adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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as
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The rest of the interview was just as unsatisfactory , from Doug's point of view.
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This is as unsatisfactory as reading about a picture which is not illustrated.
highly
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Avoid giving your own opinion or contribution as this would create a three-way conversation highly unsatisfactory for speechreading.
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This is a highly unsatisfactory state of affairs.
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His solicitor, Bob Kneale, said the situation was highly unsatisfactory .
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I know that Matey here wants a maid of all work, and that the last two were highly unsatisfactory .
rather
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The result that appears below is thus a rather unsatisfactory compromise.
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From upwards its tone becomes thin and rather unsatisfactory , the flute being far preferable at that altitude.
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Trends and Structure of Commodity Trade Yugoslav statistics of foreign trade are rather unsatisfactory and difficult to interpret.
very
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Also it appeared that the accommodation was very unsatisfactory .
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A very unsatisfactory way to conduct business.
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Hairwashing had to be performed in cold water, which was very unsatisfactory , and in winter positively painful.
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Whether it is affirmative orders for national schemes or negative orders for local schemes, the procedure is very unsatisfactory .
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Clearly, a list of observation statements acquired in such a way would form a very unsatisfactory basis for the respective generalizations.
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I stuck around for another seven years for the children's sake but it was very unsatisfactory .
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Silk, particularly of the brocade type, is very unsatisfactory .
■ NOUN
nature
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She knew, at this particular moment, that Richard was distressed by the unsatisfactory nature of the meeting.
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The unsatisfactory nature of the legislation has long been recognized.
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She was frustrated by the unsatisfactory nature of the recent conversation.
situation
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Led by the deputy head, a number of assaults were mounted upon the unsatisfactory situation .
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A difficult and unsatisfactory situation became more complex by the day.
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Many factors contribute to this unsatisfactory situation .
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There are two general principles involved in putting right the unsatisfactory situation we have gradually disentangled and thus clarified.
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They say Mr Pritchard knew full well when he moved in that it was condemned Male speaker It's an unsatisfactory situation .
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However, not all blame for an unsatisfactory situation should be attributed to the musicians and their training.
state
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None the less, an inquiry by Youth Allyah in the autumn of 1940 revealed a persistently unsatisfactory state of affairs.
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This is a highly unsatisfactory state of affairs.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an unsatisfactory explanation
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It was a most unsatisfactory meeting - not a single decision was made.
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People should not accept unsatisfactory products. They should complain.
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Sharing my office with the two secretaries proved an unsatisfactory arrangement.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the ending is slightly unsatisfactory , arguably deficient in the final twist or flourish.
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Do moral arguments provide an unsatisfactory basis upon which to prohibit insider dealing?
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In the thirteen years since these figures were announced, the progress which has been made has been unsatisfactory .
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This arrangement proved unsatisfactory because there was no corresponding transfer of executive power.
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This was a most unsatisfactory outcome.
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Within the culture as a whole these popular activities can be said to have established a limited, unresolved but not entirely unsatisfactory position.