I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a stem cell (= one that divides and repairs the body, and may be used in medical treatment )
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Stem cells may make life-saving treatment possible.
stem cell
stem...flow
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I tied a towel round his leg to try to stem the flow of blood.
stem...flow
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an attempt to stem the flow of refugees across the border
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
long
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Serpentine layering Climbers such as clematis, jasmine, wisteria and honeysuckle root wherever their long pliable stems touch the soil.
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They are borne on long , wiry stems .
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Description: The leaves are arranged in two rows on long , trailing stems .
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The long stems are thin and branched.
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They have very long , firm stems .
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The plant is very bushy, and with long stems grows tall.
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Description: Light or bright green, oval or oblong, small leaves which grow close together on long stems .
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It sends forth long , trailing stems with leaves up to the water surface, where they float.
main
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Its rigid main stem needs no support, even when loaded with flowers and pods.
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Prune lateral shoots of wisteria if not done already, by cutting back to four or five leaves from the main stems .
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A leader is a main or central stem that extends and grows along its own line of growth.
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Only occasionally does it become necessary to cut out main stems , such as when they become old, gnarled and barky.
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A well defined form According to my dictionary, a tree can be any perennial plant having a self-supporting woody main stem .
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Many branches are produced on the main stems .
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Multi-sprouting will induce more main stems which produce a larger number of small tubers.
single
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You can try anything from a single stem to a braided bunch with Antenna's new collection of flowery Monofibre extensions.
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These grow naturally as a single , vertical stem and need absolutely no pruning.
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These four varieties are ideal small garden plants, as they grow on a single stem and don't need pruning.
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Those grown as cordons are trained on a single stem tied to wires attached at an angle.
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A cordon is no more than a single stem which fruits all the way along.
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A single stem planted on its own does not create a good effect.
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The standard rose is really a bush rose growing on a single stem .
slender
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A delicate looking plant with much branched slender stems and dainty powder blue flowers.
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The slender stems , like those of the crinoids are not preserved here.
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Dark green bristly foliage arranged in dense whorls around slender brittle stems .
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They are arranged on a slender , branching stem .
strong
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Records retrieved only under strong stems would not be given high weight.
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One could use rules of thumb about thresholds below which the search would be automatically repeated using strong stems .
■ NOUN
brain
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The Gateway itself is situated deep in the brain stem .
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The cerebellum, atop the brain stem , has many more, thanks to so many little granule cell neurons.
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The internal state of the organism is monitored by means of receptors, mostly situated in the brain stem .
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His head injury had damaged his brain stem .
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This input is fed to certain parts of the brain stem and filtered.
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There is another diffusely broadcasting group of neurons scattered along the centerline near the surface of the brain stem .
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For a diagnosis of brain stem death irremediable structural brain damage should be present.
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Two thumbtack-size patches of neurons located on the brain stem are particularly loaded with adenosine receptors.
cell
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As the cells proceed from the stem cell to the various mature blood cell types they divide many times.
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On this occasion it is stem cell research.
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Somewhere in the middle of the conflicting forces Bush must decide whether stem cell research should get federal funding.
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The stem cells at the heart of the matter are to be found in human embryos a few days old.
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Further studies are directed towards the understanding of the role which the stem cell control factor DIA/LIF plays in the normal embryo.
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However, removing the stem cells kills the embryo, and therefore has serious ethical implications.
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Replacement is dependent on the continued multiplication of immortal stem cells .
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All the cells in the blood come, remarkably, from just one special progenitor cell - the multipotential stem cell.
■ VERB
cut
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Once flowers are over, cut the faded stems back to ground level.
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Only occasionally does it become necessary to cut out main stems , such as when they become old, gnarled and barky.
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When established, cut its stems to ground level in winter.
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Use scissors to cut the carnation stem lengthwise into three.
grow
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At the cemetery, I noticed how each rose grew on a shark-infested stem .
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The eye grows out from the stem to become a bud.
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These four varieties are ideal small garden plants, as they grow on a single stem and don't need pruning.
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The leaf-stalks grow opposite from the stem .
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The points where the leaves grow on the stems are known as nodes.
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The standard rose is really a bush rose growing on a single stem .
remove
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Each time an affix is removed the remaining stem must be checked to determine whether it is a valid word.
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Just rinse off the zucchini and dry it. Remove the hard stem end and the tip.
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Cut the pepper in half lengthways and remove seeds and stem .
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Peel peppers and remove stems , seeds and veins.
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Remove the distance piece - the softer polystyrene block is easier to remove without damaging the stem than a harder wooden block.
