verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a modified version (= one that has some small changes )
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The article is a modified version of a paper that first appeared in an academic journal.
genetically modified crops ( also GM crops ) (= ones that have had their genetic structure changed )
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He argues that genetically modified crops are needed to avoid future famines.
genetically modified
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
genetically
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The new category of genetically modified organisms has been subject to far less testing than one should reasonably expect.
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Prince Charles has been loud in his condemnation of genetically modified food.
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The sites for planting genetically modified maize and oilseed rape have to be announced in advance.
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Smothering the world with efficient carbon sink plantings, such as eucalyptus and genetically modified poplar, is an anathema.
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The proportion of soya from the genetically modified plants was initially small, but led to all soya being regarded as suspect.
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They have released pollen from genetically modified plants into the environment, claiming that it will not spread.
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Other genetically modified trees may help clean up contaminated land.
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In 1998 it was already estimated that one-third of maize and soya products from the United States were from genetically modified crops.
significantly
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These safeguards are framed in an adjudicative fashion, albeit one which is significantly modified to take account of the circumstances.
slightly
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Bowel frequency, on the other hand, was only slightly modified .
■ NOUN
account
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Therefore many traditional notions about rural decline have to be modified to take account of the remarkable turn-around in demographic trends.
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What it will say is that the chemistry can be modified to take account of the particular mineral and its final base.
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One could try to modify the orthodox account to accommodate these factual discrepancies.
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Labour's Coun. Jim Skinner said a planned review of bus routes could be modified to take account of air pollution levels.
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Always switch to a secure connection when modifying your account details or checking out.
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These safeguards are framed in an adjudicative fashion, albeit one which is significantly modified to take account of the circumstances.
application
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We operate a full range of specialised equipment that has been modified for aircraft application .
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State policies were seen as merely modifying the particular application of the law.
behaviour
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Managers have to modify or influence behaviour all the time.
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So the superficially more relaxed atmosphere at home did nothing to modify my anorexic behaviour .
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Conventions can be modified by changes in behaviour or by reinterpretations of the significance of certain behaviour.
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Combining methods Penalties may be combined with rewards in order to modify children's behaviour .
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In non-associative learning the animal also learns to modify its behaviour but not because of any association of stimuli.
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Human beings turned out to be more intelligent than dandelions and modified their behaviour to match the new circumstances.
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In summary, then, animals undoubtedly can modify their behaviour as a consequence of their experiences.
design
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Roy modified the original design and made every single part of the clock in his own workshop.
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Members can point to, modify and discuss design changes on a multi-page document.
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When Johann Heinrich Silbermann modified Cristofori's design , the check was still unnecessary.
food
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But consumer groups, which have insisted that genetically modified foods should be labelled as such, rejected the plan.
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Prince Charles has been loud in his condemnation of genetically modified food .
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The genetically modified food giant, Monsanto, has been forced to revolutionise its image because of public unease.
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Each year developments in processing modify our foods more and more.
law
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In the transition period planning will modify the law of value, but on the basis of the law of labour expenditure.
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Our Rabbis did not shrink on occasions from modifying even the Pentateuchal law .
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They are not attempting to modify the existing law in ways which would help the prosecution.
model
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To illustrate this, we modify the model and suppose that the public good is an alternative to a private good.
module
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This user is seen as the person who will create, enter and modify individual modules and packages.
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You start either from scratch or by modifying an existing module , changing colors, shapes and movement.
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Please ensure that you have the privilege to modify the modules .
plan
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Oddly enough, many parliaments expect to modify government plans , which takes time.
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He modified his plans and built another.
policy
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However, some councils have had to modify their policies in this respect in view of the management problems on these estates.
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Three questions had to be considered: Do we modify our credit acquisition policies ?
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Yet far from leading him to abandon or modify his policies , opposition incited him to more drastic methods.
position
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The men showed no intention of modifying their position .
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He does, however, modify this position slightly in his later writings as we shall see shortly.
process
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The superoxide generated may have a direct cytotoxic effect or it may interact with inflammatory mediators to modify the inflammatory process .
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Mutation has to work by modifying the existing processes of embryonic development.
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Users can reportedly modify the workflow process on the fly.
proposal
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The limits within which committees may modify government proposals are fixed by the major parties.
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We have modified some of our proposals in the light of the views we have received.
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However, to achieve these it is necessary to modify and amplify their proposals .
response
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For we may not be able to control the behaviour or attitudes of others, but we can modify our own responses .
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Learning is the process by which a neural network modifies its weights in response to external input.
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In the light of the fifth commandment should you be modifying your response in some way?
structure
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We should develop or modify existing structures as well as work out new ones.
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To signal these relationships, links have been incorporated into the document, modifying the structure .
system
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This regressive nature of the community charge is modified by the systems of rebates and exemptions.
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Epic has since modified the basic system for use in prisons and social service agencies.
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Just use the S3 engine mounts and clutch plate and modified 110 exhaust system .
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A: The modified central leader system is recommended for pears.
use
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It could still be modified for use , provided it was backed up with some new, stronger coercion.
view
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The most appealing strategy is integration or collaboration, by which groups in conflict modify their views and seek a third alternative.
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Malcolm modified his views toward integration shortly before his assassination on February 21, l965.
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The examination of archaeological evidence can, though, sometimes modify such a view .
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Every time, the unit of measurement modifies the view .
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In deciding objectives, be prepared to modify your views .
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Even Krupskaia at the hub of power quickly modified her earlier liberal views concerning the inculcation of political culture.
way
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For the embryos which are implanted after screening have not been genetically modified in any way .
■ VERB
create
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This user is seen as the person who will create , enter and modify individual modules and packages.
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V.. How to create and modify setup strings varies among operating systems and specific software.
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The Schema Builder will enable all parts of the database schema to be created or modified in a graphical environment.
need
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This conclusion needs to be modified in the light of the changes in local government.
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Specifically they agreed that Iberian needed to modify performance objectives for dealers and redo budgets and compensation schemes.
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There are experimental findings to suggest that Wagner's theory needs to be modified in this respect.
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If the searches uncover similar ideas you may need to modify your invention to get around areas others bagged first.
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The intention is to illustrate how the conclusions regarding tax incidence may need to be modified when markets do not clear.
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Where the model is extended, these results need to be modified .
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How do the conclusions need to be modified when there are departures from the assumptions of perfect competition?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I modified the handlebars on my bike to make it more comfortable.
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The biotech corporations argue that genetically modified crops will put an end to food shortages in the developing world.
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We all modify our speech when speaking to people in authority.
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We can modify the design to make it suitable for commercial production.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although research has modified this supposition, it is none the less true that males are generally seducers and females the seduced.
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Any move to modify that transgressive stance is seen by some as treason.
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The engines of the Atlas burned a modified aviation fuel, similar to kerosene, with liquid oxygen.
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The recipe is modified and simplified by succeeding generations of cooks.
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They have similar Uvalues to triple glazing and good solar control properties which can be modified to suit specific needs.
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They would, of course, be modified from normal naval requirements to suit our purposes.