adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fine/excellent example
▪ The house is a fine example of a medieval building.
a good/excellent etc buy
▪ The wine is a good buy at $6.50.
▪ It’s worth shopping around for the best buy what you want at the lowest price.
a good/excellent suggestion
▪ I think that’s an excellent suggestion.
a good/excellent/interesting article
▪ There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today.
a good/excellent/rich source (=a source that provides a lot of something)
▪ Milk is a good source of calcium.
a great/brilliant/excellent idea
▪ What a great idea!
excellent
▪ At the age of 70, her health is excellent.
excellent/beautiful manners (=very good manners)
▪ Her children have excellent manners.
excellent/outstanding
▪ The T-shirts are only $10 and the quality is excellent.
give good/excellent etc service (=work well and last a long time)
▪ Steel tools give good service for years.
good/excellent qualifications
▪ Good qualifications are a passport to success.
good/excellent
▪ The hotel was nice and the food was really good.
good/excellent
▪ I wish my memory was as good as yours.
good/excellent
▪ The university has a very good reputation.
good/excellent/useful/helpful
▪ The book is full of good advice.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
book
▪ Anne Salmond and Judith Binney, among others, have written excellent books about colonial cultural encounter.
▪ Hunters seeking such information can find those procedures well-documented in other excellent books on the subject.
▪ Medium and Message A number of excellent books are available on personal evangelism, dealing with the one-to-one and small group situations.
▪ There are many excellent books on the subject, and we include some recommendations in the appendix.
▪ It is an excellent book, as I took care to point out, except for my few niggles.
▪ He wrote an excellent book entitled Madeira - the Island Vineyard.
▪ Ted is no stranger to the misfortunes of war, as Simon Parry's excellent book Intruders over Britain eloquently relates.
▪ This excellent book will be a welcome addition to the library of many a clinician, student, and teacher.
choice
▪ The availability of babysitting, early meals for children and a kiddies playroom make this hotel an excellent choice for families.
▪ These shrimps are therefore an excellent choice for the aquarium while harlequins are not really worth considering.
▪ He is to be congratulated on his excellent choice of guardian angels.
▪ An excellent choice for an interesting and enjoyable holiday.
▪ An excellent choice for general viewing.
▪ The food is fresh, wholesome and imaginative and the menu provides an excellent choice of dishes.
▪ Giulianova Giulianova is an excellent choice for family holidays.
▪ The hotel restaurant serves an excellent choice at dinner.
condition
▪ Cranwell enjoyed excellent tennis courts, beautifully secluded with 12-foot high hedges, in excellent condition.
▪ We were happy to see that the bamboo pole looked to be in excellent condition.
▪ It was in excellent condition, was only a year old and cost me £85.
▪ Vox AC-30, 1966, excellent condition with blue speakers, £450.
▪ It cost me £58 and again is in excellent condition, and would have been double that price new.
▪ Also Wem ER15 head, excellent condition, £95.
▪ Ibanez Musician bass, thru-neck, pearl ivory, active, excellent condition, £195.
example
▪ The first session on the second morning of this year's conference provided some excellent examples.
▪ Will is also an excellent example of how closeness to a source can affect a journalist.
▪ Cubicles for accommodation were also needed and Lydney Park provides an excellent example of these provisions.
▪ It is, however, an excellent example of the genre and does make interesting, if unsettling, reading.
▪ Worry and guilt are excellent examples of this.
▪ Color pictures found in the first chapter present excellent examples of differences in film and filters.
▪ Certainly it demonstrates a virile faith, which is an excellent example to every believer.
▪ The presentation was an excellent example of design expertise using the C.A.D. and the latest computerised sample machine.
facility
▪ There are also excellent facilities for the technicians in their own purpose built workshop.
▪ Saalbach is the larger of the two, but both have excellent facilities to offer.
▪ The island has 24 roomy bungalows scattered about the beachfront, each with a wide verandah and excellent facilities.
