verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be discussed/described in chapter 1/2/3 etc
▪ These points will be discussed in chapter 8.
discuss a proposal
▪ He had discussed the proposal with the Egyptian president.
discuss a question
▪ They discussed the question of the possible use of the atomic bomb.
discuss a topic
▪ We discussed a range of topics.
discuss an aspect
▪ Police are reluctant to discuss any aspect of the investigation.
discuss sth in detail
▪ His report discusses the problem in detail.
discuss the arrangements
▪ We need to discuss the wedding arrangements.
discuss the implications
▪ The paper discusses the implications of the agreement.
discuss the matter
▪ She refused to discuss the matter.
discuss/debate an issue
▪ They met to discuss the issue of working conditions at the factory.
discuss/debate the merits of sth (=discuss whether or not something is a good idea)
▪ They were discussing the merits of sending soldiers to the area.
discussed more fully
▪ This concept is discussed more fully in Chapter 9.
discuss/talk about a subject
▪ Have you discussed the subject with your husband?
much loved/admired/discussed etc
▪ The money will buy much needed books for the school.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
above
▪ As discussed above, the range of signals at the Bank's disposal is quite wide.
▪ These procedural changes deal with specific problems discussed above in Chapters 1 and 2.
▪ Precedent 2 reflects this position, as discussed above.
▪ All the issues of survival that we have discussed above must be subordinated to this ultimate imperative.
▪ Most specifically, Fig. 21.22 is an example of results for a turbulent flow as discussed above.
▪ A number of the dilemmas discussed above have raised the level of frustration of the scientists.
▪ The sub-millimetre laminations are discussed above.
▪ As discussed above, all the techniques which have been implemented have resolved some problems but created new ones.
already
▪ We have already discussed the problem of making deferred aversive consequences effective.
▪ We have already discussed the growth of committee staffs.
▪ We have already discussed in Chapter 4 the technique of silent viewing.
▪ I am not talking here about the substantive learning project that we already discussed.
▪ Sexton is eager to keep his side together and has already discussed with Football Association officials the prospects of arranging friendly fixtures.
▪ One logical operation, already discussed, is reversibility.
▪ The first is simply a recapitulation of what we have already discussed.
▪ We have already discussed this case in section 7. 7.
below
▪ The various devices used by the courts to maintain the present position will be discussed below.
▪ The more important causes seen in an outpatient practice are discussed below.
▪ There are two main ways of interpreting them and these will be discussed below.
▪ Specific ways of checking individual groups of algae are discussed below.
▪ Some of the main difficulties faced by new care assistants are discussed below.
▪ The forces governing the allocation of fluid between intravascular and interstitial compartments will be discussed below.
▪ Again, the G1S implications are clear and are discussed below.
▪ These issues will be discussed below.
earlier
▪ This translation will involve not only labelling the subject, but possibly also indicating related subjects, as has been discussed earlier.
▪ If we define it as statistically likely, we encounter the problems discussed earlier with an infrequency model.
▪ We have earlier discussed the prevalence of ageism.
▪ As I discussed earlier, we also need to increase the continuity of relationships between adult caregivers and children.
▪ First, the build up of calcium may serve to sensitize the receptor as discussed earlier.
▪ Social workers who find practice with old people somewhat daunting, as discussed earlier may find this way of working is helpful.
▪ Version 4. 2 offers some new editing features in addition to those discussed earlier in this chapter.
further
▪ This issue is discussed further, below, in the section relating to the effect of sub-contracts.
▪ The company would not discuss further the portion of its business that would be affected.
▪ Conventional stocks and index-linked stocks are discussed further in sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 below.
▪ The grading of food for quality was discussed in Chapter 10, it will be discussed further in Chapters 10 through 16.
▪ The matter has been further discussed in the two Special Commissions which have reviewed the operation of the Hague Convention.
▪ This whole controversial issue is discussed further in Chapter 7.
▪ They will not be discussed further in this book.
▪ This point is discussed further in Chapter Six.
how
▪ At this stage, they would have to discuss how they wished to employ their right to three years in further education.
▪ Does she welcome the intruder and discuss how best they can cohabit the territory, sharing prey?
▪ The chapter outlines each method and discusses how each is useful for drawing inferences.
▪ So in Chapter 8 we will discuss how our social institutions are going to have to change in response to dejobbing.
▪ Several correspondents called for a brainstorming session, largely of Third World scholars, to discuss how best to proceed.
