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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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certain
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During the course of argument Mr. Gardiner suggested certain alternative modifications to the Woolwich principle as initially enunciated by him.
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Although of a somewhat specialized nature, with certain modifications .
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In 1996, a further modification to the system was agreed, giving regional governments important new responsibilities to raise tax revenues.
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In this time, you can file new applications if further modifications to your idea strike.
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It will undoubtedly need further refinement and modification in the light of consultations and of experience.
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No further modifications were made to these cars.
genetic
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So we have a convenient animal to study for which there are also real benefits of cloning and genetic modification .
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Many people argue that we need genetic modification of crops and animals in order to feed the world.
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Meanwhile international seed suppliers and scientists have admitted that contamination of crops by genetic modification is probably widespread.
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The result is an organism whose genes have been modified to provide the desired characteristics. Genetic modification is inevitable.
late
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Action: The latest modification record must always appear at the top of the list.
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In most fossil deposits, the later stages of modification depicted in Fig. 1.2 assume greater importance.
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Table 3 shows a list of units and details of their later modification at national level.
major
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Local boats could not fish much deeper without major modifications .
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Assessing those effects of global change which will be large scale and cause major modifications to both renewable and non-renewable resources.
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If the recording process lacks substance, is grossly time-consuming, or meaningless, then there must be major modifications .
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Detailed design for major modifications on the Ninian Southern and Central platforms was nearly complete at the year end.
minor
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The principal results in Section 17.3 go over to the more general case with only minor modifications .
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Since neither of the assumptions is normally valid, two minor modifications of the basic model are required.
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A template had been forged which was subject to only minor modifications over time.
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The engine will fit straight into your Land Rover with minor modifications to fuel lines and wiring and exhaust front pipe.
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This consideration has resulted in continuation of the same procedures with some minor modifications for the second phase of pilot schemes.
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Participants reported that most workshops were very useful as they stood or needed minor modification .
necessary
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In this process, the contents, forms and operations of national sovereignty should undergo necessary modifications .
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Ask yourself what you would do differently and then make the necessary modifications .
only
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The principal results in Section 17.3 go over to the more general case with only minor modifications .
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A template had been forged which was subject to only minor modifications over time.
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These were the only modifications made on these cars before the war.
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This constitution survived with only slight modifications until the Municipal Reform Act of 1835.
other
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If so, is the excision of the unenforceable part capable of being achieved without other addition or modification ?
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Like the stoplist, the golist can also be displayed or printed out for consideration prior to updating or other modification .
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Can this be removed simply, or are there other modifications to be made.
slight
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I do however have orders for two more with slight modifications .
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We apologize to everyone else who has the slightest complaint or modification regarding the first annual Tucson Musicians Register.
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A slight modification of the above example will give us an instance of a deduction that is not valid.
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A slight modification of the procedure will enable us to add equality constraints.
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This constitution survived with only slight modifications until the Municipal Reform Act of 1835.
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The geographical distribution of both doctors and hospitals has remained in favour of the upper socio-economic groups with only very slight modifications .
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behavior
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The term behavior modification is misleading because it refers to a specific technique among many techniques.
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This is indeed conditioning training-\#behavior modification with a vengeance.
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As it did for Emery, behavior modification , or performance management, worked.
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Today we could view this as a story which exemplifies behavior modification through adverse stimuli: the red flags.
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There is a small group of parents who are concerned with behavior modification .
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We have a level system; behavior modification is our basis.
behaviour
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For more on the mechanics of doing this see Behaviour modification on page 16.
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Experimental analysis of behaviour; Behaviour modification .
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The eleventh method, behaviour modification , is less demanding in terms of complex causes and offers a simpler approach to tackling problem people.
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See Behaviour modification on page 16.
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You don't even need to know much about the theories behind behaviour modification .
■ VERB
include
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These can include modification to products, changes to packaging, etc.
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Behavioural techniques Most treatment programmes include behavioural modification techniques, making the patient's access to pleasurable activities contingent on weight gain.
involve
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Acceptance there involved long trials and modifications .
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While confidentiality protects against the passive monitoring of data, mechanisms for integrity must prevent active attacks involving the modification of data.
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In contrast, the production route involves the modification of land and its relatively immediate sale.
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As descent always involves modification , resemblance decreases as a shared ancestor recedes into the past.
lead
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Greater agricultural mechanisation has led to considerable modification of this landscape and larger arable fields now occur in the area.
make
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The programs were tried out extensively with my own students, and from their feedback I made several modifications .
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Ask yourself what you would do differently and then make the necessary modifications .
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The production system is more capital intensive and rigid, making modifications expensive.
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By so doing they can often make modifications which buy off subsequent opposition.
need
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These cars already had conduit gear and did not need modification .
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I still think there needs to be modifications .
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Many people argue that we need genetic modification of crops and animals in order to feed the world.
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Our body clock as well as our habits will need modification .
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The simple association of degradation and aggradation of beaches with wave type needs some modification .
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Pupils with less severe hearing impairments may also need modifications to the requirements, but of a less far-reaching nature.
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While some basic variables remain infeasible, the rule for selection of the variable to leave the basis needs modification .
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Competitive strategies therefore need regular review and modification within the realistic rate of change defined by the nature of the industry.
require
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The information derived requires modification to create a computationally useful formulation of the information.
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Since neither of the assumptions is normally valid, two minor modifications of the basic model are required .
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An interesting piece of biological foresight, no doubt requiring many physiological modifications .
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Adoption of this view requires a small modification to the sketch of the patterns of linguistic construction given in Chapter 1.
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So it seems that Ras can be activated by merely increasing the total cellular concentration of activator, without requiring receptor-dependent modification .
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A majority of two-thirds was required to pass constitutional modifications , and the result was 364 votes to 70.
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These are students who have organised themselves to undertake surveys of buildings requiring modification for full public access.
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We could in fact formulate a priority which required this possibility of modification .
suggest
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Other studies have suggested purely postsynaptic modifications .
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I offer but one suggested modification .
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This suggests substantial modification to past practices which seem to have involved fairly rigid directives or administratively complex individual project schemes.
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During the course of argument Mr. Gardiner suggested certain alternative modifications to the Woolwich principle as initially enunciated by him.
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Each of these suggests appropriate modifications to the unit - perhaps along the lines given in the right-hand column above.
undergo
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In this process, the contents, forms and operations of national sovereignty should undergo necessary modifications .
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The reactors are similar in design to the Chernobyl plant but have undergone a number of modifications since 1986.
use
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This is then made into a gasoline which existing car engines will be able to use without modification .
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Fasting gastric electrical control activity was recorded and analysed using a modification of the method described by Van der Schee etal.
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The formula was to be used , with suitable modifications , right up to and occasionally beyond the 1940s.
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The information obtained could be used for the modification of the course under development - formative evaluation directed towards the educational process.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The editor suggested a few modifications to the text.
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The equipment can be used without modification .
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The new modifications made it the finest of aircraft.
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Volvo made modifications to the car to ensure passenger safety.
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We need to make some modifications to our teaching program.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And finally, the modifications of the bones of the prey.animals might also be predator-specific.
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It took effect a year ago and is a modification to the federal funeral rule enacted in 1984.
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Observers commented that the modifications would make only a token difference to the King's real power.
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The crews made on-the-spot modifications to increase protection, firepower, or creature comforts.
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The second plan was a modification of this.
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There is no modification needed to the bulkhead.
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This is done by a small modification to the routine described earlier in this chapter.
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This treaty was ratified at Calais on 24 October 1360, with one important modification .