VIGILANCE


Meaning of VIGILANCE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

constant

There was time for domestic forces to shape a new nation without the same constant vigilance of the behaviour of neighbours.

I had my routines: constant vigilance , my antidote to the sin of sleeping and the undomesticated world of dreams.

And it would be impossible to provide constant vigilance at future exhibitions.

Since Blue is only one man, he realizes that constant vigilance is not expected of him.

They need constant attention, constant vigilance , like a nursery of children.

The profession was extremely hard to break into and to maintain a very low weight required constant vigilance and self-discipline.

What was required to hold him at bay was constant vigilance .

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

I forced myself to open my fingers, to relax my vigilance, to fall asleep.

Once they lose those bright feathers they can afford to relax their vigilance.

Take care not to relax your concentration on the way up. 2.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And in this situation, such vigilance was called for.

But continued vigilance , from me and from everyone, is necessary if there is to be change.

Constant vigilance to match appropriate services to needs, assessed along tight guidelines, is one way to avoid temptation.

Females often try to escape from the alpha male's vigilance , and will go up to the beta male and solicit copulation.

Here is another example of the need for vigilance when assessing usually well-intentioned accounts of distress.

I forced myself to open my fingers, to relax my vigilance , to fall asleep.

Making the right choices, like protecting freedom, demands eternal vigilance .

The increasing use of child-proof containers for medicines is helpful, but vigilance is still necessary.

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