▪ It's a lovely place with excellent facilities.
▪ Tennis: Hard clay courts are available throughout the town, and excellent facilities on the edge of the resort.
▪ Thee are excellent facilities for children, with a kindergarten and a kid's playground in the Kurpark.
▪ These excellent facilities are used by the University sports clubs for practice and for matches in the local leagues.
▪ Mr. Townsend Will my right hon. Friend confirm that that excellent facility is not supported from the aid budget?
health
▪ Where is the excellent health we have all come to expect?
▪ You will be happy to hear that I am in excellent health and the colony agrees with me well.
▪ Laura was in excellent health and neutralized the effect of the plan in a number of ways.
idea
▪ They both say it's an excellent idea.
▪ This is an excellent idea, and the council shouldn't waste any time in adopting it.
▪ Detailed costing can make the difference between an excellent idea and a ruinous one.
▪ They also had some excellent ideas about how to structure their family life to avoid it.
▪ There were a couple of excellent ideas in the cockpit.
▪ That struck Swift-Runner as an excellent idea.
▪ And although Mr Knight admitted he'd prefer a pint of bitter, he agreed that Drinkwise Day was an excellent idea.
▪ The new arrangement enabled the police to gain an excellent idea of the total troop strength.
job
▪ Skipper Alan Kernaghan led by example at the heart of defence and Andy Peake did an excellent job against his former team.
▪ Only 3 percent of the voters surveyed said it was doing an excellent job and 25 percent a good job.
▪ He did an excellent job but I don't want curly hair anymore.
▪ Many moderately priced clothing stores do an excellent job of balancing security and service needs at their dressing rooms.
▪ He says the machine is making an excellent job and he believes one of its positive assets is its strength and durability.
▪ CyberMedia has done an excellent job marketing this product, using an extensive direct-mail campaign.
▪ I hope that the Minister will encourage local authorities which do an excellent job in terms of residential care.
▪ He did an excellent job getting some steals, mixing it up and changing the complexion of the game.
opportunity
▪ On the one hand this provides an excellent opportunity for the group to tap into a wide diversity of views.
▪ An alert pediatrician has an excellent opportunity to nurture this.
▪ Informal chats with guests provide an excellent opportunity to meet consumers and answer their questions about farming and food production.
▪ Some years, a great many excellent opportunities may be available.
▪ It offers excellent opportunities for preventing disease, but currently the subject lacks an intellectual and practical focus.
▪ He sees excellent opportunities in companies that provide software, peripheral equipment and access to the Internet.
▪ This should be an excellent opportunity for being with and joining friends for a relaxing evening.
▪ These provide an excellent opportunity for press relations work.
performance
▪ Only one investor found the nerve to find fault with what the vast majority considered to be an excellent performance in 1991.
▪ Schlüter/Webra motor has excellent performance, but high compression can give starting problems.
▪ This was emphasised by the University's excellent performance in the recent Research Assessment Exercise.
▪ They performed well - many have sustained their popularity for years mainly because they give excellent performance for low cost.
▪ Prestige saucepans and bakeware offer the perfect combination - excellent performance and quality.
▪ This excellent performance reflects its highly integrated modern design incorporating well matched components.
result
▪ Although the pulsed dye laser is often considered of limited value in mature portwine stain, Tan has recently reported excellent results.
▪ Good to excellent results are reported in over 80 % of cases.
▪ From 1942 a class of more powerful 0-6-0 freight locomotives also gave excellent results.
▪ Many clinical studies initially reported excellent results with the drug.
▪ With the model established and other corrections implemented excellent results have been obtained.
▪ On a number of occasions, the fieldworker arranged for subjects to self-record themselves and their friends, with excellent results.
▪ Central Council is very grateful to all those who donated prizes or sold tickets to help reach this excellent result.
