adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
react positively/negatively (= with positive/negative emotions or opinions )
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We want versatile people who react positively to change.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dangerous
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It is either tautologous, positively dangerous , unoriginal or highly ambiguous.
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With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous .
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High tide is often positively dangerous , with vicious dumping waves breaking on the steep slope of the upper beach.
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Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous .
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Relying on tablets for the relief of pain without trying to discover its cause can be positively dangerous .
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This can be positively dangerous , if only because such practitioners may not recognise when a person is seriously ill.
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But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous .
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Indeed I think it is positively dangerous to hold negative feelings in.
■ VERB
associate
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But now they also say that wine drinking has been positively associated with cardiovascular health.
become
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Then she saw Jessamy, and her cool green eyes became positively frosty.
charge
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These fixed negative charges attract a layer of residual positively charged ions which are free to move within the water.
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These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
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Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.
correlate
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Better-trained and more-qualified workforces also correlate positively with the creation of small companies.
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Below these levels, species richness is linearly positively correlated with soil magnesium, but above it negatively so.
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This is because f t and t are positively correlated , so that f t and will be negatively correlated.
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If the endowments are positively correlated , and the share of capital is less than 50 percent, the inequality-reducing effect is larger.
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The proportion of children passing Ordinary and Advanced level examinations is positively correlated with social class.
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Cohesion has been found to correlate positively with group productivity and member satisfaction.
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In research into effective managers it is this background theme which correlates positively with success, not the recognition theme.
encourage
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But Atkinson positively encourages them - and Villa have their fair share.
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Far from dissuading the rodents, the smell of lavender positively encouraged them and they soon ate through the paper plugs.
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Thinking positively encourages the right frame of mind to get on and do the job.
glow
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When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing .
identify
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Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation.
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Four hundred corpses were never positively identified .
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Put bluntly, to be identified positively , homosexuality usually has to be dissolved into the androgynous.
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More than 200 sets of remains have been returned in recent years, but only seven have been positively identified .
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If they can identify positively the gene which is causing the trouble, then they may be able to correct it.
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These were later positively identified as belonging to 25year-old Garry Pettitt.
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Transformed cells could be positively identified after 7-10 days.
look
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And in comparison with the South-East, the North's housing market looks positively buoyant.
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For two years there, the game looked positively easy to me.
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Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.
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That kind of blood-curdling prose makes some horror comics look positively decent.
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With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.
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Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat, looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer.
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Her hair was tied in a ribbon and she looked positively chirpy.
react
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Forth River Purification Board reacted positively yesterday to the reconsideration of the regional role.
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Wall Street reacted positively to the earnings report.
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Even my highly regrettable tendency to react positively whenever the fridge door is opened was proof against that.
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Always both groups reacted positively to any change in the test group conditions in whatever direction.
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Civil rights groups also reacted positively to the changes, but Sinn Fein seemed unimpressed.
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Parents may need help and training in reacting positively when their child is eating.
relate
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Thus the proportion of secondary school children going to grammar schools has always been positively related to social class.
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Sports participation is positively related to income and negatively related to age.
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It positively relates the demand for money to the level of income.
respond
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If your customer is genuine he should respond positively to this fair approach.
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Occasionally, the state responds positively to these demands.
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The council had a responsibility to local businesses and should respond positively by allowing the change of use.
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Indeed, candidates may be reluctant to respond positively without knowing the purchaser's identity.
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The mark of a good organisation is that it responds positively when things get tough.
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Will the Minister respond positively and allow the board to do what it wishes?
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This prevents the skin from becoming too accustomed to the essences and failing to respond positively to them.
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He made the point that most debtors will have to pay, and will respond positively when things improve.
seem
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He seemed positively cheerful about this.
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To those used to claustrophobic living quarters and the isolation of island living, a mini-Bio2 seems positively charming.
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But elsewhere people seemed positively anxious to supply the King with treasure.
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Compared to the austerity depicted at the start of the tour, the carved mahogany bed and canopy seem positively indecent.
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Makes the traffic wardens around Salford Precinct seem positively friendly!
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And that will seem positively bucolic in 2015, when the traffic count is predicted to more than triple.
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It would seem positively perverse to savour moments like that and feel them as they are.
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Where this is concerned she seems positively ruthless.
think
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Eva was jubilant, thinking , see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively .
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However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.
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Think positively , and encourage the patient to be optimistic.
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Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.
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Think positively and try to make the most of your appearance so that you feel your absolute best all day.
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Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.
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Think positively about what is right with your life every day.
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Once you've convinced yourself you will get out of it, think positively and show some determination.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
think positive/positively
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Eva was jubilant, thinking , see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.
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Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.
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Forget about your feelings, think positively.
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However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.
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Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.
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One should always think positive, as the good doctor said.
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Take a deep breath and think positive thoughts.
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When things were going so bad for us in December, the one guy who made people think positive was Barry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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positively beautiful
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Ed's positively the funniest guy I know.
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Her performance was positively marvellous.
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I absolutely, positively must remember to send that check.
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The food in this place isn't just bad, it's positively disgusting.
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They all said positively that they had seen it.
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Wall Street reacted positively to the announcement.
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We were affected very positively by the experience.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Devlin answers question one positively in two ways.
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His conceptual approach to problems and decision-making is supported, mostly positively , by a superior general intellect.
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If you positively must read your verbal presentation then why are you making it?
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Most guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.
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These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
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When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing.
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With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.