adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a quick/sudden movement
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Don't make any quick movements that might scare the dog.
a sudden absence
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It wasn't easy to deal with Hugh's sudden absence.
a sudden dash
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He made a sudden dash for the door.
a sudden explosion
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Henry thought she was going to laugh, but then there was a sudden explosion of sobbing.
a sudden halt
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My happiness was brought to a sudden halt by the death of my father.
a sudden impulse
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She felt a sudden impulse to play some music.
a sudden inspiration
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He had a sudden inspiration.
a sudden move
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She made a sudden move towards me from the doorway.
a sudden shift
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She immediately picked up his sudden shifts of mood.
a sudden silence
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At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.
a sudden thought
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A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh.
a sudden urge
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She fought back the sudden urge to beg his forgiveness.
a sudden/abrupt end (= sudden and unexpected )
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After the news leaked out, his political career came to a sudden end.
a sudden/unexpected/unforeseen emergency (= a situation that was not planned )
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I left half an hour early in case of traffic jams or some other unforeseen emergency.
die a sudden/violent/slow etc death
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At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death.
dramatic/sudden/complete reversal
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a dramatic reversal in population decline
had a sudden brainstorm
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Kirby had a sudden brainstorm .
sudden death
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Her sudden death shocked the world.
sudden death
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a sudden death play-off
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
sudden panic
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Florrie exclaimed in sudden panic: ‘I’ve left my bag on the bus!’
sudden
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Consult the doctor if there is a very sudden onset of fever.
sudden/abrupt (= done suddenly, without being planned )
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I didn't know how I was going to explain his abrupt departure to the others.
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Their departure seemed rather sudden.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
so
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It was so brutal, so sudden .
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The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.
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It was so sudden and so fierce that she could not deny it.
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The whole thing came on me so sudden and I was so sleepy.
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A movement caught his eye and it was so sudden that he drew back a few inches.
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After all those years, it was hard to believe it, especially coming so sudden .
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The change had been so sudden .
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Then all at once he looked up, with a stare so sudden and urgent it was like a shout.
■ NOUN
appearance
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The sudden appearance of record company A &038; R men induces paranoia for any band.
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Clearly the later volumes show these talents in more skilfully written poems, but their sudden appearance here demands comment.
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Because a squint may be due to serious disease, its sudden appearance should always be taken seriously.
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The sudden appearance of her bare back made him cough.
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Maybe it was Mr McCrindle's sudden appearance that caused Tam to lose his footing.
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Was there a sudden appearance of a new species, or were there cases of gradual succession?
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The fish were momentarily startled at my sudden appearance , but after a while they ignored me.
burst
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The rain pelted down in sudden bursts , but the downpours did not amount to much.
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In a single song, he can employ sudden bursts of falsetto or a teasing growl.
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She could of course, she thought with that sudden burst of adolescent enthusiasm, not live.
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Why the sudden burst of vision?
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She saw him crumple them up in a sudden burst of impatience, and fling them across the parade.
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I wish I could say that I wrote steadily at the story of my life after that sudden burst of inspiration.
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Sounds like a sudden burst of co-operation between the world's tractor makers?
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There was a sudden burst of laughing and giggling on the other end.
change
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It is a curious paradox that evolution and gradual change were linked with revolution and sudden change.
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Farris was angry about the sudden change in crews.
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Why the sudden change of heart?
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Saigon had always gone through sudden changes of mood, and this was simply one of those changes.
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Yet the peripheral zone is hypersensitive to sudden change .
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But a sudden change came over the spirit of his dreams.
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What happens if those two goons have a sudden change of heart and decide not to let us go?
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Gradual changes are much less traumatic than sudden changes.
death
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My brother's sudden death has left me with a legacy of anxiety about loved ones that is perhaps excessive.
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It is the most intimate item of all, a disturbing look at the rude horror of sudden death .
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It had shocked him, too, when he heard of Adolph Brückner's sudden death .
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He is invoked against sudden death .
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One of the hazards of the sudden death of infants was that they might be carried off before they had been baptised.
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Some reports have suggested a relationship between programmed diets and sudden death , probably due to irregularities of the heart.
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In fact, intervention of another kind took place on 27 January 1947, with the sudden death of Vivien Eliot.
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Ashburn likely autographed only a handful of the cards before his sudden death , so even dealers are scrambling to find thems.
departure
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Mr Kabila's sudden departure leaves huge uncertainty.
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There was no official explanation for Mr Lane's sudden departure , which was announced in a terse two-line statement.
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My dear Adam, Over the years, you will have heard many explanations for my sudden departure from the regiment.
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She left, and it took her partner a year to build the forward momentum she had disrupted by her sudden departure .
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After Jenny's sudden departure , Eloise had felt betrayed, abandoned and completely lonely.
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Julie Worden and Charlton Boyd meet in a skittish duet, marked by sudden departures , near misses and unexpected evasive leaps.
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Eastman Kodak's shares plunged 10% following the sudden departure of its new chief financial officer.
increase
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It can detect sudden increases in water consumption, such as leaks.
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Maple trees are sensitive to sudden increases in sunlight, having grown up in the dimmed ambience of sheltering neighbor trees.
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The wingers provide a sudden increase in width to encourage early planing, good jumping, and tight or long turns.
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The sudden increase in energy costs and the resulting recession caused a 10% fall in energy demand between 1973 and 1975.
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The sudden increase in unemployment after 1930 gave it further importance.
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Campaigners say the sudden increase in Martin's bill is not unusual.
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Any sudden increase in the number of a particular pest, however, need immediate action.
infant
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The risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome within groups were remarkably similar.
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Bristol is at the forefront of the fight against a number of childhood conditions, including cancer and sudden infant death.
