Collocations withreply
These are words often used in combination withreply.
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immediate reply
He is pressing for an immediate reply, and hopes to be in a position to announce his decision at an early date.
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Hansard archive
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lengthy reply
Surely that would not require a lengthy reply.
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Hansard archive
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only reply
To which we can only reply, who's asking?
From theCambridge English Corpus
prompt reply
I shall deem it a favour if you would send a prompt reply.
From theCambridge English Corpus
quick reply
There is nothing so effective for ensuring a quick reply.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
standard reply
A more standard reply is this.
From theCambridge English Corpus
written reply
The total number of oral parliamentary questions answered by written reply during the last 12 months was 597.
From the
Hansard archive
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