I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a balanced view/account
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a balanced account of what happened
a common sense view
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Ross took the common sense view that it would be better to stay at home.
a minority opinion/view
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This is a minority view among scientists.
a positive view
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He takes a fairly positive view of the future.
a sea view
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All the bedrooms have a sea view.
admire the view
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We stopped halfway to admire the view .
affords...view
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The room affords a beautiful view over the city.
air your views/grievances/complaints etc
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Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views.
bird's-eye view
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Visitors can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the area from the castle turrets.
challenge a view/an idea/an assumption etc
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Viewpoints such as these are strongly challenged by environmentalists.
compulsive reading/viewing
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‘Gardening World’ is compulsive viewing for gardeners.
confirm you in your belief/opinion/view etc (that) (= make you believe something more strongly )
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The expression on his face confirmed me in my suspicions.
conflicting views/opinions/ideas
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There are conflicting opinions on what causes the disease.
detached view
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Try to take a more detached view .
divergent views
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divergent views
express your views/opinions/ideas
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Everyone who attends the meeting will be given the opportunity to express their opinions.
frank discussion/interview/exchange of views etc
from a legal point of view
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It's a fascinating case, from a legal point of view.
from a political point of view
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From the political point of view, it was important that the country showed it was adhering to the treaty.
from a practical point of view
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Saving energy in your home is fairly easy from a practical point of view.
from a scientific/technical point of view
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This book was the first to study language from a scientific point of view.
from a security point of view
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The system is seriously flawed from a security point of view.
from an economic/financial/business point of view
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From a financial point of view, the concert was a disaster.
glorious views
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glorious views of the coast
jaundiced view
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He has a very jaundiced view of the world.
mechanistic view
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a mechanistic view of the universe
narrow view
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You’ve got a very narrow view of life.
panoramic view
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a panoramic view of the valley
private view
purist views
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Architects with purist views were suspicious of his work.
put forward a view
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We should encourage individuals to put forward their views.
romantic notion/view/idea etc
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romantic notions about becoming a famous actress
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Like many New Yorkers, he had a romantic image of country life.
sb’s personal view/opinion
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My personal opinion is that the project was started too soon.
see/view sth from a perspective
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A child can only see see the world from his or her own perspective.
share a view
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He shared my view of what had been going on.
strong views/opinions/ideas
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She has strong views on education.
subscribe to the view/belief/theory etc
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I have never subscribed to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life.
the popular view
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The popular view bears little relation to the known facts.
traditional view
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He has a traditional view of women.
unobstructed view
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an unobstructed view of the lake
unorthodox view/approach/theory etc
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Her unorthodox views tend to attract controversy.
view sth with caution
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At the moment investors are viewing the shares with caution.
viewing habits (= the kinds of television shows you regularly watch )
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Parents try to control their children’s viewing habits.
with this end in view (= with this thing in mind as an aim )
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We need to reduce costs, so with this end in view, the company is switching supplier.
world view
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the limited nineteenth-century world view
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
clear
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So much has been written about this single epic without any clear view of the potential impact emerging.
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Primo briefly has a clear view of the menu, written on paper plates taped to the quilted-tin wall.
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The snow had almost stopped falling and he had a clear view .
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The toughest challenge for macroeconomists is to get a clear view through the clouds.
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But I had a clear view of the table last night, and it wasn't there.
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From the railway platform, we had a clear view seaward.
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The door into the alleyway was open, giving a clear view into the bakery.
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Now we have a clear view of our final leg of climbing.
different
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The men also tended to have different political views as they came from such a huge and diverse country.
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We just had a different view of priorities.
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We offer, finally, a different view from a leading environmentalist.
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Richard Nixon, even when he was running against John Kennedy in 1960, took an entirely different view .
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Even if you had different views , you felt you should not impose those views on a significant minority.
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We parted amicably, still holding different views of my worth!
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These spectacles do provide quite different views on the official portrait of crime and criminals.
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The whole point of quantum mechanics is that it has a different view of reality.
dim
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Now, Pearce takes a pretty dim view of this kind of behaviour.
