relationshipre‧la‧tion‧ship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 
I have quite a good relationship with my parents.relationship between the special relationship between Britain and the US2[countable, uncountable] the way in which two or more things are connected and affect each otherrelationship between the relationship between diet and health problemsrelationship to He’s studying politics and its relationship to the media. The lessons bear little relationship (=they are not connected to) the children’s needs.3[countable] a situation in which two people spend time together or live together, and have romantic or sexual feelings for each other: He’s never had a sexual relationship before.relationship with She doesn’t really want a relationship with me.in a relationship Are you in a relationship right now?4[uncountable] the way in which you are related to someone in your familyrelationship to ‘What’s your relationship to Sue?’ ‘She’s my cousin.’COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbshave a relationship· We’ve always had a good relationship with our neighbours.develop/form/build a relationship· By that age, children start developing relationships outside the family.forge a relationship (=develop a strong relationship)· We want to forge closer relationships with our allies.cement a relationship (=make it firm and strong)· We want to cement relationships with other transport associations.make relationships· I found it impossible to make new relationships.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + relationshipgood/great· Over the years, we’ve developed a good relationship.close· Laura had a very close relationship with her grandmother.friendly/harmonious· My friendly relationship with Scott’s family continued after his death.strong· Our relationship is strong enough to survive anything.a love-hate relationship (=when someone both likes and dislikes someone else)· The local people have a love-hate relationship with tourists.a special relationship (=a particularly close relationship)· I did not want to risk losing this special relationship we shared.a supportive relationship· People lacking supportive relationships were expected to be prone to depression.a working relationship (=a relationship appropriate for people who work together)· She’s a fine actress and we developed a great working relationship.family relationships· Travelling a lot for business can strain family relationships.a personal relationship· Drinking affects personal relationships.human relationships· Human relationships fascinate me.a social relationship· Satisfactory social relationships with adults are very important.a business/professional relationship· Both companies want to continue their business relationship into the future.the doctor-patient/parent-child/teacher-student etc relationship· A family crisis can adversely affect the developing parent-child relationship.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesa close relationship· The evidence points to a close relationship between poverty and disease.a strong/significant relationship· Studies show a significant relationship between smoking and heart disease.a direct relationship (=when one thing has an effect or influence on another, without any other things being involved)· There is a direct relationship between the demand for a particular product and its price.an inverse relationship technical (=so that when one is great, the other is small)· We concluded that there will be an inverse relationship between the market price of the bond and its true yield.a causal relationship (=when one thing causes another)· the causal relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancerverbsbear no/little relationship to something· The allegations bore no relationship to the facts.establish a relationship (=prove that it exists)· The book tries to establish a relationship between the war and social unrest in Europe.a relationship exists· No relationship exists between the size of the prison population and the level of crime.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbsbe in a relationship· Valerie and I have been in a relationship for five years.end/break off a relationship· She was very upset when I ended the relationship.start/begin a relationship· She is in no hurry to start another relationship.adjectivesa sexual relationship· He admitted having a sexual relationship with a patient.a serious/steady relationship (=one that lasts quite a long time)· It was his first serious relationship.a long-term relationship· I have a seven-year-old daughter from a previous long-term relationship.an on–off relationship (=happening sometimes and not at other times)· Their on–off relationship seemed to have come to an end two years ago.a stormy/turbulent relationship (=one that involves many arguments)· It had been a stormy relationship and there were frequent drunken rows.THESAURUSrelationship when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other: · After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships.relationship with: · I don’t want to start a relationship with her, because I’m going back to South Africa.relationship between: · Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult.be in a relationship: · Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships?sexual relationship: · Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients.romantic relationship: · Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.affair a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else: · The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out.affair with: · I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn!love affair: · Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money.fling a short and not very serious relationship: · Yes, I did go out with him, but it was just a fling.· She wasn’t interested in anything more than a casual fling.fling with: · She left her husband after she learned about his fling with an exotic dancer.have a fling: · They had a fling years ago.romance an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other: · It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn’t last.· Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married.romance with: · My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult.
- After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships.
- Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.
- His relationship with Amy wasn't going to last forever.
