verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a commission recommends sth
▪ The commission recommended that the federal government change the way it measures inflation.
experts advise/recommend sth
▪ Most financial experts recommend that you don''t borrow money on credit cards.
heartily recommend
▪ This is a book I heartily recommend to all hill walkers.
strongly suggest/advise/recommend sth
▪ Before taking action, you are strongly recommended to consult an accountant.
the agreed/stipulated/recommended maximum (=one that is agreed between people)
▪ A pregnant woman should drink no more than the recommended maximum of 4 units per week.
the recommended dose (=recommended by medical experts)
▪ The current recommended dose is 250 mg a day.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
▪ Our route descriptions also recommend a variety of restaurants or bars to visit enroute for light refreshment.
▪ The Committee is also recommending campaign finance provisions similar to those now in place in the City of Tucson.
▪ The group will also recommend improved access to private rented accommodation through rent deposit schemes.
▪ It also recommended that insurers cover such care.
▪ However, it is also recommending urban extensions to cities like Bath and Cheltenham, and new settlements in Devon.
▪ It also recommends a study of how to protect aircraft from missiles.
▪ It also recommends that the directors should be required to make a statement about their responsibilities in relation to the accounts.
▪ We also recommend buying good-quality paint.
highly
▪ The holiday was one I have always dreamed about and I would highly recommend the centre to any outdoor enthusiast.
▪ Many of these products are as close to the natural diet as one can get and are highly recommended.
▪ She had come highly recommended, her latest play having run for six months in London.
▪ A kitchen fan or open windows are highly recommended.
▪ The hotel grows its own produce and its wines are highly recommended.
▪ All ages are welcome, and warm clothes are highly recommended, along with a flashlight, binoculars and a blanket.
▪ Their booklets are written by specialists in the field, and are highly recommended.
▪ A dunk into that aforementioned garlic butter sauce is highly recommended.
strongly
▪ The Association would strongly recommend that they should take effect at the earliest in January of the following year.
▪ After the third such bout in the space of a few months, a tonsillectomy was strongly recommended by the family physician.
▪ The type of detailed empirical research reviewed above suggests that scepticism is to be strongly recommended.
▪ So we recommend strongly that you use your emotions to help set your compass.
▪ This is a good book and I strongly recommend it.
▪ We strongly recommend the use of an instant read thermometer to determine doneness more accurately.
▪ Stapledon strongly recommends a second harrowing to cover the seeds before rolling.
▪ Johnson strongly recommended Ben Rich to succeed him.
■ NOUN
action
▪ The Head of Department in consultation with the Dean is responsible for recommending appropriate action in cases of suspected cheating or plagiarism by students.
▪ He called for the four counties to hire a consultant to study the region before recommending a course of action.
▪ It recommended disciplinary action against the department's bureau of political-military affairs for failing to stop the violations.
▪ Can you recommend a course of action?
▪ Planners have recommended enforcement action compelling the club to remove the wire with 12 months lee-way.
▪ I recommend that the following action now be taken: 1.
▪ On the radio, police supervisors were recommending alternate courses of action.
▪ Each concluded that there was no demonstrable basis for concern about independence and therefore they recommended no special action.
board
▪ The board has recommended a final dividend of 6 pence per share, for an unchanged 10 pence total for the year.
▪ Those boards recommend the promotions that then must be confirmed by the Senate.
▪ Late last year the Northern Ireland sentence review board recommended that Adair be freed from Maghaberry.
▪ The board is recommending a final dividend of 4.65 pence per share.
▪ The board are recommending a 10% increase in dividend to 7.4 pence.
▪ The board has recommended a dividend of 0.7p per share, broadly in line with last year.
▪ But family feuding and falling profits led a majority of the board to recommend a sell-out.
▪ The board has recommended a 10% increase in interim dividend to 3.32 pence, compared with 1992's 3.02 pence.
book
▪ Summarizing, it is difficult to recommend this book.
▪ I recommend covering the book with a brown paper cover if you are easily embarrassed.
▪ In summary, it is difficult for this writer to recommend this book.
▪ But this will make it richer and more real when you recommend books to others who are questioning and searching.
▪ So I can recommend this book only to some one who has little knowledge of green issues and the science involved.
▪ I would particularly recommend this book to the non-professional reader, including industrial managers, journalists, teachers and politicians.
▪ It's a pity not to be able to recommend any books by Noam Chomsky himself.
▪ I would really like to recommend this book to research-oriented analysts and researchers in the field.
change
▪ A Royal Commission on Criminal Justice is due to recommend changes next year.
▪ During the meeting, I recommended several changes.
▪ Those who have recommended a change in the law to require the installation of smoke detectors have now got their wish.
▪ We will set up an Animal Protection Commission to enforce and recommend changes to legislation.
▪ Dan regularly empowered frontline teams to recommend changes.
▪ They can examine plans and recommend changes to reduce the incidence of crime.
▪ Simplify the practice rules: to review the existing principles on which regulation is undertaken, and recommend changes.
commission
▪ The Commission recommends that parishes explore alternative ways of singing the Psalms.
▪ The discovery prompted the safety commission to recommend a lead standard of 200 parts per million for mini-blinds.
▪ The Law Commission has recommended the partial abolition of these rules.
▪ The city Planning Commission recommended that the club be forced to pay a law-enforcement tax to help the department recover its costs.
▪ Rather, we desire that the commission should recommend the most appropriate form of local government for a particular area.
▪ The commission recommends to the government.
