Prepositions after Adjectives

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new to, in, for, about or at?

  • I'd new to the GameSpot forums.
  • He was brand new in the Senate.
  • This is new for a book on poverty.
  • There's nothing new about this.
  • But I'd not new at the Internet.
  • What's NEW On your next flight.
  • Learnt something new from this.
  • Although relatively new with us.
  • That's fine, nothing new as such.
  • HELP NEW by: Anonymous Dear st.
  • Saw the One Show, no new of how GO is.
  • There's nothing new under the sun.
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necessary for, in, to, at or by?

  • It's not necessary for anyone else.
  • CBI/COD probe is necessary in the matter.
  • Totally necessary to the school.
  • That isn't necessary at the moment.
  • It was necessary by the Chinese Gov.
  • Not necessary as plenty of sunshades.
  • It was necessary because of my mental health.
  • Faith is necessary before every victory.
  • No anti-virus is necessary on a Mac.
  • Conciseness necessary with sick.
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"normal for" or "normal in"?

  • Normal for any north Indian boy.
  • That is normal in the IT world.
  • She sounds pretty normal to me.
  • Are bruises normal after hooping? Yes.
  • IM as normal with your buddies.
  • We trained as normal at Everton.
  • It was normal on my Orc before.
  • Alvin wants to look normal by evenings.
  • But nothing else is normal about them.
  • Things are back to normal as of iTunes 9.
  • Is this something that can be normal before a.
  • THURSDAY: normal during the day.
  • It was back up to normal from then.
  • I can just be normal like everyone else.
  • This is 21 % below the normal of 737.
  • Normal over the rest of the region.
  • He was back to normal within days.
  • Just normal without any incidences at that time.
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nervous about, of, at, in or before?

  • I am so nervous about the surgery.
  • I was very nervous at the time.
  • I am just nervous of the aftermath.
  • Never been so nervous in my life.
  • I was nervous before the Olympics.
  • They were too nervous for that.
  • I was very nervous on the stand.
  • I tend to get nervous around guns.
  • Okay, I still get nervous with it.
  • She was still very nervous after this.
  • I'd nervous as well as happy for the box office.
  • But I was getting very nervous by then.
  • I feel very nervous during sex.
  • There's no need to be nervous over it.
  • The boy was too nervous to speak.
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"nice to" or "nice for"?

  • Be nice to the Customs officer.
  • Walked in Old Nice for a while.
  • Nice of the Germans to do that.
  • Nice in the way books are nice.
  • It was nice with good facilities.
  • That's what's so nice about it.
  • Jungle was nice on the machine.
  • She could be nice at times too.
  • It's nice to be nice after all.
  • It is really nice as a gin mixer.
  • I meant extremely nice by the way.
  • More of this would be nice from Gasol.
  • Oven cook only, cos they're nice like that.
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"national of" or "national in"?

  • Something you accuse National of.
  • The program is national in scope.
  • This should be done from national to county levels.
  • May even be a dual national as well as a green card holder.
  • I banked with National for many years.
  • Those remarks went national on Aug.
  • GSM/EDGE is practically national with many options.
  • Tonight on The National at 9 p.
  • Applicants are a national from a non-EU/EEA country.
  • So yes lets self **** our economy out of sight National by doing nothing.
  • List MPs should be firmly focussed on national rather than local issues.
  • The country is $18 billion in debt - all borrowed by National after two tax cuts we could ill afford.
  • The National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register felt obliged to issue a thorough clarification.
  • Nonetheless it does look that Labour has taken votes from National during the year.
  • That puts National into a tricky position.
  • People forget the Maori Party has never ever chosen National over Labour.
  • I found this site from a link in the National Post.
  • National Pro Bono Resource Centre The Centre opened its doors at UNSW in August 2002.
  • It is still what drove National through its 1990s government.
  • National under Brash is in the latter category.
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naked in, on, with, for or at?

  • I felt naked in a strange world.
  • Then he threw me naked on the street.
  • I've even been naked with her family.
  • And I don't run Naked for just any song.
  • His daughter was naked at the time.
  • Its easy to be naked before strangers.
  • She was naked from the waist down.
  • I did not run naked through the streets.
  • Leave them naked to air attack.
  • Jayatilleka was stripped naked by the gang who manhandled him.
  • Naked except for a sheet wrapped around him.
  • Children leap naked into ponds.
  • All the figures were naked of clothes and naked of sex.
  • Zera, It means naked without good deeds.
  • They were naked after a long, warm session of lovemaking.
  • I'll be naked around a bunch of gay dudes.
  • Now God says they are naked as well as blind.
  • The freedom to run naked down the street.
  • It's only visible to the naked during a total solar eclipse.
  • Of course being naked under the sun feels wonderful.
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"negative about", "negative in" or "negative for"?

