verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fire/stimulate sb's imagination (= make someone use their imagination )
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The aim of the exhibition is to stimulate people's imagination.
stimulate/encourage investment
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The government has cut taxes in order to stimulate investment.
stimulate/encourage/promote growth
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Greater government spending may stimulate economic growth.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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Good journalism can also stimulate change or action from politicians and from society at large.
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The brutalising environment that ferments prison disorder also stimulates industrial unrest among prison officers.
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It also stimulated scientific research by providing a definite name for something that previously had not had a satisfactory title.
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Such delay and concentration also stimulates new perceptions.
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Knowledge of theatre-goers also stimulates one to consider other similar types of entertainment and culture.
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Yet this trend has also stimulated resistance.
further
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This process was further stimulated by the massive increase in state purchase of military and industrial equipment during the Second World War.
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The intention in suggesting them is to stimulate further thought about other possible frames.
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This was stimulated further by additional supplementation with phosphate, especially in the colon and faeces.
■ NOUN
ability
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For good measure, she's famous for her ability to stimulate creative inspiration, too.
acid
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In man and other species, there is accumulating evidence that gastrin stimulates acid secretion by releasing histamine.
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However, a decline in pentagastrin stimulated gastric acid secretion with age was seen in those subjects with superficial gastritis also.
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Further characterisation of the non-ethanolic component of beer and wine that stimulates acid and gastrin secretion needs to be carried out.
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Cholesterol was added to increase the intestinal concentration of bile acids , because dietary cholesterol stimulates bile acid synthesis in rats.
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Early studies by Cooke showed that ethanol in concentrations of 1% to 20% did not stimulate gastric acid secretion.
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Omeprazole works differently, inhibiting the enzyme that pumps acid out of gut cells regardless of what stimulates acid production.
activity
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A wide range of activities will stimulate wide-ranging discussion.
body
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It merely seems to stimulate the body to produce more and more to match the daily need.
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If you decide to give massage a try, be careful: Massage can be either sedating or stimulating to the body .
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The use of the needles is said to stimulate your body into rebalancing itself.
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Homoeopathy, on the other hand, stimulates the body to heal itself and its use can be truly curative.
brain
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Exercise stimulates the brain so, in general, students who exercise regularly will look and be fit.
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Like cocaine and amphetamine, alcohol directly stimulates certain brain cells.
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So, if we stimulate the brains of animals, we can not know what sorts of sensation they are having.
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In reality, alcohol directly stimulates the brain and exerts a host of more complicated effects as well.
cell
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The cocktail did not stimulate efflux from cells transfected with the vector pREP8.
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Like cocaine and amphetamine, alcohol directly stimulates certain brain cells .
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It is used to stimulate the white blood cells .
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Nicotine appears to stimulate brain cells in nearly the same way that cocaine does, new research finds.
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Firstly, it contains special nutrients that will effectively stimulate skin cell activity and so repair past damage.
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No one knows why this association exists; fat tissue could contain more estrogen, which can stimulate cell growth.
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These neurotransmitters stimulate the postsynaptic nerve cells at specialised sites called receptors.
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Transcription of the gene in F9 stem cells is low but can be stimulated by treating the cells with retinoic acid.
circulation
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However, you also need to give yourself a flying start by stimulating the circulation through massage and natural herbal extracts.
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This contact creates a pumping action which stimulates correct blood circulation in the foot.
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Dry body brushing stimulates circulation and shifts pollutants to the kidneys for elimination.
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Face packs are designed to balance skin secretions, to stimulate the circulation and to moisturise and tighten the skin.
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By now you will have stimulated the circulation enough to move on to the next stage, which is kneading.
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They are designed to stimulate the circulation which in turn helps to eliminate the toxins and fatty particles.
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Taking moderate exercise will stimulate your circulation and release the natural chemicals which make you feel relaxed and invigorated.
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Massage, particularly aromatherapy, stimulates circulation in much the same way.
demand
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There are two possible explanations: the online environment either created a new demand or stimulated an existing inherent need.
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Ever-increasing demand stimulated a great viticultural expansion in the last half of the fourteenth century.
development
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This entailed a responsibility to stimulate the growth and development of new economic enterprises.
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In turn, this stimulated development of switches and routers to accommodate the increasing demands of the networks.
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This inhibits the growth of a market which would stimulate local economic development and so promote the expansion of manufacturing firms.
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But the policy emphasis was always on job creation stimulated by economic development rather than on direct assistance to the unemployed.
