Collocations for the word nature when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| nature conservation | 162 |
| general nature | 111 |
| human nature | 87 |
| confidential nature | 67 |
| serious nature | 62 |
| similar nature | 61 |
| technical nature | 59 |
| grants nature | 58 |
| capital nature | 52 |
| machinery nature | 44 |
| administrative nature | 43 |
| political nature | 43 |
| minor nature | 38 |
| complex nature | 34 |
| temporary nature | 34 |
| personal nature | 32 |
| real nature | 32 |
| term nature | 32 |
| urgent nature | 30 |
| whole nature | 29 |
| nature would | 28 |
| nature however | 26 |
| precise nature | 26 |
| changing nature | 25 |
| nature could | 25 |
| substantial nature | 24 |
| exact nature | 22 |
| commercial nature | 21 |
| domestic nature | 21 |
| nature must | 21 |
| special nature | 20 |
| specific nature | 20 |
| unsatisfactory nature | 19 |
| date nature | 18 |
| different nature | 18 |
| true nature | 18 |
| drafting nature | 16 |
| nature reserve | 16 |
| permanent nature | 16 |
| constructive nature | 15 |
| limited nature | 15 |
| essential nature | 14 |
| inequitable nature | 14 |
| arbitrary nature | 13 |
| continuing nature | 13 |
| formal nature | 13 |
| fundamental nature | 13 |
| hoc nature | 13 |
| nature reserves | 13 |
| private nature | 13 |
| consequential nature | 12 |
| interim nature | 12 |
| major nature | 12 |
| nature particularly | 12 |
| comprehensive nature | 11 |
| controversial nature | 11 |
| detailed nature | 11 |
| nature may | 11 |
| complicated nature | 10 |
| federal nature | 10 |
| like nature | 10 |
| nature one | 10 |
| nature ought | 10 |
| nature strips | 10 |
| positive nature | 10 |
| practical nature | 10 |
| apolitical nature | 9 |
| misleading nature | 9 |
| national nature | 9 |
| nature honourable | 9 |
| nature including | 9 |
| nature might | 9 |
| nature referred | 9 |
| particular nature | 9 |
| restrictive nature | 9 |
| sensitive nature | 9 |
| unlawful nature | 9 |
| co-operative nature | 8 |
| critical nature | 8 |
| diverse nature | 8 |
| economic nature | 8 |
| educational nature | 8 |
| informal nature | 8 |
| nature let | 8 |
| nature therefore | 8 |
| paramilitary nature | 8 |
| representative nature | 8 |
| revenue nature | 8 |
| competitive nature | 7 |
| deep-seated nature | 7 |
| extensive nature | 7 |
| grave nature | 7 |
| industrial nature | 7 |
| nature made | 7 |
| open-ended nature | 7 |
| parochial nature | 7 |
| peculiar nature | 7 |
| procedural nature | 7 |
| public nature | 7 |
| regressive nature | 7 |