verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
interfere/meddle in politics
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He warned the army against interfering in politics.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
seriously
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Not only is it hepatotoxic but trace concentrations have been shown to interfere seriously with the breeding performance of male mice.
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However, the exercise of rights in languages could seriously interfere with the licensing and distribution of computer programs and databases.
■ NOUN
ability
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Unfortunately, your feelings about writing interfere with your ability to write.
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They are clearly contraindicated in a patient who is volume-depleted and can also perpetuate hyponatremia by interfering with diluting ability .
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And 12 percent said it interfered with their ability to drive.
activity
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But strange occurrences prompt them each to wonder whether Xorandor's progeny may not again be interfering with human activities .
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It is this increased amount of aluminium that may damage the heart by interfering with its electrical activities .
affair
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However, the last National Assembly was dissolved in 1975 on the grounds that it interfered with the administrative affairs of government.
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The law denied to the state the right to propagate atheism or otherwise to interfere in religious affairs .
attempt
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An attempt to interfere with a Member's freedom of action.
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Scientists confirmed that the addition of chlorine was unlikely to protect against any serious attempt to interfere with the water supply.
business
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Any moves in this regard will be made only when the time is right, and without interfering with the business .
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Still, he does not let this interfere with the business at hand.
court
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In all these cases the court will interfere .
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If the chosen third party is an expert, the court can not interfere with the contractual time limit.
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The courts will interfere only if the two of you can't agree.
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This court should not lightly interfere .
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The Court would not interfere with the Commissioners' decision, and the appeals would be dismissed.
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Further, the court would interfere if the tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction.
decision
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Courts will only interfere with a spending decision of a public authority in the most unusual circumstances.
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Too often, politics interferes with these decisions .
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They were subject to transfer, but the executive branch was unable to interfere with specific decisions .
development
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In addition, various factors may interfere with development or future health.
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You said you interfered with the development of the Spinward Corporation.
drug
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Many drugs interfere with the reuptake of a neurotransmitter from synapses.
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Many drugs interfere with this recycling of transmitters back into the cells that release them.
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For 24 hours all abstained from drugs that could interfere with oesophagogastric function.
exercise
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Heaven forbid a mugger interfere with your exercise program.
government
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In this kind of case, when Government interferes , it always makes things worse, not better.
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Yet others say free enterprise should rule and government should not interfere in the marketplace.
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No centralized institutions or government decrees would interfere with the western artist's supremacy.
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I have never known a time when central Government have interfered so much in the day-to-day running of the town halls.
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From this perspective the problem is that governments have interfered increasingly with the workings of the market economy and reduced its efficiency.
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Like his fellow Republicans he believed that government should interfere as little as possible in the economy.
law
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Another area of the offside law under examination concerns interfering with play.
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But opponents claim the law interferes with state and municipal authority and forces governments to be unnecessarily tolerant.
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This can be felt particularly strongly by corporate officials if the law attempts to interfere with free enterprise.
life
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He was constantly interfering in her life , lecturing her, ordering her about.
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No earthly ruler dared interfere with the civil life of his church and kingdom.
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But when this was over, Eleanor would deeply regret that she had tried to interfere with his personal life .
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The early morning slot is terrible because it interferes with life .
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Before he'd interfered in her life she had been part of a team, doing a job that she enjoyed well.
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The wider family, and society at large, do not have the right to interfere in family life .
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But the calm of the transcendent will nevertheless influence but not interfere with our lives .
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Was this what she had felt as soon as she had seen him - a man who would interfere with her life ?
operation
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Doors that swing inwards present the problem of curtain fabric interfering with the operation of the doors.
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If any man collapsed, his condition would not be allowed to interfere with the operation .
plan
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Weather was no deterrent for him and was never allowed to interfere with his plans ....
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To this extent, at least, the picket line interfered with the enemy plans .
play
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Another area of the offside law under examination concerns interfering with play .
problem
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Doors that swing inwards present the problem of curtain fabric interfering with the operation of the doors.
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Both problems interfere with your communication equally and predictably.
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If a good relationship exists, the student should feel able to discuss anxieties and problems which may interfere with learning.
process
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Again, it has been demonstrated that even quite low levels of lead interfere with body processes .
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He too is critical of methods of study which interfere with on-going learning processes .
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Both would interfere with the natural process of evolution and natural selection which ensured social progress.
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Their independence reduced the executive's capacity for interfering in the legal process .
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The idea that mankind is too profane to interfere in natural processes has already gained enough acceptance to affect global policy making.
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He has no grounds for interfering in due process .
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Portal hypertension with stasis and pooling of blood in the reticuloendothelial meshwork may interfere with this process .
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Should man interfere with natural processes , and could it cause suffering?
work
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She doesn't want to be pictured because it might interfere with her observation work .
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Whatever it is, it interferes with your work .
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Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work , she began to inject the puppies.
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Julie welcomed their support, but it only aggravated the situation at home and interfered with her work performance.
■ VERB
allow
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Nothing must be allowed to interfere .
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No more should be allowed as this may interfere with enjoyment of other abseilers on the same cliff. 7.
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If any man collapsed, his condition would not be allowed to interfere with the operation.
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Distortion can creep in if distractions are allowed to interfere and concentration can easily be lost.
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Weather was no deterrent for him and was never allowed to interfere with his plans ....
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Evidently, the concern for collective security was not to be allowed to interfere with normal international relations.
let
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The last person I'd let interfere with them would be Daniel.
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This time, come what may, I was not about to let them interfere .
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Nor did Benson let indifferent health interfere with many other projects and interests.
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No, what I mean is that you must not let anything interfere with your education.
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Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work, she began to inject the puppies.
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Still, he does not let this interfere with the business at hand.
try
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But when this was over, Eleanor would deeply regret that she had tried to interfere with his personal life.
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Politicians may try to interfere , but when they do, they have to argue against the facts.
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Eleanor who had tried to interfere in something that should have been none of her business.
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When other blacks tried to interfere , Hurst began clubbing them.
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She tried not to interfere in her children's lives.
want
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He wants to interfere in everything, rebuild the world.
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Things were going so well that she didn't want anyone else interfering with what she had worked so hard for.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I don't wish to interfere/be nosy etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interfere , but I didn't want Glenda to be upset.
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Schools should be managed by teachers, not interfering bureaucrats.
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She has no right to interfere in her son's marriage.
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The protestors were peaceful, and the police decided not to interfere .
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The US was accused of interfering in China's internal affairs.