I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a common sense approach
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We need a common sense approach to caring for the environment.
a common sense view
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Ross took the common sense view that it would be better to stay at home.
a false sense of security (= a feeling of being safe when you are not really safe )
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a false sense of security
a feeling/sense of gratitude
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She had a sudden feeling of gratitude towards him.
a feeling/sense of guilt ( also guilt feelings )
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I had a permanent feeling of guilt that I didn't see Mum and Dad as often as I should.
a feeling/sense of nostalgia
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Did it give you a sense of nostalgia to see the play on Broadway again?
a feeling/sense of pity
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Annie experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man.
a keen sense of
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As she walked away, Joe felt a keen sense of loss.
a lack of common sense
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Leaving the child alone in the car showed a lack of common sense.
a matter of common sense (= something that requires no more than common sense )
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Not driving too fast is just a matter of common sense.
a mood/sense of optimism
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A mood of optimism prevails in the White House.
a sense of balance
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A good sense of balance is always useful when you are sailing.
a sense of direction (= the ability to judge which way you should be going )
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Do you have a good sense of direction?
a sense of duty
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He was caring for his parents out of a sense of duty rather than love.
a sense of failure
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People may feel a sense of failure if they admit they have ended up in a job they hate.
a sense of grievance (= when you feel that you have been treated unfairly )
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Anti-Americanism in these countries comes from a deep sense of grievance against the United States.
a sense of harmony (= a feeling of friendship and peace )
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There was a quiet sense of harmony between them as they walked along.
a sense of honour
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Is he marrying her out of some misplaced sense of honour?
a sense of humour
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I'm afraid my dad doesn't have a very good sense of humour.
a sense of joy
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I’ll never forget the sense of joy that day.
a sense of loyalty
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She had a strong sense of loyalty to her family.
a sense of mastery (= the feeling that you can do something well )
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Suggesting an activity that a child can do adds to the child's sense of mastery.
a sense of mystery (= a feeling that something is mysterious )
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The garden had hidden corners that gave it a sense of mystery.
a sense of obligation
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the sense of obligation that you feel towards your family
a sense of occasion (= a feeling that an event is very special or important )
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The music gave the event a real sense of occasion.
a sense of perspective
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I felt I needed a break from the relationship in order to keep a sense of perspective.
a sense of pride
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I still feel a sense of pride at having been a member of the regiment.
a sense/air of finality
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The word ‘retirement’ has a terrible air of finality about it.
a sense/feeling of disappointment
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For days he couldn't get over his sense of deep disappointment.
a sense/feeling of doom
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Everyone in the business has a feeling of doom at the moment.
a sense/feeling of excitement
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He woke up that morning with a feeling of excitement.
a sense/feeling of importance (= a feeling that you are an important person )
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Sitting behind the big desk gave her a feeling of importance.
a sense/feeling of panic
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She looked out to sea with a rising sense of panic.
a sense/feeling of relief
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She was filled with an overwhelming sense of relief.
a sense/feeling of satisfaction
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performing such a difficult piece gave her a deep sense of satisfaction.
a sense/feeling of well-being
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A good meal promotes a feeling of well-being.
a strong sense of sth
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There is a strong sense of community here.
a vague sense/feeling
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She had a vague feeling that she had let something important slip away.
acute sense of
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Young children have a particularly acute sense of smell.
air/sense of menace
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There was a sense of menace as the sky grew darker.
an ounce of common sense (= a very small amount )
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Anyone with an ounce of common sense would have realised that was a silly thing to do.
be based on common sense
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The job doesn't require much training because it's based on common sense.
common sense dictates sth
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Common sense dictates that you should avoid too much sun.
common sense dictates sth (= tells you something very clearly )
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Common sense dictates that you should avoid handling wild animals.
common sense prevails (= is strong enough to make you do the sensible thing )
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Eventually common sense prevailed and they reached an agreement.
common sense prevails/reason prevails (= a sensible decision is made )
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He considered lying, but then common sense prevailed.
common sense suggests sth
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People don't always do what common sense suggests.
common sense tells you/me etc sth
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Common sense tells me that I should get more sleep.
convey a sense/an impression of sth
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The music conveys a senses of sadness and despair.
defy common sense (= not be sensible )
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The proposed change in the law defies common sense.
