verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a simplified version
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This simplified version of Shakespeare’s play is intended for younger children.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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This approach also simplifies the introduction of helical symmetry and enables helical deformations to be modelled in a controlled way.
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This would also simplify communications between on and offshore with regard to, for example, payroll information.
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And Nigel has also simplified his life.
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Regulations governing maritime transport between the two countries were also simplified .
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Private collections also simplify research in some topics.
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It has also simplified the menu.
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But calling it wages for housework not only simplifies the solution, it also simplifies the problem.
greatly
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The notation can be greatly simplified by adopting the Einstein summation convention in which we sum over repeated indices.
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Paperwork was reduced by 65 percent, and coordination greatly simplified .
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The annual Finance Bill could then be greatly simplified and concentrate on changes to the rates of the main tax levies.
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If an automatic time switch is available, this greatly simplifies the keeping of a regular lighting schedule.
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The job can be greatly simplified if a few short lengths of plastic tubing are kept in stock.
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The operative adapts to the idea of saving time and bonus calculations are greatly simplified .
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problem
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It is quite convenient to simplify the problem , and instead of thinking about sea-urchin or mouse embryos, to think about flags.
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Information systems simultaneously simplify and complicate the problem .
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Using curriculum-based access can simplify the problem of synonyms and remove this inhibition from information system users.
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This simplifies the recognition problem since overlapping points may be simply discriminated between and the problem becomes one of pattern recognition.
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Its potency declines rapidly, simplifying the problems of ultimate disposal.
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But calling it wages for housework not only simplifies the solution, it also simplifies the problem .
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The exigencies of administration in governmental, religious, and economic systems breed uniformity, because it simplifies the problem of control.
procedure
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Government during this period sought to clarify the law and simplify judicial procedure .
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Members of Darlington Council's development committee yesterday heard details of legislation to simplify and shorten planning procedures .
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The Housing and Town Planning Act, 1919, simplified the procedures for making schemes.
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Over the years there have been many modifications in an attempt to simplify the tendering procedure and improve the difficulties of administration.
process
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Officials sought to simplify the judicial process and clarify the criminal law.
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The Senate plan thus anticipated simplifying the review process characteristic of the categorical grants.
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Some drives come with software that simplifies the whole process .
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The keyboard will have a payment connection to simplify the billing process .
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Mission-driven budgets simplify the budget process enormously.
system
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Motif-based, the three module programme is meant to simplify day-to-day systems management of user accounts, file systems and systems performance.
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But he is also exploring various tax reforms that would reduce rates and simplify the system .
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One of the Government's aims in moving from supplementary benefit to income support was to simplify the system .
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His opponents claim they would simplify the tax system too, but would keep popular exemptions.
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Wherever possible, replies were coded on the questionnaire in order to simplify the computer reporting system .
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Since that time, the Seattle coaching staff has simplified its system .
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It considers that this move is in line with the policy of simplifying the regulatory system .
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A way must be found to simplify the system without sacrificing its structure and principles.
task
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A castle garrison was sometimes glad to see their town reduced to ashes, reckoning that it simplified the task of defence.
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Despite the accent on tradition, modern technology has simplified some tasks .
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Iii some situations, the workload will be constant which simplifies the task .
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Some simplify their task by voting alphabetically.
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Currently available speech recognition systems impose a selection of constraints on the input to simplify the speech recognition task .
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The work was leaving her little time for herself and so she decided to simplify the task .
tax
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Surely, it must be possible to simplify our tax system.
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Federal reform has simplified the tax process so that most people are capable of completing their own returns.
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Forbes wanted to simplify filing taxes by narrowing the current five rates to a single flat rate.
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His opponents claim they would simplify the tax system too, but would keep popular exemptions.
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An all-out campaign to truly simplify the tax code, and answer basic small business riddles, is long overdue.
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That bill includes a host of other provisions, including simplified pension rules and tax credits for hiring disadvantaged youth.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She took a complex topic and simplified it in a way that we could all understand.
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The government is planning to simplify the tax laws.
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The laws have been simplified to shorten the process of divorce.
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The whole university admissions procedure has been simplified.
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These gadgets do simplify food preparation, but are they really worth the money?
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We have done everything we can to simplify the procedure.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A crucial function of political parties is to aggregate and simplify these many demands into a few packages of clear alternatives.
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A technique called hidden line removal is used to simplify matters.
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Centralized and simplified network services management.
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Despite the accent on tradition, modern technology has simplified some tasks.
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Effective management simplifies agendas, enhances and enables networks.
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It has also simplified the menu.
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The morphology of the system was simplified in a manner suited to the recognition task.
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Therefore treatment is simplified if a special invertebrates tank can be maintained.