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Indirectly, this helped to stimulate industrial development .
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The models used are well chosen for the remedies studied and could stimulate the development of further experiments along similar lines.
economy
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Monetary policy hasn't been working because interest rates have been reduced to almost zero without stimulating the economy .
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The station, through its deejays, came to symbolize and help stimulate the segregated economy of Memphis.
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This increase in export earnings will stimulate the domestic economy .
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Water in Bio2 was diverted from one locality to another like so much federal spending meant to stimulate a regional economy .
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In July, an anti-corruption drive was also launched to stimulate the economy .
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Are we willing to sacrifice our kids for the sake of stimulating our economy ?
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And as Haji's factory shows, creating a market for the goods can stimulate the local economy .
effort
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Monopolistic trading companies, a state bank, efforts to stimulate industrial development; none of these had much success.
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But no one denies that it will take enormous effort to keep her stimulated and well.
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The government concentrated on efforts to stimulate economic growth and industrial investment and to enlarge the role of the private sector.
government
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A fuller acceptance of the concept of open government would stimulate discussion of public policy inside and outside Parliament.
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There are, of course, devices available to the government to stimulate innovation, and we discuss some of these below.
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One obvious policy for the achievement of this objective is for government to stimulate aggregate demand by some means or other.
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And we will act where a push by government is needed to stimulate the provision of childcare.
growth
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It has been suggested that the growth of environmentalism was stimulated by the anti-materialistic philosophy that found its expression in neo-Lamarckism.
hormone
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Several hormones may stimulate platelet activating factor biosynthesis invitro.
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Most tumors secrete hormones that stimulate new vessel growth around them, to speed delivery of oxygen-rich blood.
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Arousal may arise from the appeal of the goal, the feelings that it engenders, the hormones it stimulates .
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Under these circumstances, thirst and antidiuretic hormone secretion would be stimulated or inhibited in parallel.
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But they can also mimic the hormone or block or stimulate its action in adults.
idea
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In the continuous process thus engendered one sees how true theory stimulates ideas about what may be, in realms as yet unexplored.
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They stimulate ideas for possible improvements.
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One painting stimulates ideas for another so we never consciously have to plan the day - it happens.
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On the other hand, it is our task here to make concrete suggestions as well as to stimulate ideas .
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An individual who has no product knowledge but has imagination can often stimulate ideas .
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The leaders of our nation do however have a charge to stimulate discussion and ideas if none is forthcoming from the industrialists.
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The shapes of the new compact lamps have helped to stimulate ideas in the design of fittings.
imagination
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I want to offer them light, colour, romance, and to stimulate their imaginations .
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The march to Paris at the end of the Napoleonic Wars had stimulated the imagination of a significant number of Tsarist officers.
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This stimulates the note-maker's imagination and also tends to make the note memorable.
industry
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This, of course, stimulated the jam-making industry considerably.
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The war had stimulated the chemical industry and the related synthetic textile industries.
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Oil had stimulated new industry , cities were being modernized rapidly and ambitious plans promised change in the countryside.
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He plans to introduce new grants, government loans and schemes to stimulate the new technical industries .
interest
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He thought of Hugo's ability to excite interest , to stimulate thought.
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To be sure, many of those calls were orchestrated by political interest groups and stimulated by irate talk show hosts.
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The interests which stimulated their innovation and guided their development and use were primarily those of political administration rather than the strictly academic.
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It is obvious from the above that researchers are drawn to research in areas which interest and stimulate them.
investment
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The railways stimulated capital investment , entrepreneurial adventure, and the money market.
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Trouble is, they are the wrong songs: The supply-side view that tax cuts stimulate investment is simply not clearly demonstrated.
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Public investment will modernise services, help business and industry and stimulate private investment.
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Indeed, for many municipalities a concern with cost containment and with stimulating private investment became a practical necessity.
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I know that he appreciates the importance of infrastructure improvements to stimulate and encourage inward investment .
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The key to meeting this challenge was to stimulate private investment in the city.
market
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This inhibits the growth of a market which would stimulate local economic development and so promote the expansion of manufacturing firms.
production
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Nicotine is a powerful drug which stimulates the production of adrenaline, increasing the heart beat rate and blood pressure.
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The purpose of dress-down days is to stimulate production .
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Traditionally vaccines use living or killed forms of an organism to stimulate the production of antibodies which protect the person from infection.
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Unlike cortisone, which also reduces inflammation, Adequan seems to stimulate the production of new tissue in a damaged tendon.
