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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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Similarly, costlier graduated tails should be less prevalent in families that migrate than in other families.
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Further studies are planned to assess the predictive values of this test in populations where achlorhydria is less prevalent .
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But then, the air is purer and germs less prevalent there.
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Above 8 the toxic form becomes increasingly more prevalent .
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Melville was right: Insomnia is more prevalent in seniors than in any other age group.
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In the 1980s, changes in the law, and market pressures made this feature of accounting more prevalent and more dangerous.
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The latter is more prevalent than you might think.
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Feeding problems are more prevalent among low birth-weight babies.
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Moreover, we can safely assume that information technology and biotechnology will get cheaper, more interesting, and more prevalent .
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They felt that the aggressive behaviour and attention-seeking which are more prevalent among males should not be reinforced by teacher responses.
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My nephew and godson Peter loves board games and sports, so these are more prevalent in his home than in mine.
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Since O. ostertagi is the most prevalent of the species in cattle it is considered in detail.
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There are many sleep disorders, but the most prevalent is sleep apnea, involving brief interruptions of air flow.
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Communication breakdowns are the most prevalent symptom of organizational problems.
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Precisely those conditions were most prevalent among the core of gay men who had large numbers of partners.
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This problem is most prevalent during prolonged periods of hot, dry weather.
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The guidelines are geared toward three groups of people based on their ages and the most prevalent causes of death.
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The most prevalent view was that physical science consisted of a body of hard, certain and fundamental knowledge.
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The most prevalent trees are sycamores: There are 915 of them in the city inventory.
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Compared with peptic ulcer, these diseases are rare and not particularly prevalent among the oldest in the population.
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Her cult was particularly prevalent in eastern Gaul, though images of her have been found as far west as Gloucestershire.
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The problem is particularly prevalent in the government because most agencies have older computers that use the two-digit system.
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This phenomenon is particularly prevalent in the case of unascertained future goods where a strict approach is often evidenced.
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The trend is particularly prevalent among migratory birds.
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About 55 percent of schoolchildren suffer health problems; respiratory illnesses are particularly prevalent .
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He says drug corruption is now so prevalent that it has tainted the assembly, the courts, and press and television.
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Michael Osborne told investigators that drugs were so prevalent at Cyberzone that undercover agents needed help from fellow deputies working off-duty.
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The fact that seeking clarification is so prevalent reminds us what a potentially confusing behaviour building can be.
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Though naturally quiet, she enjoyed being surrounded by the youthful revelry so prevalent in London in those years.
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They move the collection into the dark moody feel which is so prevalent in today's fashionable interiors.
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The cynicism and materialism already so prevalent in our culture are given the imprimatur of policy.
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This was especially significant for a society in which demonic possession was so prevalent and feared.
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Likewise the instrumentalist approach to communication, as it is still prevalent among most churches, needs further examination.
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This extraordinary double message that we were given about motherhood is still prevalent in our culture today.
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It is understood that the poor attendance and violent behaviour among students were still prevalent .
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It is a point of view which is still prevalent .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US.
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Drug abuse is the most prevalent problem among patients in the hospital.
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Everyone knows that crime is more prevalent in big cities.
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Flu is most prevalent during the winter months.
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This belief is more prevalent among men than women.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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How prevalent was the use of adobe as a building material?
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In many cases, they are distinguished from the prevalent structural range by their degree of architectural pretension.
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Just how prevalent these are has been demonstrated in a new survey by the Urban Institute.
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Obesity was found to be prevalent in women, particularly blacks.
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The disease is prevalent in temperate areas with high rainfall.
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The guidelines are geared toward three groups of people based on their ages and the most prevalent causes of death.
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The most prevalent trees are sycamores: There are 915 of them in the city inventory.
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What specific social problems are prevalent in the area and what support can you expect in trying to prioritise for special need?