noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a reversal of policy (= a change back to what it was before )
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The strength of this opposition forced a rapid reversal of policy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
complete
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This calls for complete reversal of former security doctrine based on strategic military considerations.
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A complete reversal of attitude has been accomplished during the past two decades.
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This is a complete reversal of fortunes.
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Only this time, it was almost a complete reversal of form by each.
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Such a complete reversal of her usual immunity only served to strip her of every vestige of confidence.
dramatic
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The dramatic military reversals and advances of following months left no space for a recovery of peace politics while the war continued.
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A number of such dramatic reversals are contained in this book.
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To begin, all the couples involved apparently had the flexibility to accept a dramatic role reversal .
sudden
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The overall effect of these dynastic upsets and sudden reversal of political alignment was disastrous from Rome's viewpoint.
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Until the sudden reversal , the Nasdaq had been falling steadily and more than 200 stocks had hit new lows.
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Reagan, astonished by this sudden reversal , said, Absolutely not.
■ NOUN
role
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But if the move from history to hystery were simply a matter of role reversal it would be relatively unproblematic.
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But there has been some role reversal .
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Another important finding of the study was the confusion and ambivalence which these carers exhibited in relation to role reversal .
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This is a remarkable role reversal .
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But a role reversal might be interesting to start off with.
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A recent parenting study corroborates the benefits of such role reversal .
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But, on the dodges and self-deceptions of role reversal , this play is indefatigably predictable.
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As parents age, the issue of role reversal becomes more prominent.
■ VERB
represent
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All that represents an impressive reversal .
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The opening of telecommunications markets represents a huge reversal .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
role reversal
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A recent parenting study corroborates the benefits of such role reversal.
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Another important finding of the study was the confusion and ambivalence which these carers exhibited in relation to role reversal.
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As parents age, the issue of role reversal becomes more prominent.
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But a role reversal might be interesting to start off with.
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But if the move from history to hystery were simply a matter of role reversal it would be relatively unproblematic.
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But there has been some role reversal.
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But, on the dodges and self-deceptions of role reversal, this play is indefatigably predictable.
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This is a remarkable role reversal.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The decision marks a sharp reversal in federal policy.
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The profits of supermarkets declined until 1975 when a reversal began.
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The Second World War saw a dramatic reversal of traditional attitudes towards women.
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This appears to be a complete reversal of government policy.
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Wilson's campaign suffered a number of embarrassing reversals in recent months.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A different principle of development - indeed, a reversal of the principle of increasing elaboration - seems more probable.
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A recent parenting study corroborates the benefits of such role reversal .
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But if the move from history to hystery were simply a matter of role reversal it would be relatively unproblematic.
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Failure to do this is the only reason for a reversal of the spin from one direction to another.
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Reagan, astonished by this sudden reversal , said, Absolutely not.
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That transfer led to a reversal of scientific, philosophic, religious, political and economic beliefs.
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The third example of the painful emotion engram is the third type: loss of an ally by reversal .
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Therefore, to excise it would not imply any reversal of Britain's opt-out.