noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
vim and vigour
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She was full of vim and vigour .
youthful enthusiasm/energy/vigour
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
full
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She is about fifty but strong and healthy and full of feminine vigour .
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It was a peculiar exchange to take place between men in full vigour , aged forty and forty-four respectively.
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Right at the start of the gospel story we find the Spirit active in full vigour .
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It would also appear, particularly in relation to street robberies, that the law was rarely prosecuted with its full vigour .
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They were warm under the sun and full of vigour hardly drained in the short battle and soon flooding back.
great
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She did this with great vigour at, seemingly, every opportunity.
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Despite their growing unpopularity, the Laudian bishops continued to pursue their objectives with great vigour throughout the 1630s.
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Fowler was a man of great energy and enthusiasm and pursued his wide interests in many fields of engineering with great vigour .
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He set about reshaping the Canterbury community with great vigour and clarity of aim.
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Fish, reptiles, birds and mammals all protect their young and often each other, with great vigour , when danger threatens.
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These were old aims but the intention was to pursue them with greater vigour and effectiveness.
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They must also plunder with much greater vigour the techniques of neighbouring disciplines.
new
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This contradicts the spirit of the supplementary benefit regulations and suggests that the means test is being enforced with new vigour .
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There is new vigour in the businesses liberated from state ownership; better management and better industrial relations.
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The objective of the competition is to give Glasgow a central skyscraper which would reflect the city's new vigour and status.
renewed
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But it was during the war that real expansion occurred as branches turned with renewed vigour to improve child and maternity welfare.
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His misfortunes spurred Galt to write with renewed vigour and until near the end of his life his output was voluminous.
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However, in March 1676, the King commanded them to execute these laws with renewed vigour .
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Instead, it generated excitement and renewed vigour .
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Royal charters bore witness to renewed vigour outside the demesne as in it.
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With an added purpose in his step, he continued on his way, returning to Coriolanus with renewed vigour .
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To add insult to injury, Palace, attacking with renewed vigour , were then awarded a doubtful penalty.
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She ran off to friends in Crete for sunshine and consolation, and returned with renewed vigour .
youthful
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And Des works out in his home gym to keep up with her youthful vigour .
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Surely, they feel, youthful vigour should outgun out-of-date prudery.
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This means that evolution favours youthful vigour at the expense of later decline.
■ VERB
pursue
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The Council considers this to be an important issue which should be pursued with vigour .
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These were old aims but the intention was to pursue them with greater vigour and effectiveness.
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The task of establishing and encouraging national cultural activities was pursued with some vigour by the new ministry.
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That is the path that we must pursue , with vigour and determination.
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These policy decisions now fall upon the new Executive Committee to pursue with enthusiasm, vigour and zeal.
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Mr Ridley said the action would be pursued with the utmost vigour .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His new job was certainly a challenge, but Edward tackled it with vigour and imagination.
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Holidays make it possible for you to return to your normal routine with renewed vigour and enthusiasm.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His vigour and passion impressed me.
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It needs to be conducted with more vigour and with more rigour than has so far been evident.
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It was a peculiar exchange to take place between men in full vigour , aged forty and forty-four respectively.
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Lewis is looking for a catalyst to recapture some of its original vigour and purpose.
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Right at the start of the gospel story we find the Spirit active in full vigour .
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They valued his vigour and inventiveness and came to respect him as a reliable man of business.
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Thousands can be lost without seriously affecting the vigour and power of the army.