I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an outspoken/vocal opponent (= one who publicly expresses disagreement with something )
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He was a vocal opponent of closer relations with the United States.
soulful voice/vocals/melody etc
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his powerful, soulful voice
vocal cords
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■ ADVERB
increasingly
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Mr Berisha has more trouble with the party's increasingly vocal nationalist faction.
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An increasingly vocal group of critics sees a deep menace, for example, in the Internet.
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Rodionov, appointed last July, has been increasingly vocal in his complaints about lack of money for the army.
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chord
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The oscilloscope graph of both voices was flattened in the lower register: tension was restricting the movement of their vocal chords .
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The vocal chords are also less flexible, so that our voices change.
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But they possess no vocal chords as man and other mammals do.
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Humanoid bipeds shaped their vocal chords to reproduce the noises they heard about them.
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The Lead Vocalist, who had just reconnected his vocal chords , disconnected them again.
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The plaintiff claimed damage to the vocal chords as a result of the operation.
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Terror had dried and paralysed his vocal chords .
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Match your vocal chords to the best singing bird in the world, the Water Slagger.
cord
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In addition to the ordinary vocal cords , the cat possesses a second pair of structures called vestibular folds, or false vocal cords.
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Those corn-rows are murder on the vocal cords .
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When sounds are unvoiced, the vocal cords are relaxed to allow the air a completely free passage.
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Not surprising in that it no longer possessed vocal cords .
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No vibration is caused by the vocal cords because they are not being put into action.
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With an effort, she made them part, and then her vocal cords let her down by refusing to work.
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The false vocal cord theory is the most obvious and the simplest.
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It explains the otherwise puzzling presence of the second, or false, pair of vocal cords .
critic
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The priest, Gleb Yakunin, long has been a vocal critic and irritant to secular as well as religious authorities.
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Sun is campaigning against Microsoft Corp., a vocal critic of the standards plan.
group
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The guy doesn't know the difference between a band and a vocal group .
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An increasingly vocal group of critics sees a deep menace, for example, in the Internet.
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Hawkins' popular gospel-beat vocal group was called Selah.
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As a pianist and vocalist, he organized a band backed by a female vocal group , the Rhythm Debs.
harmony
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Anderson shares the bill with Justina &038; Joyce, famed for their lush vocal harmonies accompanied by guitar and lap dulcimer.
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Decades later, its winning vocal harmonies and spirited musical style still has a palpable impact.
music
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Already about 1580, when Marenzio was bringing out his earliest madrigals, secular vocal music had entered a period of crisis.
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But vocal music gave way to instrumental music, especially with the development of bow instruments.
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Finally, we would stress that in vocal music we should concentrate on creating musical values.
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We have already discussed the possibilities under vocal music , and it would be useless to repeat the arguments.
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So the success of vocal music lies largely in its melodic and harmonic qualities, coupled with a convincing musical form.
opponent
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Many are vocal opponents of liberalised international markets in general.
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Fife Symington has been a vocal opponent of a Proposition 187 movement in Arizona.
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Switchboard became a vocal opponent of the tactics, providing material for parliamentary and media attacks upon the practices.
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Has Visa International -- one of the most vocal opponents of so-called ambush marketing -- ended up ambushing itself?
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As his more vocal opponents began to demand his resignation, Wahid insisted he still had Megawati's support.
range
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But Agnes's vocal range could melt earwax at the top of the scale.
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His vocal range is amazing, and used to convey unforgettable melodies that sound a lot simpler than they are.
style
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Union Sundown appear to share their guitars and their squeaky vocal style but their songs are longer and have a grittier tone.
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Korb is blessed with a sunny vocal style , her phrasing both easygoing and all her own.
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It's very important to preserve the original vocal style .
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Start with front man Pauly Fuemana, a New Zealander whose vocal style is almost as difficult to place as his accent.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a vocal critic of the government
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The band's stunning vocal harmonies have earned them a big name in the States.
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the Beach Boys and other early '60s teen vocal groups
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Consequently rational members of organizations are more likely to stay loyal and inactive than to be vocal participants.
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For one thing, it has never been shown that the carrying out of group tasks requires a vocal language.
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He was always the most vocal in the late-night discussions about how the war should be fought.
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Sun is campaigning against Microsoft Corp., a vocal critic of the standards plan.
II. noun
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■ NOUN
backing
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And she was even doing some of the backing vocals .
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There are verses and choruses and chick backing vocals and a big Chris Hughes production to give it that radio-friendly oomph.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Check his scorched-earth vocals for the sound of self-doubt.
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He even adds his Armstrong-based vocals to a couple of tunes.
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None of those wimpy washed-out vocals for Our Tom.
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Sandie's vocals, clear as crystal, slipped joyfully into her Morrissey role.
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Tina Wilkinson's striking vocals dart over the aggressive and exuberant title track with charismatic panache.
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We did a few vocals and overdubs and eventually the album was mixed bar one track, which he did somewhere else.