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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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These functions can be much more streamlined as a result, with less human administration.
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Today, corporations have become more streamlined and less caring.
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Fireworks' button creation capabilities are further expanded with a more streamlined approach to creating remote rollovers.
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In comparison to legislatures, the executive structure tends to be more streamlined and less prone to stalemate and inaction.
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But you can take an easier, more streamlined approach to making these changes.
■ NOUN
operation
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Drugs entrepreneurs avoid trouble by running relatively small, streamlined operations .
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By streamlining operations , they took the proper, decisive action.
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Its big rival, Stamps.com, also laid off 240 employees last month in a bid to streamline operations .
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Amelio has said Apple will concentrate development efforts on the Internet and multimedia, streamline operations and pare its unwieldy product lineup.
procedure
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We are streamlining our office procedures and business systems.
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Its board has adopted a streamlined procedure for doling out emergency loans.
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They allow contracting procedures to be standardised and streamlined .
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The Review proposed many changes to particular aspects of standard procedure which will speed up and streamline that procedure.
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Since then the resources of that department have been strengthened, and much has been done to streamline procedures .
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As well as streamlining procedures to expel illegal immigrants, the new law curbs their rights to demonstrate and strike.
process
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During 1990, a package dyeing system will be installed that will greatly streamline the dyeing process .
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In these instances, the Replace command can be used to streamline the process of inserting variable information.
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At CompuAdd, we've streamlined the whole process of network selection, installation and support.
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We are the agency that can streamline the process better than anybody else.
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We've even streamlined the selection process ... 1.
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There was nothing to stop us from streamlining the permit process .
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He got manufacturers to streamline processes and develop standard expectations for manual labor.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Apple is going to streamline its operations and concentrate development efforts on the Internet and multimedia.
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People are calling for steps to reform the juvenile justice system, including streamlining the process of prosecuting young offenders.
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The company announced it was to streamline its operations and close down three factories in the UK.
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The Cut and Paste command can be used to streamline the process of inserting information.
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The government is once again attempting to streamline the health care service in order to pay for tax cuts.
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The new computer has made it possible to streamline our data processing operations.
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The new system is an attempt to streamline the decision-making process.
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We're taking steps to streamline operations and increase productivity.
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We have streamlined the whole business by introducing a new computer system.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Drugs entrepreneurs avoid trouble by running relatively small, streamlined operations.
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During 1990, a package dyeing system will be installed that will greatly streamline the dyeing process.
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In these instances, the Replace command can be used to streamline the process of inserting variable information.
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Lotus is also expected to streamline its Notes pricing, making it uniform across platforms, and comprehensible as far as multiple licenses go.
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Nobody contends that reforms and streamlining are not useful.
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Today, corporations have become more streamlined and less caring.
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We are streamlining our office procedures and business systems.