adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a resounding/outstanding/spectacular success (=very great success)
▪ Financially, the event was a resounding success.
an invaluable/outstanding contribution (=extremely useful)
▪ He won the award for his outstanding contribution over many years.
an outstanding achievement (=an extremely impressive achievement)
▪ Eisenhower' s outstanding achievement was to avoid war.
an outstanding bill (=still unpaid)
▪ He still didn’t have enough to pay his outstanding bills.
an outstanding example (=extremely good)
▪ The garden is one of the most outstanding examples of traditional Japanese garden design.
an outstanding individual (=with unusually good qualities)
▪ We need a few outstanding individuals to act as leaders.
excellent/outstanding
▪ The T-shirts are only $10 and the quality is excellent.
outstanding merit (=very great merit)
▪ The prize is given to students of outstanding merit.
remarkable/outstanding/exceptional ability
▪ a writer of remarkable ability
▪ The company aims to select people of outstanding ability.
▪ his exceptional ability as a swimmer
unpaid/outstanding (=not yet paid)
▪ The average outstanding debt on credit cards in Britain is now over £3,000.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
▪ Indeed, it is the sound of these two guitars which is their most outstanding feature.
▪ The quaich is presented to the most outstanding member of no more than two year's membership.
▪ Scott is regarded as one of the most outstanding late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century arts and crafts architects.
▪ The most outstanding are possibly Monotones, Gloria and Afternoon of a Faun.
▪ Boat traffic needs to be kept at modest levels in order to protect one of Britain's most outstanding botanical treasures.
▪ In fact most outstanding problems were ironed out over the last couple of months, Goldstein says; bug fixing remains.
▪ The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, the cuisine among the most outstanding in the country.
still
▪ It was held there that the parties had made a binding contract, albeit with the price still outstanding.
▪ In all, between 1544 and 1546 Vaughan borrowed £272,000 in Antwerp, of which 100,000 was still outstanding when Henry died.
▪ The amount still outstanding is £18,000.
▪ There were several contentious rights of way matters still outstanding, some of which were linked to the bypass.
▪ These exposure drafts, which are still outstanding for comment, are: E 41, Revenue Recognition.
▪ Others have been returned after this date, and some are still outstanding at the time of writing.
▪ Many items have been satisfactorily negotiated and settled but some items are still outstanding.
▪ It is still outstanding and there are cables and wires lying on the surface making it both unsightly and possibly hazardous.
■ NOUN
achievement
▪ The Award is one of four made annually to encourage the local community to mark outstanding achievements.
▪ I was just a simple plaque saying that I was rewarded for my outstanding achievement in science and math.
▪ Read in studio Britain's top Olympic and paralympic athletes gathered today to celebrate the outstanding achievements in their sports.
▪ Henley rower, Steve Redgrave has been honoured for his outstanding achievement in the sport.
▪ Animal prize: Billingham campus school has been awarded the Frank Cook Award for outstanding achievements and concern for animal welfare.
balance
▪ Subsequently the auctioneers sued the purchaser for the outstanding balance of the price.
▪ Lee promised to deliver the outstanding balance of US$330 million as soon as the guarantees had been agreed.
benefit
▪ The employee's assertion that the invention has generated outstanding benefit has to be determined in relation to all the surrounding facts and circumstances.
▪ But a long-running dispute by benefit staff forced the council to put back its own deadline for thousands of outstanding benefit claims.
bill
▪ When he stood for Parliament numbers of poor people crowded round the hustings demanding the payment of outstanding bills.
▪ A few outstanding bills were paid, and the application by the master and matron for a testimonial was granted.
▪ There was no doubt that Hari would buy from the same supplier as the Grenfells and what if Hari had an outstanding bill?
collection
▪ A National Trust garden with an outstanding collection of statuary is Cliveden in Buckinghamshire.
▪ A tailor by trade, Doucet donated his outstanding collection to the University of Paris early this century.
contribution
▪ He made outstanding contributions to all branches of children's surgery but his lifelong interest was the aetiology of malformations.
▪ If you identify to outstanding contribution to profit, proclaim it at your nest team meeting.
▪ In many businesses, one or two - sometimes more - people make an outstanding contribution to success.
▪ However, members wanted to recognise his outstanding contribution to the club so they elected him president.
▪ Nominations are invited for any part-time or voluntary coach who has made an outstanding contribution to sport.
▪ In addition, a special award was made to Ludovic Kennedy for his outstanding contribution over many years in exposing miscarriages of justice.
▪ Recipients range from those displaying acts of courage and bravery to those who have made an outstanding contribution to society.
▪ I don't think he made an outstanding contribution to chemistry - rather in the Thatcher mould.
debt
▪ And the outstanding debt which excludes mortgages has seen a three-fold increase to £40 billion.
▪ A borrower had a personal covenant with the lender who could still sue for outstanding debts.
▪ Those in the higher socio-economic groups and consumers over 45 years old tend to have higher net savings relative to their outstanding debt.
▪ When some one died, the administrator collected all assets of the deceased and paid his outstanding debts.
▪ Continuing anxiety about the state of the economy forced families to pay off more outstanding debt last month.
▪ Aims are to reduce outstanding debt and achieve low interest payments.
▪ At the end of his term abroad he sells the house and repays any outstanding debt.
▪ The effect of the outstanding debt would be to prevent the cessation of trade for the purposes of the section.
example
▪ An outstanding example is Ferriby house, which dates from circa 1775, and was built by Sir Henry Etherington.
▪ To me, as well as being my old mate, he's a fine, outstanding example of a White Poplar.
▪ An outstanding example of peasant political particularism had occurred in 1921 in the Tambov guberniia bordering on Kursk.
