Collocations withresemblance

These are words often used in combination withresemblance.

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close resemblance
There was a close resemblance between the two models over the projected linear area depicted by our model, except at temperature extremes.
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family resemblance
Given these close ties it is not surprising to discover a certain family resemblance between the librettos of operas and ballet-pantomimes.
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little resemblance to
Unfortunately, this argument bears little resemblance to my argument.
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passing resemblance
How confident can shareholders be that it will bear more than a passing resemblance to its existing shape a year hence?
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physical resemblance
The term icon refers to a sign that bears some physical resemblance to the object it represents.
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striking resemblance
If it turns out to be true in general it will present a striking resemblance with the variational principle for the topological entropy.
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strong resemblance
For example, it comes out that there is a strong resemblance between the parallel operator of many process calculi and the conjunction operator on goals.
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superficial resemblance
English terms such as 'rent' or 'lease' have been employed to denote practices which bear only a superficial resemblance to those denoted by these terms.
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uncanny resemblance
There is an uncanny resemblance between this grouping and the one constituted by anthropologists and humanitarian workers today.
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