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Collocations for production - noun

1. making/growing sth

ADJECTIVE

full, full-scale
The machine will go into full production in November 2002.
large-scale, mass, volume
increased
peak
the days of peak oil production
small-scale
efficient
annual
domestic
global, worldwide
automobile (esp. AmE), car (esp. BrE)
coal, electricity, energy, gas, oil
cotton, textile
agricultural, beef, corn, crop, food, fruit, hog (AmE), livestock, meat, milk, pork, poultry, wheat
factory, industrial
steel
organic
These substances are not allowed in organic production.
sustainable
sustainable crop production
artistic
Naples surpassed Rome as a centre/center of artistic production in the 18th century.
antibody, egg, hormone, insulin, mucus, testosterone, etc.

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… OF PRODUCTION

level, volume
The increase in volume of production brought down the price of the goods.
rate
The rate of production was greater in Saskatchewan than in Alberta.

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VERB + production

be in
That particular model is no longer in production.
go into
go out of
begin, enter, start
The new model will enter production in 2009.
They are going to start production of the car next year.
resume
The country has resumed normal oil production.
boost, encourage, expand, improve, increase, maximize, promote, step up, stimulate
control, regulate
cut, cut back, cut back on
block, decrease, disrupt, hinder, inhibit, reduce, suppress
Green tea inhibits the production of this enzyme.
cease, halt, stop
speed up
outsource
Buyers have increasingly outsourced production to lower-cost regions.

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production + VERB

increase, rise
fall

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production + NOUN

facility, line, plant
a car production plant
methods, process, system, technique
design
schedule
a tough production schedule
run
special production runs of key components
assistant, company, crew, designer, director, manager, staff, team, worker
costs
capacity, level, quota, volume
quality
the movie's direction and production quality

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PHRASES

a cut in production, a fall in production
an increase in production, a rise in production
the means of production
They believed that power largely derives from ownership of the means of production.

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2. play, film/movie, etc.

ADJECTIVE

successful
controversial
lavish
low-budget, low-cost
original
I had seen the original production in 1956.
amateur, professional
stage
studio
This is not a big studio production.
Broadway, off-Broadway, West End, etc.
local
a local amateur production of ‘The Sound of Music’
touring
a touring production of ‘Cats’
school
television, TV, video
film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)
theatre/theater, theatrical

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