adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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The Great and Good have proved more resilient than might have been expected.
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In comparison, their achieving schoolmates are much more resilient , less fearful, and less needful of the approval of others.
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Young, charming, talented; she was also more resilient than he had anticipated.
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More individual lives make the ecosystem more resilient .
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The jarrah, shaped by generations of struggle, was more resilient .
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But it has proved much more resilient than we expected.
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There are also other measures that can improve overall health and make the body more resilient .
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The ambition and drive were still there, but more tempered, more resilient than before.
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On the surface, at least, most of the children seem remarkably resilient .
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After her initial prostration, Constanze proved remarkably resilient , and began to demonstrate her innate capacity for organization.
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A straw-poll of representatives yesterday showed support for the Chancellor is remarkably resilient .
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Probably for this reason, it has proved a remarkably resilient idea.
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Although cob walls contain no stone, apart from the footings, they are remarkably resilient .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Amy will soon be out of hospital -- children of her age are very resilient .
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Being twenty-three years old and quite resilient , I got over the shock pretty quickly.
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The enemy proved far more resilient than expected.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Confounding nearly all expectations, he and his cut-throat regime proved highly resilient .
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Exceptionally resilient , Lillie embarked on a new career - as an actress.
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Jim Harbaugh has been very resilient all year.
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The scenes of them together, despairing and hopeful, angry and resilient , are masterful.
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Young, charming, talented; she was also more resilient than he had anticipated.