adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an experienced driver (=who has a lot of experience of driving)
▪ Young drivers are ten times more likely to be killed on the road than experienced drivers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
▪ Researchers found that thin people also experienced food cravings, but not nearly as much as those who were overweight.
▪ He also experienced panic attacks from time to time.
▪ Richard Baxter also experienced opposition from some of the people of Kidderminster.
highly
▪ Our surgeons are highly experienced and all are Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons.
▪ The match commentator will be the highly experienced and versatile David Fordham.
▪ It does not replace your comprehensive consultation with a caring and highly experienced surgeon.
▪ We have, in our company, many highly experienced people who have spent a lifetime in our industry.
less
▪ Awareness that others often younger and less experienced will be in a position of authority at work.
▪ Some care needs to be carried out by two nurses, and the less experienced will learn from the other.
▪ The pressure of commercial competition for analytical business has led to the use of cheaper, less experienced staff.
more
▪ Other more experienced skiers are earmarking March or April as the best candidates for reliable cover.
▪ The more experienced may try Villa-Flotilla in Yalikavak, where high wind courses give the confidence needed to cope with choppy seas.
▪ The teacher may be a more experienced student, one of the ward's trained staff or the clinical teacher.
▪ The protection of Weymouth harbour provides ideal conditions for the learner and the more experienced.
▪ Although the conditions up the slope were ideal for the more experienced, they were too strong for novice pilots.
▪ Liverpool's inexperience meant they got sucked into the type of game a more experienced side would never have got involved in.
▪ Codes were certainly necessary; but North's more experienced colleagues knew they were not necessary to the degree he insisted upon.
▪ Several swags can be positioned across a large window, but do not attempt this until you are more experienced.
most
▪ Mr Corps, who lived in Toulouse, was one of Britain's most experienced pilots.
▪ Many superiors acknowledged that some of the most experienced sales managers shirked these responsibilities of leadership.
▪ In this sense every Homoeopathic prescription is an experiment, even those of the most experienced professional!
▪ That problem will increase, thereby penalising schools with the most experienced and loyal teaching staffs.
▪ Even the most experienced of sailors get waylaid in Tobermory.
▪ They couldn't evade the most experienced sub-hunters in the world, not for ever.
▪ Being one of the most experienced pilots in Bomber Command and having done an instructional tour, meant nothing.
▪ Michael began his career producing revues and went on to become London's most experienced and successful producer of new plays.
vastly
▪ He gave Tipperary's vastly experienced full back Noel Sheehy a real roasting en-route to scoring two smashing goals and three points.
▪ Raymond Burns and the vastly experienced Garth McGimpsey must be considered virtual certainties.
▪ He scored his first goal since his switch to starboard and proceeded to give vastly experienced full-back Kenny Sansom a rugged afternoon.
very
▪ This is due to the very experienced local guides who will lead every tour.
▪ They spent a few minutes looking around, in what Tockwith realized was a very experienced way.
▪ My very experienced colleague remarked that her machine was looping at the edges and she couldn't seem to cure it.
▪ His mouth was warm and dry, and very experienced, and with a sigh of pleasure she relaxed against him.
▪ In spite of this he was sexually very experienced and attractive to women and found it difficult to turn down their advances.
▪ This encompasses all ranges of ability from the beginner to the very experienced.
▪ It is apparent, from the history given in the affidavits, that the appellants are both very experienced people in business.
▪ The atmosphere is always electric, so it is an easy temptation to begin uninhibitedly, even for the very experienced.
■ NOUN
difficulty
▪ Various areas of co-operation experienced difficulties in the 1970s.
▪ Pupils experienced difficulties in applying skills in new contexts, and in understanding what skills were needed to solve new problems.
▪ Following the crash the airliner's emergency radio beacon failed to function and rescue teams experienced difficulties locating the wreckage.
▪ No wonder the muster takers and subsidy collectors sometimes experienced difficulty in classifying them.
▪ They should also be jobs that young people might have experienced difficulty in gaining access to, without Compact.
▪ They have two young children and moved to Edinburgh after Mr Rea experienced difficulty in finding work in Sheffield.
eye
▪ Under Webber's experienced eye Sydney Newman's memo became a four page document.
man
▪ These reporters are all experienced men.
▪ He then said that in order to do so he needed 150 experienced men.
▪ A further advantage was that this provided more top posts for senior and experienced men from the undertakings.
▪ The Chancellor, an experienced man, knew an opening of consequence when he heard it.
▪ There were new images even for experienced men.
▪ In the morning he put one replacement and two experienced men in each flight.
manager
▪ Control of well-qualified and experienced managers and administrators in the state apparatus is difficult for less able party officials and causes resentment.
▪ You may be an experienced manager seeking to update your knowledge through formal training.
▪ Lawyers mainly deal with the theory of things whereas an experienced manager is concerned with practicalities.
officer
▪ They're all sound, experienced officers.