▪ We will set up an Animal Protection Commission to enforce and recommend changes to legislation.
▪ The commission will probably also recommend that the defence be given improved access to forensic facilities.
committee
▪ On Monday Darlington council's transport committee will be recommended to join the steering group and appoint a member.
▪ The Committee is also recommending campaign finance provisions similar to those now in place in the City of Tucson.
▪ A report to Midlothian's planning committee recommends the proposal gets the go ahead.
▪ He chaired the committee that recommended it to Clinton in 1998.
▪ The committee recommends a two-tier system of tests for identifying mutagens.
▪ After all, Pitino, a Massachusetts graduate, was on the search committee and recommended the hiring of Calipari in 1988.
▪ The committee recommends that building regulations be amended to ensure that offices and other similar buildings have adequate ventilation.
▪ He was scheduled to give it to the Ethics Committee, which will recommend what punishment the speaker should receive.
doctor
▪ Few doctors would recommend such long-term use.
▪ He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors recommended that he see orthopedic surgeons here.
▪ Some doctors recommend support tights or compression bandages-but beware.
▪ It also would protect doctors for recommending marijuana for medical purposes.
▪ A Harley Street doctor had recommended in-patient care but this would have cost the family too much.
▪ Because Type 1 diabetes tends to run in families, Chris' doctor recommended testing for all of the Birminghams.
▪ His wife was feeling the strain and the family doctor had recommended it.
▪ Her doctor recommended she consider a hysterectomy.
government
▪ Treasury does, however, recognise a social dimension to education and recommends government intervention to help the disadvantaged.
▪ So if Stigler admits the problem, why does he recommend that the government should usually stay away?
▪ He recommended that local governments start buying undeveloped land for affordable housing.
▪ It recommends that the government reduce spending to encourage growth in private industry to bring about faster rates of economic growth.
▪ The commission recommends to the government.
▪ There was nothing to recommend preserving the old Government until it had been formally defeated at Westminster.
▪ It recommends that the government should set a firm date for these authorities to complete surveys of their water supplies.
panel
▪ Mrs Thatcher's panel of advisers recommend against linking homes with optical fibres on the grounds of cost.
▪ The panel recommended 12 months of therapy, rather than the previous standard six months because studies have shown better long-term results.
▪ Instead of tree and branch, the panel recommend the newer concept of a switched, or star, system.
▪ The panel also could recommend Gingrich be fined and the matter be referred to the Justice Department.
▪ In that case the panel might recommend reductions in funding, which could then be applied to other areas.
▪ The panel recommended that officers refrain from such actions, Eide said.
▪ However, it also has its own panel to whom it recommends people wishing to pursue a medical negligence claim.
▪ In 1990, when the ethics panel recommended a reprimand for Rep.
report
▪ Specifically the Heilbron Report did not recommend similar anonymity for defendants in rape cases.
▪ The report recommended that each midshipman and cadet spend a semester at another service academy.
▪ They studied referees' reports and may recommend pulling the plug again after the final at Wembley on March 27.
▪ The 64-page report recommended that all military education programs follow the lead of the service academies and provide intensified ethics training.
▪ The report recommends the setting up of a national environment institute and national education programmes.
▪ The report recommends that alternative methods of pain and anxiety control should be used to reduce further the use of general anaesthetics.
▪ For this reason, the report has recommended the setting up of new agencies to monitor government spending and environmental impact.
▪ The full report is likely to recommend the curriculum tread a line between principles and content.
use
▪ Surely manufacturers who offer these products and recommend them of use as a priming support for oils have done their research properly?
▪ Heretofore, the drugs have been recommended only for use in patients who have had heart attacks.
▪ We strongly recommend the use of an instant read thermometer to determine doneness more accurately.
▪ Thus co-ordinate indexing was not recommended for use in schools without very skilled staff being present to operate and coordinate its use.
▪ This species is not recommended for use in paludariums.
▪ The latter recommends the use of Ketrul 211-a Totalsolvants product-to clean up beaches.
▪ Luntz recommends that Dole use welfare overhaul as a unifying issue, because it appeals to the Buchanan Brigades without offending moderates.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Ask friends to recommend babysitters. That's the safest way.
▪ Ask your tour guide to recommend the best places to eat.
▪ Can you recommend a good hotel near here?
▪ Corfu was wonderful - I'd recommend it to anyone.
▪ Doctors recommend that all children be immunized against polio and tuberculosis.
▪ I strongly recommend that you get your brakes checked before you go on a long drive.
▪ I would always recommend buying a good quality bicycle rather than a cheap one.
▪ The recommended dosage for children is 20 milligrams.
▪ The directors are recommending that shareholders accept Baldwin's offer.
▪ The first applicant was recommended by a friend of the boss.
▪ The Forsyth Report recommended stricter supervision of the trade in live animals.
▪ The hotel's restaurant comes highly recommended.
▪ The prosecutor recommended a 15-year sentence.
▪ The report recommends a number of changes in the existing law.
▪ Who would you recommend for this job, Stuart?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And all over the nation, older women are getting far fewer than the recommended number of mammography exams.
▪ For a number of reasons, therefore, planners may recommend that growth should be channelled into selected settlements.
▪ I didn't recommend it because I had seen what it had done to sensitive artists like Scott Walker.
▪ In summary, it is difficult for this writer to recommend this book.
▪ McGehee advocates the creation of an independent Office of Ethics Counsel to interpret the rules, investigate complaints and recommend sanctions.
▪ They would interview applicants and they would recommend a man to him.