▪ As they built in each new feature, they discussed how it would help to defend the castle from attackers.
▪ Part 3 discusses how you can use vision to lead entire organizations through change.
later
▪ Some possible reasons for this are discussed later in this chapter.
▪ The input may be partial or incomplete, as discussed later in the paragraph on intuition, prediction, and statistical pattern-matching.
▪ This research will be discussed later, in the context of discussing Freud's more technical theoretical formulations.
▪ Treatments for this type of insomnia are discussed later in this book.
▪ These will be discussed later in Chapter 15.
▪ Motor planning or sequencing difficulties will be discussed later in this chapter.
▪ More detailed cost breakdowns are discussed later in this chapter.
▪ This question is discussed later in the book, but it is still relevant to the potential drama student.
never
▪ He never discussed the failed raid; and no-one else dared to, either.
▪ Before the 1992 election, politicians never discussed the debt and deficit in public.
▪ I've never discussed my family with David Fairfax.
▪ They never discussed with machine operators or engineers how the equipment was maintained.
▪ I never discussed them with Jean-Claude and I don't know if she did.
▪ My aunt said I should never discuss it.
▪ She never discussed this with Nanny Ogg or any of the other witches.
▪ But the two never discuss it.
■ NOUN
case
▪ Previously he had been discussing the case of charging a trust on a debtor.
▪ The doctor, Jack Dunn, said he could not discuss the case because of privacy requirements.
▪ He or she will then discuss the case with all those deemed necessary in the best interests of the child.
▪ Gil Galucci, an investigator with the Alberta regulator, would not discuss the case.
▪ His trial is being held in camera, and his lawyers are not allowed to discuss the case.
▪ Although Swensson gave written permission for the doctor to discuss his case, Petersen declined to comment.
▪ The appeal followed a meeting to discuss the case of 11-year-old Gemma left alone in a flat in Hammersmith, west London.
▪ We are not yet discussing the particular case before us, but only are considering the validity of the test proposed.
chapter
▪ This chapter will discuss seven kinds of device, representing the major computational models in the field.
▪ This chapter discusses three regional alliances-in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
▪ As Chapter 3 will discuss, the legal duties imposed on management are directed towards shareholder benefit.
▪ In a later chapter we will discuss larger-scale regional deformation.
▪ It is this model which is used in Chapter 7 to discuss anti-inflation and anti-unemployment policies.
▪ This chapter discusses the roles that school counselors and psychotherapists play in dealing with work inhibition.
▪ In chapter 12 we discuss these points further.
▪ During the course of this chapter, we discussed the architecture of the Internet.
detail
▪ If they had faith in their own proposals, they would be happy to see them discussed in detail.
▪ His character is often discussed in detail but not his body.
▪ This exemption will not be relevant to most futures dealers and will not be discussed in any greater detail.
▪ The indications of conditioning and the way in which it may be assessed will be discussed in more detail later.
▪ The epistemological issue is discussed in more detail in the following two papers.
▪ This point is discussed in more detail below.
▪ These issues were discussed in some detail by the Select Committee on the Coal Industry.
▪ This coinage system is discussed in more detail in Chapter 5.
future
▪ At some stage they would discuss their future together.
▪ The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the future of Marysville Dam.
▪ There is a meeting of shareholders being planned to discuss the future of the Bank of Edinburgh.
▪ The company is selling bonds on Wall Street and is restricted from discussing the future much while the offering is active.
▪ In my letter I had told Karen that the purpose of the trip was to discuss the future of our relationship.
▪ I hear the company has been closeted with parties unknown, discussing the future of this once-promising product.
▪ In addition many of the other TAs included a commitment to discuss such standards in future.
▪ He will be discussing the future of Leeds over the next 5 years or so.
idea
▪ There is a problem in discussing Freud's ideas and in trying to apply them, as will soon become apparent.
▪ Yet, there are those who are kind enough to discuss their ideas with you.
▪ It used to be said that superior minds discuss ideas, ordinary minds discuss people.
▪ The benefits the Better Shoe scheme could bring to parents were discussed, ideas were exchanged and needs discovered.
▪ They are priceless forums for discussing new ideas, solving problems, and sharing feedback.
▪ Applicants will meet a Youth Enterprise Scheme officer to discuss their business idea.
▪ A small focus group of Human Resources staff meet occasionally to discuss new ideas, production issues, budget etc.
implication
▪ Several of the issues discussed have implications for the manufacturing sector.