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The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.
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I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.
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This was a particularly flimsy sounding rationale coming from Martinez, who took such a dim view of his students' prospects.
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But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.
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Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.
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The source also revealed the dim view of the sale plan being taken by the Museums and Galleries Commission.
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Science is a highly disciplined industry that has traditionally taken a very dim view of emotional expression.
full
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Having secured your trade the guard will lean casually on the bonnet in full view .
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I was visible for a sweep of sixty degrees and anyone entering the courtyard would get a full view .
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We made our way to the lighthouse, in full view of the temple, and dropped anchors.
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We all wash up, standing in front of the kitchen sink, in full view of everyone else.
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In full view , the new father feels exhilarated, says Gottlieb.
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There was a washbasin in full view , with the rest of the plumbing in a discreet little closet.
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The Martins, told to give their tape to McDermott, did so in full view of witnesses.
general
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The more general view was less charitable, placing more emphasis on the belief that Sri Lankans habitually lied in court.
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The process used to derive criteria commenced with a general view of the learning objectives to be focused upon.
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We analyse both the implications of our general views and the tensions between competing views.
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Brailsford and Beach adopt a general view , regarding electronic publishing as the use of computer science and electronics to present information.
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But this was not the general view .
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This conflicts with the general view held by other organisations which have considerable dealings with expatriates and their employers.
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It is not the general view of the small locally-based businesses in the Enterprise Zone.
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The general view was that yes, women are seen as females first and musicians second.
optimistic
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While this is an optimistic view the necessary conditions of teaching and length of time are not often available.
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Shugart was sued by Lerach the first time for supposedly expressing overly optimistic views to shareholders.
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The formula of the bookstall blockbuster is only too persuasive, offering an optimistic view of social dangers and confusions.
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Few anthropologists share this optimistic view and I certainly do not believe in witchcraft.
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This is the most optimistic view of the future.
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Under these conditions, it is not surprising to find that superiors and subordinates hold optimistic and pessimistic views about each other.
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Theirs is an essentially optimistic view of human nature, one which stresses cooperation, fraternity, egalitarianism.
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Essentially this was based on optimistic views about social progress and economic growth.
panoramic
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There is a roof-top sun terrace with panoramic views of the town and the sea, a lounge, bar and restaurant.
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Nor can I take an incline railcar up Schlossberg mountain for a panoramic view .
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You can discover the great square keep, and enjoy the panoramic view from the top over the town below.
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There are seven miles of scenic drives with river walks and panoramic views .
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A stop at the top of the Brynderwin Hills offers a panoramic view of the city.
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Raised knolls give picnickers panoramic views .
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Motor homes have panoramic views and are self-contained but depreciate faster.
personal
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We had very personal political views , but we didn't let them come through.
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Rotating writers offering their personal views include Jay Harlow on fish and seafood.
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Next month, some famous demo-dudes express their personal views on the scene.
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There is no suggestion that Bush has altered his personal views .
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This he did, insisting that Mr Bangemann's remarks reflected his own personal views .
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Women can form a communal bond quickly, but may be reluctant to stand up for their personal views .
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My personal view is that, as defined, Group Four will never happen.
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Mr Hymas started by giving a personal view of the differences in character between the 80s and the 90s.
strong
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I can't imagine ... that is. my sister does take such a strong view .
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Dover has strong views on why this Bill should not get any further.
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In his preface to the book, Mr Zhang emerges as some one with a strong view on the right way forward.
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He was a man of strong and independent views .
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The bias in the contributions is towards quite strong views of equity if not egalitarianism, but different income inequality ideologies exist.
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He doesn't have strong views .
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Fathers may have very strong views on what course of action their daughters should take.
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He had no strong views on fox hunting, he just went for a cheap day out.
traditional
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But here, too, recent analysis presents a bleaker picture than that of the traditional liberal view .
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He clung to the traditional view , stating that the problem was scientifically indeterminate.
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Of course, Alexander would not in the slightest deny the more traditional view .
