paediatric intensive care unit.
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He was put on a life support machine in intensive care .
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However, Lee survived but spent 16 days in the intensive care unit and a month in hospital.
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This is not reported in the available literature on intensive care and may be a unique finding.
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The baby subsequently died in intensive care .
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These are the decision to enter, the actual admission, the move to more intensive care , and death.
course
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It's an intensive course , highly satisfying, and it works very well.
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Enroll in a one-week intensive course in scientific remote viewing taught by a qualified teacher.
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Before the transplant Rhys will face an intensive course of chemotherapy.
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Which is why I am studying very hard, taking an intensive course with other students younger than my son, Charles.
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Short intensive courses in the above languages are available in S6.
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General practitioners have also found intensive courses in diabetes helpful in keeping them up to date and improving their clinical skills.
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Due to popular demand, levels one to three of the original Fast Forward have been split, producing six short intensive courses .
farming
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They said they didn't have strong views on intensive farming .
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Our increase in intensive farming has brought with it an increase in outbreaks of food poisoning.
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Yet it was clear that intensive farming was not possible on the poor Pomeranian soil.
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The current landscape of the site is bleak, suffering from the effects of intensive farming .
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In addition to spray drift, intensive farming has a destructive effect on the surrounding fauna and flora.
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A countryside under intensive farming which depends on leisure and service industries is a cosmetic, lifeless countryside.
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As in other parts of the continent, land in the Pantanal is under pressure from intensive farming .
livestock
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E coli is a by-product of intensive livestock practices.
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It is absolutely true that many forms of modern, intensive livestock production are extremely inefficient.
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Farmers may even switch their pattern of production in order to minimize the risks - from arable to intensive livestock farming, for example.
negotiation
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Once Shamir had rejected this invitation, Peres entered into intensive negotiations in an attempt to achieve a majority.
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The two leaders had been doing most of the talking, thinking, and worrying over two long days of intensive negotiations .
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The eight-point accord followed 18 months of UN-sponsored peace talks, ending in 10 days of intensive negotiation in New York.
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The important breakthrough came late on Oct. 24 following a day of intensive negotiations .
programme
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Parachuting, however, was only a small part of a most intensive programme .
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His parents believe the intensive programme of treatment the clinic offers may open the door on a new life.
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An intensive programme of temporary exhibitions has also been organised by the Centro Reina Sofía for 1992.
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They did so before and after the individuals involved had been on an intensive programme designed to improve their reading.
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The Oxfordshire scheme aims to provide a 6-month intensive programme .
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The results are now being followed up with an intensive programme for new technical literature an an advertising campaign.
research
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Human sensitivity to such fields is a subject of intensive research today.
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After five years of intensive research , Schwarzkopf have developed Igora Botanic.
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Accordingly, they have been the subject of intensive research and fierce controversy.
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The report is the first of its kind and is the result of eighteen months of wide-ranging and intensive research and debate.
study
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The intensive study of demographic records through the technique of family reconstitution has dispelled many myths.
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The 1979 decision was taken after two years of intensive study .
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These procedures will also make the database available for the more intensive study of local communities.
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The most intensive studies on the field have been made on populations of three species of Ranunculus and on Trifolium repens.
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But even after six months of intensive study many other problems remain.
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It might seem a daunting task, but in recent years climatologists have begun an intensive study of temperature changes on Earth.
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This investigation takes a single case of such innovation and subjects it to intensive study .
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The research is an intensive study of one hospital.
training
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It was at this stage that the intensive training in navigation paid off.
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Voice over Police motorcyclists have to undergo an intensive training course.
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Most successful governing bodies send their entry away for at least ten days' intensive training prior to a world event.
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It had gone remarkably well; his intensive training had paid off handsomely.
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Pilots need years of intensive training in order to master them.
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The identification of the sub-tasks which are appropriate for intensive training with feedback is achieved by task analysis.
treatment
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The couple are still undergoing intensive treatment for injuries caused by the attempt on their lives.
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These problems demand intensive treatment - moisturising and nourishing but at the same time non-oily.
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For one year he had intensive treatment , with the physiotherapist and speech therapist attending his home three times a week.
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One woman died despite intensive treatment and none had been exposed to radiation or other factors known to cause the disease.
use
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The intensive use of capital for highly automated products leads to a reduction in the importance of manpower.
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We are also looking at how we might make more intensive use of many co-products from our plants.
work
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By being able to hand a printer finished artwork the cost of several stages of labour intensive work can be virtually eliminated.
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In treatment, he was guided through intensive work for his shoulder girdle to release the spasticity.
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We had five days of intensive work , much talk and discussion and the most beautiful summer weather.
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Andrews' ballet designs, created over eight months of intensive work , were much praised when premiered in Birmingham in June.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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intensive diplomatic efforts to gain a cease-fire
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After a brief period of intensive training, I was allowed to make my first parachute jump.
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Before moving to Paris, Michael went on an intensive course to improve his French.
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The program includes intensive instruction in English.