verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
detect the presence of sth/sb
▪ They invented a device for detecting the presence of submarines.
see/detect signs of sth
▪ I could see some signs of improvement in her health.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
easily
▪ Free riders may be ostracized because their colleagues can easily detect uncooperative attitudes to the company.
▪ But - the third condition - prey families must not be too easily detected by predators.
■ NOUN
ability
▪ Bees have a phenomenal ability to detect smells.
▪ At the same time, our ability to detect, contain, and prevent emerging infectious diseases is in jeopardy.
▪ In this way, infants' ability to detect rhythm, grouping, melodies, and other changes over time are explored.
▪ The ability of these to detect unusual strains is untested, Irvin said.
▪ But their ability to detect the feelings of others was close to infallible.
▪ Smoke detectors installed in hotel corridors have an alarming ability not to detect smoke.
activity
▪ If the software detects unusual activity on an account, it will send a text message to the mobile phone.
antibody
▪ It is these antibodies which will be detected in standard antibody tests.
▪ The Pyloriset detects IgG antibodies by agglutination, using Latex particles coated with acid extracted antigen of H pylori.
▪ Rabbit anti-human immunoglobulin conjugated with alkaline phosphatase was used to detect the bound antibody.
cancer
▪ Between 1982 and 1992 the cost of treating a detected cancer quadrupled.
▪ Thompson said the Pap smear only detects cervical cancer; it does not detect ovarian cancer or endometrial cancer.
▪ Colonoscopic surveillance in colitis should reduce cancer related death compared with routine clinical care, by detecting early curable cancer.
▪ There is not yet a single simple method of detecting cancer, yet this would be invaluable.
▪ Pap smears and pelvic examinations every three years for women to detect cervical cancer.
case
▪ On the first issue, teachers are obviously in a crucial position to detect cases of abuse of children in their care.
▪ Barium studies seem to be insensitive to microscopic involvement and may detect only more severe cases.
▪ Until the results of long term follow up are available the ability of our creatine kinase assay to detect Becker cases remains uncertain.
▪ Gel mobility anomaly is detected only in cases where the distance of the two elements is in an appropriate helical phase.
cell
▪ Acetylation takes place so rapidly the completely that no unchanged 5-ASA can be detected inside the cell.
▪ Smear tests detect precancerous cells and hence are essential to pinpoint the women who are at risk from developing the disease.
▪ No unchanged 5-ASA was detected inside the cell.
change
▪ The evidence indicates that the polar regions are among the first to detect changes arising from greenhouse warming.
▪ The manipulated atoms also could be used to detect extremely slight changes in motion.
▪ Looking at him, I couldn't detect much change.
▪ Not by one word or look can we detect any change in the demeanor of these Negro servants.
▪ When this meets some other object, the fish by means of its lateral line can detect the change.
▪ I could detect every shift and change in the bad weather and sea state.
▪ Experts on noble lineage detect a change in the thirty six year old heir.
▪ They quickly detect changes in the visual image and tend to exaggerate them.
device
▪ Reaching these wells will involve linking the drill to sophisticated sensing devices which can detect oil-bearing formations.
▪ Samaranch did not elaborate, but he may have been referring to a more high-powered device to detect illegal substances.
▪ Thus the combination of positive feed-back with the rule defined above has the making of a device for detecting unusual combinations.
▪ The other class of devices are designed to detect the relative movement of freely suspended massive blocks.
difference
▪ Limited specifications in automatic exposure and focusing will disappoint photography buffs, though few would detect tangible differences in the average snapshot.
▪ Just like your language instructor, they can detect the slight differences between certain speech sounds that adults will insist are identical.
▪ This lateral line system enables the fish to detect differences of pressure in the water.
▪ Rex was taking the water temperature three times a day, but it did not need his thermometer to detect the difference.
▪ Many previous studies have sought risk factors retrospectively in the context of trials designed primarily to detect a difference between antiulcer treatments.
▪ Such a person would end up with a few very large schemata and would be unable to detect differences in things.
▪ A partner may not detect the difference and the woman herself may be confused.
▪ He never detected any difference in speed, no matter how far apart the hills he and his assistants climbed.
disease
▪ However, it is difficult to detect early Wilson's disease, since caeruloplasmin activity is low in the newborn period.
▪ A lab report detects a kidney disease.
▪ Detailed pathological studies to detect subclinical renal disease have not been undertaken.
▪ Timely recognition of emerging infections requires early warning systems to detect new infectious diseases before they become public health crises.
error
▪ Therefore, the task of zero-defect design is to detect errors early and rectify them early.
▪ Example 1 above should be detected as an error by analysis of the grammatical categories of the words.
▪ Members can detect each other's errors.
▪ If only a single character is suggested then word knowledge is used to detect and correct errors in the hypothesis.
▪ Additional bits may mark the beginning and end of a message, or help to detect and correct transmission errors.
level
▪ Crystals embedded in the back of the chair detect the radioactivity level in the children's bodies.
▪ Both occur naturally in the body, so detecting super-high levels in the system is difficult.
▪ These tensions can be detected at various levels.
▪ Based on the structure of the organ, we think that it is well adapted for detecting very low levels of light.
method
▪ Included in protection are methods for detecting likely hazard events and in warning those likely to be affected.
▪ Expand the use of Sentinel Surveillance Networks to complement other surveillance methods for detecting and monitoring emerging infections.
▪ He said that the method can detect toluene in glue sniffers' blood.
▪ There is not yet a single simple method of detecting cancer, yet this would be invaluable.
▪ Topological feature based methods detect and code straight lines and the orientation of strokes.
note
▪ Glancing back through what I have written so far, I detect more than a note of cynicism.
