Collocations for the word refugees when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| vietnamese refugees | 107 |
| million refugees | 73 |
| pakistani refugees | 49 |
| pakistan refugees | 47 |
| indo-chinese refugees | 36 |
| many refugees | 24 |
| lebanese refugees | 21 |
| political refugees | 15 |
| refugees may | 13 |
| refugees coming | 12 |
| refugees would | 11 |
| accept refugees | 10 |
| chilean refugees | 10 |
| palestinian refugees | 10 |
| refugees arrived | 10 |
| refugees arriving | 9 |
| timorese refugees | 9 |
| indochinese refugees | 8 |
| become refugees | 7 |
| accepting refugees | 6 |
| arab refugees | 6 |
| assisting refugees | 6 |
| refugees including | 6 |
| assist refugees | 5 |
| cambodian refugees | 5 |
| genuine refugees | 5 |
| migrants refugees | 5 |
| refugees could | 5 |
| refugees entering | 5 |
| refugees fleeing | 5 |
| refugees let | 5 |
| refugees must | 5 |
| refugees particularly | 5 |
| refugees seeking | 5 |
| boat refugees | 4 |
| called refugees | 4 |
| concerning refugees | 4 |
| refugees back | 4 |
| refugees inside | 4 |
| refugees one | 4 |
| refugees within | 4 |
| war refugees | 4 |
| 10,000 refugees | 3 |
| accepted refugees | 3 |
| admit refugees | 3 |
| adult refugees | 3 |
| australia refugees | 3 |
| including refugees | 3 |
| indo-china refugees | 3 |
| like refugees | 3 |
| present refugees | 3 |
| refugees australia | 3 |
| refugees finally | 3 |
| refugees however | 3 |
| refugees persons | 3 |
| refugees presently | 3 |
| refugees program | 3 |
| refugees therefore | 3 |
| refugees unhcr | 3 |
| resettle refugees | 3 |
| taking refugees | 3 |
| timor refugees | 3 |
| towards refugees | 3 |