develop a sense/awareness/knowledge of sth
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The children are beginning to develop a sense of responsibility.
dress sense
good sense
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Mrs Booth showed a lot of good sense.
have a sixth sense
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He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble.
have a warped sense of humour (= think strange and unpleasant things are funny )
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You really have a warped sense of humour .
have common sense
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Some people are brilliant thinkers, but they have no common sense.
in the figurative sense
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He’s my son, in the figurative sense of the word.
literal meaning/sense/interpretation etc
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A trade war is not a war in the literal sense.
lose all sense of time/direction/proportion etc
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When he was writing, he lost all sense of time.
lulled...into a false sense of security (= made people think they were safe when they were not )
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Earthquakes here are rare and this has lulled people into a false sense of security .
makes good sense (= is sensible )
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It makes good sense to do some research before buying.
profound sense of
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a profound sense of guilt
remote sensing
road sense (= knowledge of how to behave safely near traffic )
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Young children don't have any road sense.
sb’s moral sense (= a feeling for what is right and what is wrong )
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Children’s moral sense develops over a number of years.
see reason/sense (= realize that you are wrong or doing something stupid )
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I just can’t get her to see reason!
sense danger (= feel that there is danger )
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The animal lifted its head, sensing danger.
sense of alienation
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Unemployment may provoke a sense of alienation from society.
sense of belonging (= a feeling that you are happy and comfortable somewhere )
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It’s important to have a sense of belonging .
sense of betrayal
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She felt a great sense of betrayal .
sense of decency
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Is there no sense of decency left in this country?
sense of destiny
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She always had a strong sense of destiny .
sense of detachment
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He felt a sense of detachment from what was happening around him.
sense of déjà vu
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a strange sense of déjà vu
sense of fair play
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This kind of behavior violates many people’s sense of fair play .
sense of foreboding
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She waited for news with a grim sense of foreboding .
sense of frustration
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People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough.
sense of fulfilment
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a deep sense of fulfilment that makes life worthwhile
sense of justice
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Children have a strong sense of justice .
sense of loss
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the deep sense of loss I felt after my divorce
sense of superiority
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his sense of superiority
sense of timing
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He told jokes with an exquisite sense of timing .
sense of touch
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the sense of touch
sense of vocation
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a strong sense of vocation
sense of...injustice
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He had developed a deep sense of social injustice .
sense organ
sense sb's presence (= be aware that someone is present without seeing them )
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The man sensed his presence at once and turned sharply.
sense the tension
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She could sense the tension in the room.
sense/feeling of inferiority
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He had a deep-rooted feeling of inferiority.
sense/feeling of unease
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As she neared the door, Amy felt a growing sense of unease.
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public unease about defence policy
sense/sensory organs (= the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin, used to give us information about the world around us )
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Our minds function through the brain, nervous system, and sense organs.
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As with the other sensory organs, taste is highly developed in babies at birth.
show common sense
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His attitude shows no common sense at all.
simple/plain/basic/sheer common sense (= very obviously sensible )
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Locking your doors at night is simple common sense.
sixth sense
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He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble.
sound common sense (= sensible and reliable )
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These ideas contained much sound common sense.
use your common sense
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If something goes wrong, just use your common sense.
wicked sense of humour
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Tara hasn’t lost her wicked sense of humour .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
broad
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Political economy in the broadest sense is the study of all these massive problems.
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In a broader sense it includes all relatives living together or accepted as a family, including adopted persons.
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We encourage experimentation in the broadest sense of the word.
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In return, we assume that society is, in the broadest sense , responsible for everyone in it.
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This brings us to the last perspective which has influenced us: the study, in the broadest sense , of personality.
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All parties in the conflict regard education in its broadest sense as part of an ideological battleground.
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Today we could expect to find perhaps a dozen employed; but then, only 14 were retired in the broadest sense .
false
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Gone is the wide fast road and its dangerous crossing, where the stripes gave walkers a false sense of security.
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We had been lulled into a false sense of security.
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An attempt to lull him into a false sense of security.
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The entire procedure would give a false sense of security.
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The reported wind speeds gave everyone a false sense of security.
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But some people think too much emphasis is being put on duration, lulling investors into a false sense of comfort.
