Collocations withface

These are words often used in combination withface.

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changing face
The changing face of listening.
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cliff face
Several mosaics were acquired of the cliff face from a distance of about 300 m, and the computer automatically determined the three most interesting points in each mosaic.
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familiar face
When does the inner face advantage in familiar face recognition arise - and why?
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in the face of adversity
Not infrequently, they do so even in the face of adversity.
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painted face
It is just a painted face, pretty in a way, shallow and soulless.
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pretty face
Perhaps there is indeed something in the old adage that one is 'not just a pretty face'.
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round face
Legible text set right round face, with letters in relief and facing inwards.
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scarred face
He is described as tall and dark haired with a scarred face and an eye patch.
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smiling face
All are a bit serious at heart but some always show a smiling face.
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