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Used with adjectives:
"
It was a classic case of what not to do."
(classic, textbook, typical)
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It was a clear case of robbery."
(clear, obvious, simple)
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In extreme cases, the illness can lead to death."
(extreme, isolated, rare, special, unusual)
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There were many documented cases of assaults in that area."
(documented, undocumented, reported, unreported)
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She has an acute case of the flu."
(acute, chronic, advanced, bad, serious, severe, mild)
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There are confirmed cases of swine flu in Texas."
(confirmed, reported)
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It was a notorious case for the nation."
(notorious, tragic, landmark)
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They're investigating the assault case."
(assault, homicide, murder, rape, robbery)
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You have a compelling case."
(compelling, convincing, good, persuasive, powerful, strong)
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Where is the pencil case?"
(pencil, guitar, violin, CD, DVD)
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There are pictures in the trophy case."
(trophy, display)
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Have you handled many court cases?"
(court, criminal, civil, high profile, death penalty)
Used with verbs:
"
We must consider this case."
(consider, think about)
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Many cases of theft occurred in the neighborhood."
(occurred, happened, appeared)
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I think you are overstating the case."
(be + overstating, be + understating)
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Can you handle the case?"
(handle, manage, work on, investigate)
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You'll never crack this case."
(crack, solve, close, reopen)
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She brought the case to court."
(brought, presented)
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The lawyer pursued the case."
(pursued, litigated, took, defended)
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The Supreme Court will consider the case."
(consider, hear, try, review, dismiss, throw out, drop, decide)
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We won the case."
(won, lost, settled)
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Our case has collapsed."
(collapsed, fallen apart)
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The case involved the company's employees."
(involved, centered on, focused on)
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We need to prepare our case."
(prepare, make, present, state, argue, plead)
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The witness will weaken our case."
(weaken, boost, help, strengthen, support)
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He was diagnosed with a case of the flu."
(be + diagnosed)
"
The hospital reported multiple cases of bird flu."
(reported)
Used with nouns:
"
The scientist is doing a case study on the children."
(study)
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May I see the case report?"
(report, file)
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This is my case officer."
(officer, manager)
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The doctor is studying the case history of his new patient."
(history, notes, records)
Used with prepositions:
"
The police are on the case right now."
(on)
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There were many cases of home robberies in our neighborhood recently."
(of)
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She has a strong case against her former employer."
(against)
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I put it back in the glass case."
(in)
