MILD

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a gentle/soft/mild breeze

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It was a beautiful day with a blue sky and a gentle breeze.

a minor/mild stroke (= one that does not have very bad effects )

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She had a minor stroke five years ago.

a slight/mild reaction

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A spider’s venom usually causes only a slight reaction.

meek and mild

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He was always so meek and mild .

mild curiosity (= not great )

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I watched what was happening with mild curiosity.

mild flirtation

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She had no objection to a little mild flirtation .

mild nausea

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The tablets can cause mild nausea.

mild panic (= a slight feeling of panic )

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There was a note of mild panic in her voice.

mild symptoms

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The damage can be detected by a scan even where there are only mild symptoms.

mild

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I prefer a sausage with a milder flavour.

mild (= not hot )

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Children often enjoy mild curry.

mild (= not too hot and not too cold )

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The region's climate is mild all the year round.

mild (= without a strong taste )

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The cheese is mild and creamy.

mild

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The taste of the leaves is milder than the root.

mild (= not very cold )

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Winters here are generally mild.

mild/faint amusement

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Daniel looked at her with mild amusement.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

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Mr Greenspan is keen to portray the current slowdown as mild and short-lived.

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The grits are good too, as mild as oatmeal, but buttery, and full of body.

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What he describes as mild criticism was a serious libel and it was widely disseminated.

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He has had four heart attacks since the age of 37, all described as mild .

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Certain pain-killers we use - even something as mild and commonplace as aspirin - can be damaging to the cat.

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Now, however, they are being formally recognised as mild , but genuine, variations of full-blown psychosis.

only

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One third of the patients had only mild symptoms after the initial treatment of their disease.

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Oral therapy is a practical means of correcting or preventing hypomagnesemia, particularly in patients with only mild deficits.

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The converter had worked so effectively that he suffered only mild carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Despite the striking lobular disorganisation and prominent hepatocellular changes, there was only mild inflammation.

relatively

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The presence of significant amounts of haemoglobin F has a protective effect against sickling and such individuals express relatively mild disease.

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Thus far it has been a relatively mild winter in Baltimore, which is causing the usual whining from the Snow Freaks.

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The clause is relatively mild , requiring international agencies to commit themselves to support eradication efforts.

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Dried Chilies Ancho: A relatively mild chili with a rich, smoky flavor.

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The effect of this shift was a highly synchronized but relatively mild recession.

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Here Congress has offered relatively mild encouragement to the States to enact higher minimum drinking ages than they would otherwise choose.

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The climate in Gwynedd was relatively mild and the rainfall heavy.

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Right tackle Lincoln Kennedy and outside linebacker Rob Fredrickson have relatively mild cases.

so

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Polly wondered how she'd failed to notice it before, but then he'd always been so mild to her face.

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Most Graves' disease eye symptoms are so mild that treatment is not needed.

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Were the West not so mild , the Suns' season would already be over.

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Winters had become so mild , he had scarcely had it on his back in recent years.

too

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Loggerheads would be too mild a term.

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I think it is just because his is too mild and won't make an effort to assert himself.

usually

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Around 1 in every 1,000 births are handicapped due to heavy drinking during pregnancy, although the handicap is usually mild rather than severe.

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While the hypercalcemia, when present, is usually mild , at times marked elevations in serum calcium have been observed.

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Their liver damage is usually mild , dose dependent, and reversible when the drug is stopped.

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When caused by a virus, pneumonia is usually mild .

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If any side effects are experienced, they are usually mild and temporary.

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The stimuli are usually mild , but they are effective if they have been associated in the past with stronger aversive consequences.

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It's often accompanied by lower back pain, but this is usually milder than the leg pain.

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Although the inflammation is usually mild , on occasions it causes great distress.

very

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Peppermint, for example, is extremely powerful, whereas sandalwood is very mild .

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The red has a rich, fruity, almost Beaujolais-like flavor, very mild with just a hint of tartness.

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Factory made Lancashire cheese can be very mild , but the farmhouse varieties are wonderful.

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The white has vaguely sweetish, Gewurztraminer-like aroma and flavor and is also very mild and light on the palate.

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Indeed, large deletions of this domain in dystrophin result in only a very mild phenotype.

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Like that criterion, it seems very mild .

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It was very mild , though, and times were really very good and very optimistic.

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She was involved in what I would call very mild drug use.

■ NOUN

amusement

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Roy Jenkins, an extremely sensible man who is less vulnerable to criticism than most, regarded the matter with mild amusement .

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He stares back, though there is nothing but mild amusement in his glance.

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She discovered though that it was not the odd-job man's name which was causing him mild amusement , but her!

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Looking at Mungo with mild amusement , Stanley nodded.

case

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She didn't have time to deal with hypochondria, even mild cases such as his.

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Some people who get the shot do get flu anyway, he said, but gene rally they get much milder cases .

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As a child she had suffered from a mild case of polio, which left one leg slightly shorter than the other.

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She had a mild case that left her right calf weak.

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Right tackle Lincoln Kennedy and outside linebacker Rob Fredrickson have relatively mild cases .

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An abdominal binder and elastic hose are helpful in the milder cases .

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Doctors thought she had a mild case of cerebral palsy.

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Occasionally, children with even mild cases were dressed in casts or splints to immobilize limbs.

climate

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Although he made some magnificent paintings and drawings of it he preferred a milder climate to produce his masterpieces.

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Once inside, buildings are environmentally sealed off from our much-touted mild climate .

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Annual Repeats Annual favourites are self-seeding wildly, thanks to our milder climate , writes Barbara Abbs.

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Add a mild climate and miles of beaches where sea-birds swoop on their fishing grounds from lofty cliffs rising from the foam.