- His relationship with his parents had never been very good.
- I don't want to start a relationship with her, because I'm going back to South Africa.
- Interest rates and government spending are connected, but the relationship is quite a complex one.
- Professional relationships should not be affected by personal feelings.
- Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients.
- She was worried that the company wouldn't see any relationship between her work experience and the job she was applying for.
- Successful companies know the importance of establishing good relationships with their customers.
- There has been a fundamental shift in the relationship between the U.S. and Russia.
- These accusations against me have no relationship to the truth.
- They'd known each other for years and had a very close relationship.
- Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships?
- Women are usually more interested in discussing relationships than men.
- He dumped his beautician wife Jewel for her three years ago - but his relationship with Tessa has now ended.
- It is difficult to make progress in your career if you leave a trail of damaged relationships behind you.
- No such certainty blessed our relationship with Dad.
- The relationship between public investment and private development is important in considering how a canal would be financed.
- The courts will not, in general, specifically enforce an ordinary master-servant relationship.
- This, it is said, is the key factor governing the doctor-patient relationship.
- What relationship exists between the painting and the vision of reality that the artist has before his eyes?
THESAURUS
when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other: · After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships.relationship with: · I don’t want to start a relationship with her, because I’m going back to South Africa.relationship between: · Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult.be in a relationship: · Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships?sexual relationship: · Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients.romantic relationship: · Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.
a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else: · The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out.affair with: · I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn!love affair: · Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money.
a short and not very serious relationship: · Yes, I did go out with him, but it was just a fling.· She wasn’t interested in anything more than a casual fling.fling with: · She left her husband after she learned about his fling with an exotic dancer.have a fling: · They had a fling years ago.
an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other: · It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn’t last.· Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married.romance with: · My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.
Longman Language Activatorthe relationship between two people or groups the way that two people or groups feel about each other and behave towards each other: · Women are usually more interested in discussing relationships than men.relationship with: · His relationship with his parents had never been very good.· Successful companies know the importance of establishing good relationships with their customers.relationship between: · There has been a fundamental shift in the relationship between the U.S. and Russia.a close relationship (=when you know someone very well and like them a lot): · They'd known each other for years and had a very close relationship.
the public relationship between groups, organizations, or countries, especially when this affects how well they work together: relations between: · Relations between management and workers have improved.relations with: · We all understand the importance of maintaining good relations with China.race relations (=between people of different races): · Since the riot, race relations in the city have not been good.diplomatic relations (=between the governments of two countries): · The U.S. has not had normal diplomatic relations with Cuba since the 1960s.industrial relationsBritish labor relations American (=between workers and managers): · The new contract should improve labor relations in the school district.trade relations (=involving exchanging goods between companies): · Trade relations between eastern and western Europe continue to expand.
a strong relationship between two people, organizations, or countries, especially when they have responsibilities towards each other or official agreements with each other: · The group has stayed together because of cultural, social, and other ties.ties with: · The country wants its independence, and intends to loosen its ties with Britain.ties between: · Since the accident, the ties between father and son have grown even stronger.family ties (=between members of a family): · As younger members of the family moved away, the family ties began to weaken.
a good relationship between people who understand and agree with each others' opinions and ideas: rapport with: · You are lucky to have such a good rapport with your boss.rapport between: · There seems to be a better rapport between players and officials now than in the past.establish a rapport: · Before you do business with someone, it is important to establish a rapport.easy rapport (=good rapport): · Alison and Johnny had an easy rapport that was clear to everyone.
a very strong relationship between two people or groups that makes it difficult for them to separate from each other: · The mountain community is held together by deep historical and religious bonds.bond between: · The bond between mother and child is extremely strong.bond with: · It's almost inevitable that the client will form a very close bond with the therapist.bonds of friendship/affection/attachment: · Over the years the two men had developed deep bonds of friendship.
a good and often exciting and romantic relationship between two people who naturally like, understand, and admire each other, even if they have very different characters and attitudes: · Chuck's a nice guy, but the chemistry isn't right.chemistry between: · As soon as we met I could feel the chemistry between us.· The chemistry between the two stars makes the movie a pleasure to watch.