▪ Throughout 1992 meetings were held across the country for representatives of industry and colleges to discuss the implications of the new framework.
▪ Considering the two versions of King Lear, Andrew Gurr discusses the implications posed by the two endings of the play.
▪ Afterwards John Lawrence and I discussed the implications of what had happened.
▪ I shall discuss the implications of the dependency ratio for the construction of family obligations in more detail in chapter 3.
▪ This chapter will therefore also discuss the implication of alternative strategies of education planning.
▪ Are we discussing implications of 192 with our neighbouring areas?
▪ This usually takes 10-20 minutes and involves discussing the broader implications of the medical plan.
issue
▪ Candidates are therefore required to display a knowledge of business practice and an ability to discuss commercial and economic issues.
▪ The city council met, discussed the issue, and eventually voted to go ahead.
▪ Josephine Fairley discusses the issues on page 16.
▪ A month ago, the all-Union Supreme Soviet voted against discussing the issue by only the narrowest of margins.
▪ No longer does our political process discuss philosophy and issues.
▪ As part of this study, we listened at length to adolescent schoolchildren discussing political issues.
matter
▪ In the light of the report's findings you may want to discuss the matter further.
▪ Nor do the dozens of other Bible-believing Christians with whom I have discussed the matter.
▪ He had never before discussed such matters with his friend in holy orders.
▪ It is likely that Celsus discussed the matter at greater length, and with greater clarity.
▪ If you want to discuss any of the matters raised in this letter please let me know.
▪ Mr. Wakeham I regularly meet the chairman of Nuclear Electric to discuss a variety of matters.
▪ Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me.
▪ However, it is an ideal opportunity to meet one's colleagues on a regular basis and to discuss matters of concern.
meeting
▪ In sixty-seven different towns the Left Book Club organized public meetings to discuss the crisis.
▪ At the meetings local residents discussed their fears and their experiences; the police are supposed to respond proactively.
▪ In the wake of the Daily Post revelations, health chiefs have called an urgent meeting to discuss the matter.
▪ Real team members always do equivalent amounts of real work beyond and between meetings where things are discussed and decided.
▪ In a unique demonstration they left their schools to sit in on a county council meeting discussing the cuts.Tim Hurst reports.
▪ I requested that Mr Brezzo bring curators to our meetings to discuss responsibility for protecting our valuable paintings.
▪ A joint meeting followed where Liz discussed her difficulties with her parents.
▪ We also hold regular meetings of volunteers to discuss issues of concern and encourage one another.
opportunity
▪ Tensions continued but the opportunities to discuss and resolve them were improved by regular and closer collaboration.
▪ Give the student an opportunity to discuss those happenings that are important to him or her.
▪ You will receive a copy of the report and have the opportunity to discuss it in an interview.
▪ It will give you the opportunity to discuss your problems with a sympathetic listener.
▪ Players will have the opportunity to discuss interpretation and points of technique with composer and workshop director Martin Butler.
▪ If you feel a book or other item is inappropriate, take the opportunity to discuss it.
▪ This report offered a useful opportunity to discuss the extent to which the age factor might influence clinical decision making.
▪ Mr. Brooke I had the opportunity to discuss the matter that the right hon. Gentleman has raised at the conference this week.
plan
▪ Even now, I can't discuss the seating plan without hyperventilating.
▪ Officials with the AFL-CIO were hesitant to discuss the administration plan because they said they had not seen details of the proposal.
▪ Go for drink with Head to discuss plans for sale of raffle tickets on Saturday morning.
▪ The therapist discusses these plans with Liz's general practitioner, who was in agreement with the arrangements made.
▪ He refuses to discuss any plans beyond that.
▪ Sunday's fine for discussing future plans and ambitions with a loving partner and ironing out any differences of opinion.
▪ We must discuss the plan with the president.
policy
▪ It is this model which is used in Chapter 7 to discuss anti-inflation and anti-unemployment policies.
▪ It discusses government policy with them and reports back to the government.
▪ Government representatives, employers and workers now met together to discuss economic policies.
▪ The 160-member central committee today discusses changes in policy and the country's leadership.
▪ Sharing problems, discussing policies and pooling ideas, have all proved helpful and stimulating.
possibility
▪ In this section, however, I want to discuss the rather different possibility that some changes are essentially random.
▪ We discussed the possibility of getting together again.