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However, removing the stem cells kills the embryo, and therefore has serious ethical implications.
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Unearth them the following winter, remove all the rooted stems for transplanting and cut off any that have failed to root.
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Sort and clean the seeds, removing stems , casings and chaff manually, by sieving or blowing away the debris.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the plant continually produces new stalks through the year, so there always should be some new stems to pick.
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It looked like something pulled from the earth, a tuberous stem or fungus esteemed by gourmets.
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It produces small, fragrant flowers that cluster on older stems.
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The stem is thin and rooted.
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You can try anything from a single stem to a braided bunch with Antenna's new collection of flowery Monofibre extensions.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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But its theatrical power also stems from its vivid evocation of time and place.
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My next point also stems from this underlying tendency of the reforms to produce fragmentation and deregulation.
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The Griffiths inquiry stemmed also from broader concerns in the provision of welfare in the late twentieth century.
directly
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Two things stem directly from the location of a submarine eruption.
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We have seen that the principal intellectual characteristics of adolescence stem directly or indirectly from the development of formal structures.
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However, it is important to realise that these problems do not stem directly from the new Higher Still arrangements.
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Rural social geographers take this view very seriously, as it stems directly from the political economy background outlined in chapter 1.
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Some of the changes stemmed directly from the wartime period, others from the greater material prosperity of the 1920s.
largely
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This stems largely from a failure to embrace new work practices and is no part of the new deal.
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This lack of sensitivity to the wellsprings of quality largely stems from shopworn but doggedly persistent ideas on where to economize.
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This stemmed largely from a lack of political analysis and clarity in relation to nationalism and feminism on the part of Southern feminists.
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The changes stemmed largely from the generation gap.
mainly
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Ironically, the threat to rural post offices stems mainly from the Government's decision to automate pension and benefit payments.
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These changes stem mainly from three Acts of Parliament.
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I suggest that both the strength and the weakness of Moore's positive ethical views stem mainly from his method of isolation.
partly
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This small act of concealment had partly stemmed from the fact that she herself had never had money.
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The worries stem partly from a lack of confidence that their children will prosper unless provided with the best of opportunities.
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Its difficulties have partly stemmed from cuts in Medicaid, but also from political interference.
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That distinction is recent, stemming partly from Mahfouz's determination to make language match his theme.
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His initial reluctance stemmed partly from a statement he had made in November 1991 vowing never to accept the post.
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This stems partly from local resistance to change, and partly from the postwar approach to agricultural policy.
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It stems partly from a failure to understand fundamentalism as a modern political force right across the world.
■ NOUN
attempt
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Across a range of industries, major innovations are implemented in attempts to stem the decline in profits.
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But the networks have scrambled to keep them on the air for another year in an attempt to stem audience erosion.
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Opec is to increase production by 1.45m barrels a day in an attempt to stem rising prices.
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By the closing rounds he was reduced to throwing wild haymakers in a desperate attempt to stem the tide.
charge
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Reid was being held without bail on five counts of rape and several other charges stemming from the string of attacks.
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All the charges stem from Conoline's refusal to cooperate with an investigation into a botched Dec. 7 drug bust.
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Prosecutors said an additional broker, Christopher Avena of Harriman Group, already has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the investigation.
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He faces charges stemming from accusations made by several trainees.
decline
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Across a range of industries, major innovations are implemented in attempts to stem the decline in profits.
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The company this year announced a reorganization aimed at stemming the profit decline .
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What is the best way of stemming this decline or, even better, of regenerating the economy?
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In order to stem the decline , it was suggested that the trade must change its image and recruit younger drinkers.
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The government requested international assistance to support the balance of payments and to stem the decline in international reserves.
effort
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It has since closed 100 stores in an effort to stem losses.
fact
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This small act of concealment had partly stemmed from the fact that she herself had never had money.
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This stems from the fact that the introduction of international trade combines both countries into an integrated economy.
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Where the confusion seems to stem from is the fact that guitar music sounds an octave lower than concert pitch.
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The weakness of the Arab nations stems from the fact that they buy weapons instead of choosing to do their own research.
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Lipid asymmetries may stem from the fact that biological membranes need to have asymmetric protein distributions across the bilayer.
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Their unease about Microsoft's offer stems from the fact that a behavioural remedy is difficult to police.
failure
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This stems largely from a failure to embrace new work practices and is no part of the new deal.
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It stems partly from a failure to understand fundamentalism as a modern political force right across the world.
flood
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The General Manager is inside it, in a wetsuit, trying to stem the flood .