▪ I saw outstanding examples of team work with results impressive in their professionalism.
▪ The outstanding examples have been in the dating of town defences, as demonstrated by Philip Corder in 1956.
▪ The outstanding example of that is the so-called Glorious Revolution.
feature
▪ Indeed, it is the sound of these two guitars which is their most outstanding feature.
▪ The loss of working-class support for Labour is the outstanding feature of post-war electoral sociology in Britain.
▪ The sole outstanding feature comes in Richard Suart's scintillating interpretation of the two chief comic roles.
▪ One outstanding feature of that war was how few civilian casualties there were.
▪ Study the specialist magazines relevant to your organisation and check on the authors of outstanding feature material.
▪ An outstanding feature of the interwar period was the sprawl of suburbia into the surrounding countryside, especially in the South East.
▪ Perhaps the orang's most outstanding feature is the length of its arms.
▪ Domestically the outstanding feature of the first decade of the twentieth century was the growth of this party.
issue
▪ He is right that there are no outstanding issues with the Home Office.
▪ The outstanding issue is using the resources that the police authority has effectively.
▪ Immediately after the signing of the agreement, negotiators began discussions to resolve a number of outstanding issues.
▪ The key outstanding issues were said to be the establishment of a single army, modalities of a ceasefire, and elections.
▪ The 40-member steering committee was mandated to formulate agreements on all outstanding issues and to draft legislation to formalize any agreements.
loan
▪ Consequently, at the end of the deferred term, you will have a larger outstanding loan to pay off.
▪ The rate of interest payable to the banks to cover all outstanding loans would be 1 percentage point over market rates.
man
▪ Fairclough has proved in the past and is proving again now that he is an outstanding man to man marker.
▪ The profiles of outstanding men who'd achieved a lot were supposed to give data for the development of new drugs.
▪ None of those associated with Cripps during the tenure of his wardenship can fail to have been touched by this outstanding man.
performance
▪ However, Burke's outstanding performance had boxing enthusiasts agog with excitement and wanting more.
▪ But company head Frank Williams know that's not the only reason for the team's outstanding performances.
▪ However, Edward Petherbridge's reading is subtle and beautiful - an outstanding performance.
▪ The award recognises the Offshore Division's overall safety program and outstanding performance during 1992.
▪ What an outstanding performance our home game with Sidcombe turned out to be a fortnight ago.
▪ The pupils responded magnificently under the direction of drama teacher Mike Quinn, with outstanding performances from all the cast.
▪ Still, there were two outstanding performances in yesterday's defeat.
▪ New Zealand produced an outstanding performance and an excellent underwriting profit for the full year.
player
▪ In my opinion he was the League's outstanding player throughout the season.
▪ Lord himself was a capable but not an outstanding player.
problem
▪ These will be the outstanding problems for theoretical physicists in the next twenty years or so.
▪ In fact most outstanding problems were ironed out over the last couple of months, Goldstein says; bug fixing remains.
quality
▪ A work of outstanding quality is a pinnacle; it is not typical.
▪ The criteria have been rigorously applied: fine condition, outstanding quality and preferably, period frame.
▪ Even during recent years of poor health, his outstanding qualities were riveting charm and mental vitality.
▪ These climbs emphasise Swanage's outstanding qualities as one of the most valuable areas of sea-cliff climbing in Britain.
result
▪ Fashion Style offers great value for money with outstanding results.
▪ The outstanding results they continue to produce would seem to confirm the validity of the first assumption that they are naturally gifted.
▪ All the hallmarks of his management policy, that were to bring such outstanding results at Arsenal, were there at Huddersfield.
▪ Using an integrated programme of modules, the programme achieved outstanding results in language teaching.
▪ The varieties offered are the very best F1 hybrid types and will give outstanding results.
▪ At the John Radcliff hospital in Oxford he regularly operates on people in their seventies and eighties with outstanding results.
service
▪ In recognition of his outstanding service, Berndt Schultz was made honorary chairman.
▪ Cook has incidentally been given a testimonial season by Transvaal for his outstanding services over a long period.
▪ The Alice Stanley Jaye Award is given each year in recognition of outstanding services to animal welfare.
success
▪ No one who saw how brilliantly all this was displayed will be surprised by its outstanding success this year.
▪ The Enterprise Lecture is now becoming a major event in the University calendar and this year's lecture was an outstanding success.
▪ It is certainly true that the Spey engines have proved an outstanding success.
work
▪ Will my right hon. Friend confirm that he recognises the outstanding work done at Fleetlands?
▪ None the less, it is an outstanding work and especially relevant to the present enquiry.
▪ They are a first-rate journalists and have done outstanding work.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ A lot of my teachers were good, but Farley was outstanding.
▪ an outstanding debt
▪ Any outstanding claims must be settled by the end of the year.
▪ Ed is an outstanding football player.
▪ Her performance was outstanding.
▪ Her work has been outstanding all year.
▪ It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.
▪ The amount outstanding on your house mortgage and any other loans will be counted as liabilities.
▪ The book is a series of interviews with outstanding artists and writers.
▪ The government plans to reduce its outstanding debt, freeing capital for investment.
▪ There are a few problems still outstanding.
▪ Two of the lawsuits are still outstanding.
▪ We need time to catch up with outstanding orders.
▪ Woods is an outstanding golfer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He enjoyed - almost proprietorially - showing us the museums in Ironbridge, which certainly are outstanding.
▪ In the sporting world she has produced very few truly outstanding champions.
▪ She would create something special, something outstanding for her.
▪ Yet these more modest buildings are as important to the character of a town as the architecturally outstanding ones.