noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sense of achievement/satisfaction (= a feeling that you have achieved something good )
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Even a small success gives a sense of achievement.
a sigh of relief/exasperation/satisfaction etc
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At last the girl stopped eating and sat back with a sigh of satisfaction.
customer satisfaction (= how pleased customers are )
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The firm carried out a survey of customer satisfaction.
job satisfaction (= the enjoyment you get from your job )
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Levels of job satisfaction vary between departments.
quiet confidence/satisfaction/desperation (= having a particular feeling but not talking about it )
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a woman whose life of quiet desperation threatens to overwhelm her
vicarious pleasure/satisfaction/excitement etc
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the vicarious pleasure that parents get from their children’s success
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
certain
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There is a certain satisfaction to be gained from achieving something which we thought was probably impossible for us.
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I felt a certain satisfaction: I had influenced positively a shot executed by a professional golfer playing for his livelihood.
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He was amused with a certain satisfaction on his beefy face.
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It's a great pleasure to me and a certain indication of satisfaction that many of them are regulars.
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Almost, Sara thought, one might detect a certain amount of satisfaction in her tones.
complete
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I am writing to express our complete satisfaction with everything that he does.
deep
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An hour later, I was surveying the results with a feeling of deep satisfaction .
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They are saying they want to get back to the point where their hard work brought frequent, real, deep satisfaction .
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Ymor had on several occasions seen him look around the room with an expression of deep satisfaction .
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Well, with any luck she'd get a fair return on her outlay, in deep satisfaction .
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She gave a low, smiling sigh as the pleasure ebbed away until it was replaced by a deep satisfaction .
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They also shared the deep satisfaction which running brings, often more in preparation than in the race itself.
general
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The level of arousal has a lot to do with general feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
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Do you have enough time and feel a general sense of satisfaction at the end of each day?
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At the beginning of her appraisal interview, she expressed a general satisfaction with her status and responsibilities.
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And these relations affected how hard people worked and their general satisfaction with what they did.
great
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The great satisfaction was that the aspects we concentrated on in training - defence and winning loose ball - worked out well.
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Knowing that the letter might have been one of them continues to give me great satisfaction .
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What gave her the greatest satisfaction was the water, now bloodstained by the final, flamboyant exhibition of the setting sun.
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Today we are rightly demanding a greater sense of satisfaction and achievement not just a weekly paycheck.
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Prussia's new territories were no great source of satisfaction on any level.
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It was something I had never done before and never would again, and it gave me great satisfaction .
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You feel that great sense of satisfaction , and that makes everything else go away.
grim
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Their steep decline has given grim satisfaction to their legions of detractors.
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He sensed their grim satisfaction , something meritorious in the air, some old grievance righted at last.
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With a small grim smile of satisfaction , he went back to the utility room and looked at the power switches.
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Miguel stood there smoking and grunting and nodding to himself with the grim satisfaction that comes when your suspicions are proved correct.
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There is pleasure in the small ferreted bargains - a grim , huddled satisfaction .
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Conservatives on the faculty enjoyed the grim satisfaction of seeing their predictions of catastrophe realized in full.
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George locked the letter away, smiling with grim satisfaction .
high
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Overall the results show high levels of satisfaction in the aspects covered by the questionnaire.
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Schools of choice have lower dropout rates, fewer discipline problems, better student attitudes, and higher teacher satisfaction .
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It value scale was from one to five, with the number five representing the highest level of satisfaction .
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His dignified person and agreeable countenance, with the most unaffected affability gave me high satisfaction .
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Hackman and Oldham admit that no piece of research has yet shown a positive relationship between high job satisfaction and high productivity.
immense
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Yet children also bring immense rewards and satisfaction .
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Yet it is very simple to prepare and offers immense satisfaction for those who follow some simple guidelines.
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I felt immense loss and immense satisfaction at the same time.
patient
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He said it was difficult to know why advance care discussions improved patient satisfaction .
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That finding suggests that hospitals trying to boost patient satisfaction must do more than merely decrease waiting times.
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Whether this has resulted in better clinical decision making, patient satisfaction , or use of resources is as yet unknown.
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I do studies in my office on patient satisfaction , short waits, warmth and caring of my office personnel.