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Making a close relationship may lead to a false sense of self-sufficiency.
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The identification of apparent patterning amongst types and sub-groups of ornamental metalwork can easily induce a false sense of satisfaction.
general
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Finally, the price rise was a product of the boom in a more general and fundamental sense .
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A general sense of impunity has added greatly to this situation.
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In a general sense this is probably always true but it need not be true in a detailed sense.
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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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To ignore those who live at home is unacceptable; it runs counter to a general sense of social responsibility.
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Yet a few rare instances provide us with at least a general sense of the magnitude of this particular organizational cost.
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In that general sense Achaemenid Persia was feudal.
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Attractively presented product information is also a good public relations vehicle, enhancing the image of the store in a general sense .
good
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It is left to the individual's instinct and good sense , which are not always entirely sound.
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He struck a countermeasure that made better sense on every level.
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Soon we were once again toasting our good sense at booking Christmas week in the Algarve.
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But it made no better sense , Johnson quickly added, for the Corps to build the dam instead.
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Are you a jolly person; do you have a good sense of humour?
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In his zeal, he almost lost his good sense .
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This gives us a powerful sense of tradition, in the best sense of the word.
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He admired her good sense , and he followed her directions exactly.
great
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Anna felt a great sense of relief.
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As a black woman, I want to feel a greater sense of control.
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A great sense of relief and understanding permeates the air.
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All seven groups are great in several senses .
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Despite these fluctuations in his status I remember him fondly on his infrequent leaves as some one with a great sense of fun.
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This would make great sense , if tied to parental choice.
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His legs felt scalded as that thing of his shuddered; he experienced the greatest sense of relief he had ever known.
keen
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And Matt Camplisson, a recently retired bus inspector, will also be there with his keen sense of humour.
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Alexander, of course, had a keen sense of the value of my commentary.
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The most skilled and literate combined the keenest sense of grievance with the ability to articulate their aspirations.
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But his good-ore-boy mannerisms hide a keen sense of opportunity.
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We feel a keen sense of responsibility for the sick and needy.
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Hughes was blessed or cursed by a very keen sense of the social drama of collective life.
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But she too had a keen sense of making the best of whatever was given.
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They lose their keen sense of smell and direction when the wind picks up like this.
literal
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In a literal sense , the management of the school has depended on him or her.
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Ray S., who came to see me, was not a carpenter in the literal sense but a millwright.
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Having said that, scientists are currently working on an atomic toolkit in the most literal sense .
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No. 1 with a bullet, in the most literal sense .
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It's twist-and-go in its most literal sense .
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Mr Gow made it clear that he was not referring to small men in any literal sense .
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It seems that Freemantle was uneasy about poems which even in the most literal sense made the poet look bad.
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Backstage there exists a very Boys R Us attitude: espritdecorps in its most literal sense .
moral
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Individuals, except in an ultimate moral sense , are unequal. 6.
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Are we free to modify Our moral sense by rational reflection and conscious goal-setting or not?
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Kant Kant's moral philosophy is sharply opposed to the moral sense approach of Hutcheson and Hume.
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She treated her crisis as a literary event; she lost her moral sense , her judgment, her power to distinguish.
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One loses one's moral sense when lust becomes dominant.
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Only a theory that is completely certain should be allowed to undermine this moral sense .
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My moral sense has been dulled by too many years here.
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It has taken a long time, and this is only the end in a juridical not a moral or historical sense .
narrow
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In the narrow sense , it failed to achieve its specific aims.
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In the narrow sense , the battle here is over zoning.
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He was never a teacher in a narrow pianistic sense , was never a mere driller of scales.
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While in a certain narrow sense this is the case, in many important ways just the opposite is true.
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There are important parts of these processes to which this narrow sense is relevant.
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In a quite narrow sense they are right.
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Lord Reid stated that jurisdiction in a narrow sense meant only that the tribunal be entitled to enter upon the inquiry.
real
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In a real economic sense , we are already in surplus.
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In a very real sense , though not the sense they were expecting, the kingdom had come in power.
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But in a very real sense he was right and they were wrong.
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In no real sense does such direct dependence or influence exist.
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The only real sense the deal makes is unashamedly commercial.
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Censorship is now, in a real sense , polarized along political lines.