a feeling of liking and understanding someone because you have the same interests or beliefs as them, or because you are in the same situation as them: · We have a deep affinity formed through many years of friendship.affinity between: · They seemed so different, yet he sensed an affinity between them.affinity with: · Venetians feel more affinity with inhabitants of Vienna than with those of Rome.
to have a good relationship when two people or groups are friendly towards each other and work well together: · My boss and I have a very good relationship.have a good relationship with: · It's important that the school have a good relationship with the students' parents.· The president has a good working relationship with this Congress.
also get on British if two or more people get along or get on , they have a friendly relationship with each other: · I don't understand why you two girls don't get along.get along with: · He's very easy to get along with.· Martin was chosen because he is a good administrator who gets along with everyone.get along/on well: · We all get on really well, so we're going to share a flat next year.get along/on like a house on fire (=extremely well): · I wasn't sure whether David and Ann would like each other, but they got on like a house on fire.
if people are on good terms , they have a polite relationship and they can work well together, but they are not close friends: · They divorced several years ago, but they're still on good terms.be on good terms with: · We're on good terms with all our neighbours except the couple upstairs.· Taylor has managed to remain on good terms with his former employers.
if two or more people are close , they like each other very much, and can talk to each other about their feelings, their problems etc: · Dad and I have always been very close.close to: · She was never very close to her stepmother.close friend: · It turns out that Julie is a close friend of my cousin Kelly.
to have a bad relationship also not get on British if people do not get along or do not get on , they have a bad relationship and they often argue and disagree with each other: · Barney and I just don't get along.not get along with: · Troy doesn't get along with the coach, so he's thinking of quitting the team.· She never got on with her father and she hates her new stepmother.
also fall out British if friends or relatives have a falling-out or they fall out , they have an argument and stop being friendly with each other: · They fell out last year, and they won't even speak to each other now.· The three children had an enormous falling-out over their inheritance when their father died.have a falling-out with: · He's fallen out with his girlfriend again.· Daly had a falling-out with her boss, which led to her being fired.
people who are incompatible cannot have a good relationship with each other because they are completely different in their characters, interests etc: · We're completely incompatible - she's a neat freak, and I hate to clean.· They've always seemed so incompatible - no wonder they're getting a divorce.
if something drives a wedge between two people or groups, it has a bad effect on their relationship: · The war had driven a wedge between the President and his liberal supporters.· Romley's lawsuit drove the wedge even farther between the two former friends.
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone also go with American to have someone as your girlfriend or boyfriend: · How long have you been going out with Mindy?· Is she still going with that guy who works at the gas station?be going (out) together: · Mark and I have been going out together for four years.
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone, especially a relationship that is not very serious and does not last very long: · Do you know if Tanya's seeing anyone at the moment?· A couple of years after they got married, he started seeing other women.
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone, especially one that continues for a long time: · I have had several relationships before, but this is special.· They'd been having a relationship for over a year when Julie found out she was pregnant.have a relationship with: · Would you even consider having a relationship with a man like Denny?
to have a secret sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband or wife: · I'd kill my husband if I found out he'd been having an affair.have an affair with: · The senator has been accused of having an affair with his publicity assistant.
to be having a serious relationship with someone, especially someone who is not suitable for you: · She's involved with a much older man.· The school has strict rules against teachers becoming involved with students.· Brad doesn't want to get involved with anyone right now. He's still upset about Suzanne.
American to be having a relationship with someone, especially a relationship that is not very serious yet: · How long have Paul and Sue been dating?· What is a man his age doing dating a 17-year-old?· I thought we were just friends, but when I started dating other men, he suddenly got really jealous.
a romantic or sexual relationship when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other: · After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships.relationship with: · I don't want to start a relationship with her, because I'm going back to South Africa.relationship between: · Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult.be in a relationship: · Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships?sexual relationship: · Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients.romantic relationship: · Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.
a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else: · The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out.affair with: · I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn!love affair: · Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money.
a short and not very serious relationship: · Yes, I did go out with him, but it was just a fling.· She wasn't interested in anything more than a casual fling.fling with: · She left her husband after she learned about his fling with an exotic dancer.have a fling: · They had a fling years ago.
