verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
problem
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Even if we could surmount all of those problems , where would that leave us?
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The chosen device for surmounting these problems on the Oxford Polytechnic Modular Course is the matrix.
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Co. surmounted a similar problem when it moved from a partnership to a public corporation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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None of the problems are so bad that we can't surmount them.
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The arch is surmounted by a triumphant statue of Columbus.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All these cathedrals were intended to have many towers surmounted by spires.
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Even if these obstacles can be surmounted, they are likely to slow the process of achieving food self-sufficiency.
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Mutual anger surmounts mutual embarrassment through the rest of the long dark carriage ride.
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The whole was surmounted by a magnificent clock-tower and backed by a massive train-shed of five spans.
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There are, however, many cultural barriers to be surmounted on the path toward a unified and modernized Sierra Leone.
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There is a threshold effect that is difficult to surmount .
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Together, horse and driver conspired to surmount the hill.
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Under Mrs Thatcher, it at last appeared that our chronic industrial and economic difficulties were being surmounted.