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1
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able

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able + infinitive

Tom is able to play the guitar with his toes.

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access

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access to

Steve never has access to his dad’s bank account.

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act

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X act as Y

Tom acts as a scout for GQ here in South America.

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agree

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agree on + noun
We agreed on the plan.
agree on + gerund
We agreed on going to town.
agree to
We agreed to go away.
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aid

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aid + person/thing
The magnifying glass aided his search.
aid in + gerund

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allow

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allows for

Your schedule does not allow for much time.

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appeal

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appeal to

He wants to appeal to my good sense.

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*as….as

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She is as tired as I am.
as X so Y
as …so too…
as X to Y

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ask

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ask + infinitive
He asked to go home.
ask + person + infinitive
He asked me to go home.
ask of

ask X to Y

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*associate

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*associate with
We never associate with Steve - he is far too tacky!

associate X with Y

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attribute

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attribute to

His tackiness can be attributed to too many comic books as a child.

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*base

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*base on

I think that the movie Star Wars is based on a true story.

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begin

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begin + infinitive

It soon began to rain.

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boom

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boom in

There was a boom in the sale of yellow polka-dot bikinis as soon as Natalia Paris tried one on.

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built

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built by

The Avro Arrow was built by proud Canadians.

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care

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care about
Who cares about that?
care for
I don’t care for your tone.

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centers

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centers on + person/thing
The story centers on the struggle for meaning in a chaotic universe.
center upon ( not round)

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choose

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choose + infinitive
I do it because I choose to do it.

choose to / from

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composed

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to be + composed of + thing

The atom is composed of various parts.

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consistent

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consistent with

Your story is not consistent with Joel’s story.

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contend

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contend that

Joel contends that you are lying.

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*consider

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*consider + person/thing

I consider you a friend.

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continue

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continue + infinitive

If you continue to do that we will not be friends.

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contrast

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contrast A with B

If you contrast Bill with Bob, you find….

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convert

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convert to

The new device will convert matter to energy.

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*compare

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*compare A to B
Caliban is compared to a beast in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
(compare to stresses similarities).
*compare A with B
Compared with you, I cannot sing well at all.
(compare with stresses differences).

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*count

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*count on + person/thing

I count on you for the correct answers.

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credit

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to credit with
Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas.
give credit for
I have to give you credit for working so hard.

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ability

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ability to

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30
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accede

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accede to

присоединиться к

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31
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according

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according to

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32
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account

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account for (When explaining something)

account to (When receiving blame or credit)

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on account

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on account of

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34
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accuse

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accuse of

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acquaint

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acquaint with познакомить с

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36
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acquiesce

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acquiesce in согласиться с

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37
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adapted

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adapted for

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affect

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affect to

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affinity

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affinity with сродство с

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afflicted

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afflicted with пораженный

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afraid

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afraid of

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aim

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aim at

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43
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allergy

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allergy to (Allergy of, allergy for are incorrect)

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allocated

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allocated to

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45
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although

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although x,y

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46
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alternative

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alternative to

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47
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amount

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amount to

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analogy

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analogy with

49
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analogous

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analogous to

50
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angry

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angry at

51
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widely anticipated

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widely anticipated that

52
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appear

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appear to

53
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apply

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apply to

54
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argue

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argue over/ with

55
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approve/disapprove

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approve/disapprove of

56
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assume

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assume …to be of…

57
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assure

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assure that

58
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at least as

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at least as . . . as

59
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attend

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attend to (someone)

60
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attempt

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attempt to

61
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attention

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attention to

62
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attended

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attended by

63
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attest

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attest to

64
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authority

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authority on

65
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available

A

available to

66
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averse

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averse to

67
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aware

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aware of

aware that

68
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based

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based on

69
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because

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because of

70
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believe X

A

believe X to be Y

71
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belief

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belief in

72
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benefit

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benefit from

73
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between [a]

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between X and Y

74
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better served by X

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better served by X than by Y

75
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better

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better than

76
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both X

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both X and Y (Both X as well as Y is incorrect)

both at X and at Y
both on X or on Y

77
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bringing

A

bringing to

78
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call

A

call for

79
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capable

A

capable of

80
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chance

A

chance to / chance of ( chance for is wrong)

81
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choice

A

choice of

82
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claims

A

claims to

claims to be / claims that

83
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collaborate

A

collaborate with

84
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collide

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collide with (not against)

85
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comment

A

comment on

86
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combined

A

combined X with Y

combined X and Y

87
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compensate

A

compensate for

88
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comply

A

comply with

89
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comprise

A

comprise of

90
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to be + composed

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to be + composed of + thing

91
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concerned

A

concerned for – worried

concerned with

92
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conclude

A

conclude that

93
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concur

A 
concur in ( an opinion)
concur with ( a person)
94
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conducive

A

conducive to

95
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conform

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conform to

96
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in conformity

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in conformity with

97
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connection

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connection between X and Y

98
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consequence

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consequence of

99
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consider

A

consider X Y (without to be)

100
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consist

A

consist with
consist in
consist of

101
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contribute

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contribute to

102
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contrary

A

contrary to

103
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convert

A

convert to

104
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correspond

A

correspond to

105
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correspond

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correspond with

106
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cost

A

cost to/of

107
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craving

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craving for

108
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created

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created with (not to)

109
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abide

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abide BY

abide by the law

110
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application

A

application to

111
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by … rather

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by X rather than Y

112
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acquainted

A

acquainted with

113
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compete

A

compete for

114
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confrontation

A

confrontation with

115
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prone

A

prone to

116
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compared

A

Compared to X, Y

117
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in contrast

A

in contrast to X, Y

118
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allude

A

allude to

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