an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other: · It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn't last.· Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married.romance with: · My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.
when two facts, events, or situations are connected · The two incidents might have something to do with each other, but I can't see the connection.connection between something and something · Students need to realize that there is a connection between education and their future.close connection · Sheldon revealed the close connection between poverty and bad health.
the way in which two things are connected and affect each other, or the way in which the connection can be explained: · Interest rates and government spending are connected, but the relationship is quite a complex one.relationship to/with something: · These accusations against me have no relationship to the truth.relationship between something and something: · She was worried that the company wouldn't see any relationship between her work experience and the job she was applying for.
a connection between two facts or events, especially when one causes or affects the other: link between: · Some scientists believe there may be a link between caffeine and heart disease.link with: · Police are investigating the scene to determine if there are any links with last week's bombing.
if there is a correlation between two things, they happen or exist together and it seems likely that one causes or influences the other: correlation between: · One of the students asked whether there was any correlation between rainfall and temperature.· In tests, no correlation was found between diet and intelligence.correlation with: · The study examines the correlation of violence on television with children's behavior.strong correlation: · Dawson argued that there is a strong correlation between teenage crime and low educational achievement.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs a causal relationship between unemployment and crime They want to cement a good working relationship between the government and trade unions. In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France. The two women had forged a close bond. Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music. He spoke of the necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides. a loving and trusting relationship We have a close working relationship with other voluntary groups.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· We’ve always had a good relationship with our neighbours.
· By that age, children start developing relationships outside the family.
(=develop a strong relationship)· We want to forge closer relationships with our allies.
(=make it firm and strong)· We want to cement relationships with other transport associations.
· I found it impossible to make new relationships.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + relationship· Over the years, we’ve developed a good relationship.
· Laura had a very close relationship with her grandmother.
· My friendly relationship with Scott’s family continued after his death.
· Our relationship is strong enough to survive anything.
(=when someone both likes and dislikes someone else)· The local people have a love-hate relationship with tourists.
(=a particularly close relationship)· I did not want to risk losing this special relationship we shared.
· People lacking supportive relationships were expected to be prone to depression.
(=a relationship appropriate for people who work together)· She’s a fine actress and we developed a great working relationship.
· Travelling a lot for business can strain family relationships.
· Drinking affects personal relationships.
· Human relationships fascinate me.
· Satisfactory social relationships with adults are very important.
· Both companies want to continue their business relationship into the future.
· A family crisis can adversely affect the developing parent-child relationship.
Meaning 2adjectives· The evidence points to a close relationship between poverty and disease.
· Studies show a significant relationship between smoking and heart disease.
(=when one thing has an effect or influence on another, without any other things being involved)· There is a direct relationship between the demand for a particular product and its price.
technical (=so that when one is great, the other is small)· We concluded that there will be an inverse relationship between the market price of the bond and its true yield.
(=when one thing causes another)· the causal relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer
verbs· The allegations bore no relationship to the facts.
(=prove that it exists)· The book tries to establish a relationship between the war and social unrest in Europe.
· No relationship exists between the size of the prison population and the level of crime.
Meaning 3verbs· Valerie and I have been in a relationship for five years.
· She was very upset when I ended the relationship.
· She is in no hurry to start another relationship.
adjectives· He admitted having a sexual relationship with a patient.
(=one that lasts quite a long time)· It was his first serious relationship.
· I have a seven-year-old daughter from a previous long-term relationship.
(=happening sometimes and not at other times)· Their on–off relationship seemed to have come to an end two years ago.
(=one that involves many arguments)· It had been a stormy relationship and there were frequent drunken rows.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a causal relationship between unemployment and crime They want to cement a good working relationship between the government and trade unions.· We think having a direct relationship with customers is very important.
In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France. The two women had forged a close bond. Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music.· Trust is an essential ingredient in all human relationships.
· It’s important to establish a good personal relationship with the voters.
He spoke of the necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides.· Having counselling is a very positive step which could strengthen your relationship.
a loving and trusting relationship· The government is based on an uneasy alliance between Christian Democrats and Socialists.
