hotbed

Preposition: of

• talent: Asian cinema is becoming the new hotbed of talent in the Horror genre.
• creativity: The whole region became a hotbed of artistic creativity.
• football: Although never known as a hotbed of football, the Leamington and Warwick area boasts considerable strength in depth.
• activity: In medieval times, Europe was a hotbed of lottery activity.
• crime: It is a hotbed of crime since there are many kinds of entertainment premises.
• music: Preston - Not somewhere we've come to expect as a hotbed of music, what's it like?

Converse of object

• become: TOWER Hamlets is fast becoming a hotbed for table tennis with pupils from Morpeth School leading the way.
• use: OVERALL CONCLUSIONS There are practical problems with using HOTBED in the academic classes.
• remain: Steve Burns expects Combe to remain a hotbed of FF1600 action under the CCRC regime.

Adjective modifier

• new: Asian cinema is becoming the new hotbed of talent in the Horror genre.
• veritable: Throw in a dodgy businessman with a secret past, and Honeycote is soon a veritable hotbed of passion and intrigue.
• real: It's been great and has been a real hotbed of musical creativity, but it was tiny.
• seething: The capital is once again a seething hotbed of activity signaling the world to make way for the millenium.
• political: Norwich then - center of the universe and political hotbed of music excellence, or rural backwater full of prog rock fans?

Modifies a noun

• database: Both of these were Scots language classes and focussed on four items currently held in the HOTBED database.
• staff: The usability tests were designed by HOTBED staff and endorsed by the evaluator.
• team: J [ Action HOTBED team ] Q: Do you actually see it also helping you learn a tune?
• system: The students were keen and were in the end converted to the advantages of the HOTBED system.
• project: The HOTBED project is seeking to learn more about the specific needs of performance students in their interactions with digital materials.