noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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complete
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As you will realise I am a complete novice regarding these problems and would appreciate a little advice to sort them out.
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They come in three volumes, each presented by Julian Colbeck, and volume one is clearly aimed at the complete novice .
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Water-Skiing Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced skier we have the facilities to cater for you.
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A variety of races attracted a range of talents, from complete novices to professionals.
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A festival held to revive the art attracted hundreds of people, many of them complete novices .
political
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A political novice comes to town, preaching change and rampant wealth by tax cut.
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user
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This command centre works better than using toolbar buttons to open files, especially with novice users .
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It helps ensure success for novice users .
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Easy menu driven system, a breeze to use for novice users .
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The staffs lack of ease in dealing with the novice user .
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However, the proliferation of computer technology continues, and applications involving novice users are becoming increasingly prevalent.
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The comprehensive on-screen manual will teach novice users how to use the more commonly used features.
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Longer communications with the computer are extremely difficult for novice users and almost certain to produce errors.
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Address controller has all the options the novice user would need to store, recall and list addresses.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Novice drivers are responsible for a large portion of all accidents.
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If you're a novice to working with computer graphics, you should buy this CD-ROM.
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Knee and elbow pads are recommended for novice roller bladers.
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The computer program is easy for even a novice to master.
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The Eiger is a difficult mountain to climb. Novices should not attempt it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even then, the novice director liked to shoot on location.
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Every novice student learns the elementary propositions of welfare economics.
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For novices, anxiety tended to mount steadily from the day before a jump to the moment of jumping.
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I could never stand and watch so would walk away to wink and flirt with the young novices.
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Inexperience does not serve the novice researcher well in these situations.
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There are three classes; novice , amateur and professional.
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This command centre works better than using toolbar buttons to open files, especially with novice users.
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This is not to suggest that novices and Sisters do not leave.