adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
remarkably resilient
▪ The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.
remarkably/strikingly/startlingly similar
▪ The results of each study are remarkably similar.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
accurate
▪ All are now agreed that that proved to be a remarkably accurate estimate.
▪ He did a remarkably accurate imitation of the soft, low drag of a rapidly disappearing device.
▪ The dock company's estimate of heavy goods vehicle traffic has proved remarkably accurate.
▪ The Bottle-nosed dolphin's sonar sense is remarkably accurate.
▪ But quite a few proved remarkably accurate.
▪ Unsophisticated everyday language is remarkably accurate in the way it describes the spirituality of the world.
clear
▪ When these figures are carefully decoded, a remarkably clear picture of the whole military organization emerges.
▪ She was a small, frail old lady in her late seventies with remarkably clear, unwrinkled skin and wide blue eyes.
▪ Experience shows that most forms of institutional use follow a remarkably clear pattern.
close
▪ She is obviously following this insane dialogue with remarkably close attention.
▪ Despite the variety of sources, the differences were not very marked - the top five were remarkably close in quality.
consistent
▪ Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.
▪ They produced a remarkably consistent sound for the revolving-door group.
▪ Despite differences in dosage and length of treatment, the results are remarkably consistent.
▪ More than a decade of performance and change has demonstrated a remarkably consistent, if counterintuitive, phenomenon.
▪ In this study there was a remarkably consistent proximal small intestinal enteropathy of mild to moderate severity.
▪ Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were remarkably consistent for both Maori and non-Maori populations within New Zealand.
▪ Discussion of Judgment Results Subjects appeared to make judgments which were remarkably consistent with those given when actually driving.
constant
▪ They are capable of flight at 56 days - a strange figure which none the less seems to be remarkably constant.
▪ In fact, the statistics on the type of problems on which advice is sought have remained remarkably constant since 1973/74.
free
▪ There were exceptionally few meetings cancelled and Scudamore stayed remarkably free of injury.
▪ They relied on Deaver to do this and gave him a remarkably free hand in arranging the details of their lives.
▪ Like the oceans in general, healthy reefs seem remarkably free of plant life.
▪ The detail of planning legislation by and large fell to a number of able officials who had a remarkably free hand.
▪ The Bush administration was also remarkably free of internal strife, at least until its reelection effort faltered.
▪ The book was remarkably free of minor errors.
good
▪ In fact, at the time it must have seemed a remarkably good idea.
▪ The likeness was remarkably good, certainly enough for a quick check at Immigration.
▪ She was 66 at the time, and remains active, and in remarkably good health.
▪ It is therefore interesting that there is evidence that the brain is remarkably good at recognizing patterns of similar marks.
▪ She is a remarkably good mimic.
▪ Despite being recorded in analogue, the sound-quality is still remarkably good.
▪ Garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll is looking in remarkably good shape, considering she was 150 yesterday.
high
▪ This debate seemed to be marked by a remarkably high standard of studied insult.
▪ In addition, Los Angeles has always demonstrated a remarkably high tolerance for spiritual innovators, political cranks, and religious eccentrics.
▪ Many low-fat spreads still have a remarkably high fat content-some contain as much as 60 per cent fat.
▪ The security of tenure of corporation executives is remarkably high.
little
▪ Yet there has been remarkably little research activity in this area.
▪ Yet this conviction leads to remarkably little effort and, indeed, to remarkably few suggestions for specific action.
▪ There has been remarkably little turnover in the teaching staff.
▪ Voice over Largely because of absentee owners, the gardens at Shotover have changed remarkably little.
▪ Typical size is 2 to 3 pounds, and with the head already removed there is remarkably little waste.
▪ Even in public libraries, remarkably little stock revision takes place.
▪ As a consequence, remarkably little action has been taken to stop a preventable disease.
low
▪ Our injury count was remarkably low.
▪ As a concept album, it's remarkably low on conceptual tosh.
▪ The government claims its success is shown by a remarkably low 5 percent rate of recidivism.
resilient
▪ On the surface, at least, most of the children seem remarkably resilient.
▪ After her initial prostration, Constanze proved remarkably resilient, and began to demonstrate her innate capacity for organization.
▪ A straw-poll of representatives yesterday showed support for the Chancellor is remarkably resilient.
▪ Probably for this reason, it has proved a remarkably resilient idea.
▪ Although cob walls contain no stone, apart from the footings, they are remarkably resilient.
short
▪ The evaluation aspect of advertising is an element of marketing which is remarkably short of measurement devices.
▪ But a walk through lush green countryside reveals an environment remarkably short of wildlife.
▪ Neural networks can produce very good answers, though not necessarily optimum solutions, in remarkably short times.
▪ These statements are all true and there have been astonishing changes of government policy in a remarkably short period.
similar
▪ To my mind they are remarkably similar.
▪ Despite the difference in overall level of performance the relationship between risk and recognition performance in the two studies was remarkably similar.
▪ One is John McCain, the other is Ken Livingstone-and they are playing a remarkably similar game.
▪ Often Dawson's ideas are remarkably similar to those of Eliot.
