adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
associate
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It is usually associated with oppressed minorities.
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But the jitters and anxieties usually associated with a starring role in a new play are nowhere to be seen.
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Skill is usually associated with producing what we intend.
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Hypokalemia is usually associated with this condition and is a more likely cause of the arrhythmias.
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It is itself required for the fulfilment of the task we usually associate with political authority.
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They crossed the former's tight disco-funk arrangements with witty incisive lyrics more usually associated with new wave bands.
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Larger administrative units are usually associated with a greater concentration of service outlets.
call
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Nobody usually called him Mr Evans!
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It is usually called holistic medicine or holistic health.
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So what if he did usually call in?
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Design specifications usually call for a required flow of 65 milliamps.
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Leicester - usually called Red Leicester - melts quickly and evenly.
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You use a version of email to send a message, usually called a posting, to a newsgroup.
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The head of a public sector institution is usually called the director or principal.
find
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In addition members of the class usually find marriage partners from the same class.
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But when he tried to follow through on his outlandish agenda, he usually found himself standing virtually alone.
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Those keeping to a strict 1,000 calories a day allowance will usually find this to be a realistic target.
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People who want to get out of jury service usually find a way.
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Advantages: An agency can usually find you some one at the last minute.
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An uneducated and ignorant man would usually find the Klan right there to take him in and give him a group.
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By the time three adults are up beside you singing, I usually find I have the attention of everyone.
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I am not a bar pick-up kind of person, and I usually find the whole scene pretty cheesy.
involve
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But, mainly, the first method usually involves more work than the second.
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For a fiveor six-year-old, adding will usually involve piling up beans, buttons, or nuts.
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The sign-up procedure usually involves providing some personal information.
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Also, the disagreements between the two bosses usually involve subtleties in emphasis, priorities, and the like.
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The care of the institutionalized alcoholic usually involves the control of supplies.
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In nature, the elements form stable chemical compounds with each other, usually involving oxygen.
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Thus economic models of bureaucratic behaviour usually involve a theory of legislative behaviour in which politicians aim to maximize their electoral support.
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The field test procedures resemble an actual quality assessment and usually involve an audit of client records.
mean
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This will usually mean encouraging greater leverage to allow the work to be performed profitably.
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It kept getting later and that usually means the Yankees find a way.
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And although there is usually another promise about interest rates, in the long run it usually means very little.
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Lower overhead usually means discount prices, and searchable shops make it easier to locate hard-to-find items.
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It usually means clattering over ice and rocks down a three-foot-wide piste, in gale-force winds and horizontal rain.
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More men would take leave if they could afford to, but taking leave usually means sacrificing income.
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A finals company usually means there are some fourteen or sixteen students, or more, to be placed.
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The Anglish noun is KAka, usually meaning something bad or inferior.
take
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Cases involving taxi drivers usually took place at night in remote areas; it was an easy form of attack.
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Disturbance of musical abilities in professional musicians usually takes left-brain damage.
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It was aimed at the top 60% of school pupils, and was usually taken by 15- and 16-year-olds.
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Then the vessels were full-sized galleons, carefully prepared for the trip which usually took six months.
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Three tiers of certificate are offered: Part 1, usually taken after one or two years part-time study.
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Bank robbers usually take the money and run.
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Sheep are usually taken to higher land in summer; cattle are overwintered indoors.
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It usually takes an hour and a half to make a hat.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Usually , I'll just get a sandwich for lunch.
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It's not usually this cold in April.
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Janet usually wears jeans to work.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dispensations can be obtained and will usually be given for an acquisition of a company by private contract.
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I have been there usually to interview a witness, but the sights are chilling.
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Standing alone, it will not usually win a case, but it is an essential starting point.
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The release of a single by a new act doesn't usually result in a major marketing campaign.
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The toughest chief officer, or the group with the most powerful chair, will usually win.
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There is usually a desire for vinegar, pickles and tasty foods, and a dislike for fat, meat and milk.
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They pilfer lesser-known works, usually costing less than $ 300, 000, to sell on the black market.