adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a vehement/vigorous denial (= very strong )
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The report led to vehement denials from the minister involved.
a vigorous opponent (= one who opposes something with a lot of energy and determination )
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a vigorous opponent of the use of nuclear weapons
hard/strenuous/vigorous exercise (= involving a lot of physical effort )
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Pregnant women should avoid strenuous exercise.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
less
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Unlike the preceding species this plant is much more manageable as it is less vigorous .
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Taylor would sometimes be compared to Theodore Roosevelt, a man similarly favored by circumstances and with a personality no less vigorous .
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As I mentioned earlier, you must always bear in mind the effect of poor fertility, and less vigorous habit.
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Comments: This attractive dwarf-lily is less vigorous , but produces beautiful, delicate-looking leaves.
more
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M26 is quite similar to M9, but a little more vigorous .
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The word capitalist was more vigorous .
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Much more vigorous action than is provided for in the Bill is needed.
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The improved blood circulation enables practitioners to perform tasks in a more vigorous and healthy manner.
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I was not only losing weight but I felt better: fitter, more alert, more vigorous .
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Fig. 8 Arm muscles Ballistic stretching is more vigorous , as the name suggests, and involves bouncing and jerking movements.
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Apparently it's a much more vigorous place now.
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Settlers demanded a more vigorous response, and got it.
most
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Equally important was its decision to combine support for the war effort and for the Government with the most vigorous campaigning politics.
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Noncontributor calls get through too, but who wants to bet which will get the most vigorous response?
very
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There are two main techniques, carbonisation and gasification; both require very vigorous conditions, especially high temperatures.
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All three were very vigorous: none was prepared to let the others eclipse it.
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He's retired, of course, but he helps out at St Clem's and he's still very vigorous .
■ NOUN
action
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Much more vigorous action than is provided for in the Bill is needed.
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Such fresh awareness can occur in the midst of vigorous action .
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Administrative procedures must be tightened up, and effective publicity should emphasise prompt and vigorous action in the courts.
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More vigorous action may sometimes be needed.
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Mr. Redwood I can promise that the Department will take vigorous action where there are good cases.
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Firstly, he certainly thwarted some papal provisions by taking vigorous action against any bishop involved in the process.
campaign
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Linked to this have been a series of vigorous campaigns against paedophile organisations, including the use of the conspiracy laws.
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I was all in favor of a vigorous campaign offensive, but this simply exceeded the bounds of good taste.
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He is seen as having run a vigorous campaign , despite a lack of resources.
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Despite a vigorous campaign on the part of Alan Shepard to get the chimp grounded, the doctors insisted.
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In recent years many governments have mounted vigorous campaigns against drinking and driving.
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Anti-abortionists have launched a vigorous campaign to reinforce the constitutional ban on abortion.
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I agree with my hon. Friend that Hampshire county council waged an extremely vigorous campaign against the proposal.
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It's a vigorous campaign and I've suffered from it before.
debate
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The government's spending programme is the subject of vigorous debates .
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Despite a vigorous debate in Parliament last week, strong government majorities ensure that the proposal will become law.
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And it has certainly opened up a vigorous debate that will not now be stilled.
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Clarke engaged in a vigorous debate with the doctors but found public sympathy running against him.
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An open and vigorous debate is the mark of a healthy democracy.
effort
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Isaacs named the substance interferon, and for some years vigorous efforts were made to develop it into a practical therapeutic agent.
exercise
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She believed that girls needed a fair dose of daily and vigorous exercise .
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During vigorous exercise the brain generates chemicals called endorphins.
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The golden rule is to begin gently and not to plunge into a sudden regime of vigorous exercise .
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Williams cautioned that vigorous exercise can carry risks.
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Studies of Whitehall civil servants in 1973 and 1980 suggested that vigorous exercise at weekends was associated with less heart disease.
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Skiing is vigorous exercise , and it takes muscle power to control your skis on a downhill run.
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Skeletal muscle also plays a part in propelling lymph, by massaging the ducts, particularly during vigorous exercise .
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The rate of decrease of the pulse after vigorous exercise is a good indication of the overall fitness of an individual.
growth
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A poor planting medium controls vigorous growth and almost checks the development of floating leaves.
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Its monetary and fiscal policies would short-circuit recessions and promote vigorous growth .
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Naturally enough, for vigorous growth , a medium consisting of some clay or mud is needed.
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Summer's herbaceous perennials can quickly transform the garden scene with their vigorous growth .
opposition
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The group is warning Borders Regional Council to expect vigorous opposition whenever a school is singled out for review.
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Baxter shareholders have voiced vigorous opposition to an acquisition of National Medical.
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As we have noted, only in comparatively few nations was the tradition of a vigorous opposition press established prior to independence.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a vigorous opponent of gun control
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According to a recent survey, a quarter of people over twelve get no vigorous exercise at all.
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At 80, Peck was still vigorous and living in Paris.
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Next there was a vigorous Russian dance, with plenty of stamping of feet and clapping.
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Williams' question started a vigorous debate among board members.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Poor, lacking cohesion, she could not pursue a vigorous foreign policy.
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She put herself through many risky experiences on the road, along with some vigorous political activity.
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She was not too interested in the vigorous Claudine now that the light of day was here.
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The same vigorous speech was heard on the streets, through which surged hosts of excited men..
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This does not mean embarking on extremely vigorous pursuits, although people in their 70s and 80s still run marathons!