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Some may protect against sudden infant deaths; others may add to risk.
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During the fieldwork period, sudden infant deaths received enormous publicity in the national media.
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Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were calculated separately for Maori and non-Maori children.
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This, of course, assumes that these variables are causally related to sudden infant death syndrome and are independent.
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None of the families interviewed had experienced a sudden infant death.
loss
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Here it probably happened by sailing into the steep wave resulting in a sudden loss of speed.
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Atonic seizures are characterized by a sudden loss of postural muscle tone.
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She was not even near to getting over the shock of the sudden loss .
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The second distribution was for hold-harmless grants to protect users of the categorical grants from a sudden loss of this money.
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The socialists, not relishing the sudden loss of their patronage, are much identified with the regular street demos.
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Then the public would not face a sudden loss of television service.
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There is a smooth process of convergence to full knowledge, unlike the sudden loss of reputation observed in many reputational models.
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Could we have possibly caught the leader, leaving the shoal bewildered and with sudden loss of appetite?
movement
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These sudden movements quake the Earth.
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Any sudden movement and you have sticky syrup all over the place, including the steering wheel.
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He didn't spare Schmidt a glance; his eyes held Culley's, waiting for the glint that betrays sudden movement .
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We are all startled by this sudden movement .
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That sudden movement , slight as it was, jerked away the stone which Chignell had placed behind one of the wheels.
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But there was a sudden movement behind her.
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Don't jump from grooming the back of the pony to the front, i.e. making sudden movements .
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Flat-footed water lilies balance at the far end, quivering at a sudden movement , a bird diving.
reversal
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The overall effect of these dynastic upsets and sudden reversal of political alignment was disastrous from Rome's viewpoint.
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Until the sudden reversal , the Nasdaq had been falling steadily and more than 200 stocks had hit new lows.
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Reagan, astonished by this sudden reversal , said, Absolutely not.
rise
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The sudden rise in graduate unemployment is unparalleled in the post-war period.
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The relatively sudden rise of xenophobic parties, or of the xenophobic issue in politics, is largely due to this.
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The subsidiary threat of a sudden rise in coal prices also made little sense in 1989.
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As recent history has shown, a sudden rise in orders does not necessarily herald an immediate and sharp rise in output.
rush
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His sudden rush of Anglican devotion remained unexplained and incomprehensible.
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Why the sudden rush of interest?
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At sunset, darkness enveloped the hunting camp in a sudden rush .
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Her grey and white striped silk blouse was clinging damply against her skin in the sudden rush of heat.
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Even in the sudden rush from the Store the nomes had been able to bring quite a lot of stuff.
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Certainly the change in legislation is unlikely to provoke a sudden rush of hitherto tied farm workers from the industry.
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The sudden rush of cooler air as the door was thrust open took her completely by surprise.
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Instead his handshake was firm but controlled - like everything else about him, she thought with a sudden rush of insight.
shock
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She smiles at me and I feel a sudden shock , a tremor of fear.
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The model is used to forecast economic growth and to estimate the potential effects of sudden shocks like a stock crash.
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Huy looked at the over-long face, the ridiculous beard, and realised with a sudden shock that the man was scared.
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The sudden shock and noise of whirring wings broke the stillness and left our pulses racing.
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He felt her sudden shock of fear and for a moment, almost involuntarily, his hands strengthened on her shoulders.
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Old lady, thought Winnie, with sudden shock !
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Donna too felt her heart thumping; the sudden shock made her tremble.
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Every change of scene, every sudden shock , had threatened to plunge Elaine back into catatonic silence.
silence
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At the mention of Hilary Frome a sudden silence fell over the room.
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The Poole family, grouped rather self-consciously round the birthday cake on Earth, lapsed into a sudden silence .
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Such a traveller may sleep soundly and awaken refreshed - that is, unless the train stops and the sudden silence wakes him.
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In the sudden silence Isabel thought she could almost hear the life of the garden, preparing for its spring blossoming.
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In the sudden silence that followed, she realized that something was wrong.
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All at once he was disturbed by a sudden silence .
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But when war came the persistent pedal-point of coalitionism sounded all the louder for the sudden silence of the party truce.
surge
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But I was faithful - so why the sudden surge of guilt?
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National industry status is used to protect local producers from a sudden surge of imports.
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She felt a sudden surge of anger.
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Outside, though, as he loaded it into the car, he was surprised to feel a sudden surge of confidence.
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Suppose there was a sudden surge in demand for cash from the general public.
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A sudden surge in the pound, for example, could seriously unhinge the process.
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Therese, sitting at Willi's right, felt a sudden surge of pure, undiluted happiness wash over her.
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And felt a sudden surge of unwilling pity.
thought
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Suddenly unease rose inside her and she faltered as a sudden thought struck her.
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A sudden thought occurred to her, and she sat up straight in bed.
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A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh.
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Then a sudden thought flashed through his mind.
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I had a sudden thought , when you mentioned the timing.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Depression is sometimes brought on by a sudden change in your life.
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Don't make any sudden moves around the animals.
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I felt a sudden sharp pain in my stomach.
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Rebecca's decision to leave was very sudden .
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There's been a sudden change of plans.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A sudden boom followed in its wake, a new parachute flare splitting the night sky - a red target flare.
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All of a sudden I know two things: why they were on the same brain cell, and how psychiatry works.
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However, this kind of relatively sudden decline in levels of satisfaction is not necessarily permanent.
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It can even be converted into sudden laughter, when one realizes how absurd the pretence is.
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It was as she turned to swim back that she felt the sudden grip of a pain across her back.
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The development is as sudden as it is dramatic.
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Then came the sudden peso devaluation that December, and Jimenez pulled out $ 70 million more.
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Why the sudden shift in sentiment?