adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
considerably/substantially worse
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To make matters considerably worse, he lost his job.
considerably/substantially (= a lot )
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During this period unemployment decreased considerably.
contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to sth
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Enya’s success has contributed substantially to the current interest in Celtic music.
differ considerably/widely/substantially (= greatly )
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Opinions differ widely on the best way to do this.
greatly/substantially/considerably reduce
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He has greatly reduced the political power of the armed forces.
substantially (= a lot )
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University fees have risen substantially.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
complete
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Work started in 1850, and although it was substantially complete in 1852, it was not consecrated until 1859.
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Having been started some ten years earlier, they were substantially complete by the early 1680s.
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As for passenger services, the new Waterloo terminal is substantially complete .
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Answer guide: When the earnings process is substantially complete and payment is reasonably certain. 3.
different
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It might be described as a simplified mepacrine, although it belonged to a substantially different chemical class.
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Most companies face substantially different capital budgeting opportunities from year to year.
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If this rate operated annually then 5.6% of boys aged 17 would be circumcised - not substantially different from the Mersey figure.
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Companies listed below reported quarterly profit substantially different from the average of analysts' estimates.
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The distribution of attention in the parliamentary review programmes was substantially different .
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Each of these young people is leaving college a substantially different person from when she / he arrived.
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Evidently, text recognition is a substantially different problem to text understanding.
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For all concerned, the agenda is now substantially different from 1985, or even 1989.
great
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The Board also said that there was a substantially greater potential, but at a higher cost.
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They confirmed there was substantially greater homogeneity of demand within suburbs located near many other communities.
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Cambro-Ordovician accumulation may well have been substantially greater , with corresponding erosion in mid-Ordovician or Devonian times.
high
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This plant has a long leaf form which is found in the lowlands where the temperature is substantially high .
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Salaries in large metropolitan areas are substantially higher than those in small local jurisdictions.
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Furthermore, women's risk of poverty was substantially higher than men's in similar situations.
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If so, are we passengers willing to pay substantially higher fares so that the airlines can continuously purchase new aircraft?
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Particle beams promise substantially higher efficiency than do lasers, but focusing presents severe problems.
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Golding's office was grey and cheerless, with the disorientating feature of being substantially higher than it was wide.
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The concentrations of nutrients used in these studies are substantially higher than those which would normally be seen in the colonic lumen.
increased
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Direct action by central government would necessitate substantially increased expenditure and therefore revenue.
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But travel agent Lunn Poly substantially increased profitability following major expansion in recent years.
large
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By the 1995-96 school year, ProTech was substantially larger than Craftsmanship 2000 or any other youth apprenticeship program nationwide.
low
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The proportion receiving aspirin within the first 24 h may be substantially lower .
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Their pensions were substantially lower than the ones enjoyed by widows of servicemen killed in subsequent wars.
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The main problem in economic terms is that net farm incomes are substantially lower than for other farm enterprises and types.
similar
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He had previously given substantially similar statements to other investigators.
well
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Are judged by informed observers to be substantially better than comparable groups. 5.
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I warned a year ago that it would not be until 1992 that substantially better results would be achieved.
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Franchise operations seem to provide a surprisingly large amount of luck to judge by their substantially better survival rates.
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And those with larger amounts to invest - attracting even higher rates of interest - are doing substantially better than that.
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Strangely, when compared against the material they replace, word processor generated pages, they are usually substantially better !
■ VERB
add
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It may well be that future excavations at Mallia and Knossos will add substantially to the complex picture that is emerging.
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They had added substantially to the availability of drugs in the streets of Britain.
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Horizontal boreholes drilled radially from the base of the dug wells add substantially to the yields of the wells.
affect
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These policy choices can substantially affect the profits declared.
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Immigration patterns have been substantially affected by the Acts.
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Hence linkage disequilibrium may build up, and may substantially affect the equilibrium mutational load.
alter
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Similarly, practices could appeal if they had evidence that the population characteristics had altered substantially since the last census.
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It also could be altered substantially by the presence of a third-party candidate, such as Ross Perot.
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Parsons did not substantially alter this view, and as a result lost the stress Freud had placed on conflict.
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Rising unemployment and the development of Government employment schemes have substantially altered the pattern of young people's activities.
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It has been substantially altered in later periods and has a largely classical, dull exterior.
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And if the blade had gone in farther than that, the case was altered substantially .
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So in some cases a compromise must be made, although this should not substantially alter the overall effect of formality.
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Time has established their worth, which is now unlikely to alter substantially , either in terms of esteem or financial value.
change
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But, overall, Pap screening rates have not changed substantially in recent years.
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A paraphrase usually substantially changes the language of the original, because all that matters is that the idea is conveyed.
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The new editorial policy complicates the process of producing authorised versions, but it does not substantially change it.
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Over time that role has substantially changed .
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Consequently, I do not feel the value of your case has substantially changed .
contribute
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Zoos contribute substantially to the captive banks of many endangered species and those that are less rare.
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However, visitors from outlying areas to attend football matches will contribute substantially to the local economy of the cities mentioned above.
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In some areas it was acknowledged that these plots contributed substantially to the food supply.
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In no country does equity finance contribute substantially .
differ
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In Ponthieu the seneschal's functions did not differ substantially from those or the seneschal of Gascony.
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But just about every skill in making and selling computers substantially differed from making and leasing copiers.
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The parallel structure differs substantially from the fold-back structure at the individual nucleotide level.