  • We can not be negative about it.
  • It was negative for three times.
  • They went negative in ' 96 too.
  • It's really negative to the game.
  • That's also a negative on prices.
  • It was always very negative towards Fairchild.
  • It could be negative without it.
  • He can be so negative at times.
  • Its Q2 income was negative by 5.
  • Some kids may take nothing negative from it.
  • Turn a negative into a positive.
  • As I am negative after 3 months.
  • I did not say anything false or negative against Kara.
  • Offsets can be negative as well as positive.
  • Scores may be negative due to penalties from fouls.
  • In other words, the growth rate is negative during those quarters.
  • Look into both the positive and negative of the business.
  • For OHC to actually be falling, this figure would need to have gone negative over this period.
  • The blue flower thus becomes a negative rather than positive symbol.
  • It is really unclear why he is so obsessively negative toward her.
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notorious for, in, of, as or among?

  • In fact, they are notorious for it.
  • Intel is notorious in that department.
  • The most notorious of these began in April 1994.
  • Jundallah has become notorious as a small but deadly force.
  • The Ebola and Marburg filoviruses are notorious among these.
  • Surveys are notorious at divining low-level thought.
  • My mom was so notorious with this.
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"natural for" or "natural to"?

  • It's natural for my generation.
  • They seem to come natural to me.
  • We were so natural in the house.
  • It is natural with human beings.
  • Bruce lee was a natural at karate.
  • Nothing too natural about that.
  • It's as simple and natural as that.
  • Infact its the most natural of things.
  • Bud was quite natural on stage.
  • If you mean supernatural, it is not natural by definition.
  • Hey it's only natural from where I stand.
  • I went natural like 4 years ago.
  • It's natural rather than forced.
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notable for, among, of, in or about?

  • Cape Reinga is notable for a few things.
  • Notable among these was John Good.
  • Most notable in that is Andrea Bargnani.
  • The two most notable of these are s.
  • What was also notable about Mr.
  • Canada is notable by its absence.
  • Notable amongst them are Los Banos and Pila.
  • Wexford had never been notable as a cultural center.
  • Another notable at the function was classical Hindustani vocalist Pandit Jasraj.
  • This is all the more notable because of what has happened in the intervening years.
  • This was most recently notable during the 2011 Sarawak state election.
  • Several examples are notable from the article.
  • It is even more notable on individual stocks.
  • Most notable to me:The support of the UK.
  • Also notable with the release of Athlon was the entirely new system bus.
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noticeable in, to, on, at or by?

  • It is hardly noticeable in a pack.
  • Still, the results were clearly noticeable to us.
  • It would barely be noticeable on MODIS.
  • The trend is noticeable at this juncture.
  • Ideology was noticeable by its absence.
  • Late running was noticeable for a number of services.
  • This is particularly noticeable with hard backs.
  • His input is noticeable from the start.
  • There was something noticeable about them.
  • This trend was particularly noticeable among women.
  • The touchpoints are expanding and becoming less noticeable as a result.
  • Especially noticeable during the evening and nighttime.
  • The most noticeable of whales ' parasites are barnacles.
  • This is more noticeable after sexual activities when the glands become active.
  • This is most noticeable around the minimum of the solar activity cycle, like the one occurring now in 2008.
  • It is not easily noticeable because of its small size.
  • It was very noticeable over the ECB/IMF bailout.
  • It was a trait noticeable through the two-month tour.
  • Try your best to follow them and a positive outcome will be very noticeable within months! 1.
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"neutral in", "neutral to" or "neutral on"?

  • Authority is neutral in itself.
  • I'd 100% neutral on the rivalry.
  • Always remain neutral to both sides.
  • You can't be neutral about Michael Manley.
  • This is neutral for YOUR spine.
  • For me it was neutral with AVB.
  • This site is NOT neutral by any means.
  • Cheer up and stay neutral as a journalist.
  • One can not be neutral at the cost of nationalism.
  • It stands neutral between different values.
  • Moreover, they are not neutral during elections.
  • I was neutral towards her, I didn? t give her cuddles.
  • You and Cedric told me, but I remained neutral after my phone call to him reminding him, but the boy pleaded his case.
  • I think they would do well to remain neutral from the debate.
  • If you see your boss as a jerk, try shifting that to something more neutral like seeing your boss just as a boss.
  • Kid is the more neutral of the two.
  • They are always neutral over spiritual things.
  • Ireland remains neutral throughout the war.
  • By contrast, a plurality of Democrats (46%) says that professors are neutral toward religion.
  • If sequestration of CO2 over this period was neutral without increase then we would have no problem.
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"narrow down" or "narrow in"?

