noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a writing desk (= that you use for writing letters etc )
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Under the window was a small writing desk.
a writing/painting/dancing etc competition
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Greg won the school public-speaking competition.
creative writing
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I teach creative writing at Trinity College.
piece of music/writing/sculpture etc
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some unusual pieces of sculpture
reading/writing etc material(s)
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Videos often make good teaching material.
reading/writing skills
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Their reading skills are poor.
writing desk
writing paper
writing/note paper (= good quality paper for writing letters )
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Can you fetch me a piece of writing paper and a pen?
writing/sketch/memo/legal etc pad
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a box of paints and a sketch pad
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Keep a telephone pad and a pen to hand.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
creative
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That is the nature of creative writing to me.
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And she has tried to defuse the threat which science undoubtedly can pose against creative writing .
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In prisons which offer art or creative writing classes, inmates will pour out their frustrated feelings in painting or poetry.
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He's easily distracted from anything that isn't creative writing , though, very up-and-down.
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At the same time there is the danger that such multiple scenarios may be no more valid than creative fiction writing .
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This is not just about the creation in a religious sense but Coleridge's own creative writing .
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The exciting and liberating redirection achieved during the sixties, usually characterised as the creative writing movement, has lost its way.
good
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This is where most of the best new writing is coming from.
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Economy of words is a sign of good writing .
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To be a fashion writer, you must have good writing skills - it's not enough simply to like clothes.
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Looking at the might-have-beens of stylistic variation is a way of making the elusive quality of good writing open to inspection.
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Careful reading and thoughtful, precise note making are essential to good essay writing .
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William was taught by his father, a schoolmaster from Northamptonshire, and inherited his good writing .
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We learn, mistakenly, that good writing is obscure, dense and full of hard words.
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We come to believe that good writing shows how clever we are.
historical
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For you, all historical writing must be thought of as evidence.
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It is possible to identify three main types of historical writing - descriptive, narrative and analytical.
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Primary and Secondary Evidence Primary evidence is the point of origin of all historical thought and writing .
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Clarify your understanding of the main differences between narrative, description and analysis in historical writing . 3.
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Notice that: 1. the order of the objectives reveals something of the process of historical writing .
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Most New Historical writing on the Renaissance has openly acknowledged the difficulties inherent in reading texts as cultural documents.
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Within New Historical writing the anecdote which symbolically reveals some important facet of Renaissance culture is a familiar critical practice.
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In historical writing you may need a great deal of factual information to support your argument or opinion.
■ NOUN
letter
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He then began his letter writing campaign.
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Integrated letter writing involves combining and manipulating data from a variety of different sources with the minimum of operator intervention.
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The nature of letter writing has been emphasised, because it is critical to the success of a recruitment system.
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With comprehension questions and letter writing exercises.
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Come straight to the point and keep to the point are the golden rules of letter writing .
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Final chapter revises grammatical points important in letter writing .
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Training is available in telephone skills, letter writing , handling meetings or presentations, to help you meet your business objectives.
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Index of model letters useful as a prop and exercises based on them also encourage creativity in letter writing .
paper
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I gave my orders and they led me to a private room and brought me some writing paper and a pen.
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Under page 300 lay two folded complete sheets of writing paper .
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The sharp sound of Sister Mary's hand banging down on the square of writing paper stopped the chanting.
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Bridget was holding a sheet of writing paper .
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You could use them as a decorative device on invitations, or as part of the design on your personal writing paper .
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Hunting for some writing paper he emptied the drawer in his wardrobe out on to the floor.
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He realised that he would need some more writing paper , as well as something to eat.
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Standard cheap writing paper - there's reams of it on sale, about four hundred outlets.
skill
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Many had considerable reading and writing skills , but about 20 percent were recent immigrants, often with language difficulties.
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These percentages are not based on functional literacy but on the most rudimentary writing skills .
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These factors will naturally have their effect on acquisition of writing skills .
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Infants are still developing their writing skills , and assessment will be through observation and discussion rather than through written exercises.
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Employing such devices is a fine test of sheer writing skill , of careful and adroit manipulation of language.
■ VERB
confirm
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If revised arrangements are made over the telephone, these, too, should be confirmed in writing .
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If a specific idea has been discussed over the phone confirm the details in writing .
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It should be confirmed in writing .
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The guidelines say they should be so informed, and it should also be confirmed in writing .
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He suggested I confirm my complaint in writing .
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The instructions should either be given or confirmed in writing .
read
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Some, because their interests lie elsewhere, may be barely able to read , and their writing may be rudimentary.
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He should have read the writing on the machine they gave him to spin the golden thread.
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She unfolded Marek's exercise book and began reading the spidery writing where she had been forced to stop.
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The lessons we observed were reading and writing and Maths.
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I knew when I saw her in the graveyard reading the writing .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All bids must be submitted in writing to the above address.
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Below each picture was a short piece of writing in Arabic script.
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Sherman produced his best writing back in the 1960s.
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The writing on the label is too small for me to read.
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There's some writing on the back of this photo, but I can't make out what it says.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it was not only writers with established political identities who were wary about how writing might be perceived.
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He felt it would leave him little time for his writing for one thing.
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In Nizan's theory of the revolutionary novel it is elevated to the status of necessary pre-condition of authentic writing practices.
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Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech, as might at first appear.
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Produce a sustained piece of writing when the task demands it. ii Produce well-structured pieces of writing.
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The manual includes sample lesson plans, as well as guidelines on preparing and evaluating writing workshops.