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Church had effectively stemmed the flood of artists.
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Then she dropped her face into her hands, unable to stem the flood of tears a second longer.
flow
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Sandbags were used to stem the flow but several corridors were soon under water.
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To stem the flow , he advocates strict trade protections, including high tariffs on imported goods.
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When was she going to stem the financial flow ?
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The brigadier tried to stem the flow with a tourniquet.
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How can we stem the tidal flow of change?
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She stemmed the flow of tears that came, knowing they would sting his body.
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Rose stemmed the flow , encouraged the ebb, and he allowed it to be that way.
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After the game Kasparov said that Karpov had to play 24 ... d3 to stem the flow of the White attack.
government
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Through this conservative normativist theory Dicey attempted to stem the tide of government growth in a collectivist direction.
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The growth in such services will often stem from government legislation providing for higher standards as the following examples make clear.
growth
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These controversies stem from disagreements over growth and what kinds of jobs Marana should be attracting, observers say.
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But it failed to stem the growth of Modern Orthodoxy.
loss
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But nothing was to stem the loss of traffic to the road.
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He and the Chairman, Clive Labovitch, were able to stem the losses .
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The measure would have made it more difficult to sue companies for fraud stemming from stock losses .
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Efficient emergency treatment relies upon being able to stem the blood loss with a tourniquet around the foot.
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It has since closed 100 stores in an effort to stem losses .
part
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In part this difficulty may stem from the uncertain legal nature of the action for breach of confidence.
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In part , this stems from the creation of tech-prep programs during the early 1990s.
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In part , this stems from history.
power
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But its theatrical power also stems from its vivid evocation of time and place.
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Reputation is a base of power stemming from others who have a favorable opinion of your work and capabilities.
problem
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It also tries to say that women's problems stem from either their sexuality or the family.
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Part of the problem stems from real or imagined slights between their respective aides, Glenn Miller and Chris Limberis.
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Other problems stem from the ambiguities of language and the complex rules of pleading.
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Part of this problem stems from all the propaganda they bombard you with when you buy a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
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However, problems stemming from its lack of use in the preceding year became apparent later.
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He notes that employers identify problems stemming from inappropriate work attitudes or behaviors as the primary cause of poor job performance.
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Gerstner's biggest problem may stem from the sources of his success.
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All his problems stem from tension.
rise
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From this stemmed the rise in illegitimacy.
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Part of Malthus' s pessimism stemmed from the conviction that when population increased the price of labor would drop.
tide
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Through this conservative normativist theory Dicey attempted to stem the tide of government growth in a collectivist direction.
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Even the great Chicago fire of 1871 could not stem the tide .
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Barnes managed to stem the tide a little by giving Liverpool a genuine attacking outlet.
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This illustrates the type of practical public health action that could be taken to stem the tide of obesity.
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By the closing rounds he was reduced to throwing wild haymakers in a desperate attempt to stem the tide .
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Only one way to stem the tide for Ireland: take out Figo.
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Both the Senate and the administration seemed powerless to stem the tide of hysteria.
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But even visions of breastfeeding could not stem the tide this time.
■ VERB
seem
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New chairman Robert Corbett says most of the losses seem to stem from incompetent grain trading.
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But the implied unity of mankind seems to stem from indifference.
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Where the confusion seems to stem from is the fact that guitar music sounds an octave lower than concert pitch.
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No satisfactory explanation of this decline has been adduced, but it seems likely to have stemmed from changes in agricultural practice.
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Both the Senate and the administration seemed powerless to stem the tide of hysteria.
try
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The General Manager is inside it, in a wetsuit, trying to stem the flood.
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Busy on two phones at once trying to stem disaster, you had no time to turn and look.
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Nell clutched at her chest, trying to stem the rising swell of nausea.
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She had simply eaten one after another to try and stem the feelings of anxiety within her.
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Six passers-by tried to stem the blood with their fingers and thumbs.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He used a rag to stem the bleeding.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The exact date of its original building is disputed but it probably stems from the late fifth or early sixth century.
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The weakness of the Arab nations stems from the fact that they buy weapons instead of choosing to do their own research.
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Their recovery since then stems from winning several lucrative long-term Defence contracts.
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This small act of concealment had partly stemmed from the fact that she herself had never had money.
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Thomas' patronage stems from the many churches he built during his pilgrimages.
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Two things stem directly from the location of a submarine eruption.
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Working through this despair, which stemmed from early childhood, was a long and painful task.