We have a close working relationship with other voluntary groups.· Nevertheless, in this two-way causal relationship, poverty is primarily a cause of illness and only secondarily its effect.· The Synagogue and communal agencies, as has already been pointed out, should have a direct causal relationship.· But the existence of a causal relationship is still debated.· Clearly, then, a causal relationship would be plausible.· The aspiration towards some sort of rational understanding of the causal relationship is probably the best we can achieve.· Indeed, the two have a causal relationship.· The first casts older people as being almost inevitably poor and this draws a causal relationship between income and later life.· A word such as because makes an outright claim of a causal relationship between one idea and another.
· There was a close relationship between the two.· Scott also began to form a few close relationships with other kids at school.· It certainly illustrates the point that there is a close relationship between mind and body.· These rudiments of space and close personal relationships grow out of the tasks set forth in the classroom.· Because of the close relationship between anxiety and pain they will be considered together in the remainder of this chapter.· As such he or she establishes a close working relationship with the chief executive officer.· Reporting that George Kennan was the architect of the plan for a closer relationship, they implied that Bohlen had opposed it.
· Blufton seemed trustworthy enough and had no direct relationship with Nicola.· There is a positive or direct relationship between a change in demand and the resulting changes in equilibrium price and quantity.· Compact is a separate initiative which has no direct relationship with any Examination Board.· The Synagogue and communal agencies, as has already been pointed out, should have a direct causal relationship.· Thus a direct relationship can be established between bidirectional reflectance and biomass for the grasses.· It is a tradition in which each devotee must have a direct relationship with a Sufi sheikh.· It is always difficult to establish any direct relationship between campaign contributions and specific legislation.
· Its size allows for good communication and good relationships.· Work-inhibited children who enjoy good relationships with their parents are likely to find their own way.· The assessment panels have contributed to a better working relationship between guidance staff and other members of staff.· They want us to have it too, so we can continue our good relationship.· There were good relationships between pupils and teachers in virtually all departments and a positive ethos in most.· These girls are totally determined never to get fooled by a man and to have a good, decent relationship.· It would not have been easy to build a good relationship in those circumstances.· Al Gore, the vice-president, seems to have a good working relationship with the president.
· It was one of Baldwin's rare failures in human relationships.· He fails in human relationships, just as marriages fail.· To understand the workings of an organisation we need to impose the structure of human relationships on top of the formal structure.· Brookner probes with scrupulous attention, keen irony and a profound appreciation of the endless ambivalences that beset human relationships.· In such ways the devil wheedles his way into human relationships with highly damaging effects.· It is rich with human relationships, regrets, fantasies and dreams.· It considers the part that language plays in everyday life, in communicating information and in cementing human and social relationships.· Therefore a leader must be concerned about tasks and human relationships.
· Other foster children with happy memories did the same, though distance and new relationships combined to make contact sporadic.· One solution is to reach beyond the boundaries of the school by creating a new relationship between schools and employers.· The theory is then not merely speculation, but is a composition of interrelated facts from which new relationships may be deduced.· She was devastated by the breakup of her marriage and had no interest in seeking the solace of a new relationship.· All new family relationships are delicate and need loving and thoughtful handling.· Those new relationships define how much potential exists, which then leads to a new or revised set of options to consider.· Here again perspectives changed with the passage of time and the new international relationships that occurred.· Even so, the new relationship between government and the unions was unlikely to last, at least on the present basis.
· Woman are more likely to be frank about the primacy of personal relationships.· The rehabilitation staff, on the other hand, sought a more personal relationship with patients.· At these times the strength of personal relationships and conviction will be tested.· Weld, who developed a strong personal and professional relationship with Bulger, predicted that he would work equally well with Birmingham.· Counselling is professional work, not merely a personal relationship.· Such cells are almost certainly ad hoc and built upon personal relationships, sharing only a loose association with more formal organizations.· Celebration Remembering, and using people's names when talking to them pays dividends in personal relationships.· Unavoidably, my personal relationships changed.
