Collocations withencounter
These are words often used in combination withencounter.
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brief encounter
In many ways the model is reminiscent of a state of social anomie, in which isolated individuals without historical ties drift from one brief encounter to another.
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casual encounter
For most readers, casual encounters with this material are probably largely entertaining, with some subliminal instructive value.
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face-to-face encounter
Similarly, political rallies back at home provided an occasion for a face-to-face encounter in which representatives' commitment and endeavour could be appraised by their supporters.
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frequent encounters with
The connection to women and the feminine sphere seems to have been multi-faceted: motherhood presented frequent encounters with death because of the risks of childbirth and high infant mortality rates.
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initial encounter
The delays between initial encounter and re-encounter varied but were as short as 2 months.
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patient encounter
In this case, as in many others, insufficient information was available at the time of the initial patient encounter.
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personal encounter
In short, these descriptions reveal first of all a lack of interaction or personal encounter.
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previous encounter
In our previous encounter, although he identified the movement of finance, he identified no fraud.
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random encounter
This historic step demands of us, above all else, understanding, an understanding that must be profound rather than merely superficial, a real comprehension rather than just a random encounter.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
violent encounter
These groups have also been active in the defence of women and citizen rights against the backdrop of massive state repression and violent encounters.
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