I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a good/kind heart (= a kind character )
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My father had a good heart.
a kind/generous offer
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We are grateful for your kind offer.
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They were surprised by his generous offer to let them stay at his place.
by kind permission of sb formal (= used for thanking someone for allowing something )
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This photograph is reproduced by kind permission of Country Living.
different types/kinds etc
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There are many different types of fabric.
kind/type/sort of person
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David was not the sort of person who found it easy to talk about his feelings.
sb's kind invitation
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It gives me great pleasure to accept your kind invitation.
some kind/type/form/sort of sth
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We can hopefully reach some kind of agreement.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
certain
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His most striking proposition to the lay reader is that human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.
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The statewide budget would be distributed by region and broken down further into budgets for certain kinds of medical care.
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In these fields, we are not even certain what kind of solution we are seeing.
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Fears, however, warn an organization against certain kinds of activity.
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Cultural capital is based on time invested in obtaining certain kinds of knowledge.
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But he has not fought certain kinds of battles.
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Weaver shows, for example, that a certain peculiar kind of process is occurring when public enterprise objectives are being determined.
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You grow apart from certain kind of shows.
different
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For example, applying this analysis to mental and different kinds of practical tests produces the following scheme shown in Table 2.1.
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But, as a different kind of city than ever before, it will survive.
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These different kinds of interaction will be discussed in turn.
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But it was a different kind of pollution.
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What he should say is' I have several different kinds of logical object in my document.
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Such an obligation seems to be a factor different in kind from any considered so far.
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Why do we have different kinds of equity?
new
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As part of this a rather different kind of social survey emerged and with it new kinds of data.
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They needed a new kind of network, not the switched kind that was trendy at the time.
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The first time, Dot cried out at this new kind of hurt.
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Some people felt that machines exercised a new kind of tyrannical power over them.
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In some cases, quite new kinds of source material will become practical.
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Slowly, quietly, far from the public spotlight, new kinds of public institutions are emerging.
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Commodore have ingeniously integrated established technology to create the appearance of a new kind of multimedia system.
other
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What other kind of lexical sub-system might be accessed when one reads a word aloud?
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Plants, animals, and fungi have eukaryotic cells, containing distinct nuclei and several other kinds of organelle.
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She seldom has any other kind .
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Possible foods include leaves from various trees and from other kinds of plant.
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My account of deixis is such that the methodology could be applied to other kinds of discourse, both literary and non-literary.
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The habit of moving around in large groups is much commoner in fish than in other kinds of animals.
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The detailed analyses they make of unconscious significations can stop them from considering any other kind of explanation.
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The other kind of reason is the substantive one.
particular
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The commended approach to teaching strategies was highly partisan in respect of the particular kinds of practice which were endorsed.
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You can tell immediately the particular kind of scientist in an office by the maps outside the door.
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The flux, the flow, the drifting balance of our days needs a particular kind of patience.
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She may require that her daughter be a particular kind of person because she can not see her as a separate individual.
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Once a particular kind of stone was recognized as precious it tended to remain so.
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Years ago we used to do a particular kind of experiment in the psychology laboratories.
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Each place will tend to support a particular kind of instrument, depending on geographical factors and the available flora and fauna.
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Again, it appears that contexts of a particular kind must be avoided if the test is to succeed.
various
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Once problems have actually arisen help of various kinds may supply a remedy or at least forestall something worse.
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Mixing various kinds of fonts, and sizes of fonts, on a single page.
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Dialogues, drills, pronunciation exercises on cassette. each unit introduces a situation on which various kinds of language practice are based.
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The regularities in human social relations are defined by rule structures of various kinds .
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The increase may have come about through various kinds of gene duplication.
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Fungi of various kinds are always present in the bodies of healthy people.
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It has regularly attracted research studentships of various kinds , and provides a stimulating research environment.
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Always have others read over your material in order to identify gaps, flaws and oversights of various kinds .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
all sorts/kinds/types of sth
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After that, they subjected me to all kinds of examinations and procedures.
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At that special level all sorts of odd things happened...
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Damaged anemones are open to all sorts of bacterial diseases which can be fatal.
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No one company offers the best or worst deals in all countries or for all types of car.
