adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a distinctive/striking appearance (= unusual and interesting )
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The unusual leaves give the plant a distinctive appearance.
a marked/striking contrast (= very noticeable )
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I noticed a marked contrast in his behaviour before and after treatment.
a remarkable/striking/marked similarity (= one that is very noticeable )
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This ape's facial expressions show remarkable similarities to ours.
a striking aspect
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This is one of the most striking aspects of life in Tokyo.
a striking characteristic
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Its canals are one of Amsterdam’s most striking characteristics.
a striking feature (= an unusual or interesting feature )
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Her long blonde hair is her most striking feature.
a striking resemblance (= very strong and noticeable )
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There's a striking resemblance between the two boys.
striking originality (= used about something so new and different that it makes you notice it )
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Any visitor will admire the striking originality of the building's architecture.
within striking distance of sth (= not far from something, especially something you are going to attack )
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Their troops had advanced to within striking distance of the town.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
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An even more striking example of such influence was that of the Percies in Northumberland.
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The contrast with the Labour government's housing policy in the late 1940s could not have been more striking .
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On the other hand, what older people have in common is in some ways more striking than the class differences between them.
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Things are just more striking if they happen against the background of Christmas.
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It will sound more impressive, it will be more striking .
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The canes are far more striking than the flowers.
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Others will find it far too fiddly and will prefer to continue working on larger, more striking pictures.
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In retrospect what Riffaterre and Jakobson have in common seems more striking than their disagreements.
most
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Perhaps the most striking finding in the present study was the histological analysis of the gastric mucosa surrounding the tumour.
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First of all, one of the most striking aspects of the notes is the interest Marx shows in detailed ethnographic description.
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Eventually, a distinction came Aarau's way which resulted in one of its most striking thoroughfares.
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The lowest ranks of society showed the most striking and significant contrasts.
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One of the exhibition's most striking images is the so-called Townley Discobolus.
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However, the most striking result is the relationship between the ratings of subjective risk themselves and the subsequent probability of recall.
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One of the most striking qualities evident here is its unity, not a note too many or too few.
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The most striking thing about this instrument is its weight: it's unbelievably light.
particularly
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There was also a belief in the antislavery movement that images were a particularly striking form of propaganda.
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The chemistry of these ring systems is particularly striking .
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It was this discrepancy of reaction that we found particularly striking and instructive.
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The panda's face, knitted in rows, I think makes a particularly striking image.
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Ada was a particularly striking young lady, with a pale complexion contrasted by very dark hair.
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The emergence of the concept of electric field provides a particularly striking , if somewhat technical, example.
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There is one unusual property of which is particularly striking .
very
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This is very striking , but not at all surprising.
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Most of the similarities must be the product of time and chance and circumstance; but they are very striking .
■ NOUN
aspect
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First of all, one of the most striking aspects of the notes is the interest Marx shows in detailed ethnographic description.
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The most striking aspect of prison reform over the last two centuries is how little of it there has been.
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The most striking aspect of the past week is the degree to which the Government is underestimating Labour's post-conference political strength.
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The most striking aspect of our study is the difference in presenting symptoms associated with benign v malignant strictures.
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This preview will concentrate on some of the more striking aspects of the program.
change
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The most striking change as countries become richer is in the quantity of discarded paper.
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The most striking change between 1975 and 1988 has been the dramatic fall in youth employment from 60% to 20%.
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The most striking change that occurred was with regard to the parties' respective attitudes towards Court-Country issues.
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Add a subtle yet striking change to your hair, simply by alternating your styling products.
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The past ten years have seen striking changes which reflect social changes.
contrast
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The result was a striking contrast to the dull brown tinged with grey that Pamela had when she came into the salon.
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Although the two peoples share a similar type of political structure, their religious beliefs present a striking contrast .
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It's a striking contrast to see the sullen faces in our streets.
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The other striking contrast is between holiness and sinfulness.
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Lynn Carter presented a striking contrast to her extrovert mate.
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So far as the general public is concerned, New Testament history offers a striking contrast .
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By striking contrast the non-adherent subpopulation was heterogeneous, with many small, darkly-stained cells having the appearance of lymphocytes.
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It is this that bears the most striking contrast to the equivalent moments in Romeo and Juliet.
difference
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The lunar samples show some striking differences from Earth rocks.
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The results agree with Bellugi's interpretations, though certain striking differences between speech and sign coding begin to emerge.
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There were some striking differences in protocols.
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The most striking difference between them is in the amount they wrote - Beccaria so little and Bentham so much.