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Instead of stimulating production by giving people incentives, we collectivized them.
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Omeprazole works differently, inhibiting the enzyme that pumps acid out of gut cells regardless of what stimulates acid production .
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Transfer activities, which concentrate on both written and spoken skills, stimulate active language production .
rate
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Second, the elimination of exchange rate uncertainty will stimulate the manufacturing sectors of member countries.
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Third, the elimination of exchange rate uncertainty will stimulate competitive forces in the union.
release
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The mechanism by which H pylori infection stimulates the release of G17 is not known.
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Pure ethanol does not stimulate gastrin release in humans.
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This all-or-none response seems to arise through a positive feedback effect whereby calcium stimulates its own release .
research
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It also stimulated scientific research by providing a definite name for something that previously had not had a satisfactory title.
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Established in 1975, the fund aims to stimulate research into all elements of the book world.
response
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This negative and careless attitude on the part of the teacher can only help to stimulate a negative response among his students.
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Following Rothermere's defection, radical voices within the movement suggested the use of open anti-semitism to stimulate popular response .
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It attempts, by tackling childhood thematically, across time, to stimulate new responses through sometimes startling juxtapositions of images.
secretion
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The exact reason why beverages with higher ethanol content do not stimulate acid secretion is also not known.
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In man and other species, there is accumulating evidence that gastrin stimulates acid secretion by releasing histamine.
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Beverages with higher alcohol content such as whisky and cognac did not stimulate acid secretion .
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However, a decline in pentagastrin stimulated gastric acid secretion with age was seen in those subjects with superficial gastritis also.
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After premedication with atropine intravenous ethanol failed to stimulate acid secretion .
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Further characterisation of the non-ethanolic component of beer and wine that stimulates acid and gastrin secretion needs to be carried out.
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This is because the very low concentrations of these substances present in beer failed to stimulate acid secretion .
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Early studies by Cooke showed that ethanol in concentrations of 1% to 20% did not stimulate gastric acid secretion .
system
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The therapy aims to stimulate the nervous system by body massage and manipulation.
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Images serve as cues stimulating the nervous system , causing muscles to respond subconsciously.
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These fractions were shown to stimulate a basal transcription system , reconstituted from highly purified fractions hTFIIIB and hTFIIIC.
tax
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In addition there would be some further tax relief to stimulate growth which could then be supplied through home production.
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Trouble is, they are the wrong songs: The supply-side view that tax cuts stimulate investment is simply not clearly demonstrated.
■ VERB
design
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We want to stress that this vision is designed to stimulate thought and debate.
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The drug's designed to stimulate the body's own defence system to fight the virus.
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They are designed to stimulate the circulation which in turn helps to eliminate the toxins and fatty particles.
fail
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Should this still fail to stimulate use it may be practical to recognize an error in selection, and discard accordingly.
help
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This will help to stimulate the audience's interest in what you are going to say.
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But our involvement can help to stimulate change there.
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This negative and careless attitude on the part of the teacher can only help to stimulate a negative response among his students.
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They hope that these, in turn, will help stimulate other enterprises.
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By easing cashflow pressures, it could help stimulate a change of culture in this potential growth area towards capital projects.
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Naturopathy: a system of medicine involving different natural methods which help to stimulate the body's vital force.
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His work has helped stimulate a major rethink in this area.
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Its superb massaging fingers will tone up problem areas such as hips and thighs and also help to stimulate your blood supply.
intend
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Education for Gifted Students is intended to stimulate interest in gifted and talented education and to encourage widespread participation in developing it.
try
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I tried to meditate to stimulate my faith but gave up.
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In such a scheme, the clusters would work together and try to stimulate each other.
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George has tried stimulating the right temporal lobe while showing patients such actors' faces depicting a standard emotion like disgust.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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City leaders hope the amusement park will stimulate tourism.
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The activities are designed to stimulate classroom discussions.
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The herb echinacea seems to stimulate the body's immune system.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another part of the economy was stimulated by the need to provide a labour force to grow this flourishing crop.
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George has tried stimulating the right temporal lobe while showing patients such actors' faces depicting a standard emotion like disgust.
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He never shared the extreme supply-siders' faith that tax cuts would pay for themselves by stimulating faster growth.
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I had eaten with Minna, but the cold had stimulated my appetite again.
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Tax is a powerful mechanism for stimulating change.
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There are two possible explanations: the online environment either created a new demand or stimulated an existing inherent need.