noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
active participation/involvement (= in an activity or event )
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Active participation in community life is important in small towns and villages.
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The school encourages the active involvement of parents.
deny any involvement in sth
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The chairman denied any involvement in the affair.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
active
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The latter is likely to provide some scope for active involvement in the worshipping and musical life of the parish.
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First, it simply does not create and foster the active , sensitive involvement by managers that is needed.
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The most obvious change in nursing practice apparent to returners is the active involvement of patients and clients in their own care.
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She has denied any active involvement .
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Some Democratic Unionists do precisely this by, for example, listing their active involvement with the Orders on their election literature.
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And it begins with the active involvement of every manager.
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On the other hand, capitalist economies are based on the willing and active involvement of the very workers they are exploiting.
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The mounting of school productions and active involvement in community or touring theatre initiatives are thus of immense value.
alleged
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About 600 members of the armed forces were discharged for alleged involvement in the coup attempt.
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And in Corse and Over, another four people were arrested and questioned about their alleged involvement in organising the festival.
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One was about the alleged involvement of the special branch.
close
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Management opportunities - close involvement with line management may offer opportunities to those who wish to transfer into management.
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His close involvement threatens to embarrass Mitterrand's government, although there is no suggestion he was involved in any wrong-doing.
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He has had close involvement with the Diploma in Industrial Administration since its introduction.
deep
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However, Madeleine kept up a spirit of personal participation and deep involvement in her own healing.
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A relationship broke up and there was an even deeper involvement with drugs thereafter.
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I am not looking for money, just a deep involvement and I must be worth a telephone call.
direct
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They are a useful alternative for small companies whose overseas operations are limited, not warranting the expense of direct involvement .
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But Bonior, the second-ranking House Democrat, denied any direct involvement .
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By and large, Sussex escaped a very direct involvement in the war since the main battles were fought elsewhere.
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Elections held this spring, for instance, presented a significant shift away from direct party political involvement in the Association.
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We invited direct involvement from the profession.
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The Charismatics see direct satanic involvement in this revival, and say the neo-pagans are devil-worshipping.
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Next, it underlined the dismay with which many observers viewed the prospect of direct superpower involvement in Gulf affairs.
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This can only be achieved with the direct involvement of current and potential service users and frontline staff in setting service targets.
emotional
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There was never any emotional involvement , just a physical act that offered him some release.
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How can we reconcile the low frequency of expressions of emotional involvement in election campaigns with the high frequency of antagonistic partisanship?
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According to Tormey's theory of Expression, emotional involvement for the actor is minimal.
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This is why you should be as free from emotional upset and involvement as possible when taking it.
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The same applies to the impression of emotional involvement .
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Second, for the fieldworker such studies are extremely demanding in tact, energy, persistence, time and emotional involvement .
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As the coffin slides into the furnace, we try to restrict our emotional involvement - sometimes at considerable psychological cost.
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It shows her growing emotional involvement and gradually seems to affect her every movement.
great
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In all cases, there could be great involvement in a whole range of legal issues.
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The concept of greater parental involvement was favourably received, and this involvement has increased in the years since Plowden.
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The Labour Party supported the idea of greater parental involvement .
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I ask the Minister if he will undertake to develop proposals to encourage greater involvement by ex-RAF pilots in the reserves.
military
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Both coalitions wanted changes in the Constitution to bar the military from future involvement in politics.
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Mr Bush, unsurprisingly, opposes military involvement on the ground.
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Disunity in Congress also compelled the administration to look for allies if it was to risk military involvement .
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In the past the prospect of military involvement by the West has been viewed with caution and reluctance.
parental
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Edis and Brabazon have suggested that parental involvement would be improved if parents were given more extensive rights.
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On the other hand, sending a child off to a series of lessons can not replace parental involvement .
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After the visit the head talked about the importance of parental involvement .
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There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image.
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They praised the relaxed atmosphere of the school and the emphasis placed on parental involvement and links with outside organisations.
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The ability of the school to enlist - and respond to - parental involvement , will be crucial.
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The concept of greater parental involvement was favourably received, and this involvement has increased in the years since Plowden.
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Some local authorities also encouraged parental involvement , by setting up consultative panels of parents.
personal
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And each shot he takes is an exciting work of art precisely be-cause of his intense personal involvement .
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Before there was any personal involvement , they settled the business.
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Making the best bread takes a personal , intimate involvement .
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When the Allies protested, Franco distanced himself from personal involvement and promised that something would be done.
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The inclusion of an empty leather luggage label simply inscribed Josef Bien is one reminder of her personal involvement .
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Selznick's personal involvement in the recruitment and selection process for the film's star was legendary.
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John Chalcraft saw this happen and must have wondered a thing or two after 50 years personal involvement .
political
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Elections held this spring, for instance, presented a significant shift away from direct party political involvement in the Association.
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At home, political involvement was always considered a righteous thing, a civic thing, a good thing.
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There was an interesting difference in the political involvement of different generations of Free Presbyterian ministers.
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He said he had never had any political involvement , that his shooting must have been a mistake.
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A second cost to the Free Church of its political involvement is a drain on leadership resources.
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It is salutary to note the political involvement of even this reputedly other-worldly figure.
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Most students resisted being drawn beyond protest over specifically student issues to broader political involvement .
