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• other: We read the Sunday Times Rich List with envy and delight but berate others for making money on the property market.

• referee: The attacking team may berate the Referee for not allowing the kick to take place on the exact infringement spot.

• people: The former berates people who accept their place in the soul-less graveyard of shattered ambitions.

• chap: Posted by: mrbouffant Feb 21 2006, 10:08 PM Why berate the poor chap?

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• n't: Do n't berate yourself, as such symptoms are a common part of re-entry.

• loudly: Do not loudly berate the player - or shout out your words.

• publicly: Similar frustrations have led Alastair Ross Goobey, head of Hermes Pension Management, to publicly berate the industry.