I. determiner
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
several inches/feet of snow
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More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.
several occasions
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He has helped me on several occasions.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
have several irons in the fire
keep several/too many etc balls in the air
on all/several/both etc counts
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Bright was turned down on both counts by Field, whose principal consideration was the weather.
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By contrast, Gordon says, the Net fails on several counts .
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He had failed on both counts .
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He was convicted by a jury on all counts and sentenced to 41 months in prison.
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He was too ambitious on both counts .
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I am afraid that, on all counts , it is going to fall down.
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I find this unconvincing on several counts .
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Missing Valuables Dear Missing: Yes, on both counts .
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Business partners have a joint and several liability where taxes are concerned.