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Long stays on the lunar surface demand prolonged exposure to an environment differing substantially from that at the surface of Earth.
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The council does not have to consider a new application within two years, unless it differs substantially from the original.
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And the percentage who report membership differs substantially from country to country.
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In an introduction to the report Mr Prescott says that the need for improvement will differ substantially across the country.
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That process differs substantially from how the City of Tucson usually leases property.
enhance
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Critics of the democratizing vision of the corporation contended that specialized technical knowledge would substantially enhance the power of management.
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We are grateful for all these contributions which have substantially enhanced the quality of life of the residents at Sussexdown.
fall
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The costs of computer software is not prohibitively expensive in addition, hardware costs have also fallen substantially .
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In 1996, however, it fell substantially , to 4, 944.
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Lord Mackay has treated claims that eligibility has substantially fallen as speculative.
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The performance of most cities falls substantially below this standard.
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I am also pleased to inform my hon. Friend that ophthalmology waiting lists have fallen substantially during the past year.
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The ratio fell substantially after that, and by 1986 direct taxes only provided some 10% more revenue than taxes on expenditure.
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Outside agriculture the number of self-employed actually grew by 1 million, while falling substantially as a proportion of total employment.
grow
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It has however been the subject of much criticism, which has grown substantially during the second half of the present century.
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In other words, following a big year the odds grow substantially for a bullmarket peak.
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There has been much speculation whether this proportion is likely to grow substantially in industrial societies.
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During that time, the Company has grown substantially under his leadership and we pay tribute to his achievements.
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Under her watchful eye the size of the Rentokil fleet grew substantially to almost 3000 vehicles.
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In addition to the conglomerates already discussed, several press groups grew substantially .
improve
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The situation has improved substantially since then and girls have achieved parity with boys as far as staying on at school.
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It is sad to note then, that their lot did not improve substantially .
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Legal aid fees have been improved substantially since then.
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Indeed, we have very substantially improved them this year.
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This guidance has almost certainly improved substantially the extent and quality of discharge planning.
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He thereby substantially improved the lethal effect of attack.
increase
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This figure had increased substantially since 1964 and, of course, conceals considerable variations for individual councillors.
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Occasionally, a substantially increased platelet or white cell count may lead to apparent increases in plasma potassium concentration.
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Publicity encouraging people to take the vitamin has increased substantially .
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But over the three years that Congress considered the program, the number of entitlement jurisdictions increased substantially .
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The funds available for such projects are expected to increase substantially .
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Coal exports will also increase substantially .
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As a result the numbers of elderly persons living in these regions has increased substantially , especially in coastal locations.
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The population in 1981 was 1,640 but housing development since then has substantially increased this number.
modify
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In the process, the ideas that had originally been expounded by Monnet were substantially modified .
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The first administration bill was the special revenue sharing plan, introduced in 1971 and then substantially modified by Congress.
reduce
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Heat loss through any window can be substantially reduced by using curtains which are lined.
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Social Security has reduced substantially the number of our citizens living in poverty.
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Thorough revision of laboratory routines could substantially reduce radiation doses received.
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Forbes' platform makes sense in a state on a mission to eliminate the income tax and substantially reduce the property tax.
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Public opinion polls consistently support substantially reduced penalties, and often decriminalisation or limited legalisation.
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As a result, his engineering team was able to substantially reduce the channeled drainage on the plan.
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The practical result would be substantially reduced maximum output current, and a lot of ripple on the d.c. output.
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Keating said the merger would have substantially reduced competition in the life insurance market.
remain
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Hence the Poor Law remained substantially unreformed by 1914.
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Even in revised for, however, their position remains substantially unchanged and clinically incorrect.
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Will their power increase even if the character of services remains substantially unchanged?
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The law-school curriculum remains substantially unchanged.
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Despite, I gather some structural problems, the hope of the committee is that the building will remain substantially intact.
rise
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Property prices continued to rise substantially faster than inflation, and there was evidence of increasing public resentment towards speculators.
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Revenue more than doubled for the year ended Oct. 29 and earnings from continuing operations rose substantially , he notes.
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Following the move, enquiries rose substantially .
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Production of other crops also rose substantially - the important oil-bearing crops saw a rise of 13.8 percent during this period.
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So, while criminal statistics have risen substantially , theft and violence is clearly not a modern problem.
vary
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The relationship between fertility rates and mortality rates has created a population structure which has varied substantially during the period in question.
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It is one of the few game birds where the flavor does not vary substantially between the wild and farm-raised fowl.
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Even so, the number of people moving through particular age groups has varied substantially over the past two or three decades.
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Hence, other estimates of coal resources could vary SubStantially from those shown.
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The companies varied substantially in size, however, the ten largest being responsible for 55 percent of all funds under management.
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While this communications network has expanded worldwide, the availability of every medium varies substantially across regions, countries, and groups.
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Consequently the degree of detail required in different measures may vary substantially .
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Salaries also vary substantially by type and level of responsibilities and by industry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Attendance at the conference was substantially lower this year.
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The first chapter had been changed substantially .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although identical, City Hall cost substantially more.
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Evidently, text recognition is a substantially different problem to text understanding.
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Only in the last respect has Anderson shifted his ground substantially .
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Soviet Kurds numbered 152,952 according to the 1989 census, although this figure was believed to be substantially underestimated.
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Their pensions were substantially lower than the ones enjoyed by widows of servicemen killed in subsequent wars.
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To depart substantially from them invites question unless it can be demonstrated that such departure conforms to accepted practice by rational analysis.