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Casualness with a real sense of style that made it look great.
strong
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There is a strong sense of order and control.
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If the individual has a strong will, then there is in place a strong sense of obligation to ones values.
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His strong sense of duty made him insist on going, even if the weather was very bad.
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Thanks largely to the tradition of the harem and their own recent suppression, Arab women had a strong sense of sisterhood.
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As for the case of the welfare-tax protesters Dworkin implies that they have no right in the strong sense to withhold their tax.
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A stronger sense of self, based on a combination of external reality and internal ideas, begins to emerge.
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As a nation we pride ourselves on our strong sense of sportsmanship and fair play.
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Approach them with a positive attitude and a strong sense that change is possible.
true
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We are not really operating a gallery in the true sense of the word, with additional stock behind the scenes.
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A true sense of mastery of the task at hand.
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This is true in the sense that electors want stability and do not much want the higher thought.
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Management control therefore, in its true sense , is exercised only rarely.
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The scientist is motivated by a passion for what is true and a sense of responsibility towards what is true.
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Prisoners passed through the place so fast that it ceased to be a camp in the true sense altogether.
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This enhances a true sense of personal integrity and self-worth.
■ NOUN
organ
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His/her long muscular tongue lashed and probed the air like a sense organ as if to supplement his/her tiny shrunken eyes.
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The subtle energies comprising the instinctive mental patterns automatically produce a body and sense organs to match.
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Not through the medium of the brain and nervous system and the ordinary sense organs .
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No magnetic sense organ has been identified, but two hypotheses have been put forward.
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Probably not, he told himself,. there are no sense organs in the human cortex, after all.
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One is that the light-sensitive pigments of the eye could also act as magnetic sense organs .
■ VERB
develop
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But developing a sense of this is essential to wellbeing; assertiveness training and learning self-defence can both help.
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How can students avoid internalizing these negative messages and develop or preserve their sense of self-worth?
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Also, with puberty, children, especially girls, begin to develop their own sense of identity.
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As a child balances his blocks, he develops a sense for equivalence.
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We can develop a sense of identity by sharing our experiences with others in a process of ongoing interaction.
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With this insight and acceptance, children begin to develop a sense of mastery of their feelings.
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To achieve the desired balance and harmony, it is essential to develop a sense of personal purpose.
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Such explorations enable them to grow in knowledge and to develop a sense of mastery that promotes self-confidence.
feel
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He felt an enormous sense of gratification mixed with affection for his two foster parents.
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He feels , in a sense , betrayed.
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Charles felt an uncomfortable sense of urgency.
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Remember to try and feel a sense of grace and well being flow over you as you perform them.
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But she felt no sense of hunger.
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Lowell felt a niggling sense of betrayal.
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You feel that great sense of satisfaction, and that makes everything else go away.
give
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Gone is the wide fast road and its dangerous crossing, where the stripes gave walkers a false sense of security.
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Spencer and his bandmates never give the sense that they look down on the pop styles they play with.
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Secrets give a garden a sense of mystery and magic.
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It gives them an everyday sense of purpose.
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Only in a secure Britain can we break down barriers and give people a real sense of fair play.
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Red and purple salvias blend well to give a sense of harmony in the garden.
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She formed a instinctive rapport with many patients, her efforts giving her a real sense of achievement.
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To belong to the Communion of Saints gives us a sense of deep communion.
lose
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Whenever he buried himself in the ledgers and account books, he lost all sense of time.
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Without work, meaningful or not, a man or a woman can lose the precious sense of self-worth.
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One loses one's moral sense when lust becomes dominant.
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I just lost all sense of direction, of purpose.
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We have lost of a sense of great books, for instance.
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She would jump off a board and lose all sense of where she was.
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His death quite literally shattered the Prince and for a time he lost all sense of purpose.
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They lose their keen sense of smell and direction when the wind picks up like this.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an ounce of sense/truth/decency etc
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Anyone with an ounce of sense knows that results depend on factors other than staff efficiency. - T. Baines, Oxford.
appeal to sb's better nature/sense of justice etc
give (sb) an impression/a sense/an idea
horse sense
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Arthur looked at Flute's cross face and thought longingly of Fred's horse sense at dress rehearsals.