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The great increase in the number and size of these trees was the most striking difference in the town's appearance.
distance
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Let us assume that a cat stalks a duck until it gets within striking distance .
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He hadn't, but, looking at the map, Branson could see they were within striking distance .
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We are within striking distance of our goal.
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For photographs, however, we are still outside striking distance for quality.
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At least then she would know that the oyster skiffs were within striking distance of the shore.
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Verona, Garda, Riva, and Torbole are all within easy striking distance .
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Victory would take them within striking distance of Premier League leaders Fareham.
example
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Already the new roundabout on Glasgow Road is a striking example of the high standards being sought.
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The most striking example of all of the employment of foreigners, however, was Prussia.
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So it was a striking example of what was possible.
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More striking examples of lawlessness took place in Makarenko's dealings with several local authorities.
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In narrower economic terms agriculture provides a striking example of how misleading bald figures for labour productivity can be.
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One of the most striking examples of this is the policy on drug prescription.
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An even more striking example of such influence was that of the Percies in Northumberland.
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The most striking example is the ignorance of punctuation.
feature
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A striking feature of the Bank's recent sponsorship programme has been the inclusion of major exhibitions alongside the more traditional concerts.
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And indeed, it is the potential complementarity of the views that is their most striking feature .
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Its only striking feature was a large, predatory mouth, like the front-end grille on a cheap flash motor.
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The multi-level hipped and gabled roof forms one of the project's most striking features .
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Its height is the striking feature and this is emphasised by the spire.
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The most striking feature about the Treaty of Rome, however, was the speed with which it had been reached.
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Often the only striking feature of such a representation is the very erratic behaviour of the observations in relation to time.
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The most striking feature of the Labour candidate list is the rise of the professional politicians.
miner
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The police did not only employ the law of criminal procedure in their tactical battle against the striking miners .
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Some hundreds of striking miners would turn up to picket and to persuade working miners to join them.
price
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The striking price will be paid to those shareholders who offered to sell their shares either at or below that price.
resemblance
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Such labels bear a striking resemblance to advertising bill boards.
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Although in profile and painted, rather than in relief, it bears a striking resemblance to the Alletio sherd from Corbridge.
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They bear a striking resemblance to Koquillion.
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And yet this type of ambiguity bears a striking resemblance to the scope ambiguities described above.
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He was always impressed by the striking resemblance between his Uncle Julian and his father.
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Chester's Gateway Theatre is looking for a mild-mannered all round good-egg who bears a striking resemblance to the former Everton striker.
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Jane Russell bore a striking resemblance to Sweetheart.
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The Babylonian literature, however, affords some striking resemblances .
similarity
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There was a striking similarity between himself and Bull O'Malley.
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And there are some striking similarities .
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There are several striking similarities between the two, as Table 6.2 shows.
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Many basic metabolic pathways show striking similarities throughout the bacterial, plant and animal kingdoms.
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These three movements tackle different phenomena, although there is a striking similarity between the philosophies of the first two.
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This is an example of the striking similarities between karate and taekwondo.
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Curiously, the two cars have striking similarities .
thing
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The first and most striking thing about these figures is the sharp fall which they show.
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The most striking thing about this instrument is its weight: it's unbelievably light.
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The striking thing was that like the golden ball Mungo had found at the barrow, these were not of modern design.
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The most striking thing about the boom in issues of convertible and warrant bonds in 1987-89 was how many firms were involved.
worker
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Troops have been used more than 30 times since the second world war to replace striking workers .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be within striking distance
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At least then she would know that the oyster skiffs were within striking distance of the shore.
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Besides, we might be within striking distance of the well, a place to camp if necessary.
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He hadn't, but, looking at the map, Branson could see they were within striking distance.
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We are within striking distance of our goal.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Celia had striking brown eyes like some Russian icon.
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Even at 75, Alice is still a striking woman.
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From the outside, the most striking aspect of the building is its tall, slender tower.
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He had a striking profile, with a large nose that reminded people of a Roman statue.
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It's a tall plant with striking red flowers in early spring,
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The face in the photograph was striking - good-looking and vivacious.
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With her mass of black hair and pale skin she looked very striking .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And indeed, it is the potential complementarity of the views that is their most striking feature.
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In Hunt's striking portraits of the two sisters, each is shown wearing the cameo.
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More striking examples of lawlessness took place in Makarenko's dealings with several local authorities.
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The cave frames a striking view across the bay to Marsalforn and beyond.
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The lowest ranks of society showed the most striking and significant contrasts.
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There were some striking continuities in terms of the survival of Roman law and custom and language.
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Tina Wilkinson's striking vocals dart over the aggressive and exuberant title track with charismatic panache.