▪ It was now D-Day+33 as we discussed the possibility of an advance by the Brigade from these positions along the ridge.
▪ He or she can discuss the possibilities and may have some good reasons for steering your child in a particular direction.
▪ Visitors are welcome to go to the Harewood House office to talk to staff and discuss possibilities.
▪ Later sections of the present chapter discuss this possibility.
▪ Also discusses the possibility of an upper limit on eligibility for housing benefit.
▪ If an abnormality were found, your doctor would discuss the possibility of a termination.
problem
▪ He would never talk about anything, discuss problems or even get involved in arguments with her.
▪ We have already discussed the problem of making deferred aversive consequences effective.
▪ I shall discuss some of the problems with you.
▪ Elinor had begun, Donald told him, by discussing her problems.
▪ It is also important to discuss your problem with some one.
▪ Certain commonsense ground rules should be mentioned - discussing marital and financial problems with children, for example, is not advisable.
▪ Although I did not understand I could see that they were discussing the problem.
▪ If a good relationship exists, the student should feel able to discuss anxieties and problems which may interfere with learning.
proposal
▪ Already he has called an extraordinary meeting of directors and supporters to discuss his radical new proposals.
▪ The manager should discuss the proposals for the coming year's maintenance programme before the allocation of annual leave to nurses.
▪ City hall staffers said the mayor is busy campaigning for re-election and did not have time to discuss the park proposal.
▪ Councils have been discussing the proposal since a meeting last year with transport undersecretary Patrick McLoughlin.
▪ It was agreed to discuss the proposal further through talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
▪ N., Nizar Hamdoon, said Monday that his country would be willing to discuss the proposal without setting conditions.
question
▪ I must say, I was rather disappointed, for I would like to have discussed the bantering question with him.
▪ They could discuss and even argue questions.
▪ Members will also discuss questions to be put to candidates during the General Election campaign.
▪ When we compare the political cultures of our five countries we shall have the occasion to discuss these questions again.
▪ The relocation officer held departmental meetings during which every aspect of the move was discussed and employees' questions were answered.
▪ He quotes scores of athletes, scientists and scholars willing to discuss the question.
▪ After the pairs discuss these questions, ask them to make up a story about the topic.
section
▪ Ways in which mobility can be made easier for visually handicapped pupils are discussed in the section on mobility in Chapter 6.
▪ Is the description of these steps consistent with other materials discussed in other sections of the proposal?
▪ Conventional stocks and index-linked stocks are discussed further in sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 below.
▪ Two other caveats: First, what we have discussed in this section applies to service delivery, not regulation.
▪ This particular situation will be discussed later in Section 20.2.
▪ Other examples of pictographic characters are the seven simple characters we discussed in the preceding section.
▪ In addition, it can utilise the power of non-verbal signals as discussed in section 2 of this assignment.
▪ This is discussed in the following section on bromocriptine therapy.
situation
▪ Its purpose was to discuss the local situation and consider how the churches should respond to rising levels of poverty.
▪ He even fired his secretary of state for trying to discuss this puzzling situation with the cabinet.
▪ During a visit to Brigade Headquarters I overheard Officers discussing the situation in our area.
▪ The National Administrative Council met on the following weekend to discuss the situation which had arisen.
▪ In the morning our vet returned and we discussed the situation, with me close to tears.
▪ I merely think that you should discuss the situation with some one who knows what he's talking about.
subject
▪ There were no averages available and non-one seemed willing to discuss the subject in detail.
▪ A Justice Department spokesman said Tuesday he could not discuss the subject.
▪ A welcome book which discusses the subject frankly is published by Age Concern.
▪ Kuwata said Milken and Ellison are longtime friends and have discussed a variety of subjects on business, Kuwata said.
▪ Also, though several groups may discuss similar subjects, each will have its own angle.
▪ Anyway, he would certainly not discuss the subject with the raffish set who would stoop to street-women.
topic
▪ There may also be ways in which the church could discuss the topic more openly.
▪ Can teachers be punished for discussing topics or distributing materials that are not relevant?
▪ These three books cover that same spectrum while discussing widely disparate topics.
▪ It was a comfort to discuss this familiar topic, which had been a town favorite for years.
▪ In contrast, some contemporary clinicians who have discussed the topic have been much less enthusiastic about connecting creativity to psychosis.
▪ Terms should be introduced, as appropriate, to allow teachers and pupils to discuss the topics set out below.
