adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a supporting actor (= acting a part that is not the most important one )
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She was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
a supporting cast (= all the actors except the main ones )
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There’s also a fine supporting cast.
a supporting role (= not one of the main roles )
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Lee has a supporting role as Judy’s best friend,
supporting documentation
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Applicants must provide supporting documentation .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cast
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A supporting cast of special guest bands is currently being finalised.
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Her large supporting cast never really comes to life, and she allows too many strangely unfocused interruptions to her narrative flow.
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The supporting cast , especially Danny Glover and Gregory Hines, are also superb.
documentation
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This form, together with any supporting documentation , will be sent by the person who requested the change to the Change Coordinator.
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Twenty copies of the form must be supplied along with between copies of supporting documentation .
evidence
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History books have their main ideas, supporting evidence and factual details arranged in a particular manner.
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We saw that this theory has serious weaknesses in terms of lacking supporting evidence and analytical strength.
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He outlined three main lines of supporting evidence .
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On the other hand, there is some supporting evidence for an explanation based on pilferage.
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This may take the form of supporting evidence , additional explanation or illustrative details and examples.
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No supporting evidence has ever been found.
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Not only must you be accurate but armed with strong, supporting evidence .
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Elsewhere one of us has offered an opinion on that question, together with appropriate supporting evidence .
information
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The usual method is to write each main point and supporting information on a single card.
leg
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Note that the supporting leg is twisted so that your hips face 120° away from a forward-facing position.
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This corkscrews the opponent backwards over his supporting leg and dumps him on the mat.
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The kick is executed by bringing the kicking foot up to the knee of the supporting leg .
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Drop down and spin around, so your rear foot reaps the opponent's supporting leg .
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Bend your supporting leg until the thigh is parallel to the floor and then push until the leg is straight again.
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This comprises a frame with three supporting legs .
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Very controlled taking the leg straight with flexed foot across the supporting leg.
role
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However, music played an important supporting role .
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Hopper won a supporting role in that film too.
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It was good to have him in Rome in a major supporting role .
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It is only after this that the supporting role of outside sympathisers can be useful.
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These now form part of the existing Royal Train, together with two other converted vehicles used in a supporting role .
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He felt the other two were satisfied to play supporting roles to Gedge and to a lesser extent, himself.
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We need to carry on in our supporting role , offering a reliable, efficient and friendly service.
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Although described as core troops, you might consider including smaller units of Boar Boyz in a supporting role .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He outlined three main lines of supporting evidence.
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History books have their main ideas, supporting evidence and factual details arranged in a particular manner.
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I hope, it will lead, after the election, to his supporting us in putting its main recommendations into effect.
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The Home Office had set up its own Research Unit in 1957, in addition to supporting criminological research in the universities and elsewhere.
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The Regulations themselves set out only the main performance criteria with the technical detail set out in supporting documents.
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The World Cup Final in Rome will attract a worldwide audience of nearly one billion, the largest for any supporting event.
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There were plenty of supporting arguments in the works of Marx and Engels for such an endeavour.