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Milton has already dispelled our traditional view of an awesome, bestial figure, in favour of one who possesses a destroyed beauty.
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This is the traditional view of most constitutional lawyers.
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On the traditional view of the matter, Mrs Mountford not being a lodger must be a tenant.
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This traditional view has been summed up as follows: The efficient control of expenditure is the cardinal management virtue.
■ NOUN
world
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Even states with very different forms of life and different moral world views do in fact behave in similar ways.
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The Republican world view may not have changed in 20 years, but the world certainly has.
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However there seems to be little of worth in the other characters to hold up against Thersites's world view .
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There can be no doubting their experience, their confidence, and the classic simplicity of their world view .
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By the time Copernicus's idea had been substantiated, the Aristotelian world view had been replaced by the Newtonian one.
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What he does is to disbelieve in his previous world view because of needs which his previous world view can no longer answer.
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These beliefs, he argues, are just as ideological as the holistic world view of a more mystical, premodern age.
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It is built into a world view which, given time, rarely fails to bubble up.
■ VERB
confirm
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These matters confirm me in the view already expressed that the disturbance complained of in this case is not actionable.
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The experience of companies using case management for major illnesses confirms his view .
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None the less other work has confirmed Pahl's view that inmigration would lead to social segregation.
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In a reactionary decade there are many who will not be hesitant to use such state-ments to confirm their former views .
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The international events of 1935 and 1936 tended to confirm the views of both extremes of the Labour Party.
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Hoare confirmed this view of Baldwin's state of mind.
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The figures in the table above seem to confirm this point of view .
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Somehow Steen's voice seemed to confirm Jacqui's view .
disappear
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Before afternoon, Treasure Island had disappeared from view , and I had never felt happier to leave a place behind.
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After twenty feet or so I turned to see his figure disappear from view .
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Muttering incomprehensibly, he made for some bushes where he disappeared from Emily's view .
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Then it struck the raft amidships and disappeared from view for a moment.
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He watched them disappear from his view , his father still waddling along with that bloody basket.
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Grover leaned back, disappearing from view as the gay yellow cab puttered away, its muffler clattering forlornly after it.
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The stream is fascinating, disappearing from view from time to time, to re-emerge from beneath road or path in an ever delightful manner.
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To do this she must have a concept that objects still exist after they disappear from view .
express
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The difference is that Chomsky acknowledges this fact and accordingly expresses his views with appropriate caution.
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C., who expressed the view that black self-assertion had nothing to do with Bolshevism.
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Until now the judiciary have expressed their views about the tariff period, tacitly if not expressly, in confidence.
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Shugart was sued by Lerach the first time for supposedly expressing overly optimistic views to shareholders.
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Sidney Webb and Beveridge were equally careful in expressing their views .
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But he also expressed the view that the killings were not spontaneous.
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Editorials do not necessarily express the views of the council.
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What is sadly lacking is the will to express such views and to act on them.
give
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The final miles are among the best of the whole route through Lakeland fells giving marvellous views of Windermere.
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Press photos by Nancy Urrut a dating from 1980 give an appalling view into what daily life in the dictatorship looked like.
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Tables 6.6 and 6.7 give two views of this shift, considering different time periods and employing different classifications.
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The point is, everyday appearances do not necessarily give a clear view of our actual trade flows.
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Both are carved deeply out of the mountainside and their steeply sloping auditoria seating gives a superb view of the plains below.
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The end of his black head-wrap hung loose and flapped over his shoulder, giving a clear view of his face.
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The six will give their views as part of the first ever children's museum of the year competition.
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All the hotel's pleasant bedrooms are positioned to give a view of the lake.
hide
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It was parked next to the wall and almost hidden from view by the red Studebaker beside it.
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But the walls are so high that, very often, they hide the view ...
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The small heated swimming pool hidden from view near the rose walk was a wedding gift from the Army.
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It was not uncomfortable once he got used to it, and it had the advantage of being well hidden from view .
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The height hides a view of the nearby power station.
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Two bright ducks floating side by side on a little stagnant pocket of water usually hidden from my view .