▪ Therefore, another essential quality in effective neighbourhood policing is using experienced officers who have familiarity on the beat.
people
▪ We have, in our company, many highly experienced people who have spent a lifetime in our industry.
▪ Less experienced people are often happier in the middle.
▪ It is a friendly, helpful organisation and you can always get assistance from more experienced people.
▪ And in other administrative areas, such as personnel and accounts, most of the supervisory and long-term experienced people opted for relocation.
▪ Our sales staff are friendly, experienced people who are there to give you helpful advice.
▪ In the future organisations will need experienced people who can ascend the hierarchy.
▪ It will be part of a group with like minded, experienced people, who understand Name's business.
▪ It is apparent, from the history given in the affidavits, that the appellants are both very experienced people in business.
pilot
▪ Mr Corps, who lived in Toulouse, was one of Britain's most experienced pilots.
▪ This feature is, of course, simple guide for less experienced pilots to finding the right half-mill chart for the journey.
▪ This possibility is worth suggesting to more experienced pilots, but, of course, is not suitable for a beginner.
▪ Travolta is a keen and experienced pilot.
▪ The following incident with an experienced pilot on a K6E drew attention to the importance of making smooth stick movements.
▪ Being one of the most experienced pilots in Bomber Command and having done an instructional tour, meant nothing.
▪ That would test even an experienced pilot.
▪ I used to do this with my more experienced pilots using the Falke motor glider on the runway at Lasham.
player
▪ Gavin will do the job in his own way, and has a wealth of experienced players to call on.
▪ This adventure book is best used with experienced players.
▪ These can quickly be removed so they don't get in the way during the game of an experienced player.
▪ There was further satisfaction for Bilardo in the performance of less experienced players.
▪ Teams were evenly matched with experienced players and beginners carefully balanced.
practitioner
▪ Sometimes experienced practitioners do not read the conditions sufficiently carefully, and assume that they are simply a standard proforma.
▪ This would involve several periods of working in the field alongside experienced practitioners.
▪ Ideally an assessment by an experienced practitioner should be sought for this but these two remedies are worth trying.
▪ Some one who has much chronic ill health should not be treated except by an experienced practitioner.
▪ Training is given by experienced practitioners, many of whom have been through the programme.
sailor
▪ It's sometimes limited if the winds are strong and we have only a few experienced sailors on holiday.
▪ Coaching from our motor safety boats and daily chats on theory help the more experienced sailors develop their skills.
▪ She was supposed to be an experienced sailor.
▪ Most seem to be between 20 and 55, though some are younger and many experienced sailors are older.
▪ More experienced sailors enjoy the lively Lasers dinghies, local windsurfing, and independent day cruising in Wayfarers.
▪ A new flotilla route in the Dodecanese Islands is offered for more experienced sailors.
▪ That suggests he was an experienced sailor.
▪ This applies whether you are an absolute beginner or experienced sailor.
staff
▪ These negative attitudes permeate decisions about crucial issues such as the allocation of resources, particularly the resources of skilled and experienced staff.
▪ However, I criticise the trend towards not having highly paid and experienced staff.
▪ The Playhouse has superbly equipped scenic workshops and experienced staff who will design and build props and scenery to specification.
▪ The pressure of commercial competition for analytical business has led to the use of cheaper, less experienced staff.
▪ A student can learn much about interpersonal skills through observation of more experienced staff.
teacher
▪ Identifying the educational needs of a handicapped child falls within the province of an experienced teacher.
▪ It is true that occasionally experienced teachers can give good, seemingly spontaneous, teaching.
▪ This is likely to prove expensive for schools with more experienced teachers.
▪ It is essential, therefore, that an experienced teacher of reading is directly involved at all stages of programming.
▪ This drop-out rate from teaching was not only depriving the system of experienced teachers but also wasting resources spent on their training.
▪ When an experienced teacher is planning a learning experience, she asks herself at least three questions: 1.
▪ In an ideal world it would be wonderful to have two or three experienced teachers working together with one class.
user
▪ An experienced user will find a number of commands have been moved or re-named but there will be little trauma in adjusting.
▪ There is a need for formal ergonomics in any design where the designer himself is not an experienced user.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ an experienced skier
▪ Highly experienced cost estimators for construction projects earn around $80,000 a year.
▪ Ms Carter is one of our most experienced teachers.
▪ My elder brother was a lot more experienced in these matters than I was.
▪ Paul liked to turn to more experienced people for advice.
▪ This job would suit someone experienced in dealing with the public.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But the more reliable sightings, by experienced observers, showed that the eagle was going northwards.
▪ Even the most experienced of sailors get waylaid in Tobermory.
▪ Harry bought it last year to instigate an eighteen-month ground-up rebuild by a dedicated team of experienced Fouga engineers.
▪ That would test even an experienced pilot.
▪ The clinic is already in operation offering treatment by experienced chartered physiotherapists at £10 a session.