· It considers the part that language plays in everyday life, in communicating information and in cementing human and social relationships.· Being passive, she can never crete the paternal law that orders social relationships.· Nor does the setting up of separate households necessarily imply a weakening of social and caring relationships.· If wielding phallic power involves defining social relationships, then it is time women wielded more of that power themselves.· Satisfactory social relationships with adults thus have a heightened importance.· But even so, in almost all kinds of social relationship, there is some degree of power flow.· However, a much stronger negative association was found between neurotic symptoms and the perceived adequacy of social relationships.· It was for them that the vision of a transformation in political, social and economic relationships held greatest appeal.
· The New Moon in your opposite sign of Sagittarius highlights a special relationship and a piece of news.· Nicholson appeared to accept that it was possible, but no special relationship was formed between them.· A special relationship goes back to normal So, John Major left Washington in triumph?· The two countries had enjoyed a special relationship since the Methuen Treaty of 1703.· You build a bond up with them, so that they see you as a friend with whom they have this special relationship.· I still see his mum and we have a special relationship because of our bond with Peter.· This episode demonstrated just how meaningless the special relationship could be.· It is wise for the historian to be suspicious if claims for a special relationship are superimposed upon such alleged correlations.
· They demonstrated the school's strong relationship with its environment.· Even Berry Brazelton needed that in order to form strong relationships with his own children.· There is not a strong relationship between the size of volunteering and the size of participation in a sport.· For example, organizational buyers commonly have strong vertical vendor relationships based on prior purchases of previous versions of a particular product.· Comparison with Table 5.4 shows a strong relationship with patterns of issuance by nationality.· He instructed his officers to build strong relationships with churches, businesses, PTAs, and other community organizations.· There is a strong relationship between syntactic category and coverage.· Positive writing is an important way to create a strong relationship with your readers and deliver bad news as effectively as possible.
· It is these processes which provide the principles for staff management and enhance the quality of working relationships within the organisation.· And yet the effective auditor needs to understand management and to have a close working relationship with the managers.· Although the personal attitudes of the protagonists are unknown, it is clear that their working relationship was one of cooperation.· Are working relationships defined and public?· Once the bank is up and running, children learn how to deal with people and develop working relationships with each other.· Al Gore, the vice-president, seems to have a good working relationship with the president.· We found the key to good working relationships among the adults was to be found in the notion of school cultures.· Unfortunately, we didn't have a very happy working relationship.
VERB· This chapter has reviewed a wide range of research which may bear on relationships between subjective risk and memory for driving situations.· Why is life so unfair-whether you live or die bears no relationship to what kind of person you are.· The available statistical evidence bears out this crude relationship between years of education and earnings.· The symbols used in a language are arbitrary and bear no relationship to what they represent.· Availability of resources and their actual use seem frequently to bear little relationship to each other.· Expiatory punishment is arbitrary in character because it does not bear any relationship to the offense.· They too complain of pain whose severity bears little or no relationship to the tissue destruction.
· Loyal workers build long-term relationships with their customers.· She simply let her skills at building positive relationships with others speak for her.· A telephone conversation allows the opportunity to build up a personal relationship.· The challenge comes in building and maintaining these relationships to the benefit of all concerned.· It would not have been easy to build a good relationship in those circumstances.· He instructed his officers to build strong relationships with churches, businesses, PTAs, and other community organizations.· In this chapter I have outlined some helpful techniques to help build relationships.· These were the people with whom the new managers had to build effective relationships.
· Once the bank is up and running, children learn how to deal with people and develop working relationships with each other.· The outcome of the crisis will powerfully affect the developing parent-child relationship.· Start by spending time on developing a relationship of mutual professional regard.· At the other end of the spectrum, young lawyers joining prestigious firms often have little opportunity to develop close client relationships.· A few wish the father to develop a relationship with the baby.· The group had developed different relationships with different levels of supervision.· This could take place only if the two developed a good working relationship.· So we have to get there first and develop relationships directly with authors.
· Wrangham found that by following chimpanzees daily, he could establish the ranging relationships of the animals.· He even blamed them for his inability to make friends or establish ongoing relationships.· Would the brain and the recipient body establish a harmonious relationship?· They also need tact, good judgment, and the ability to establish effective personal relationships to oversee staff.· At Midland, we pride ourselves on establishing long term relationships with our customers.· Your goal is to establish a calm relationship on his terms.· The next task is to establish the relationships between all the layers on the site.· It is always difficult to establish any direct relationship between campaign contributions and specific legislation.