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Even when it is hidden from view , we know it is there, securing the plane on which we act our lives.
hold
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Moreover, it is perhaps doubtful whether many delinquents hold openly oppositional views or values as Cohen suggests.
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The percentage of voters who hold a favorable view of Gramm has declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent.
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Fashions change at an alarming rate and at any given time experts hold differing views .
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One who held to this view was Lord Kelvin himself.
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I used to hold a similar view .
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At the end of his first six months in office, 45 percent of Texans surveyed held a negative view of Clinton.
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Most Tory propagandists continued to hold a rather contemptuous view of the populace.
share
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They share views on the separation of the races.
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Differences between the two theorists seem plentiful, but they shared many views .
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In many ways, it must be said, I share her views .
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Not surprisingly, the rest of his family appears to have shared his views .
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Taking a friend aside and sharing your views afterwards may be safer, but it won't raise your status.
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Investors seem to share his view .
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The Prime Minister I share the view expressed by my hon. Friend.
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Not all executives share the view that electronic notoriety or participation in on-line discussions is best for the company.
support
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This finding supports the view that chemotherapy should be the elective treatment in this group.
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But Hamann insists there is little to support this view .
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There is some evidence to support this view , but not much.
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A number of other factors support this view .
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There are indeed certain aspects of the marriage system of such societies which support this point of view .
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Independent analysis of Government statistics supports this view , as do the claims of one commentator, Cyril Glasser.
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Research evidence supports the view that this relationship is valued highly, especially by the grandparental generation.
take
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However, magistrates took a serious view of the case in light of the safety aspects.
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I did not always take this view .
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As the Foreign Secretary pointed out this afternoon, it increasingly takes a co-ordinated view of foreign policy issues.
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But Democrats applauded, generally taking the pious view that the White House can never be above the law.
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Is sufficient thought being given to the implications, and is anyone taking an overall view ?
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It was an error to take the long view in the face of moral objections.
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These are quite legal to buy in the States, but the Highway Patrol takes a particularly dim view of their use.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a grandstand view (of sth)
block sb's view
come into view/sight
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A tall figure came into view, then just as quickly vanished.
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As we drive on, the Willapa Hills of coastal Washington come into view.
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Soon Carol's home comes into view They're home!
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Southampton went wild when the Friendship came into view.
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The airfield came into view and Y positioned for the approach.
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The bell tower came into view, a square slim block of stone separated from the church by a dozen yards.
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The hills had now come into view, and I enjoyed the grand spectacle of Mount Blue ahead.
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They passed the copse and the lights of a large Elizabethan house came into view.
field of vision/view
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His head would explode, and his field of vision would contract until he was almost blind.
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It will be appreciated that the precise nature of the degree or defect in acuity or field of vision is highly individual.
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Mrs LaRue smiled and moved away from my field of vision.
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Some evidence for this point of view is given under validation - sensitivity across the field of view.
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The serious aerial photographer will be looking for adjustment through vertical and horizontal axes so that the field of view is precise.
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With astonishment, I saw distinct black specks dancing in the field of view.
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With increased power, the field of view becomes smaller, and with increased aperture the binoculars become heavier.
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Without turning my head, I see them as clearly as though in my normal field of vision.
heave in sight/into view
in full view of sb
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At 11am they were already taking files out of their headquarters, in full view of the villagers.
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He spent the interval in full view of the enemy, drinking tea.
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It would be about two and a half miles downstream but in full view of the Falls.
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Several, standing on the balcony in full view of the crowd, taunted their enemies below.
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The long, hard battle for the nomination, fought in full view of the television cameras, was exciting to watch.
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The Martins, told to give their tape to McDermott, did so in full view of witnesses.
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We all wash up, standing in front of the kitchen sink, in full view of everyone else.
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We made our way to the lighthouse, in full view of the temple, and dropped anchors.
mistaken belief/idea/impression/view etc
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A thin, friendly man, he often gave the mistaken impression that nothing was too much trouble.
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Cannabis may have few immediate withdrawal effects and this again may give rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive.