  • To further narrow down the list.
  • Very blokey and narrow in view.
  • I feel that your view is too narrow for now.
  • It was too narrow of a staircase.
  • But her code is narrow at the same time.
  • The road is becoming narrower with each passing day.
  • That sounds pretty narrow to me.
  • The silhouette is very narrow on the body, very thin.
  • The top obviously gets narrower as a result of deaths.
  • Narrow by price range or amenities.
  • This river was quite narrow from bank to bank.
  • Wade but also allowed it to narrow over time.
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"native of" or "native to"?

  • Simone, a native of London, Ont.
  • Are mink native to Ireland? No.
  • My two girls are not Native in the government's eyes.
  • Taylor Lautner better not get cast, Peter is not native for christ sakes.
  • No native from Bearn of this time would.
  • DH is usually mistaken for a native on Spain, Italy, France.
  • Eric is a Vancouver native with a lifelong passion for food and wine.
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"numerous in" or "numerous of"?

  • Morrow: The name is numerous in Co.
  • There are numerous of figure skating.
  • Tors are more numerous on the northern moor.
  • Too numerous for this comment section though.
  • Cory's Shearwater is the most numerous with over 10,000 breeding pairs.
  • Women very numerous as the backbone of movements.
  • These are the men that apparently are very numerous at hacker conventions.
  • Specified it is actually somewhat numerous from regular customers.
  • And numerous times these dreams occur.
  • The giant cells are rather numerous, typical epulis type, and most numerous about blood spaces.
  • Weddings are her specialty, as she has done numerous across the island.
  • Slaves were also numerous among the Igbo, the Yoruba, and many other ethnic groups.
  • They are very numerous around Mathura.
  • There are numerous by -- regulations that have to be applied when this is undertaken.
  • Religious and agricultural calendars being tightly linked, these rest periods were more numerous during the winter.
  • Pele towers were very numerous near the Scottish borders.
  • Friday July 15th 2011 Dolphins Dolphin sightings have become more numerous off the coast of Sligo this year.
  • Online are numerous over the counter regiments which you can try.
  • The bank vole is numerous throughout the southwest, while the French shrew.
  • There are countless stories, too numerous to post individually.
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naive in, about, to, of or for?

  • Tella is very naive in this matter.
  • I'd not naive about restaurants.
  • I'd not naive to these matters.
  • Of course, it was pretty naive of me.
  • He was too romantic, too naive for me at times.
  • I was young and naive at the time.
  • Let's not be naive on this matter.
  • We were naive as to how long that journey would take.
  • It turns out I'd been somewhat naive with what Google thinks a road is.
  • They are naive beyond comprehension.
  • Tactically naive by United I thought.
  • Not everyone is naive like myself; most people follow Jerry Maguire (instead of Phoenix Wright).
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"nasty to", "nasty in" or "nasty about"?

  • There is no need to be so nasty to Mr.
  • Don't be vulgar or nasty about it.
  • Getting nasty in a mob situation.
  • Some people are very nasty with big ego trips.
  • Quite nasty of you to mess with Scent.
  • I can be very nasty on the internet.
  • It is nasty for trees and crops.
  • It's going to get nasty at school.
  • Things really got nasty after that.
  • Any leftovers would have been nasty by that point.
  • Just ' cause I'd nasty like that.
  • They foster family started to get very nasty towards me.
  • He wouldn't be as arrogant and nasty as the folks who run city hall now.
  • The tone, however, is getting a little tiny bit nasty from all over.
  • I would be very surprised if things didn't turn a lot nastier over the next year or two.
  • I have deleted perhaps ten that were too nasty toward the family and at least two hostile toward United.
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nonexistent in, for, at, on or to?