▪ For those aged over 65 the responses were remarkably similar for both males and females.
▪ In both these hands, the problem is remarkably similar.
▪ To the untrained eye, the two products look remarkably similar.
▪ Child prodigies Also, children everywhere go through remarkably similar learning stages.
small
▪ It provides a reasonably equitable and comprehensive service to the whole population at remarkably small cost.
▪ I am still left aghast at the astonishing numbers of totally incompatible cichlids that are sometimes crammed into remarkably small tanks.
▪ For a band that has been performing for around a decade, their output is remarkably small, but perfectly formed.
▪ All for a remarkably small outlay.
▪ Again, for remarkably small outlay, you will have added new interest and improved the quality of the room.
▪ Even so, the number of households for which this is true is remarkably small.
▪ This is a remarkably small number of cases and needs further examination.
▪ This said, the number of sonnets which are not specifically about a human relationship is remarkably small.
stable
▪ And in spite of considerable growth the composition of residential settlement was remarkably stable over time.
▪ Personality does not change with age but instead remains remarkably stable through the years.
▪ The half year before the demerger of the textile division was otherwise remarkably stable.
strong
▪ So far, therefore, the fourth assertion looks remarkably strong.
▪ All of them were remarkably strong.
▪ In some species the venom is remarkably strong.
successful
▪ The transition from Empire to Commonwealth was remarkably successful, but it did not strengthen Britain as had been hoped.
▪ Labels aside, some have been remarkably successful.
▪ Mr Gordon appears to have been remarkably successful in keeping out the looters.
▪ What they have combined with this has been a church growth philosophy that has been remarkably successful.
▪ It is one which, whether measured in terms of winning elections or carrying through policies, has been remarkably successful.
▪ Britain may be no good at sports, but it is remarkably successful at inventing them.
▪ The Nazification drive had been remarkably successful by this time.
▪ But now Bingham is nearing the end of his remarkably successful time as Northern Ireland's manager.
■ VERB
look
▪ Paula was watching Newman: he looked remarkably fit.
▪ Mr Greenleaf looked remarkably calm, almost bored.
▪ But the teenager looked remarkably self-assured as he embraced the film-makers and picked up his award.
▪ Their list looks remarkably like those of researchers who have studied this subject.
▪ So far, therefore, the fourth assertion looks remarkably strong.
▪ She has two young calves that look remarkably like fawns without spots.
▪ Meanwhile Marcus's face, emerging from beneath the soiled stubble, was looking remarkably clean and young.
▪ He found, with some surprise, that his sandwich looked remarkably inviting, even though it was on white bread.
prove
▪ This attractive model of urban development has proved remarkably elusive on the ground.
▪ Throughout the film he proves remarkably deaf to the tones and inflections of speech.
▪ The dock company's estimate of heavy goods vehicle traffic has proved remarkably accurate.
▪ After her initial prostration, Constanze proved remarkably resilient, and began to demonstrate her innate capacity for organization.
▪ Patches of sand alongside good worm colonies often prove remarkably rich in finds for detectorists.
remain
▪ Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.
▪ Personality does not change with age but instead remains remarkably stable through the years.
▪ In fact, the statistics on the type of problems on which advice is sought have remained remarkably constant since 1973/74.
▪ For all of his worldly ambition, Gutfreund remained remarkably parochial and introverted.
▪ Carmella sensed this and remained remarkably calm.
▪ In the face of all this, public opinion has remained remarkably level-headed.
▪ Silverpoint gives a fine, grey line and remains remarkably true to the expression of the artist.
▪ Mrs Joiner's relationship with the children was very pleasant and she remained remarkably encouraging when they were a little restless.
seem
▪ On the surface, at least, most of the children seem remarkably resilient.
▪ He seems remarkably dumb for a wealthy guy.
▪ For all his enclosure he seemed remarkably in touch with the world.
▪ For some one who had just completed an incisive experiment, Stafford seemed remarkably subdued, even irritable.
▪ Your recollection of what she said seems remarkably inaccurate.
▪ But no, they both seem remarkably cheerful.
▪ Like the oceans in general, healthy reefs seem remarkably free of plant life.
▪ East of Brighton the species seems remarkably scarce in winter.
sound
▪ The official line on all this often sounds remarkably complacent.
▪ There were incredible stories of battered, scratched husbands who sounded remarkably like himself.
▪ All this sounded remarkably easy to accomplish, as invasion plans invariably did on paper.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Remarkably, both the kids and the grown-ups enjoyed themselves.
▪ Prague is a remarkably beautiful place.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And in spite of considerable growth the composition of residential settlement was remarkably stable over time.
▪ Despite differences in dosage and length of treatment, the results are remarkably consistent.
▪ He did a remarkably accurate imitation of the soft, low drag of a rapidly disappearing device.
▪ He felt remarkably calm, as if everything had already happened to him.
▪ It provides a reasonably equitable and comprehensive service to the whole population at remarkably small cost.
▪ The small room looked remarkably like Richard's study.
▪ Though Centralism comes in many guises and applications, the basic notions that fuel it are remarkably consistent-as are the results.
▪ Yet, the voice is young and fresh and remarkably full.