adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a supportive relationship
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People lacking supportive relationships were expected to be prone to depression.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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We're busy getting our cat together so we can be as supportive as we possibly can.
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Not all employers were as supportive as the ones we have just described.
more
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A seat slightly wider at the front is generally more supportive and can alleviate the pain.
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But there were calls for a shift to a more supportive role for industry from more sympathetic ministers.
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More open, more supportive , and more accountable mechanisms are now proposed.
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First, the executives begin to experience each other as more supportive and constructive.
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Those seats are more supportive than before and offer good height adjustment.
most
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The opportunity to work with enthusiastic teachers from different school situations was indeed most supportive .
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Fragmentation is the process most supportive of the concept of sovereign, independent statehood which is central to realist analysis.
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Discover for yourself why thousands of satisfied customers say that Adjustamatic is the most comfortable, most supportive bed in the world.
mutually
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A sense of loss of mutually supportive family relationships.
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Thus, the three methods may be viewed as mutually supportive and mutually consistent.
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It is essential that relationships between education and clinical staff are mutually supportive .
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The findings may be regarded as mutually supportive .
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She thought more highly of herself and in later years was successful in establishing a mutually supportive and caring marital relationship.
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Unfortunately, they have not always been mutually supportive .
very
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They're a very supportive family and they're helping each other through this tragedy at the moment.
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Over time, she has become very supportive .
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The community here has always been very supportive of what we do on the base.
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Tucson is a city that's very supportive of cycling in general, and El Tour in particular.
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On the other hand, partners can be very supportive in labour, especially if they've attended classes.
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Ironically, the industry has been very supportive of Weld, showering him with campaign contributions.
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They could not cope even with very enhanced staffing levels and very supportive community care services.
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The team is very supportive of each other.
■ NOUN
care
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They receive symptomatic and supportive care rather than specific treatment.
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In the supportive care group supportive drugs resulted in an initial improvement of the quality of life.
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The reduction was due to more severe symptoms with longer hospital stay in the supportive care group.
environment
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Good advisors will act as counselors and create a warm, supportive environment for clients to talk freely.
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For the subordinates, the quintessential managerial role was to create a supportive environment within which they could prosper professionally and personally.
family
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They're a very supportive family and they're helping each other through this tragedy at the moment.
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Did his supportive family have to withstand the same uncertainty?
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A sense of loss of mutually supportive family relationships.
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However, if there is a supportive family member who can give positive reinforcement, this person can give the drug.
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He came from a good, supportive family and had never been in trouble before.
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Confide in and ask for help from supportive family or friends.
relationship
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People lacking supportive relationships were expected to be prone to depression whether or not they experienced major difficulties or threatening events.
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But they were not as alone as they imagined: we return to supportive relationships in Chapter 8.
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It is necessary to understand how the principle of supportive relationships would affect an organisation structure.
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Secondly, the therapist must be aware of the patient's coping resources and supportive relationships .
role
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The principles of mutual aid are that members should be involved in a reciprocal supportive role .
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The news media serve a generally supportive role in most political systems.
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But there were calls for a shift to a more supportive role for industry from more sympathetic ministers.
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The supportive role of other drugs was mentioned by a number of the sample.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I can always count on Gail to be supportive when things go wrong.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Incidently, we often hear from clients that their good friends are supportive of their efforts.
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It relies on foster homes to provide rescued pets a supportive place to recover until good owners can be found.
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Peter was a very successful academic with an enormous salary, a lovely family and supportive wife.
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The institutions and banks had been immensely supportive in helping save the company.
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The researchers concluded that the supportive atmosphere of the extended family had been sufficient to counterbalance the effects of the questionable diets.
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They were very supportive and enthusiastic.