adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
unusually/exceptionally cold
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a period of unusually cold weather
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cold
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An unusually cold winter in 1916/17 brought the city of Paris almost to a halt.
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So far, northern and central areas, gripped by unusually cold weather since autumn, have been worst hit.
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The players had to contend with unusually cold conditions, including the first snowfall in the area for more than 50 years.
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This may, however, be linked with the unusually cold winter.
good
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The weather in Moscow was unusually good , not too hot and not too cold.
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If governments really want to shatter the world economy, January 1991 would be an unusually good time to start.
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The museum also runs a booking service for West End shows and has an unusually good selection of cards and posters.
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The sun was shining, and an early morning trip to the pier had produced some unusually good mackerel.
heavy
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For many experts, the unusually heavy and dense lava may continue to be churned out of Etna for a further year.
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Volume in both the call options and Loral stock was unusually heavy last Thursday and Friday.
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He also had unusually heavy , drooping eyelids which could make him look comic or sinister, benevolent or supercilious.
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In Towacho, where unusually heavy snow fell recently, Towa High School was the venue for the course.
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His large eyes might have been girlish had it not been for his unusually heavy eyebrows.
high
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Chang felt that the surface, which offered an unusually high bounce for an indoor court, suited a baseliner like himself.
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On that day tension was unusually high due to recent frequent threats, obscenities, and shoving matches.
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And Arsenal were offering an unusually high salary for a football manager - £2,000.
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The percentage is unusually high for so late in the campaign.
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Early returns were showing an unusually high catch average of 5.75 fish per rod.
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Florida listed an unusually high 10 presidential tickets, which contributed to confusing ballot designs in some counties.
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It does make sense that the lateral line would be adversely affected by prolonged exposure to unusually high voltage.
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Last Thursday and Friday, options that could be exercised in January and February were being bought in unusually high volume.
hot
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The day was unusually hot for late April and a still, almost oppressive air hung over the forest.
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He had come into the unusually hot and sticky summer town like a Zephyr, Valerie thought.
large
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These pictures, often on unusually large negatives for the period, constitute Fenton's greatest contribution to photography.
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The coffee to which Wynn was invited included an unusually large group of senior White House and party officials.
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His wardrobe was also unusually large and varied.
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And that was a peculiar job from that point of view, because it included an unusually large number of fifty-dollar bills.
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These energetic measures produced unusually large sums.
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Comet forecasting is notoriously risky, but some daredevils say the unusually large Hale-Bopp could be the brightest of the century.
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This unique and unusually large number of disposals has disturbed the market in public houses.
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Their egg is an unusually large one for their body size and has a generous yolk.
long
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It has the rather unusually long period of 547 days.
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Many of its 3, 000 rank-and-file workers also exercised options as an unusually long quiet period ended.
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He may also appear in the guise of a small grey water-horse or a lamb, always with an unusually long tail.
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Some flies had unusually short sleep patterns; others were unusually long .
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Watching him refill her glass, she noticed he had unusually long fingernails for a man.
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The unusually long incubation period for this disease dictates an unusually long trial period.
low
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A thief wants to sell quickly and can offer an unusually low price.
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Those suffering from frequent or daily headaches typically have an unusually low magnesium level.
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The situation is exacerbated by unusually low levels of nitrogen oxides, which inhibit ozone destruction.
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Longer periods of unusually low phenylalanine concentrations were also independently associated with worse outcome.
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It is the Somerset juveniles that show an unusually low level.
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They said the trend was an unusually low blip and it was possible that crime rates would continue to rise in 1992.
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The National Rivers Authority says rainfall levels have been unusually low .
quiet
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Fortunately it was an unusually quiet day at the surgery.
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Nevertheless, we had all noticed that for the past week Loi had been unusually quiet .
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With stocks racing ahead and the Dow and Nasdaq in record territory day after day, our office phones are unusually quiet .
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But today the square was unusually quiet .
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It was an unusually quiet feud, and, given Bradman's stature, one that O'Reilly could never win.
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The others in the room were unusually quiet .
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Mickeen Gavan, the porter, had been unusually quiet , his eyes evasive.
small
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Everything in the cottage was unusually small and clean.
strong
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Manx law gives unusually strong protection against litigators.
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Of course there is an unusually strong element of corrigibility in this particular story.
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The unusually strong words follow a meeting of the Joint Liason Group in London late last month.
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Some believe that it is because of unusually strong cold ocean currents, which improve the chances of penguins surviving the journey.
warm
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Another golfing society with an unusually warm connection with the Club is the curiously named Worple Society.
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It means that unusually warm conditions can lead to too many male alligators and too few females.
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Unless a freak freeze is experienced, an unusually warm late winter-early springtime will have Augusta National in lush heavily-grassed condition.
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They sat in the sitting room, now unusually warm but still filled with traces of Mrs Redburn, and drank coffee.
wide
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Through these Departments the Faculty offers an unusually wide range of courses and options.
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The Faculty embraces an unusually wide range of departments.
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In this way he acquired an unusually wide experience of railway engineering and management under difficult conditions.
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If it is unusually wide , it is almost certainly a highly venomous form.
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He had a gift for the unexpected word and an unusually wide range of knowledge.
■ VERB
become
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Everyday language is made strange in poetry, and in particular the physical sounds of words themselves become unusually prominent.
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With a violent crash they both fell through the doorway, and a moment later became unusually silent.
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I look around and notice that the rehearsal room is becoming unusually crowded.
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The effect of this intense focus on modes of address is that personal pronouns become unusually prominent.
look
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Jamie was looking unusually downcast and Tina gave the impression that she was angry with her grandfather.
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Ledeen noticed that the official was looking unusually tanned; perhaps he had been skiing?
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On meeting him again, I at once noticed that he was looking unusually well and bronzed.
seem
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The West Country woollen districts seem unusually well documented on these matters, but there is evidence from other trades.
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At breakfast that morning, Bella seemed unusually self-absorbed.
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But this particular campaign seems unusually mischievous.
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It seemed unusually dark inside, and then I remembered that I had been walking into the sun before I came in.
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Hayling had seemed unusually pleased to see him and offered him some champagne.
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And then he was cruising down the smooth black asphalt road, which seemed unusually sunny.
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We do not know how many mares have a second hybrid foal, but even so this figure seems unusually high.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Are unusually expensive parts of the budget itemized and justified?
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In 1686 Mathey began building unusually far back from the road.
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It was the defendant, an unusually ignorant peasant, who was in awe of the courtroom.
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It was true that she was unusually competent; she made her mark in whatever she did.
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Nevertheless, we had all noticed that for the past week Loi had been unusually quiet.
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On this occasion he said unusually little.
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The percentage is unusually high for so late in the campaign.