noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
artistic
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Gould's time was too precious and his ambition too overriding to allow him a thought for artistic temperament .
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Movie films always run over budget because the artistic temperament is impatient with detail.
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An alert artistic temperament is the first requirement for the creation of these so impressive two dimensional figures.
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People with artistic temperaments are rarely practical with money and are easy to rip-off.
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I can't abide people with artistic temperaments: always blame some one else, never themselves.
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She is just the sort of girl to stimulate the artistic temperament .
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Perhaps it was her artistic temperament - it was impossible to know for certain.
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He made no bones about displaying his artistic temperament .
different
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Doris and I have very different temperaments , if you know what I mean, but we complement each other.
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Anyone who has had two or more children knows how different babies' temperaments can be from the day they are born.
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Young children have very different temperaments and so the style of management of one child may not suit another.
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Though far different in temperament and background, the two proved a successful team.
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But they are very different in temperament .
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Although the brothers are identical twins, they have quite different temperaments .
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Like Ballantyne, Kingston used the different temperaments of his youthful trio to keep their exploits within reasonable bounds.
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So different temperaments have their place within any particular field.
good
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The young Yorkshireman apparently has a good temperament and a complete all-round game.
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He had such a good temperament .
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Sound, healthy mares tend to have sound, healthy foals. Good temperament is vital.
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He hasn't got the best temperament for it.
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We are used to everyone saying that their horse has a good temperament , but what is the temperament of a horse?
■ VERB
suit
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A personalised healing programme will be devised to suit your temperament and specific needs.
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McGregor thought Amelia was particularly suited by temperament for scientific work because she had such a lively interest.
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Barnett House's union of social thought and social action admirably suited her temperament .
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I discover the optimism of scientists, which suits my temperament .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His calm, quiet temperament made him popular with his colleagues.
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I'm not sure if she has the right temperament for the job.
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My father and I got along very well, having very similar temperaments.
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Pete has a calm, quiet temperament .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His looks, his temperament , his background - even his name marked him off for ridicule.
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If temperament had not existed, all paintings would have of necessity to be simple photographs.
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She knew they were a light-saddle horse with a good disposition in spite of the spirited, fiery temperament .
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That is not to say there were no clashes of temperament or differences of opinion about the way things should be done.
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Those who survive best emotionally do so partly by the gift of their inborn temperament .
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Young children have very different temperaments and so the style of management of one child may not suit another.