· The others lack the faculties to stay in sport and so lose the option to form a stable relationship with the coach.· Scott also began to form a few close relationships with other kids at school.· Several in both groups were lesbian, some because they had formed such relationships in approved school or Borstal.· Even Berry Brazelton needed that in order to form strong relationships with his own children.· He seemed incapable of forming any relationships.· Although widely traveled in the company, he seemed to have formed few relationships with either his subordinates or superiors.· At the end of the second year in the sixth form, Gedge formed his first proper relationship with a girl.· The student had formed a relationship with the rabbits she could reach and accompanied their feeding with petting and talking to them.
· If so, the purr helps to establish and maintain a close relationship.· The subordinates acknowledged that some conflicts would inevitably arise, no matter how well the manager maintained the web of relationships.· Since then, they had maintained their relationship - a kind of teasing familiarity - but he had never proposed marriage again.· But you also have to grow up and find a way of developing and maintaining good relationships.· It would work through the current pooling arrangements and would maintain basically unaltered existing relationships between the institutions and their local authorities.· Therefore, the better you become at maintaining relationships the fewer conflicts you will be forced to deal with. 2.· Colleagues of Gilbey have always maintained that his relationship with the princess is strictly platonic.· This chapter outlines practical techniques that will help you to build and maintain quality relationships effectively.
· Across occupations, pension ages vary arbitrarily and do not show any systematic relationship to individual skills or preferences.· The presence of Bronze Age tumuli and neolithic trackways shows that the relationship between people and this landscape is incredibly ancient.· She must also show the relationships of such a scale to the claims for detachment made within particular cultural conventions.· Chap. 7, which is necessarily brief, shows the relationships between the mechanical and other properties of polymers.· These were expressed in schematic diagrams showing the relationship between building development and open land.· Thirdly, a crucial aim of the text is to show how the relationship between cultural and economic processes influences social development.· The Carboniferous mineralisation shows no such relationship.· A thesaurus offers terms for individual concepts and shows the relationships between those terms.
· The trust says it has good working relationships with staff.· Did enough existing people in key jobs learn enough new skills, behaviors, and working relationships to make performance sustainable?· They argue that it is in the interests of both powers to sustain a good working relationship.· The extensive and cozy working relationships between the other government agencies and the various business sectors. 4.· He and the tempestuous Chapman had an incredibly attuned working relationship which began m 1960.· This is the reason why many experienced workers choose to keep their personal and working relationships separate.· Restoring a damaged relationship with a superior Your most important working relationship is with your immediate superior.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► same-sex couple/relationship etc
- But what of courses which do not have such a steady relationship?
- Half are married or in steady relationships.
- The highest earners have the most confidence in themselves, while those currently without a steady relationship are relatively lacking in confidence.
- At that time Worsley, who is married to Moody, had also struck up a friendship with Nance.
- Besides, Anna had struck up a conversation with a young girl who'd been swimming in the pool.
- Demonstrators will attempt to surround the police, strike up conversations and present them with letters.
- Eleanor wrote back wittily and they struck up a friendship.
- He struck up a conversation, first asking his name.
- He and Matthew struck up a friendship - they had something in common; their attitude to life.
- Others prefer to strike up a conversation with table mates.
- Peggy and James strike up a friendship.
- And yet the effective auditor needs to understand management and to have a close working relationship with the managers.
- Are working relationships defined and public?
- It is these processes which provide the principles for staff management and enhance the quality of working relationships within the organisation.
- Many observers expect Hutchison to endorse Dole because of her working relationship with the Senate majority leader.
- Relationship building with fellow-workers Your most important working relationship is with your immediate superior.
- The assessment panels have contributed to a better working relationship between guidance staff and other members of staff.
- This strategic transition required many people throughout the company to change specific skills, behaviors, and working relationships.