▪ Can an underground newspaper be banned for discussing controversial or unpopular topics?
work
▪ Modigliani arrived quite sober for the occasion but when the two painters came to discuss their work the conversation became dangerously frigid.
▪ And giving every kid this chance is a measure of how well each of the schools discussed in this chapter works.
▪ We often discussed our work, our so-called careers and our philosophies of life, such as they were.
▪ Pitts discusses the early work, giving it much wider play than it receives in any of the previous books.
▪ At our last meeting it was suggested that two groups should meet to discuss the future work of the Council.
▪ Firm President William Dye declined to discuss the work.
▪ Watson discusses the meaning of work and separates motivation to work into intrinsic and extrinsic satisfactions.
▪ Many of them are in the private or alternative sector, an area not discussed in this work.
■ VERB
decline
▪ Isaacson declined to discuss details of financing a Quackenbush reelection campaign.
▪ Network Solutions consistently has declined to discuss profitability.
▪ Federal Reserve officials declined to discuss Mr Greenspan's agenda yesterday.
▪ Doug Brown, counsel to the state auditor, also declined to discuss findings of the audit.
▪ Near Medina he at last found Ibrahim, who declined to discuss politics.
▪ He declined to discuss details of Airbus's bid.
▪ It declined to discuss who specifically it was talking to or the substance of the discussions.
▪ Authorities declined to discuss the components of the bomb or whether they contained shrapnel.
meet
▪ Each student is allocated a studies adviser with whom they meet regularly to discuss academic or other problems.
▪ She said she did not know who arranged the brief meeting, what was discussed or who else was present.
▪ I trust you will bring the above comments to the attention of your committee when they meet to discuss this application.
▪ Unfortunately, it arrived right after our Work Group has met and discussed issues related to its inclusion or exclusion.
▪ The regional council's finance and policy and resources committees will meet to discuss the recommendations on Wednesday.
▪ The pursuit of a cease-fire dominated a summit of world leaders in Moscow, meeting to discuss nuclear safety and arms proliferation.
▪ Councillors on Sefton's environment committee will meet tonight to discuss the issue.
▪ But I held my temper, and asked if they could perhaps meet to discuss the possibility.
refuse
▪ Manager Coyle, understandably, refuses to discuss the possibility of a double triumph.
▪ Clearly, the Delaney clause makes little sense in the modern age, but regulatory activists refuse to even discuss its repeal.
▪ But Evelyn refused to discuss it further.
▪ He refused to discuss suspects, but made it clear that some one is in serious trouble.
▪ Kay went for a head-butt on Colin Walsh, who refused to discuss the incident after the match.
▪ He refuses to discuss any plans beyond that.
▪ There was now over £1,000 million on the table and the unions had refused to discuss it.
want
▪ Did you want to discuss them in private?
▪ Rob wanted to discuss with the guard the concept of security.
▪ In the light of the report's findings you may want to discuss the matter further.
▪ I want to discuss the benefits of those experiences, but first I want to get into some ideas about learning itself.
▪ Worse, he wanted to discuss principles.
▪ Do you really want to discuss business in bed?
▪ First, I want to discuss whether there is any way in which we can estimate how long is required for evolution.
▪ So the biggest evil in this city that raises costs is featherbedding, but no one wants to discuss that.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Don't make any plans yet - I want to discuss this with Jamie first.
▪ The book discusses Columbus's voyages, including his landings in America.
▪ The report will be discussed at next week's meeting.
▪ The two families got together to discuss the wedding arrangements.
▪ The whole family got together to discuss funeral arrangements.
▪ We need to discuss what kind of food we want at the party.
▪ We never discuss our financial difficulties in front of the children.
▪ White House officials met to discuss the budget.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I visited the local teacher's centre where I discussed this self-evaluation project and other similar projects with the warden.
▪ It is worth discussing your child's needs in detail and having a few rehearsal sessions before committing yourself to a job.
▪ Older people are inhibited about discussing the past because they sense that no-one is interested.
▪ Only their Gothic Romance novels are listed below; any other romance works will be discussed in the appropriate chapters.
▪ Small groups allow people to interact, discuss and ask questions, which maximizes integration of learning.
▪ Typically the conciliation officer will contact each party or their representatives to discuss the case.
▪ Version 4. 2 offers some new editing features in addition to those discussed earlier in this chapter.
▪ We pray and discuss the Lords work.