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Maud talked with a mixture of pedantry and horse sense that impressed him as singular and forcible.
in (full) possession of your faculties/senses
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He's difficult to get along with but still in full possession of his faculties.
knock some sense into sb/into sb's head
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Maybe getting arrested will knock some sense into him.
narrow sense/definition
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In a quite narrow sense they are right.
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In terms of its narrow definition in the Maastricht Treaty, convergence has been surprisingly successful.
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In the narrow sense, it failed to achieve its specific aims.
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In the narrow sense, the battle here is over zoning.
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Mr Alger, using perhaps a narrower definition of technology, put the peak exposure at 55 % of assets.
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There are important parts of these processes to which this narrow sense is relevant.
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This is the narrowest definition of money.
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While in a certain narrow sense this is the case, in many important ways just the opposite is true.
sb's sense of self
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He was combative, preferred elegant excesses of language, and had developed a strong, up-front sense of self .
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Her sense of time may vanish, and her normal sense of self .
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I should know ... Friendships become easier for young women in later adolescence as they develop a clearer sense of self identity.
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In contrast, figures outside the high cultural sphere often consciously try to abandon their sense of self .
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It is only through a process of dynamic interaction that consciousness is achieved as a sense of self and other.
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My therapist tells me I have a problem with boundaries, I have no sense of self .
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One week he said I had no sense of self .
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You need to go with the community and have a collective sense of self .
sense of community
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A sense of community is a source of satisfaction that appeals to many.
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Collectively taking care of our elderly provides a sense of community in our otherwise competitive economy.
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In turn, that sense of community is what is expected to make New Traditional neighborhoods desirable in this age of isolation.
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The results highlighted the attachment people feel to their area and the strong sense of community spirit.
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There is an indescribable sense of community here.
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These were, first, what human psychic needs does a sense of community arise to satisfy?
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To bring about this sense of community , Eliot includes historical and contemporary Londoners of various social classes.
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Today's crowded world militates against a sense of community .
sense of proportion
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At their best, lawyers have a sense of proportion and a sense of humor.
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But it is real enough to demand a sense of proportion and perspective.
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But let us keep a sense of proportion .
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Buying an airline seemed foolhardy and unnecessarily ostentatious: it affronted his sense of proportion .
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My sense of proportion left me; my judgment took on the grotesque exaggerations of a cruel cartoon.
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The participants, taken together, represented the power establishment of southern California with an exquisite sense of proportion .
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What is probably important here is a sense of proportion , rather than oversimplified either/or decisions.
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You should, however, keep a sense of proportion .
sense/spirit of adventure
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A secret always buoyed her up, gave her a sense of adventure .
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A sense of adventure , perhaps?
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Dole can opt for some one out of the blue, making a bold stroke and hoping to demonstrate a spirit of adventure .
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It is like they embody the spirit of adventure , that sense of infinite newness.
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The atmosphere of the room was so different from any he had ever breathed that self-consciousness vanished in the sense of adventure .
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The excitement gradually left them and the boyish sense of adventure seeped slowly away.
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The sense of adventure felt by the pioneers of flight still remains with those who carry on the tradition of ballooning today.
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We should strive for the same sense of adventure .
take leave of your senses
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You challenged him to a fight? Have you taken leave of your senses?
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But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women.
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But John had not taken leave of his senses.
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Her daughter had taken leave of her senses and her husband was never at home when he was needed.
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I know what you're saying and I think you've taken leave of your senses.
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She had taken leave of her senses!
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Was she taking leave of her senses?
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You must have taken leave of your senses! b. You must have left your senses behind! 35a.
talk (some) sense into sb
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Someone needs to talk sense into Rob before he gets hurt.
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Afterwards, George asked me to come down and see if I could talk some sense into you.
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At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her.
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He had already tried to talk sense into Jotan, and had got nowhere.
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Maybe the squabbling sparrows on the next balcony would talk some sense into her before it was too late.
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She fervently hoped that Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son.
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Take this, and try to talk some sense into your dad if you can.
talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc
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A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.
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Don't talk rubbish, girl!
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He had already tried to talk sense into Jotan, and had got nowhere.
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It was easy to laugh in that snug house, talk nonsense half the night, drink.
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People who talk about authentic costume are talking rubbish.
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Quinn realized that he was talking nonsense.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'm using the word "education" in its broadest sense here.