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Given his initial assumptions and central beliefs, his political involvement has been rational.
possible
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The coroner, Peter Brunton, rejected a request to submit a technical report pointing to the possible involvement of a submarine.
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A response is awaited from Lothian Health Board regarding their possible involvement in distributing the packs.
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We must encourage the widest possible involvement of our membership.
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community
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She saw community involvement as crucial.
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Active parent and community involvement in education is one of the main recommendations in the report.
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At Level One the student will contribute to the planning and arrangement of community involvement .
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Make crime prevention a major focus of community involvement .
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The four key elements of the Garden City 21 project are described as sustainability, vision, partnership and community involvement .
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Both during and after work experience the student is given the opportunity to express his/her feelings and reactions to the community involvement .
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That's why the neighbourhood renewal fund will be conditional on genuine joint working and community involvement .
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Assessment shows that the rhetoric of community involvement did not stand up to examination in the way that bids were compiled.
employee
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As for employee involvement , it is certainly greater than it ever was in the years of nationalization.
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I also strongly advocate an interactive process, with extensive employee involvement .
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If we can unlock the potential of employee involvement , the benefits are enormous.
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Plus, employee involvement was spreading to other departments.
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It is an employee involvement program which draws upon the human resources of the organization.
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Still, there was no formal employee involvement program at the plant.
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On day two, Peter Wickens, director of personnel at Nissan, led a session on employee involvement .
government
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This chapter is about the extent of government involvement in the economy.
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This decentralization of political power is linked to a political economy that strongly emphasizes private control and limited government involvement .
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This tradition of government involvement has continued in many countries after independence.
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He tried to stop documents, which revealed Government involvement , coming into the open, it was revealed.
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The extent of government involvement in such projects should be judged on individual merit, he said.
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They have produced a decline of the market economy and increasing government involvement in industrial life.
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accuse
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He is accused of involvement in the deaths and disappearance of up to 10,000 people during the war in Kosovo.
continue
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We will continue to encourage the involvement of doctors and other medical staff in the management of services.
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The Brothers continued their involvement in leprosy work.
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Whether by some form of contract or by increasing local capital, firms can continue expanding their economic involvement .
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Robinson has continued to have some involvement in the project.
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Such risk-avoiding moves did not, however, stop them from continuing to deepen their involvement in the economy by other means.
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Accusations continue of security force involvement in covert assassinations.
deny
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They are always going to deny any involvement .
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A newly discovered memo indicates the first lady ordered the firing, although she has denied any involvement .
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All the Kashmiri guerrilla groups denied any involvement in the assassination, and many blamed the government security forces.
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These leaders have all denied involvement in any coup attempt.
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Mr Francis Keenan, defending, said Mackin denied any involvement in the robbery.
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She has denied any active involvement .
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During her trial last May she denied all involvement .
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But Bonior, the second-ranking House Democrat, denied any direct involvement .
encourage
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The major objective of the counsellor, especially the counsellor who actively seeks to combat ageism, is to encourage involvement .
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Other studies of programs within individual states confirm that the typical program encourages public involvement .
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We will continue to encourage the involvement of doctors and other medical staff in the management of services.
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Sensing a valuable communications network, the Kinnock-led Labour Party encouraged musical involvement .
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Unions eagerly encourage the further involvement of such women by means of day release or other union courses.
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Be positive, honest and optimistic in your comments. 9. Encourage parental involvement in learning. 10.
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Organise open days and exhibitions to encourage the involvement of the local community with health matters.
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We must encourage the widest possible involvement of our membership.
increase
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Marketing is about infinite improvements, by listening and by responding to people you increase involvement , engage commitment and win loyalty.
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Three fourths of the states had implemented, or were planning to implement, incentives to increase employer involvement .
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Part of Oxford Polytechnic's response to accreditation has been to increase the involvement of external reviewers in the quality control process.
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Both channels are also offering on-line Web sites to increase viewer involvement .
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Pressure to increase state involvement came from various directions.
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It comes as President Bush advances a plan to increase the involvement of religious institutions in solving social problems.
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The event was organised to increase driver involvement , improve safe driving standards and promote fleet care.
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It aims to look at how the private sector has and can increase its involvement in local and urban regeneration.
require
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Rising to the challenge will require the involvement of both the private and public sectors.
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It feels light and boisterous and requires more driver involvement than the Aero 8.
suspect
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Was it possible that the police suspected his involvement with Saunders and were trying to trick him into an admission of guilt?
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If the President ever suspected our involvement in the affair, he never let on.
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Serving inmates are also sometimes removed to these centres when they are suspected of involvement in other crimes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He denied ever having any involvement with her.
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There was very little emotional involvement in their marriage.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But criticism of Mrs Roosevelt focused primarily on her involvement in public issues.
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Calculative involvement refers to a low intensity of either negative or positive orientation towards the organization.
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Employee involvement represents Ford's first step in the long-term renegotiation of the psychological contract between the individual worker and the company.
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For me, our passion was a devout involvement of heart, body and mind.
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It is often hard to gauge the exact nature of feminist involvement .
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There is also a lack of clarity over where the emphasis should be for promoting the involvement of general practitioners.
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They ensure that every situation gets resolved quickly and easily, with minimal customer involvement .