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Repeated surveys have shown a high degree of patient satisfaction with general practice.
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Executives often receive bonuses based on performance outcomes such as cost-containment, quality assurance, and patient satisfaction .
personal
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They must also want to please each other and help each other to find fulfilment, as well as looking for personal satisfaction .
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And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.
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Despite our analysis, most of our engineers felt that they were achieving professional success and personal satisfaction .
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It was a never ending task which offered William little personal satisfaction .
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But if only for her own personal satisfaction it had to be worth a try.
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New skills can increase personal satisfaction Women in particular are susceptible to believing that improving their appearance can help them reinvent themselves.
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Success is not about money or position - it is about personal satisfaction and self-esteem.
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I hope it affords you both personal and professional satisfaction ?
quiet
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He watched them go with quiet satisfaction .
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Mr Scott resumed his place, a look of quiet satisfaction on his face.
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Outside the venue, the Inspirals climb into their cramped tour van and head back to the hotel exuding quiet satisfaction .
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This she did to her quiet satisfaction , thanks to a careless slip by Janice.
real
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But there is always real satisfaction in a fight against great odds.
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To my real satisfaction there was not a hint of resentment from anyone.
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They are saying they want to get back to the point where their hard work brought frequent, real , deep satisfaction .
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Because in looking to the self for real satisfaction and happiness in living, man is looking in entirely the wrong direction.
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Probably creative work was all the real satisfaction he obtained in those stressful years.
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But the only real satisfaction is when we win the game.
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You can never experience the real satisfaction of growing roses well by following a list of step-by-step instructions.
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Use value is the real satisfaction yielded by the commodity.
■ NOUN
customer
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Your job satisfaction ensures your customer satisfaction; - and it shows.
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Consequently customer satisfaction had actually declined.
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Speaking at it's annual conference in Newcastle, Co Down, he said it was real evidence of customer satisfaction .
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This will lead to greater customer satisfaction and be to everyone's benefit.
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As with any complex electronic information system or service, a strong support structure can make an enormous difference in customer satisfaction .
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The money is earmarked for engineering, marketing and sales of the start-up's customer satisfaction software.
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I have to do some handholding and training to make sure the rep focuses on customer satisfaction .
job
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Mechanization has not therefore necessarily involved any decrease in job satisfaction among farm workers.
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But the job satisfaction of the workers increases dramatically.
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The final system design is evaluated on the basis of job satisfaction of those working on it as well as its efficiency.
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Working hard is a personal objective, to obtain job satisfaction and potential rewards of career advancement.
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Waiting times are coming down in most places and staff report improved management and job satisfaction .
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In the light of these difficulties with measuring job satisfaction , academic researchers have made two responses.
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The model is developed from research they have conducted into the relationship between job characteristics, motivation, and job satisfaction .
■ VERB
bring
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This being said, it hardly matters provided the tendency brings satisfaction and pleasure to the person, or persons, concerned.
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She had no other work that might bring her satisfaction or a sense of purpose.
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Contacts with Patients On the whole, contact with Tanganyikan patients brought the Volunteers enormous satisfaction .
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The next one might bring you greater satisfaction as well as a more frank and open relationship.
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Simple things that can be transformed through work into something that brings pleasure and satisfaction .
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This was a positive approach that should bring greater satisfaction to the woman and benefits to the farm.
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A perfectly formed loaf brings the same satisfaction to its baker as does a perfectly thrown pot to a potter.
derive
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Against this, many who take the plunge derive enormous satisfaction from building up a family enterprise.
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They are attracted to novel situations and appear to derive satisfaction from exploring new aspects of their environment.
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Throughout his early adult life he passed from one religious system to another, unable to derive lasting spiritual satisfaction form any.
express
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The Reagan administration expressed satisfaction with this new era of civic entrepreneurialism and claimed that it demonstrated the wisdom of its policies.
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Older people were more likely to express satisfaction .
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Stout expressed satisfaction with the arrangement, and the Alsop-Kintner team set to work on their next Post project.
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Indeed, they were much more likely than their younger counterparts to have expressed satisfaction with the firm and its management.
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The Corporation expressed their satisfaction with the endowment and their conviction that it would be ample for the purposes of the School.
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I am writing to express our complete satisfaction with everything that he does.
