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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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The merry mask slipped, his eyes became more vigilant .
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Offenders are being caught sooner because the community is more vigilant .
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The bank says it has learned its lesson, and will be more vigilant about the way its money is used.
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If this is true we might expect paired males to be more vigilant than bachelor males.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Be vigilant on public transport and at tourist sites, as pickpockets operate in these areas.
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The terrorist threat is still real, and the public should remain vigilant .
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To combat thieves, it is important for staff to be vigilant at all times.
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Travelers in foreign countries are reminded to be vigilant at all times.
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We have to be vigilant about protecting our right to privacy.
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We must be ever vigilant . Don't think that Fascism can never rise again. It can.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Abdullahi was a small, slender, restless man with quick, vigilant eyes and an engagingly ugly face.
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But Travis McKenna had put paid to that by being particularly vigilant .
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I suspect many parents are vigilant that their children not interrupt others, and surely this is worth attending to.
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She had to be particularly vigilant when it came to the large amounts of water threatening them at every turn.
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There had been a rash of petty thefts in the hotel and we were all warned to be vigilant .