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However, if we continue to have a milder climate , it could mount a takeover bid in the garden.

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Blessed with a fine, mild climate almost vertical vineyards produce the region's finest, most fragrant wines.

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The mild climate and the many different habitats support a wide variety of birds and flowers, butterflies and moths.

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The hospital's south-facing site was chosen, after much debate, for its healing sea breezes and mild climate .

concussion

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She sustained a mild concussion in the game against the Xplosion, and was held out of action.

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Parker, who suffered a mild concussion , was monitored overnight by Dodgers officials and by his roommate, pitcher Jim Bruske.

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He was treated at Sonoma Valley Hospital for neck pain and a mild concussion , and released.

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He was found to have a mild concussion .

depression

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The doctor advises that insomnia with resultant irritability and even mild depression may occur.

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There are a number of lifestyle changes you can make to improve your chances of beating a mild depression .

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Blanche finished almost every press conference or interview in a state of mild depression .

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She employed a relentless, deliberate, upward emotionalism that would have left Norman Vincent Peale feeling mild depression .

disease

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The presence of significant amounts of haemoglobin F has a protective effect against sickling and such individuals express relatively mild disease .

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Most of the patients had clinically mild disease .

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Alternatively, this mutation might lead to production of a protein that is only partly functional and causes a milder disease .

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It has been suggested that alleles associated with a severe disease are dominated by those that produce mild disease.

dose

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It will make the Black Death look like a mild dose of flu.

flavour

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I keep one pressed goats' milk cheese, Burndell, which has a creamy texture and a mild flavour .

flirtation

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She had enjoyed the camaraderie of colleagues, and the mild flirtation which often underlay it.

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Constanze was clearly not ill enough to be incapable of a little mild flirtation !

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None the less, an element of mild flirtation makes office life more pleasant.

form

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This is a familiar Republican message that Dole echoes in milder form and that resonates with many voters.

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The jet lag induces a mild form of hallucination.

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Herrera, personally, took no part in this mild form of political persecution.

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Most people who contract haemorrhagic dengue have previously been infected with the milder form of the disease.

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Alternate mild forms of discipline, such as a frown or a mild reprimand, with timeouts.

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Compared with the social services we have been examining, the residue present the institutional problem only in a comparatively mild form .

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This was a milder form of social support, moving towards mere social recommendation.

infection

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If left untreated, it can cause a mild infection in the baby when it is born.

shock

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It came as a mild shock to realise that there was none.

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The combination of water and electricity means instant death - not a mild shock - death.

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Her voice was balanced precisely between reproof and mild shock .

steel

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Copings in aluminium and mild steel , designed for a lifetime of service.

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The style was different to ours: they'd used mild steel netting instead of high-tensile wires.

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There are two ancient mild steel peg belays here, but they are best ignored in favour of something a touch more modern.

surprise

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Jezrael tilted her head fractionally to indicate mild surprise and indifference.

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He looked down at Marge in mild surprise .

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Forecasts of state tax revenue are beginning to produce mild surprises on the upside.

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I pushed against the door, feigned mild surprise at the assistance shown me by some one apparently on his way in.

symptom

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One third of the patients had only mild symptoms after the initial treatment of their disease.

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However, some patients continue to suffer milder symptoms .

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Fifty four children had intermittent or continuing mild symptoms not requiring further prednisone during the first year.

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You may perhaps have some mild symptoms of the disease itself.

weather

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None of the members has seen such mild weather in winter.

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Breakfast is served, each morning, on the shaded terrace in mild weather and there is an elegant dining-room for dinner.

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Basic butane picnic stoves are a perfectly safe, reliable and inexpensive choice for mild weather trips.

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He slowed his flight north to let the milder weather in the south catch up with him.

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We also expect marketing margins to be weaker in the first quarter because of the effect on demand of the generally mild weather .

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It could be due to the mild weather that occurred in the autumn when the lambs were conceived, he said.

winter

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It is warm all year round, with warm summers, mild winters and moderate rainfall.

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Thus far it has been a relatively mild winter in Baltimore, which is causing the usual whining from the Snow Freaks.

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It is suited to the warmer climates and milder winters .

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We were lucky, it was the mildest winter in years.

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But I think the pentas, which will pull through a milder winter , may need to be replaced.

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It is a land of gentle summers and mild winters .

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However, our recent spate of hot summers and mild winters seems to be redressing the balance somewhat.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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"Damn" is now only a mild swear word.

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a mild cigar

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a mild earthquake

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a mild English cheese

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a mild rebuke

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a mild salsa

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Her proposals were welcomed by most people, with only mild criticism from a few of her opponents.

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It's a smooth, mild coffee, excellent for finishing off a meal.

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It seems quite mild for February.

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Joe was a mild man who rarely raised his voice.

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Lentils have a mild nutty flavor.

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Many drug dealers are prepared to take the risk because they know that if they are caught the punishment will be mild .

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Some plants will survive outside during a mild winter.

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Sunny skies and mild temperatures are predicted.

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The doctor thinks Geri has a mild concussion.

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Use water and a mild detergent to scrub the mud off.

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We had a pretty mild winter last year.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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Let her eat lunch and then give her a mild tranquilliser.

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Others are preceded by mild head injuries or nonspecific infections.

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Polly wondered how she'd failed to notice it before, but then he'd always been so mild to her face.

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She had a mild case that left her right calf weak.

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These patients typically have mild renal insufficiency and diminished urate excretion due to renal tubular damage.

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This particular winter the temperature was considered by the Zanskaris to be mild , never dropping below -20°C in the gorge.

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Thus mild steel structures, for instance, can generally put up with cracks at least a metre long without breaking.

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We were lucky, it was the mildest winter in years.