Collocations for the word refugees when used in the Senate during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| vietnamese refugees | 108 |
| timorese refugees | 96 |
| political refugees | 88 |
| indo-chinese refugees | 29 |
| chilean refugees | 18 |
| 000 refugees | 14 |
| pakistani refugees | 13 |
| timor refugees | 13 |
| asian refugees | 12 |
| million refugees | 10 |
| genuine refugees | 9 |
| accept refugees | 8 |
| accepting refugees | 6 |
| indochinese refugees | 6 |
| kampuchean refugees | 6 |
| palestinian refugees | 6 |
| concerning refugees | 5 |
| many refugees | 5 |
| refugees australia | 5 |
| refugees coming | 5 |
| refugees including | 5 |
| ‘political refugees | 4 |
| 200,000 refugees | 4 |
| among refugees | 4 |
| arab refugees | 4 |
| assist refugees | 4 |
| become refugees | 4 |
| refugees came | 4 |
| refugees one | 4 |
| refugees unhcr | 4 |
| refugees would | 4 |
| resettling refugees | 4 |
| 33,000 refugees | 3 |
| admit refugees | 3 |
| allow refugees | 3 |
| american refugees | 3 |
| amongst refugees | 3 |
| became refugees | 3 |
| bring refugees | 3 |
| called refugees | 3 |
| cambodian refugees | 3 |
| certain refugees | 3 |
| cypriot refugees | 3 |
| domestic refugees | 3 |
| pakistan refugees | 3 |
| receiving refugees | 3 |
| refugees apart | 3 |
| refugees arriving | 3 |
| refugees comprising | 3 |
| refugees displaced | 3 |
| refugees fleeing | 3 |
| refugees must | 3 |
| refugees outside | 3 |
| refugees senator | 3 |
| refugees sponsored | 3 |
| refugees throughout | 3 |
| refugees whose | 3 |
| student refugees | 3 |