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A spokesman for Walsh expressed satisfaction with Abrams's conduct and his sentence.
feel
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She stretched her legs under the table, feeling the same satisfaction that she felt when she woke that morning.
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I get a feeling of satisfaction out of it.
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He had felt a hint of satisfaction as he walked through the lobby.
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I felt a certain satisfaction: I had influenced positively a shot executed by a professional golfer playing for his livelihood.
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Mr Beckenham felt a perverse satisfaction .
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Normally a cautious man, Kragan felt the glimmer of satisfaction spread within him.
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Forgetting all her questions, Molly could only feel a secret satisfaction .
find
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In superfluity, it now became apparent, they had found satisfaction .
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Early music aficionados will have to go a lot farther than the Peninsula to find comparable satisfaction .
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I rarely find much satisfaction in debating harder abstractions or metaphysical teasers with him.
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He felt some guilt at first, which bothered him, but he also found satisfaction in it.
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Her hands had moved under his shirt and found satisfaction in the sultry silk of his skin.
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But plenty are, and both parents and children find great strength and satisfaction from the relationship.
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He began to find his own satisfactions in doing well at school, in his friends, in his drawings.
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I have to get my life back on track and the first step is finding satisfaction through work.
gain
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It was therefore generous of Émile to gain satisfaction from promoting others to success in the music world.
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You do not have to work in a particular field to gain satisfaction from it.
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The writer gains satisfaction from knowing that the reader is satisfied, and viceversa.
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He could gain no satisfaction from his Rubensesque wife.
give
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I know she will be disappointed, and this gives me satisfaction .
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Knowing that the letter might have been one of them continues to give me great satisfaction .
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And without giving him the satisfaction of knowing how deeply he had hurt her.
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Chewing gives psychological satisfaction , and even in scientific experiments the chewing of gum has been found to help reduce tension.
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Nails liked her company better than that of his father; his new way of life gave him considerable satisfaction .
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It broke over Rex who gave a cry of satisfaction .
note
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I noted , also with satisfaction , that there was hardly an article in the house that could have cost more than £5.
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So I flipped through, noting with satisfaction that Texas was ranked as the No. 1 most-annoying state.
provide
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Nor do banks and building societies provide satisfaction .
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Their speeches provided emotional satisfaction but their actions failed to liberate a single slave.
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Furthermore, homeownership continues to provide satisfaction .
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Many people want jobs that allow them to make greater use of their education and that provide intrinsic work satisfaction .
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Thus: It is perceived equity that motivates behaviour and provides satisfaction .
seek
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Some others seek satisfactions in science and in associated professional work.
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The instincts are known to us as impulses, wishes or desires which seek direct satisfaction , unless they are totally repressed.
smile
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I lounged back in my pouch-seat, smiling with satisfaction .
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He grumbled but he watched me watching the young men and smiled with satisfaction .
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George locked the letter away, smiling with grim satisfaction .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a glow of pleasure/satisfaction/happiness etc
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Harry felt a glow of pleasure - not least because his darling Alice was making such an obvious success of her career.
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He looked fantastic and had actually acquired quite a suntan - or was it just a glow of happiness?
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Shamlou experienced a glow of satisfaction.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He enjoys coaching the hockey team, and gets a lot of satisfaction from it.
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Infants are concerned only with the satisfaction of their physical needs.
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Most teachers take great pride and satisfaction in their work, and enjoy working with young people.
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Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction .
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She finished her letter, and read it through with satisfaction .
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The pay is pretty good, but you don't get much job satisfaction .
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Warner's pay increase reflected his boss's satisfaction with his work.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hoomey, for a moment, felt a strange satisfaction at making his old Bones happy.
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It was something I had never done before and never would again, and it gave me great satisfaction .
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Miguel stood there smoking and grunting and nodding to himself with the grim satisfaction that comes when your suspicions are proved correct.
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Neighbourhood satisfaction was the lowest of all North Side neighbourhoods.
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Numerous downsized banks, insurers and retail chains have seen their customers' satisfaction plummet.
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Patricia sensed, with some satisfaction , that she was an object of curiosity to the cinema attendants.
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The Algiers agreement failed to work out to the satisfaction of either side.
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The writer gains satisfaction from knowing that the reader is satisfied, and viceversa.