adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
act
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He warned that the cost of not acting promptly would eventually be far greater in economic and environmental terms.
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It is noteworthy that the teachers in the Art department acted promptly upon most of the recommendations addressed to them.
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If you have missed the deadline you need to act promptly to minimise any further charges.
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Unless we act promptly , the number could be even higher.
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It is proper for the Government to act promptly , early in this Session, to deal with the problem.
announce
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President Clinton promptly announced a law to crack down on juvenile criminals and a new computer database to track gang activity.
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It was promptly announced to Harvard dealers that the rebel had been sacked from Sheppards.
pay
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If the tax was paid promptly , a discount was given.
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He is on the record that wages of the miners and other workers will henceforth be paid promptly .
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But if the independent jobber happened to be on the County Planning Commission, the bill was promptly paid in full.
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Many federal contracts, for example, impose penalties when the government does not pay promptly .
respond
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The Orientalia Division of the Library of Congress promptly responded to my queries.
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Technology made demands on science, which naturally and promptly responded .
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This source of prospects is an important one and the salesperson should respond promptly .
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Patients with severe renal insufficiency, or those not responding promptly to the above measures, should receive dialysis.
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Glucose metabolism and insulin secretion are disturbed; hypoglycemia is common and potentially lethal but usually responds promptly to dietary correction.
return
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Any material loaned will be handled carefully, copied and returned promptly .
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The terrorized novice promptly returned it, claiming that he was being haunted by apparitions for his act.
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Jean-Luc, working at home, grew alarmed when his wife and daughter did not return promptly .
sell
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Metromail promptly sold her the addresses of 5, 500 households with children, along with the names of their parents.
set
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Hargreaves and party promptly set about the most obvious vertical weakness.
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Upon arrival, he was welcomed to Hades and the host promptly set the temperature gauge at 110 degrees.
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The Board of Trade promptly set up an enquiry into the industry and its methods and techniques.
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Meanwhile, the sheep industry had developed rapidly, and these smaller animals were promptly set upon by both wolves and coyotes.
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And the players promptly set about taking over the asylum.
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The intrepid scientists promptly set out to test whether human beings do the same.
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She promptly set down her plate of lobster salad and set off in hot pursuit.
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His work done, Nation collected his fee and promptly set off in search of other work, as did any other jobbing writer.
take
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And often she'd touch down on my glove only to find something not quite right and promptly take off again.
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He promptly took it out of her hand, smeared it with honey and pushed it towards her mouth.
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The rebels promptly took them hostage.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any negative statements and accusations made should be promptly and forthrightly answered, preferably at the level on which they originate.
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Ask them if they had any problems and if they were fixed promptly and properly.
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But the letter, a social obligation too promptly performed, had lacked conviction.
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Hargreaves and party promptly set about the most obvious vertical weakness.
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He recovered promptly and has had no further problems 30 months after transplantation.
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President Clinton promptly announced a law to crack down on juvenile criminals and a new computer database to track gang activity.
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She repeated the Hebrew words I taught her, but promptly forgot them again.