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People have a mistaken idea about artists.
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Such a deeply mistaken belief can only come from a citizen of a country with a disciplinarian attitude to politics.
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That can lead to the mistaken impression that the principles do not fit businesses involved in services.
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The foregoing paragraphs dispose, it is hoped, of some mistaken ideas as to the state and progress of sexuality in adulthood.
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The most mistaken idea is that you can Xerox people and somehow clone a fully grown adult.
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This can give rise to the mistaken belief that cocaine is not an addictive drug.
take a dim view of sth
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Management took a dim view of union organizing efforts.
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As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!
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But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.
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I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.
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Magistrate Rosemary Watters told Hannon this type of behaviour was unacceptable and the court took a dim view of it.
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Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.
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The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December.
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The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.
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They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode.
take the long view (of sth)
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Any time we set out to change our lives or the world, we have to take the long view.
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But I think you must take the long view.
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It was an error to take the long view in the face of moral objections.
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One had to take the long view.
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The fox of Damascus, ruthlessly in control since 1970, has always taken the long view.
uninterrupted view
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At that point he needs to have an uninterrupted view of the audience and they need a clear view of him.
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But beyond that intimate corner was a wall of translucent glass, giving an uninterrupted view of the mountains.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a spectacular view across the valley
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Dan was delighted to get a room with breathtaking views of the Los Angeles basin.
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Edwina's office was south-facing, with a view of the lake.
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How is the view from the balcony?
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I don't agree with the view that longer prison sentences stop people from committing crime.
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In Freud's view , people's dreams often reveal their unconscious fears.
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Is it the superb views that bring you back here each year?
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It is natural for children to have different views from their parents.
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Malthus will always be known mainly for his views on population.
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Most nineteenth century scientists took the view that the Universe had no purpose or meaning.
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Stein was expressing the view of many fellow war veterans.
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The hotel is situated on a hill, providing panoramic views of the city.
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The open-air terrace affords unparalleled views of the Big Apple.
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The survey reflected a very conservative view about what the ideal family structure should be.
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We had a good view of the firework display from Ron's balcony.
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We lived in a town house, with a spectacular view of the East China Sea.
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We were very, very lucky to get an apartment with a view .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He or she will bring an objective view to team meetings.
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In reality, of course, the relationship between education and society is much more complex than either view would suggest.
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Robyn had a comfortable childhood, growing up in a pleasant, unostentatious house with a view of the sea.
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So far as the avoidance of an election commitment was concerned, this would have been sensible from any point of view .
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There is a roof-top sun terrace with panoramic views of the town and the sea, a lounge, bar and restaurant.
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Unfortunately a fourth hangs a tea-towel over the window at this point, obscuring my view .
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We lingered, not just because of the food but also because of the view out the picture window.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
widely
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There his trip was widely viewed , even by members of his government, as an embarrassment.
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Merrill is widely viewed as one of the greatest of his generation of post-war poets in the United States.
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That interpretation was widely viewed as favoring business over minority and female employees attempting to charge job discrimination.
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Wilson is not widely viewed as a sentimental, Don Juan sort of guy.
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The Fed chairman is widely viewed as an anti-inflation hawk.
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The compromise was widely viewed as a victory for the president, who had stood firm against Republican demands.
■ NOUN
body
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The source said the families of the victims were not allowed to view the bodies or bury them.
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Reports by Agents who viewed victims' bodies indicate that there can be little doubt of execution-style slayings....
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They viewed two bodies of young girls, neither of whom was Pet.
suspicion
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If they viewed me with suspicion then I was much puzzled about them.
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But nothing would be viewed with more suspicion than this method of expanding output.
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Any law which directly or indirectly discourages the publication of views from within the criminal justice system must be viewed with suspicion .
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This woman is a woman she views with suspicion , and for what reason?
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The Prime Minister designate obviously viewed me with suspicion , as being closely associated with his predecessor.
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As Lutherans, we viewed pleasure with suspicion .
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But those who claimed to know that they were chosen, Calvin viewed with suspicion .