  • Spicy foods are nonexistent in Kenya.
  • Yes, space and time are non-existent for light.
  • Lines are non-existent at Koidula, said Koidu.
  • For some the lines are blurred if non-existent on that.
  • These problems are rare to nonexistent among poor American children.
  • You will acquire knowledge nonexistent to 99.
  • Real engagement is nearly non-existent with most corporate pages.
  • There were exceptions but the fact they are non-existent as a media today says it all.
  • Despite this, state welfare pensions for the elderly were practically non-existent before 1930.
  • Corruption is nonexistent by the standards to which you are used to.
  • You think your tax bill will be low or nonexistent during retirement.
  • At the time the wildlife was almost non-existent after twenty years of rampant poaching.
  • Making lots of money is great, being non-existent because of it isn't.
  • Funding support for Mia is non-existent due to her not having an intellectual disability.
  • Foreign direct investment into Tanzania was virtually non-existent from the late nineteen-seventies to the late nineties.
  • Similarly, Dasgupta (2009) searched out that in India there is non-existent of norms and standards for the education of librarians.
  • The MMR and autism scare, for example, is practically non-existent outside Britain.
  • Poultry production in China -- virtually non-existent prior to 1978 -- is also becoming more industrialized.
  • In other words freedom of speech is non-existent under American ' law '.
  • Unless one enters the University system, the opportunities are very limited or non-existent within the country.
  • However, that doesn't change the fact that the ' speed ' we discussed is non-existent without the hip-flexor and more importantly has a negligible effect on the ball.
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"nostalgic for" or "nostalgic about"?

  • I felt almost nostalgic for the NHS.
  • I don't feel nostalgic about Clough.
  • So nostalgic of my angsty years.
  • I'd obviously getting nostalgic in my old age.
  • Even redecorating makes me nostalgic at times.
  • There is no reason why we should dwell on or turn nostalgic on such disappearance.
  • Get yourself nostalgic over the song's of the year 4.
  • Songs performed will be nostalgic as the trio hasn't followed up to the last album A Ene.
  • Starting at 1:47 this track is extremely nostalgic to me.
  • The atmosphere was nostalgic with plenty of westen pictures and roadsigns.
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negligent in, of, for, to or about?

  • Owner are negligent in your duties.
  • I'd sure she is negligent of informing of my rights.
  • Either she's negligent for not calling yet or she's being cruel.
  • I've been negligent about my little diary.
  • My own opinion is that the government has been negligent to the point of criminality.
  • The government should not be negligent on this.
  • He was negligent with the fact he failed to secure a natural midfield player this Summer.
  • We build a dam, but are negligent as to its foundations.
  • A person who believes in his heart is neither a rebel nor negligent by not pronouncing it.
  • Such conduct may not be negligent at common law.
  • That makes Israel more dangerous than Iran as Israel has already proved to be completely negligent towards civilians.
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needy in, of, for, from or by?

  • She was needy in every area of life.
  • He is also not needy of our faith.
  • But not all guys are NEEDY for it.
  • He would often help the needy from his own resources.
  • However if she can show that the money she recieved was used for the needy by her NGO.
  • Helping needy with money is big task.
  • The poor and needy among them receive medicine or food.
  • And yet the overall curriculum was as equally needy at this time.
  • He won't provide food for the needy on a daily basis though.
  • Dear friend My name is Nanthana Chansithipongse, I want to donate part of what I have to the needy through.
  • As for ' diverting power from needy to greedy '.
  • He would never send back a needy without giving him something.
  • Yeah women do become needy after sex.
  • Most men are very needy around a women and want love and sex.
  • She was happy to involve herself in fund-raising activities to help the needy as well as in social activities.
  • We stand equally needy before the Savior, who sees us all the same.
  • We all have made sacrifices for the needy during times of distress on Earth.
  • Such educated stardom should have thought of giving away at least a day's food to the poor and needy instead of buying.
  • Desperate and needy like the rest of you adults (and only adults are reading this, yes? If not, you need to shoo) once more, I am changed.
  • Forfar Resource Store is a small local charity which distributes furniture, bedding, clothing, electrical items, all household goods to the needy throughout Angus.
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"noteworthy for" or "noteworthy in"?

  • It is noteworthy for its friezes.
  • There is nothing noteworthy in that.
  • Nothing terribly noteworthy about that.
  • One of the more noteworthy of these involved St Munchin.
  • Its graphics however, are not noteworthy to the say the least.
  • The noteworthy among them are Vasunanda, Candaka, Matrgupta and Vakpatiraja (Roy, 2005).
  • It can be noteworthy as well as being very simple.
  • This track is noteworthy on several counts.
  • This variation in the use of HIT across stakeholders is noteworthy from several standpoints.
  • Also noteworthy at practice was that Brandon Prust is no longer wearing the jaw guard.
  • I've always considered the teapots of China and Japan to be unique and noteworthy because of the craftsmanship that goes into making it.
  • Therefore, she makes it more noteworthy by applying makeup to them.
  • This is especially noteworthy considering the inconsistent and bumpy trajectory of past Uruguayan film production.
  • Noteworthy during the break was the upsurge on locals who occupied 10% of the rooms, she added.
  • Make it even more noteworthy with photos, images, and attachments.
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"noble of" or "noble in"?

