At BrandMixer, we have seen phrase and adjective tag clouds yield a stronger correlation to increasing long-term product sales vs. a popular meme on Twitter.

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Even in cases such as these there may well be a link between the noun and the adjective.

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Well actually, this appears to be three rules, one noun and an adjective.

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What is significant is that, in ordinary usage, a noun and its adjective form may have meanings as disparate as any two unrelated words.

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Or one rule, three verbs and an adjective.

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Three of us stepped forward to speak, and act out, an adjective or adverb.

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Noun and verb, participle as adjective, whole nine yards.

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Meanwhile, Paula insisted Josh's greatness was beyond adjectives, and L.A. attempted to use karaoke as an adjective to describe Josh.

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The book's adjective would emerge as "Complete" in the 18th century, and its subtitle, "The Contemplative Man's Recreation, " is indicative of Walton's nature.

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"I think he said, 'I've now gone through Wandsworth and Leyhill and I've found them fascinating', which is a surprisingly positive adjective to use about a prison, " said Aitken.

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That, at least, is the adjective used by the Chandler family, former owners of the Los Angeles Times and holders of 12% of Tribune's shares, in a scathing 11-page letter delivered last week to the Tribune board.

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