▪ Will the Secretary of State now applaud those London Labour boroughs for their excellent results?
service
▪ We know that you will be happy with our prices, quality, and excellent service. 10.
▪ The management prides itself on offering comfortable accommodation in elegant surroundings, and puts an emphasis on providing excellent service.
▪ They are guaranteed excellent service with prompt delivery and latest versions of the software they wish to try.
▪ Halogen lamps give excellent service, hut the bulbs are fairly expensive to replace.
▪ We wish to reward staff who you think deliver an excellent service.
▪ And we match that with excellent service.
▪ They are all providing an excellent service.
source
▪ That's why hedgehogs find gardens so attractive - they are excellent sources of food.
▪ In-house video programs provide an excellent source of education and can be individualized to the needs of a specific work group.
▪ Some are excellent sources, while the quantity contained in an average serving of others would be negligible.
▪ Sandy knows this, he has said, from an excellent source.
▪ Cereals are an excellent source of energy and there are a large number of packet cereals available.
▪ The reporters seem to have excellent sources and the stories generally are reported imaginatively.
▪ The paper as a whole is an excellent source of information on a range of relevant practical and theoretical issues.
▪ They are involved in the industry and are often an excellent source of information.
value
▪ They provide superb transparency and accuracy and must be judged excellent value for money.
▪ Complete with the distinctive Clothes Show logo, they're good-looking, practical and excellent value for money.
▪ They have recently introduced a new three course menu which at around £19 per person is excellent value for money.
▪ On the other hand, food in cafés is excellent value.
▪ The magazine carries a series of articles to suit all tastes and is excellent value at just £1.
▪ But competition is what Northern has thrived on, and at 284p the shares look excellent value to me.
▪ Pay as you go; it's excellent value for money.
way
▪ You seem to have an excellent way with them, with the younger ones.
▪ Porri, of the Windsor Astronomy Club, believes that the Internet also provides an excellent way to buy astronomy equipment.
▪ Control Freestyle is an excellent way of developing control over the board.
▪ A: I think people will see the Internet as an excellent way to do home shopping.
▪ Fig 110 Freestyle is an excellent way to improve your board handling.
▪ We, therefore, have an excellent way of researching any subject within the hospitality industry.
▪ Very gentle exercise is, on the other hand, an excellent way of waking up.
▪ Semi-contact sparring at a martial arts club is an excellent way of simulating the real thing.
work
▪ I believe credit for excellent work should also be given.
▪ If you do excellent work, you get a gold star.
▪ And Shyamalan gets excellent work from fellow Pulp Fiction graduate Willis.
▪ She was also doing excellent work in her graduate studies.
▪ Otherwise, the excellent work that has been done on education and exhibitions will have to cease.
▪ Many of them have done excellent work in the past.
▪ Is he aware of the excellent work being done by Crime Concern?
▪ When Patrick Forbes proffered such divisions in his excellent work Champagne it had no bearing on the regulations.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be meant to be good/excellent/bad etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Andrew had always been an excellent student.
▪ Many studies reported excellent results with the drug.
▪ Nancy's in excellent health.
▪ She's enthusiastic and hardworking and has the potential to be an excellent teacher.
▪ That sounds like an excellent idea to me.
▪ That was an excellent meal.
▪ The bank provides an excellent service for its customers.
▪ They complimented her on her excellent English.
▪ They told me my English was excellent.
▪ We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But it is cheaper than the other machines and the games are excellent.
▪ He is to be congratulated on his excellent choice of guardian angels.
▪ He specialised in lead figures of which excellent examples are found at Powis Castle in Powys, ornamenting the spectacular hanging terraces.
▪ He specialized in finding stolen luxury cars, developing excellent contacts with both police and criminals.
▪ Most obviously, water is an excellent building material: eminently flexible, but not very compressible.
▪ The marathon relay, aided by excellent weather, was completed three hours inside the team's self-imposed limit of 12 days.
▪ These are excellent avenues to explore.