▪ As the waves lap in think I detect a note of weariness in the endlessly repeated motion.
pattern
▪ The act of remembering and the act of perceiving both detect a pattern in a very large choice of possible patterns.
▪ All the changes and symptoms that arise are noted and studied to detect patterns and trends that are characteristic and commonly occur.
▪ It could potentially improve care, assist in medical research and help in detecting patterns of insurance fraud.
▪ These can modify their operation to detect temporal and spatial patterns of inputs.
presence
▪ A biopsy of brain tissue detected the presence of toxoplasmosis, which is relatively harmless in people with normally functioning immune systems.
▪ The new system can detect the presence of dangerous but invisible microorganisms like salmonella and e. coil bacteria.
▪ All fish can detect the presence of objects near them even if they can not see them.
▪ Other chips may detect the presence of moulds or harmful bacteria.
▪ Products of the chain reaction were fractionated by size in agarose gels to detect the presence of insertions or deletions.
▪ Nevertheless, there are various ways by which scientists can detect their presence.
▪ Yet I can still detect the presence of a large lorry or bus out of the extreme corner of my eye.
▪ They detect the presence of carrion by sight.
probe
▪ Figure 2b illustrates that the exon-enriched probe detects conserved sequences in different species.
▪ Scientists hope the coming generation of Mars probes will detect former hot springs.
▪ Normally the antisense probe is used to detect mRNA whereas the sense probe serves as a negative control.
▪ This probe also detects additional fragments not homologous to the human probe.
▪ Complexes and unbound probe were detected by autoradiography of dried gels.
sensor
▪ Our central sensors would detect any ship coming in from five thousand li out.
▪ He said the ground is planted with sensors that detect footsteps.
▪ A sensor in the appliance detects motion or touch, and starts the timer as soon as the appliance is put down.
▪ The vibration sensor is used to detect movement of the vehicle.
▪ Sensa has also developed pressure and acoustic sensors to detect the water and gas content of oil wells.
signal
▪ But if so, we might have expected to he contacted by them, or at least to detect their radio signals.
▪ However, some market watchers detected some signals of strength in the underlying data.
▪ This detects signals from radars on the ground that may be aiming missiles or guns at the approaching aircraft.
▪ No rebleeding occurred and Doppler control detected no further arterial signals from the ulceration.
system
▪ Ultrasonics technology is used in certain burglar alarm systems which trigger on detecting the sound of breaking glass.
▪ This year, the United States upgraded its disease surveillance system to detect any early outbreak of infection.
▪ This made our system very difficult to detect.
▪ The current system for detecting infectious prion particles is not very sensitive.
▪ The new system can detect the presence of dangerous but invisible microorganisms like salmonella and e. coil bacteria.
▪ Duty and intake systems to detect incipient problems early and to provide a rapid response. 3.
test
▪ The cardiovascular tests conventionally used for detecting sympathetic autonomic neuropathy may not be adequate to detect a mild, otherwise asymptomatic neuropathy.
▪ Lab tests failed to detect blood on Hicks' clothing and no weapon was found.
▪ The acetylcholine sweat spot test is an easy, inexpensive, time saving test for detecting autonomic neuropathy.
▪ Two other canisters bearing labels for radioactive material were also found, but preliminary tests failed to detect any radioactivity.
▪ Smear tests detect precancerous cells and hence are essential to pinpoint the women who are at risk from developing the disease.
▪ Although Belinda was 37, she decided against amniocentesis or any other test to detect chromosomal abnormalities.
▪ The aim of the test is to detect conditions that could develop into cancer.
■ VERB
design
▪ The keyboard circuits are designed to detect the order of key presses rather than the duration of each key press.
▪ These are designed to detect abilities for leadership and working as team members.
▪ The other class of devices are designed to detect the relative movement of freely suspended massive blocks.
fail
▪ But the survey has failed to detect any improvement in confidence and the institute is blaming political uncertainties.
▪ Lab tests failed to detect blood on Hicks' clothing and no weapon was found.
▪ She was so caught up in her own feelings that she failed to detect the danger in the question.
▪ Two other canisters bearing labels for radioactive material were also found, but preliminary tests failed to detect any radioactivity.
▪ The group fails to detect the skills and experiences of different members.
▪ Mr Ro earned the boot for failing to detect the public's sensitivities on this point.
▪ Machines can sometimes misread or fail to detect the way ballots are cast.
▪ Some studies they suggest may have failed to detect an effect of parity because they did not concentrate on this risk period.
use
▪ It is being increasingly used to detect weakly magnetized features such as postholes, and more deeply buried sites.
▪ She made an appointment for a colposcopy, an inspection of the cervix using magnifying instruments that detects small lesions.
▪ This f is used only to detect when the algorithm has reached a summit or plateau.
▪ Another sensor, a sonar-like apparatus, uses echolocation to detect both distant pressure disturbances and changes of flow patterns nearby.
▪ Normally the antisense probe is used to detect mRNA whereas the sense probe serves as a negative control.
▪ Radon has been used to detect uranium mineralisation and also to locate faults which may control mineral deposition.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice?
▪ Marlowe detected a faint smell of perfume as he entered the room.
▪ She wasn't moving or responding, but he detected a slow heartbeat.
▪ The system is so sensitive that it can detect changes in temperature as small as 0.003 degrees.
▪ Though the yellow tomatoes are pretty, I couldn't detect much difference in flavor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest.
▪ Frequent measurements of visual fields and acuity are obtained to detect optic nerve damage.
▪ Not all such turncoats are detected.
▪ Of Hearst the man, Nasaw's careful portrait suggests greater vulnerability and sensitivity than most others have detected.
▪ The effect is always there, but you'd never detect it.
▪ The motion is detected by the gauge and translated into a pressure.