WORD FAMILYnounrelationrelationsrelationshiprelativeadjectiverelated ≠ unrelatedrelativeverbrelateadverbrelatively
1[countable] the way in which two people or two groups feel about each other and behave towards each otherrelationship with I have quite a good relationship with my parents.relationship between the special relationship between Britain and the US2[countable, uncountable] the way in which two or more things are connected and affect each otherrelationship between the relationship between diet and health problemsrelationship to He’s studying politics and its relationship to the media. The lessons bear little relationship (=they are not connected to) the children’s needs.3[countable] a situation in which two people spend time together or live together, and have romantic or sexual feelings for each other: He’s never had a sexual relationship before.relationship with She doesn’t really want a relationship with me.in a relationship Are you in a relationship right now?4[uncountable] the way in which you are related to someone in your familyrelationship to ‘What’s your relationship to Sue?’ ‘She’s my cousin.’COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbshave a relationship· We’ve always had a good relationship with our neighbours.develop/form/build a relationship· By that age, children start developing relationships outside the family.forge a relationship (=develop a strong relationship)· We want to forge closer relationships with our allies.cement a relationship (=make it firm and strong)· We want to cement relationships with other transport associations.make relationships· I found it impossible to make new relationships.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + relationshipgood/great· Over the years, we’ve developed a good relationship.close· Laura had a very close relationship with her grandmother.friendly/harmonious· My friendly relationship with Scott’s family continued after his death.strong· Our relationship is strong enough to survive anything.a love-hate relationship (=when someone both likes and dislikes someone else)· The local people have a love-hate relationship with tourists.a special relationship (=a particularly close relationship)· I did not want to risk losing this special relationship we shared.a supportive relationship· People lacking supportive relationships were expected to be prone to depression.a working relationship (=a relationship appropriate for people who work together)· She’s a fine actress and we developed a great working relationship.family relationships· Travelling a lot for business can strain family relationships.a personal relationship· Drinking affects personal relationships.human relationships· Human relationships fascinate me.a social relationship· Satisfactory social relationships with adults are very important.a business/professional relationship· Both companies want to continue their business relationship into the future.the doctor-patient/parent-child/teacher-student etc relationship· A family crisis can adversely affect the developing parent-child relationship.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesa close relationship· The evidence points to a close relationship between poverty and disease.a strong/significant relationship· Studies show a significant relationship between smoking and heart disease.a direct relationship (=when one thing has an effect or influence on another, without any other things being involved)· There is a direct relationship between the demand for a particular product and its price.an inverse relationship technical (=so that when one is great, the other is small)· We concluded that there will be an inverse relationship between the market price of the bond and its true yield.a causal relationship (=when one thing causes another)· the causal relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancerverbsbear no/little relationship to something· The allegations bore no relationship to the facts.establish a relationship (=prove that it exists)· The book tries to establish a relationship between the war and social unrest in Europe.a relationship exists· No relationship exists between the size of the prison population and the level of crime.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbsbe in a relationship· Valerie and I have been in a relationship for five years.end/break off a relationship· She was very upset when I ended the relationship.start/begin a relationship· She is in no hurry to start another relationship.adjectivesa sexual relationship· He admitted having a sexual relationship with a patient.a serious/steady relationship (=one that lasts quite a long time)· It was his first serious relationship.a long-term relationship· I have a seven-year-old daughter from a previous long-term relationship.an on–off relationship (=happening sometimes and not at other times)· Their on–off relationship seemed to have come to an end two years ago.a stormy/turbulent relationship (=one that involves many arguments)· It had been a stormy relationship and there were frequent drunken rows.THESAURUSrelationship when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other: · After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships.relationship with: · I don’t want to start a relationship with her, because I’m going back to South Africa.relationship between: · Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult.be in a relationship: · Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships?sexual relationship: · Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients.romantic relationship: · Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.affair a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else: · The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out.affair with: · I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn!love affair: · Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money.fling a short and not very serious relationship: · Yes, I did go out with him, but it was just a fling.· She wasn’t interested in anything more than a casual fling.fling with: · She left her husband after she learned about his fling with an exotic dancer.have a fling: · They had a fling years ago.romance an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other: · It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn’t last.· Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married.romance with: · My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.