noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
comic writer/actress/performer etc (= someone who writes or performs things that make you laugh )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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After all, musical talent is often considered highly linked to mathematical ability, except when discussing black performers .
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Alvin had never seen black performers at the Biltmore or even expected he might see them there.
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The earliest television broadcasts in the late 1930's featured black performers .
good
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I did a few concerts with him, he was a very good performer . 1964: Can't Buy Me Love.
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Turnover rates have declined, particularly for those employees considered by managers the best performers .
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Alice had stopped to listen to them because this man, this kind-faced fair one, was quite a good performer .
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I guess Wilkinson was furious that his best performer would circumvent him and talk to me instead.
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Most of the good performers in the international search companies enjoy the prestige of being part of a large firm.
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It took me seven months to really understand that I have an individual who is a good performer .
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All in all these boots are tough and overall good performers .
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As for the company, it went from worst to first in the corporation-the best performer of all.
great
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Seeing a great performer dancing true to her native style is part of Altynai Asylnuratova's astonishing impact in La Bayadere.
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Sousa paid well and attracted some of the greatest performers of the era.
ill
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In regular group confessionals, the worst performers on any measure have to explain themselves to their peers.
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Shares of chip and chip-equipment makers were among the worst performers of the session.
other
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The less courageous ones sat in the Express Dairy cafe with all the other out-of-work performers .
outstanding
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Baryshnikov is one of the world's outstanding dancers and performers , and watching him in anything is a privilege.
poor
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The poorer performers tend to die; the better ones, to reproduce.
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The Allspeeds drives and controls subsidiary is the only remaining poor performer , but its losses have been stopped.
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The poor performer Governors and teachers vary in their capacity to join in the management of a school.
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Putting right the poor performer may need an approach from several directions.
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Almost all the poor performers were to be found in the economically-disadvantaged regions.
star
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It is the second figure, in the centre, who is the bull-leaper, the star performer .
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Among star performers was the Savoy Hotel where shares soared on the back of speculation that sometime predator Forte group was back.
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It is these that attract the star performer of Gol-Oya: the white-bellied sea eagle.
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And the really crushing blow came when the owner of his star performer , Joveworth, removed the horse from the yard.
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Gilford was the star performer with his iron play, especially in an outward 31 in which he had six birdies.
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When it comes to genetic flexibility, however, the star performer is quite definitely E. coli.
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Dungannon's star performer yesterday was Ireland U-21 scrum-half Andrew Gallagher, who scored two tries, playing on the wing.
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Although this was not the music of the star performers , some names became established.
top
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We want you to select your top performers in all the mainstream sports - with the exception of soccer.
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But these top performers are aware of the requirements for effective training as well as its limitations.
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Alternatively, Money Management lists all the investment and unit trusts and gives details of the top performers in each category.
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New York and Texas each had five top performers .
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While inner London has the lowest mortality rate of any region in the country, not all its hospitals are top performers .
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And what about Rugby League's top performers ?
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Starting at the top , the Vision's eye level grill is a top performer .
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Rangers have a top performer in Richard Gough, though he isn't the biggest of central defenders.
young
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But the young performers who play the exiled brothers are two of the best reasons to see this play.
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No longer did record companies set a contractual agenda which the young , naive performer was obliged to follow.
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For Commissions and Collaborations, 12 short dance films have been commissioned from young choreographers and performers .
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What do these young performers have to look forward to 10 years from now?
■ NOUN
circus
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They were more akin to circus performers than to more conventional professional sportsmen.
■ VERB
feature
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She is to these Sydney Games what Johnson was to Atlanta, the featured performer .
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Poetry and song hit the afternoon stage, topped by a big evening round-up featuring a herd of performers .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be no mean performer/player etc
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Kinnock fils, who is no mean performer on the rugby field, has developed a taste for academe.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As a jazz performer she is astounding, capable of expressing a broad range of feeling and expression.
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Enrico is impressive both as a performer and a choreographer.
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jazz performers
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Most performers feel nervous before they go on stage.
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Tara is a seasoned performer who started acting at the age of 10.
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The festival provides an opportunity to hear some fine blues performers at reasonable prices.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In all four movements, Balanchine demands consummate elegance from the performers.
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Many go on to careers as composers, performers and teachers.
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Many of the clubs cater for novices as well as for established performers.
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Now it seems a harmless divertissement that survives largely as a vehicle for its performers.
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Poetry and song hit the afternoon stage, topped by a big evening round-up featuring a herd of performers.
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She is to these Sydney Games what Johnson was to Atlanta, the featured performer .
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The market is further enhanced by live performers who act out the varied timeless arts.