verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a recurrent/recurring dream (= that you have many times )
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Having recurrent dreams is a very common experience.
a recurrent/recurring theme (= one that appears several times )
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Returning to traditional values was a major theme of the president’s speech.
a recurring feature (= one that happens again and again )
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Humour is a recurring feature of her novels.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
frequently
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Here, expressed in ecclesiastical terms, was the distinction between North and South which recurs frequently in writings of the period.
■ NOUN
problem
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In anticipation that the same problem might recur this summer I tried sowing some sweet peas with the runner beans.
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Two problems recur in attempts to adopt any of the above solutions to the problem of natural monopoly.
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The guarantee only agrees to re-treat the affected areas - it does not guarantee that the problem will not recur .
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Threadworm is easily treated but unless the following precautions are taken the problem may recur .
theme
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Two themes recur throughout our discussion of welfare economics in Part 3.
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And not only do the themes recur , but they overlap.
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Particular themes recur in any discussion of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Four themes recurred throughout the research.
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These themes constantly recur up to the First World War.
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Some themes recur in several papers and this is indicative of their urgency.
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Four themes recur throughout this volume.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Although the treatment for skin cancer is usually successful, the problem can recur later.
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He has a small recurring role as Earl the barber.
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Some people find that the same dream keeps recurring over a period of many years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And as the sound recurred she identified it and fled, with a speed which astonished her, through the nearest door.
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Ashby says even after all these years, he still suffers from constantly recurring respiratory problems and skin rashes.
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Bob carried out immediate treatment and reassured the client that the infestation would not recur because the drainage system had been replaced.
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Bromocriptine increases the level of dopamine in the brain, which controls rhythmic biological cycles that recur every 24 hours.
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Here, expressed in ecclesiastical terms, was the distinction between North and South which recurs frequently in writings of the period.
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In anticipation that the same problem might recur this summer I tried sowing some sweet peas with the runner beans.
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One of Tan's recurring motifs is self-expression or its absence.
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The recurring theme here is that community makes learning possible.