  • Not so noble of the parents afterall.
  • There is nothing noble in his actions.
  • There is nothing noble about poverty.
  • I did find it at Barnes and Noble for the 12.
  • Seemed noble to me at the time.
  • In the sight of God the noblest among you is.
  • Maori In a Maori legend constraint, made noble by the purpose it served, was.
  • It is easy to be noble with a silver spoon in your mouth.
  • He was one of the righteous and noble amongst the T? bi '? n.
  • It is indeed a noble as well as a novel concept.
  • I describe it as noble at the daytime and going crazy at the night time.
  • I'd impressed that her ambitions were so noble from a tender age.
  • Nor is the bee majestic and noble like endangered tigers, or endearing like our misguided kakapo.
  • One of the most dangerous comments you'll hear sounds very noble on the surface.
  • Once-relevant and noble groups like the NAACP, and others less noble such as LULAC and MALDEF, must be exposed as the frauds that they have become in 2012.
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"numb to" or "numb with"?

  • They're numb to it by this point.
  • Now I just felt numb with shock.
  • He stumbles out, numb from shock.
  • He felt her go numb for a second.
  • Being a nurse requires you to be numb at times.
  • I recall being numb after seeing the camp.
  • I have never been so numb in my life.
  • She added: ' I feel completely numb on my chest.
  • Poor Laine's cheeks were numb by the time we headed home.
  • Now I'd all sorts of numb about it.
  • Khushi felt herself go numb as the very person she had been trying so hard not to think about stepped out in front of her.
  • Good thing that my swollen gums were numb due to 1000mg of pain reliever and anti-biotic I took before I sleep.
  • I usually feel numb during the whole thing.
  • It's reaching your saturation point when you already feel numb of the pain you kept on feeling in the past.
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nitty-gritty of, about, on, from or in?

  • Now, let's get to the nitty-gritty of things.
  • Post their project site/blog that holds the nitty-gritty about the hack etc.
  • E-mail me for the nitty-gritty on that one.
  • We will have a reasonable idea before we turn a wheel, but we've got to get into the nitty-gritty from our simulations.
  • He handed over Tk 50,000 to Huji leaders for petty expenses upon a review of nitty-gritty in the mission.
  • So several of the big charities farmed out the nitty-gritty to professionals.
  • So when you get down to the nitty-gritty with us, we're gon na beat you because we knew HOW to beat you.
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"nude in" or "nude for"?

  • But I can act nude in Holywood.
  • No, I won't act nude for money.
  • FYI, another color combination we love is nude on nude.
  • And hello -- nude with that red sole? HOT.
  • I told them that I am always move around nude at home.
  • The eye products from Illamasqua, Este Lauder, Face of Australia and Nude by Nature.
  • Maybe a nude from the OPI dutch collection.
  • Our boy is 19 and has been going nude around the house since he was 3.
  • The Digambara mendicants are ' sky-clad ' because they believe that all the Jinas and their male ascetic followers went nude as part of their vow of renunciation.
  • Now in the light coming from the blue night lamp I could see my 18 year old sister of 38-26-38 lying absolutely nude before me.
  • Let someone else be on that position and EMILY DESCHANEL NUDE during that try to make your own path for your life.
  • Adult men may be totally nude except for beads around the neck or wrist.
  • No matter what did you JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS NUDE like the most about this review I think I did my job here pretty well.
  • It doesn ot mean that anyone has to be nude to liv ein this society.
  • They made them parade absolutely nude without even covering the genital parts.
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novel by, in, about, to or for?

  • DeVincentis from the 2006 novel by Frank Portman.
  • There is nothing novel in this statement of the moral judgment.
  • There's nothing novel about it.
  • Neither sensation was novel to her.
  • The IPL is novel for a few reasons.
  • It seems trivial today, but the idea was novel at the time.
  • As fans of the 1999 novel on which the film is based will attest, Perks could not be farther from your standard happy-go-lucky teen movie fare.
  • A novel with a great deal of heart indeed.
  • To be sure, the water frame was not as uniquely novel as that.
  • He describes an episode where he bugged the SEC officials who were trying to investigate his books, this I also find quite novel of him.
  • The idea of controlling animals in this literal dog-eat-dog, post-apocalyptic Tokyo is certainly novel without a doubt.
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