noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
national
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In his acceptance speech to the Assembly on Oct. 20 Berri appealed for national reconciliation .
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The present government is involved in a process of national reconciliation and is attempting to address the effects of decades of apartheid.
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Her government embarked on a policy of national reconciliation after a decade of revolution, war and political polarization.
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The larger rebel groups have stopped fighting and there have been halting moves toward national reconciliation .
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New words entered their vocabulary: forgiveness, conflict resolution, national reconciliation , equity, self-empowerment.
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This must be the first step towards national reconciliation .
racial
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There will also be a segment devoted to racial reconciliation , with pastors of different races and ethnic groups meeting onstage.
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Conservatives leading the move for racial reconciliation ?
■ VERB
achieve
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I wanted to achieve a reconciliation of the two approaches of literary criticism and linguistics.
bring
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Maybe that openness helped bring about final reconciliation .
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She too hoped to bring about a reconciliation between the standers and their opponents.
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On the other hand it can bring about reconciliation between families and friends and a new appreciation of life's true values.
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It is doubtful whether such social occasions bring about any lasting reconciliation between the two groups.
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The Spirit brings reconciliation Reconciliation is closely allied to this concept of unity.
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The gospel brings about a reconciliation between groups which were formerly antagonistic to one another.
seek
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The Soviet situation was seen as a major factor in impelling the two countries to seek their current reconciliation .
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Though an opponent of the more rigid scholastics, Weigel sought a reconciliation of modern philosophy with that of Aristotle.
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In the circumstances of 1921, Michael Joyce would have been ill-advised to seek reconciliation with the new order in Ireland.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A large group of demonstrators stayed up all night praying for reconciliation between the two countries.
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After years of fighting, there was now a spirit of national reconciliation in South Africa.
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Giles is not interested in a reconciliation with his father.
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Her ex-husband asked for a reconciliation .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Branson was in no mood for reconciliation .
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But they all end up happily together in orgasmic reconciliation .
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Imagine a married couple who are estranged from one another, yet who both wistfully long for reconciliation .
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In almost all relationship conflicts, reconciliation depends upon the creation of a more satisfactory reward system.
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Over the past weeks, Milosevic has alternated between repression and reconciliation , and this week was no exception.
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The reconciliation is, with respect, not so straight forward.
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The couple divorced in 1992, then attempted a yearlong reconciliation starting in May 1993.