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In the dictionary the different senses of each word are marked by numbers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although there were cousins in Los Angeles, too, the warm and sometimes overbearing sense of family was gone.
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And as he does the room is almost thick with a sense of triumph.
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I never had a sense of abundance, of being able to splash out and enjoy myself.
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The notion of randomness is especially unclear, in the sense that it has never been defined in any consistent way.
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The Western sense of security was shattered.
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This was tolerated as long as they did so out of a sense of liberation at being at home, i.e. through choice not force.
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Through each sense , children not only react to the world, they also comprehend their world.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
change
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From the mid-eighties onwards, I sensed a change in the cultural scene.
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He had sensed a change in the air, a salty dampness.
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Some women sense a change from the moment of conception and know they are pregnant before they miss a period.
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He sensed the change at once and lifted his dark head.
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They sensed the change in political mood and were anxious that the Conservatives should not get out of step with the public.
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Somewhere ahead of her, Rosa sensed a change in her life.
danger
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It was a classic face off, and Bodie sensed danger .
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Richard sensed danger before Philippa did.
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If you sense danger , act as if you can see danger itself.
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If they sense danger , they move on.
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Night is when most creatures sense danger .
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It senses the danger and almost instantaneously cuts off the power with a speed of reaction which can prevent a tragedy occurring.
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She sensed danger for Toby, but didn't know how to avoid it.
fear
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He had sensed her fear of yielding to a man's passion and had reined in his desire immediately.
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It was like she sensed his sadness and fear and became ten times more zany.
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It is Mr Major who seems to sense the fears and hopes of middle Britain.
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He bared his teeth and tried not to look afraid; above all, they mustn't sense his fear .
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He sensed her fear , read it in her eyes.
mood
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The first to sense the new mood was the press, and an Anti-Waste League was founded by Lord Rothermere.
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I sensed that the mood was beginning to turn.
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After a few minutes, Blanche seemed to sense Dexter's baleful mood , checked her watch and stood up to go.
presence
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Once, he had sensed a presence following him on the trail.
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It strode through the black rain to the car wreck in the forecourt, sensing the presence of more food.
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A microchip in a couch will sense the presence of a sitter and turn the heat up in the room.
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From them ... The dragons sense Liessa's presence .
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He sensed its presence , glimpsed the dark shape only on the edge of his vision.
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Standing in the chill morning air outside the church, I felt could sense their presence .
tension
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She could sense the rising tension in the room, almost as oppressive as the scent of all the flowers.
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The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth.
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She sensed the tensions we were suffering before we finally parted.
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I could sense the tension in the court as neighbours sought to give opinions to each other in noisy whispers.
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When he finally got there, when he walked through the town, he sensed a tension amongst those who saw him.
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Forester sensed a worm of tension , deep in his belly and fighting to get free.
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Blanche sensed the tension in his body, the clenched muscles.
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Romanov sensed the sort of tension he only felt in the field.
unease
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Even at that early age, Celia sensed a strange unease , a tension amongst the grown-ups.
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But he sensed an unease beneath the directness.
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Clearly, pupils will sense a teacher's unease in presenting poetry to them, and are then likely to respond negatively.
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begin
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I really began to sense it when David did a Midnight Special show in 1973.
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Alvin himself had begun to sense that.
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We begin to sense with a keener sensitivity the needs of people around us.
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As the journey progressed and the bus whizzed by the stadium, the passenger began to sense a problem.
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The Republicans, led by Senator Taft, began to sense they had an election winner here.
seem
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Emily seemed to sense this too as she gazed at the uppermost branches.
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She seemed to sense his nervousness.
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John seemed to sense death approaching.
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Suddenly Morthen seemed to sense the watcher.
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But what he seemed to be sensing was that the boy was dangerous.
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It is Mr Major who seems to sense the fears and hopes of middle Britain.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an ounce of sense/truth/decency etc
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Anyone with an ounce of sense knows that results depend on factors other than staff efficiency. - T. Baines, Oxford.
horse sense
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Arthur looked at Flute's cross face and thought longingly of Fred's horse sense at dress rehearsals.
