adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cause
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But still these are all proximate causes of poor performance.
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The proximate cause is more simple.
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The foregoing discussion has dealt with proximate causes .
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It is clear that the proximate cause has been government action.
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The last straw that breaks the camel's back is indeed the proximate cause of that misfortune.
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The obvious proximate cause was last week's trade figures, and these spell serious trouble for the Chancellor.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The proximate cause of death was colon cancer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But still these are all proximate causes of poor performance.
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It is clear that the proximate cause has been government action.
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Regional networks evolved from networks that originally connected geographically proximate universities.
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Sampling directly from the pancreatic duct provides a more proximate sample for cytological diagnosis and may improve the diagnostic sensitivity.
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The proximate cause is more simple.
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The foregoing discussion has dealt with proximate causes.
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The last straw that breaks the camel's back is indeed the proximate cause of that misfortune.