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Now here was Lisa, claiming her innocence, claiming all sorts of prosecutorial abuse.
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Now, all kinds of marvellous technologies are used to read the message of the nucleic acids.
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Producers are obstructed by governments in all sorts of ways, but enterprises are, by and large, private.
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There are all sorts of machines being developed to upgrade security.
be cruel to be kind
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George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind.
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So now I've got to be cruel to be kind.
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You've got to be cruel to be kind, and dismantling the Dome would be the best solution for everybody.
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You have to be cruel to be kind.
it is kind/stupid/careless etc of sb (to do sth)
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But, it, it is kind of funny.
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So it is kind of coming home and a change of focus.
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The idea of it is kind of cute: This little Frank guy is trying to find candy.
not the marrying kind
nothing of the sort/kind
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But nothing of the sort happens.
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Even apparent moves by the regime to resolve the crisis turn out on closer inspection to be nothing of the kind.
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In reality, of course, Pooley had done nothing of the kind.
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It is nothing of the kind.
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It sounds unkind, but nothing of the sort was ever remotely true of Borg.
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Maggie expected him to look annoyed but he did nothing of the sort.
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Uncle Allen remembered nothing of the sort.
payment in kind
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Complaints about payment in kind or in truck were persistent in many parts of the country.
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Secondly, it is often argued that farm workers are compensated for their low wages by a cornucopia of payments in kind.
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Self-sufficiency, payment in kind and living-in service were all shrinking.
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The advantage of payment in kind becomes obvious.
would you be good/kind enough to do sth?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ben's not the marrying kind .
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corruption of the worst kind
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They had a few bags in the store, but they weren't the right kind .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was a kind of genius, and he suffered.
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In the past, I would have shared this kind of thing with Nick.
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One stumbling block can be the kind of computer you own.
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The writer is engaged in a kind of vicarious interaction with a presumed reader and anticipates and provides for likely reactions.
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Then I saw the teeth marks were kind of big.
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There is a great deal of truth in this general argument; inequalities of this kind have been reduced.
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What kind of material is the box usually made of?
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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In the next few months I studied hard with Mr Pocket, who was always a most kind and helpful teacher.
really
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Mrs Sugden meant no harm to anyone, but neither had she the intelligence to be really kind .
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Everyone was really kind , but I must admit to feeling out of place in this intimate all-female atmosphere.
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He knew very few men who were really kind to women unless it was part of their job.
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They claim that despite their reputations, the Krays are really kind and generous people.
so
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Nahum was no longer so kind or considerate, and he was prone to strange moods.
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Would I be so kind as to drive her to the aircraft in my car?
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It was nice, people were so kind , offering encouragement and congratulations for what had been achieved.
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She'd never been so kind before.
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Would I ever look at nature that way, as something so kind , so fundamentally good?
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They had been so kind towards him, so very fond of the prodigal young man.
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Her name was Ida Wilson, and she was so kind to me.
too
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The Khans were being too kind to me.
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She looks a little disappointed when she sees us close up but is too kind to say so.
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You mustn't be too kind in a case like this.
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You are a kind person - too kind to leave me alone out here in bad weather.
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They were all too kind to snigger but Suzi distinctly saw fat Luiza shrug her shoulders in a gesture of fatalistic despair.
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But they didn't, they were too kind .
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Mrs Goreng had been too kind to them in the sense of what to expect.
very
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I gave my first concert at the age of nine, and people were very kind .
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It was very kind of you to look at me when you were ready to close up.
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He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.
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Elizabeth is going to be very kind to me.
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It was very kind of you.
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And she's very kind to you.
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She was very kind to think of me.
■ NOUN
face
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She had long wavy brown hair, and a gentle, kind face .
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You have such a kind face .
friend
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Hitherto, she'd thought of him as a friend; a kind friend , far above her station.
heart
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She had a remarkable face, one that denoted a quick intellect and a kind heart .
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Poor little thing, she would be feeling so lonely and frightened, and Jean's kind heart went out to her.
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Unfortunately, pity for that poor pathetic creature began to creep into her kind heart .
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For he has a kind heart ....
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But underneath there was a remarkably warm and kind heart .
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Apart from being beautiful and elegant, not to mention clever and intelligent - you've one of the kindest hearts I know.
