Modifying Another Word

• not: Social systems are not fixed and unchanging, even when they are relatively stable.

• easily: Causes 1 to 3 are easily Fixed and do not warrant further discussion.

Modifies a noun

• asset: Fixed assets used by the charity should be briefly described, eg desktop computer, or make of motor vehicle.

• penalty: Can I be dealt with by fixed penalty without having to go to court?

• bug: Check out the changes list for all new features and fixed bugs.

• contract: I am on a fixed term contract - am I affected?

• notice: A senior officer has been asked to report on the feasibility of using fixed penalty notices in London.

• mortgage: Fixed rate mortgage: the interest rate is fixed at the start of the mortgage.

Used with adjective complement

• assign: Can I assign fixed IP addresses to some computers on my network?

• get: All in all a very unstable gadget that spends more time getting fixed than working.

• include: Our product range includes fixed, capped, cashback, tracker and discounted rate mortgages.

• keep: In the prescribed case mean soil moisture contents for July from a UM integration are used and kept fixed throughout the run.

• act: Learning objects tend to act as fixed ' chunks ' .