noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a haphazard way/manner/fashion
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I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way.
a relaxed attitude/manner/style etc
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She has a fairly relaxed approach to housework.
bedside manner
cheerful voice/smile/manner etc
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‘I’m Robyn,’ she said with a cheerful smile.
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It does me good to see a cheerful face.
comedy of manners
confident smile/voice/manner etc
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He began to read in a calm confident voice.
detached way/manner
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She described what had happened in a cold and detached manner.
diffident manner/smile/voice etc
forthright manner
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She answered in her usual forthright manner .
impeccable manners
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She has taught her children impeccable manners .
in a timely manner/fashion (= as quickly as is reasonable in a particular situation )
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We aim to settle all valid claims in a timely manner.
in such a way/manner that/as to do sth
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He lectured in such a way that many in the audience found him impossible to understand.
laid-back attitude/manner/approach etc
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He is famed for his laid-back attitude.
sarcastic manner/smile/laugh etc
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‘I thought so,’ she said with a sarcastic smile.
table manners
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Their children have very good table manners.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
bad
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A tongue in cheek reminder to some one whose cheeks were bulging with bad manners .
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They were tolerating that redhead well enough in spite of his sullen bad manners .
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Loving does not cancel out such bad manners or excuse them, and she would not think so either ....
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Despite bad moods and worse manners , the car could always be tamed by appreciation, patience and just enough rein.
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It would be the height of bad manners , and I know you aren't that sort of person.
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They knew better than to insult their hosts by open mention of this superiority; such bad manners would disgrace the clan.
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This is my son and I apologise for his bad manners .
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It's thought bad manners not to offer a visitor a night of passion after tramping round the icy far north.
friendly
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His light-hearted and friendly manner enabled him to put over a very strong sales pitch without a hint of strain.
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They divorced in an amiable and friendly manner .
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The calm, friendly manner of Mr Major and his ministers has impressed their colleagues.
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He had the same bland good looks, the same friendly if formal manner and the same knack for courteous evasion.
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For example, if I perceive you to be friendly , then I am likely to act in a friendly manner towards you.
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The expert system can do all the mundane operations and still interface with the user in a most friendly manner .
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We could go about it in a friendly manner then - like people who have just met.
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Cyril saw Ellen coming and began to scratch his forearm in a friendly manner .
good
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Be on time and timely - it's good manners .
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So they argue about protocol and diplomatic good manners instead.
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Etiquette and good manners are not a middle-class pastime or an optional extra for nice people.
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Well, Uncle Sammler, you have good manners .
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And it was hard to reconcile his soft-spoken good manners with the ruthless determination of his business career.
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The L-4, even with automatic, provides more than adequate acceleration and is possessed of good road manners .
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But Max's kindness and good manners defeated my purpose totally.
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At a basic level it is necessary to foster an approach which emphasises responsibility, good manners and good working habits.
impeccable
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He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older, bygone age.
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Valda and Varvara adore officers, their impeccable manners , their formal bearing, their white uniforms.
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Richard was tall for his age and personable, with impeccable manners and a strong sense of occasion.
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His parents were keen on the work ethic and equipped him with impeccable manners .
normal
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Candidates are advised to make application to the University in the normal manner for places on approved courses.
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This is then processed in the normal manner .
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Any model struck by a cannon ball takes a strength 10 hit resolved in the normal manner .
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Specific redundancies will be discussed with the unions in the normal manner .
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The target may make the usual response just as if it had been charged in the normal manner .
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He may cast spells in the normal manner as described in Warhammer Battle Magic.
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Other items may be chosen from the magic items in Warhammer Battle Magic in the normal manner .
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This moderates in time, after which the fish swims in a normal manner .
professional
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Insular Is it because they seem to package their major sporting events in a more professional manner ?
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Naturally no professionals and professional bodies have full freedom to act in what they believe is a professional manner on all occasions.
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In all cases, advice must be given in an objective, balanced and professional manner .
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It is important that every aspect of the exhibition is covered in a thoroughly professional manner .
similar
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In a similar manner to many real-life problems, there is no absolute statement of quality.
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Sensitization scenes using realistic fears of the results of excessive drinking are constructed in a similar manner .
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We would all act on the assumption that others were acting in a similar manner .
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The covariance between the returns of two different securities may be estimated in a similar manner: .
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It is possible that Oct- 11 is activated in a similar manner in this cell line.
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Payment of Consulting Engineers fees should be dealt with in a similar manner to Adjusters fees.
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It is necessary to organise the compounds in such a way that they are treated in a similar manner to individual words.
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The mortar joint is attacked in a similar manner , remembering to always point the chisel inward, never out.
timely
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Actual repayment in a regular, timely manner .
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Miller resigned abruptly after Hallinan publicly criticized her for failing to report the incident to him in a timely manner .
usual
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His discomfort was extreme and obvious, but he did his best to ignore the pain in his usual stoic manner .
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This can be done quickly in the following manner: Test the corneal reflexes and facial sensation in the usual manner.
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These were fed into the system in the usual manner to create the required data base.
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The first two landed in the usual manner .
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Ben had stood up, facing it, and was staring at it in his usual intent manner .
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Each field may then be edited in the usual manner .
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But Jefferson just nodded, not in his usual jovial manner , and walked off with Brian Harley.
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At one point, however, her usual calm manner deserted her.
■ NOUN
table
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Are they conventional rules that we learn as we learn, say, table manners ?
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Good table manners , I submit, are largely overrated.
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Their table manners perfectly reflect the slovenly appearance.
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We had breakfast and the girls immaculately executed the table manner lessons.
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Perdita thought, to take an example at random, that things like table manners were a stupid and repressive idea.
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The Independent On Sunday, for example, found Coleridge's fine table manners hugely amusing.
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Since dress, gait and table manners instantly distinguish social rank, all over the world, why not speech as well?
■ VERB
behave
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In reality variable costs do not behave strictly in this manner .
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I should not have lost my cool and behaved in that manner .
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Now why exactly are you behaving in this extraordinary manner ?
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It was unthinkable that two vibrancers could behave in such a manner .
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Rationality According to classical criminology we mostly behave in a rational manner .
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A Newtonian dashpot also behaves in a predictable manner .
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Approved modules do not behave in this manner with respect to inheritance.
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If they behave in a manner that deserves punishment, they are punished.
speak
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For all men are eggs, in a manner of speaking .
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In a manner of speaking , of course.
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Well, in a manner of speaking .
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McGurk: In a manner of speaking , sir, no.
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And he is faithful to her in a manner of speaking .
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The stolen flowers had been, in a manner of speaking , restored.
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There was something spontaneous and lively in his manner of speaking that made whatever he was saying sound even better.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
assume a manner/air/expression etc
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No wonder the technique assumed an air of planet-wide importance.
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Oliver assumed an expression of extreme penitence.
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The only thing she could do was to assume an air of indifference.
mind your manners/language/p's and q's
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a young man with a slightly shy, awkward manner
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She has a very pleasant manner .
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She impressed everyone with her businesslike manner .
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The doctor had a relaxed and friendly manner .
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The driver's manner was very unfriendly.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Being a dedicated tough cookie, he has delivered the goods in impressive manner .
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If the state acts in a manner not designed to promote social solidarity then, Duguit argued, this must be resisted.
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In what manner the ensuing sacrifice and suffering benefits the protagonists is never satisfactorily explained.
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Sarah frowned at the ardent manner of her sister but slowly followed her into the society.
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The manner is laconic yet earnest.
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There was something spontaneous and lively in his manner of speaking that made whatever he was saying sound even better.
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What they are now doing is compromising, in this half-baked manner , by raising the ante to 70.