Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: Likewise the modern pursuit of justice in terms of revenge makes this book highly topical.

• keep: A well-run network will thrive if its participants play an active role in keeping the network topical and relevant.

Modifies a noun

• steroid: The flares then require topical steroid to bring them back under control.

• corticosteroid: Other useful advice Only use topical corticosteroids on the affected areas of skin.

• antibiotic: The topical steroid may be combined with a topical antibiotic.

• capsaicin: Systematic review of topical capsaicin for the treatment of chronic pain.

• anesthesia: Prior to laser treatment the patient requires topical anesthesia to the treatment area.

• antimicrobials: White R.J. , Cooper R. , Kingsley A. ( 2001 ) ' Wound colonization and infection: the role of topical antimicrobials ' .

Modifying Another Word

• highly: An emotive family drama with a highly topical approach.

• particularly: The backdrop is perhaps particularly topical in the wake of SARS.

• extremely: I very much like to dance, look various romantic and extremely topical films.

• especially: Now, with a General Election only weeks away, Chicken Soup with Barley is especially topical.

• very: At the top of the chart, Hannibal gave way to the very topical Proof of Life.

• too: It has become all too topical in relation to possible British membership of the Euro.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: A tight recording schedule ensured the jokes remained fiercely topical.

• seem: One was a life size statue of a sitting Afghan Hound in the man's study and that seemed topical.

• become: In recent years they have become even more topical with the widespread use of cryptography.

• compare: Three trials with 433 patients comparing topical with oral NSAID found no difference in efficacy.

• make: Obviously this has been made more topical in recent years ever since the bath's triumph in BBC Television's Restoration series in 2003.

• use: The project has helped me to reflect on how I could use topical, local and national issues in my teaching more.. .