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This is the day of the motorist, and anyone who walks is viewed with suspicion .
world
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He wiped a peephole from the condensation on the window and viewed the world beyond.
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Joe viewed the world through what at the time would have been considered a prism of realism.
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The Opposition's attitude to industry is negative because they largely view the world from the past.
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There is in fact a value system that runs through us all, and we view the world in identical terms.
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Those days of walking and talking utterly changed the way I viewed the world .
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As they confronted and mastered the challenges, they came to view themselves and the world differently.
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They viewed the world through dark wrap-around shades beneath pork-pie hats or stingy brims.
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And yet, this is exactly the way people in all cultures have viewed the spirit world for thousands of years.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a grandstand view (of sth)
field of vision/view
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His head would explode, and his field of vision would contract until he was almost blind.
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It will be appreciated that the precise nature of the degree or defect in acuity or field of vision is highly individual.
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Mrs LaRue smiled and moved away from my field of vision.
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Some evidence for this point of view is given under validation - sensitivity across the field of view.
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The serious aerial photographer will be looking for adjustment through vertical and horizontal axes so that the field of view is precise.
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With astonishment, I saw distinct black specks dancing in the field of view.
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With increased power, the field of view becomes smaller, and with increased aperture the binoculars become heavier.
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Without turning my head, I see them as clearly as though in my normal field of vision.
in full view of sb
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At 11am they were already taking files out of their headquarters, in full view of the villagers.
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He spent the interval in full view of the enemy, drinking tea.
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It would be about two and a half miles downstream but in full view of the Falls.
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Several, standing on the balcony in full view of the crowd, taunted their enemies below.
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The long, hard battle for the nomination, fought in full view of the television cameras, was exciting to watch.
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The Martins, told to give their tape to McDermott, did so in full view of witnesses.
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We all wash up, standing in front of the kitchen sink, in full view of everyone else.
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We made our way to the lighthouse, in full view of the temple, and dropped anchors.
mistaken belief/idea/impression/view etc
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A thin, friendly man, he often gave the mistaken impression that nothing was too much trouble.
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Cannabis may have few immediate withdrawal effects and this again may give rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive.
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People have a mistaken idea about artists.
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Such a deeply mistaken belief can only come from a citizen of a country with a disciplinarian attitude to politics.
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That can lead to the mistaken impression that the principles do not fit businesses involved in services.
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The foregoing paragraphs dispose, it is hoped, of some mistaken ideas as to the state and progress of sexuality in adulthood.
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The most mistaken idea is that you can Xerox people and somehow clone a fully grown adult.
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This can give rise to the mistaken belief that cocaine is not an addictive drug.
take a dim view of sth
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Management took a dim view of union organizing efforts.
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As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!
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But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.
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I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.
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Magistrate Rosemary Watters told Hannon this type of behaviour was unacceptable and the court took a dim view of it.
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Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.
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The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December.
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The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.
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They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode.
take the long view (of sth)
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Any time we set out to change our lives or the world, we have to take the long view.
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But I think you must take the long view.
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It was an error to take the long view in the face of moral objections.
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One had to take the long view.
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The fox of Damascus, ruthlessly in control since 1970, has always taken the long view.
uninterrupted view
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At that point he needs to have an uninterrupted view of the audience and they need a clear view of him.
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But beyond that intimate corner was a wall of translucent glass, giving an uninterrupted view of the mountains.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A few journalists were allowed to view the art exhibition the day before it opened.
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After viewing the film, we felt we had a better understanding of the conflict.
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I'd like to make an appointment to view the house on Clement Street that's for sale.
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If it is viewed from an environmental perspective, the factory's closing is a good thing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I've already phoned a couple of agents to arrange appointments to view .
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She had dared to step inside Mr Brady's photographic establishment to view the wonderful daguerreotypes and portraits he had taken.
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The old organizational paradigm encouraged employees to view themselves as the occupants of a box called a job.
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The two parties' activists view each other with hostility.
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There are several ways to view this publication that you read and rely upon.
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This woman is a woman she views with suspicion, and for what reason?