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Let her shelter you as is her pleasure and as her kind heart will have her do.
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What mattered was the kind hearts that were inside.
invitation
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Even by accepting Laura Danby's kind invitation , Meredith's own fiercely maintained independence could be said to have been undermined.
man
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A kind man , a gentle man.
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He was the kindest man and toughest reporter we have known in our time.
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But he was a warm and kind man .
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The judge was a kind man .
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Just when I think you're the kindest man in the world you suddenly get the glooms again.
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Jesse Helms possibly object to President Clinton appointing the kindest man on earth as ambassador to a very small country?
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He might have been a kind man trying to look after me.
offer
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Thanks for your kind offer of help.
people
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The country belonged to the Phaeacians, a kind people and splendid sailors.
permission
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Used by kind permission of Music Sales.
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Reproduced by kind permission of Churchill Livingstone.
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Reproduced by kind permission of Warner Chappell/IMP.
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With her erstwhile host's kind permission , she reminded herself bitterly.
person
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You are a kind person - too kind to leave me alone out here in bad weather.
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I might go wild, do a dance, fling a ten pound note at the kind person who found it.
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And the aunt was not a kind person .
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She was also a safe and kind person to be with.
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She was one of the kindest persons I ever met.
thing
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I suppose on reflection it wasn't a very kind thing to say, but he really reacted oddly.
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The Republicans' rationale is that it is wrong to pay students to do the kind things they should be doing anyway.
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The kindest thing one can say of this is that, one day, we may come round to liking it.
word
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Thank you for your kind words .
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Here's to a job well done!-John Romeo, Buffalo John: Thanks for the kind words .
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Steve Mariucci offered kind words for the unit on Sunday, as always.
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The kind words you have to say about me, Say them now for I want to hear them.
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Dole had kind words for his disgraced contemporary.
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Salisbury, Butler and Macmillan spoke kind words .
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It also suddenly became possible to say kind words about space visionaries.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
all sorts/kinds/types of sth
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After that, they subjected me to all kinds of examinations and procedures.
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At that special level all sorts of odd things happened...
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Damaged anemones are open to all sorts of bacterial diseases which can be fatal.
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No one company offers the best or worst deals in all countries or for all types of car.
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Now here was Lisa, claiming her innocence, claiming all sorts of prosecutorial abuse.
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Now, all kinds of marvellous technologies are used to read the message of the nucleic acids.
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Producers are obstructed by governments in all sorts of ways, but enterprises are, by and large, private.
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There are all sorts of machines being developed to upgrade security.
it is kind/stupid/careless etc of sb (to do sth)
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But, it, it is kind of funny.
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So it is kind of coming home and a change of focus.
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The idea of it is kind of cute: This little Frank guy is trying to find candy.
not the marrying kind
nothing of the sort/kind
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But nothing of the sort happens.
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Even apparent moves by the regime to resolve the crisis turn out on closer inspection to be nothing of the kind.
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In reality, of course, Pooley had done nothing of the kind.
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It is nothing of the kind.
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It sounds unkind, but nothing of the sort was ever remotely true of Borg.
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Maggie expected him to look annoyed but he did nothing of the sort.
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Uncle Allen remembered nothing of the sort.
payment in kind
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Complaints about payment in kind or in truck were persistent in many parts of the country.
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Secondly, it is often argued that farm workers are compensated for their low wages by a cornucopia of payments in kind.
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Self-sufficiency, payment in kind and living-in service were all shrinking.
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The advantage of payment in kind becomes obvious.
would you be good/kind enough to do sth?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Karen gave me a lift to the station." "That was kind of her."
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Everyone loved Mary. She was the kindest, most generous person in the world.
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He's a good brother. He's always been kind to me.
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That was such a kind thing to say.
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Your great-aunt Olga was a very kind woman.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But she accepted that the Colonel was a kind man.
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Coronado was a far kinder conquistador than his ruthless contemporaries Pizarro and De Soto, but he was equally obsessed with gold.
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Even the thought of sharing a bed with him didn't seem so threatening when he was being kind .
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I was with them a week and they were kind to me.
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She looks a little disappointed when she sees us close up but is too kind to say so.
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There is still some, but it is kinder, gentler and rarer.