Collocations withaffection
These are words often used in combination withaffection.
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bond of affection
To take this step will not halt progress in ecumenical dialogue, bonds of affection and common action for human betterment.
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deep affection
Whilst acknowledging the flaws of both parents' characters, the book is nevertheless written with wit and humour, as well as deep affection.
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display of affection
In such cases the open display of affection was 'feigned' (krtaka).
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expression of affection
The second is an ' expressive-affective ' component which has as its chief motive the expression of affection.
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feeling of affection
There are many people who will go to the grave cherishing that feeling of affection and companionship of which they have been deprived.
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genuine affection
It has tantalised many people, because it involves relationships of genuine affection that people want to sustain, despite historical forces pulling in the other direction.
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great affection
Proprietors generally described their relationships with the residents as good, and in many cases they expressed great affection for particular residents.
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mutual affection
Which is simply to say: we do not need to assume any great mutual affection to get from there to here.
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natural affection
They revert by natural affection to a title including the word "authority" even when tourism, surely the most voluntary of all human activities, is concerned.
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parental affection
Consequently, parent substitutes may not easily develop genuine parental affection for their wards.
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personal affection
Similarly, the law was side-stepped by individuals, especially women, who made decisions and followed strategies that were based on personal affection.
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public affection
A few ideas, like planting forests, had obvious merit, while others, like the wobbly bridge, have now been fixed and found their way into public affection.
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real affection
It was intensive farming but it was done with great skill and real affection.
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sign of affection
He has this odd unconscious habit of pinching girls on the nose as a sign of affection.
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