verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
force/manage a smile (= smile when you do not really feel happy or friendly )
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She forced a smile, but he could see disappointment in her face.
manage/administer a fund
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The fund is managed by an investment company.
manage/handle the economy
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Governments are judged on how well they manage the economy.
manage/run a farm
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He manages a large dairy farm.
managing director
run/manage a company
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Nick runs a property company.
run/manage a hotel
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They run a small hotel in Cornwall.
try/manage/fail to persuade sb
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I’m trying to persuade your dad to buy some shares.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
even
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Perhaps one day he will even manage to destroy the pyramids we have built in defiance of his chaos.
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Joe even managed an invitation to a garden party given for the generalissimo and Madame Chiang.
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We even managed a four-up trip to the pub.
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But with a clear and compelling sense of purpose, you can manage even the most difficult transitions.
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Gehlen had even managed to plant an agent in Stalin's war council and in Marshal Zhukov's headquarters.
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Presented that double-edged challenge Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers failed to manage even a split.
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Some of us even manage a blowjob or two while our gigs are in progress.
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A few types of funds even managed to lose money.
only
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But her mouth was dry with tension, and she could only manage orange juice and coffee.
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For now you must not only manage your own finances, you must manage the finances of an entire organization.
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Scientists have only managed to find at most seven wolves, and there is no evidence that pups were born in 1982.
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Excessive reliance on corporate entities managing only the costs creates suffering and hardship for patients and their families.
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But in his conclusions he manages only to create a new myth, which isn't useful at all.
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In 1995, the index managed only a 2. 5 % gain, ending the year at 995. 17.
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He could only manage fourth at the Osterreichring but gained maximum points at Zandvoort two weeks later.
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Nine operations between them had failed to cure the problem and they managed only by almost daily use of laxatives and enemas.
somehow
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Yuan had somehow managed to reach the cover of the side of the lifeboat, but now he rejoined the others.
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He said there were constitutional problems with the bill, variations of which somehow manage to exist in 36 other states.
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Evelyn looked across at Rose sitting in the midst of them all but managing somehow to remain completely apart.
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She is somehow managing to get herself fouled by just about everyone on the Washington team.
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Her elastic voice easily negotiated some truly devious melodies, somehow managing to sound joyful and heartbroken at the same time.
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Barry wrote a column about bad songs from the rock era and somehow managed to milk it into a book.
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On four separate occasions when the problems involved finance, Willi had somehow managed to wheedle an emergency sum from the Gemeinderat.
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So after Joey takes off, I somehow manage to complete the four miles.
still
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And he still manages to oversee his own record label, Solid Pleasure, home of his number-five choice, Whyte.
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Yet, Fox still managed to change television and popular culture, for better and for worse.
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Despite this the finale still manages to ride on a wave bigger than any individual personality, bigger than the music itself.
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And with so many diverse elements, it still manages to sound like pop?
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Voice over Rebekah still manages to lead a robust life playing basketball with her two brothers and practising her flute playing.
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The real surprise is that they played so badly down the stretch in both games and still managed to win.
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Nevertheless, families still manage to set aside £40.90 a week for leisure goods and services.
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For all this, some practitioners of each trade still manage to combine the two.
■ NOUN
billion
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Imagine, for example, you are an institutional investor managing several billion dollars.
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Prudential manages more than 76 billion pounds in funds.
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Farnham, which manages about $ 30 billion of investors' money.
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Petersburg, Florida, which manages $ 6 billion in assets.
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General Investments, which manages around $ 55 billion under management.
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Kaiser in San Mateo, California, which manages $ 1 billion in assets.
business
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The legal model assumes that the board of directors manages the ordinary business of the company.
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Developers Diversified is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages shopping and business centers.
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Directors were given the exclusive right to manage the day-to-day business of the company.
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But the real key to the discounters' success is the way they manage their day-to-day business .
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As in World War I, Sotheby's managed to survive; business even improving toward the end.
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I thought the trustees were going to manage the business .
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Dennis Rawson manages a Realcote Paint business .
company
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They may also be independent funds managed by insurance companies .
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He observes that managed care companies have simply responded to employers who pay health benefits and want to cut costs.
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It is merely a fund which is managed by a company .
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Eichler manages the company with the same philosophy.
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I managed to contact the company in January 2000, and its management was very worried about what had happened to Igor.
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What will you do if you have to manage in the company without me, eh?
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Dimon is a low-profile numbers-cruncher who takes pleasure in managing companies and completing transactions.
smile
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They had already spoken, so this time Mrs Darne only smiled and Alice managed a faint smile back.
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He managed a pained smile , looking up at her.
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The man turned out to be Alan Stewart, the comedian, who managed to force a smile as Roy apologised.
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Miguel managed a smile , despite the sting.
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Tweed put an affectionate hand on Paula's neck and she managed a wan smile .
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It was one of the rare occasions when the Colonel managed a smile .
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We thank him profusely, and manage to bring a smile to his face.
■ VERB
help
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This has helped it manage the recession more successfully than would otherwise have been possible.
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He helped manage the Fidelity Capital&038;.
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One of the daughters helps her father by managing an orphanage for girls.
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The solution is not complete, but it helps to manage the dilemmas of working at home.
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Setting a simple structure to the day can also help manage the toddler.
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Martin is now creating a new software product that will help large companies manage their files in a more effective way.
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds launched the appeal to help buy and manage the 625acre island.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Can I help you with that?" "That's OK, I can manage ."
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"How did you manage while you were unemployed?'' "Luckily, I had some savings.''
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Managing four pizza outlets is extremely hard work.
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a badly managed company
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A few companies encourage tenants to form their own corporations and manage the property themselves.
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At least three hostages managed to escape.
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Can you manage that door Mike? It looks awfully heavy.
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Grandma can't manage the stairs by herself any more.
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He finally managed to find an apartment near his office.
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Helen was always a difficult child. None of her teachers knew how to manage her.
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I'll be away for a week, do you think you can manage on your own?
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I could only manage three sit-ups.
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I don't know how he managed it, but the crisis is over.
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I even managed a few slow turns the first time I went skiing.
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I guess we'll manage somehow.
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I think I could manage another glass of wine.
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If you hadn't have been here, I don't think I would have managed.
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It's hard to see sometimes how single parents manage .
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Martin still hasn't got his invalidity pension sorted out, but he's managing all right at the moment.
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My husband manages a mill, 200 miles north of Bombay.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Arcstar global services provide managed data, multimedia and Internet services to some of the largest companies in the world.
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As the story illustrates, however the biases did not fit the challenge of managing performance and change at Iberian Motors.
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By a fortunate coincidence of local guts and national conditions, they managed to begin one.
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So he managed to compete with success.
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So solicitors should try to remain ahead of the judge by managing their own case.
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Stressful situations can be managed effectively, thus making you a master of life's events rather than a victim.
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We had one really bad fire area and managed to deal with it.