Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: How can we make research more responsive to the needs of the poor?

Modifies a noun

• catchment: May runoff totals were above average in a few responsive eastern catchments and a larger proportion of spring-fed rivers in the English Lowlands.

• handling: Effective revisions to suspension and steering gave neater, more responsive handling as well as adding much-needed ride comfort.

• chord: The demand for " freedom " struck a responsive chord.

• mode: Over the last 7years the biggest increase in BBSRC funding had been in responsive mode fundamental research.

• steering: Ultra responsive steering, scalpel sharp throttle, light on its feet, the Ferrari 360 is alive underneath you.

• repair: The average time taken to complete a non-urgent responsive repair stood at over 60 days in 2002/03.

Modifying Another Word

• socially: They share a commitment to the environmentally responsible and socially responsive use of technology for the good of mankind.

• highly: It is not unstable exactly, just highly responsive to the slightest movement.

• incredibly: They were incredibly responsive to our needs and the quality of their work was of the highest caliber.

• genuinely: But in doing so he ruled out the single and most important reform that would create a genuinely responsive health service.

• sufficiently: Whatâs more, the government is not sufficiently responsive to individual needs to micro-manage incapacity benefits.

• truly: The gearbox is snappy, the steering truly responsive.

Infinitive complement

• change: The current national curriculum recognizes that the way we organize learning must be responsive to change.

• demand: The Guardian thinks Mr Brown will detail measures to make the housing market more responsive to demand.

• need: They believe it is vital for young people to be able to access services that are flexible, non threatening and responsive to need.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: Through all of our activities we will endevour to remain responsive to local peoples needs.

• become: Over a number of weeks, your pet will become less responsive to these sounds.

• feel: The Airnimal felt particularly responsive to ride now, without most of the luggage.

Preposition: for

• request: It works quite well, and the company is very responsive for special requests and tech support.