noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
constant
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There was time for domestic forces to shape a new nation without the same constant vigilance of the behaviour of neighbours.
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I had my routines: constant vigilance , my antidote to the sin of sleeping and the undomesticated world of dreams.
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And it would be impossible to provide constant vigilance at future exhibitions.
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Since Blue is only one man, he realizes that constant vigilance is not expected of him.
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They need constant attention, constant vigilance , like a nursery of children.
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The profession was extremely hard to break into and to maintain a very low weight required constant vigilance and self-discipline.
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What was required to hold him at bay was constant vigilance .
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But there is a need for constant vigilance to avoid abuse and for much greater resources to be channelled to hospitals.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
relax your concentration/vigilance etc
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I forced myself to open my fingers, to relax my vigilance, to fall asleep.
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Once they lose those bright feathers they can afford to relax their vigilance.
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Take care not to relax your concentration on the way up. 2.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And in this situation, such vigilance was called for.
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But continued vigilance , from me and from everyone, is necessary if there is to be change.
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Constant vigilance to match appropriate services to needs, assessed along tight guidelines, is one way to avoid temptation.
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Females often try to escape from the alpha male's vigilance , and will go up to the beta male and solicit copulation.
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Here is another example of the need for vigilance when assessing usually well-intentioned accounts of distress.
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I forced myself to open my fingers, to relax my vigilance , to fall asleep.
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Making the right choices, like protecting freedom, demands eternal vigilance .
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The increasing use of child-proof containers for medicines is helpful, but vigilance is still necessary.