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Maud talked with a mixture of pedantry and horse sense that impressed him as singular and forcible.
in (full) possession of your faculties/senses
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He's difficult to get along with but still in full possession of his faculties.
narrow sense/definition
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In a quite narrow sense they are right.
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In terms of its narrow definition in the Maastricht Treaty, convergence has been surprisingly successful.
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In the narrow sense, it failed to achieve its specific aims.
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In the narrow sense, the battle here is over zoning.
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Mr Alger, using perhaps a narrower definition of technology, put the peak exposure at 55 % of assets.
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There are important parts of these processes to which this narrow sense is relevant.
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This is the narrowest definition of money.
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While in a certain narrow sense this is the case, in many important ways just the opposite is true.
sb's sense of self
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He was combative, preferred elegant excesses of language, and had developed a strong, up-front sense of self .
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Her sense of time may vanish, and her normal sense of self .
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I should know ... Friendships become easier for young women in later adolescence as they develop a clearer sense of self identity.
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In contrast, figures outside the high cultural sphere often consciously try to abandon their sense of self .
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It is only through a process of dynamic interaction that consciousness is achieved as a sense of self and other.
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My therapist tells me I have a problem with boundaries, I have no sense of self .
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One week he said I had no sense of self .
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You need to go with the community and have a collective sense of self .
sense of community
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A sense of community is a source of satisfaction that appeals to many.
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Collectively taking care of our elderly provides a sense of community in our otherwise competitive economy.
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In turn, that sense of community is what is expected to make New Traditional neighborhoods desirable in this age of isolation.
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The results highlighted the attachment people feel to their area and the strong sense of community spirit.
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There is an indescribable sense of community here.
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These were, first, what human psychic needs does a sense of community arise to satisfy?
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To bring about this sense of community , Eliot includes historical and contemporary Londoners of various social classes.
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Today's crowded world militates against a sense of community .
sense of proportion
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At their best, lawyers have a sense of proportion and a sense of humor.
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But it is real enough to demand a sense of proportion and perspective.
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But let us keep a sense of proportion .
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Buying an airline seemed foolhardy and unnecessarily ostentatious: it affronted his sense of proportion .
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My sense of proportion left me; my judgment took on the grotesque exaggerations of a cruel cartoon.
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The participants, taken together, represented the power establishment of southern California with an exquisite sense of proportion .
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What is probably important here is a sense of proportion , rather than oversimplified either/or decisions.
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You should, however, keep a sense of proportion .
sense/spirit of adventure
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A secret always buoyed her up, gave her a sense of adventure .
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A sense of adventure , perhaps?
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Dole can opt for some one out of the blue, making a bold stroke and hoping to demonstrate a spirit of adventure .
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It is like they embody the spirit of adventure , that sense of infinite newness.
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The atmosphere of the room was so different from any he had ever breathed that self-consciousness vanished in the sense of adventure .
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The excitement gradually left them and the boyish sense of adventure seeped slowly away.
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The sense of adventure felt by the pioneers of flight still remains with those who carry on the tradition of ballooning today.
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We should strive for the same sense of adventure .
take leave of your senses
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You challenged him to a fight? Have you taken leave of your senses?
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But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women.
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But John had not taken leave of his senses.
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Her daughter had taken leave of her senses and her husband was never at home when he was needed.
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I know what you're saying and I think you've taken leave of your senses.
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She had taken leave of her senses!
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Was she taking leave of her senses?
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You must have taken leave of your senses! b. You must have left your senses behind! 35a.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After a while, I sensed that he was no longer listening.
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I wasn't that thrilled with her performance, and I'm sure she sensed it.
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She sensed his impatience and tried to hurry.
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This new dishwasher senses how many dishes are loaded and sets itself accordingly.
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We could sense an unwelcoming atmosphere.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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David sensed the urge to plant his lips on hers immediately and bite into the yielding flesh.
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From the mid-eighties onwards, I sensed a change in the cultural scene.
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I sensed that she loved her little girl a great deal but was feeling hopelessly lost about how to cope with her.
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Once, he had sensed a presence following him on the trail.
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There are times you get the impression Bulls coach Phil Jackson is tuned into some cosmic wavelength that only he can sense .
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They have sensed, as the layman does not, the damage to established ideas which lurks in these relationships.
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When he finally got there, when he walked through the town, he sensed a tension amongst those who saw him.