Oxford collocations dictionary for students of english (oxford, 2002) BBS

... PREP. for- in The back of the garment is split for ease in walking. for- of The whole machine is designed for ease of use. with - They passed the exam with ease. I - of The car brings ease of accessto ... the forces of evil a perpetual struggle be- tween theforces of good and theforces of evil good and evil not a simple choice between good and evil the root of all evil...

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... towards the labour force 11 advance adoption noun 1of child • VERB + ADOPTION offer sb for, place sb for, put sb up for She has decided to put the child up for adoption. I be available for When will ... strong She's a staunch advocate of free trade. I chief,leading, main, principal • PREP. -for He is one of the leading adoocatesfor a more modern style of worship. -of a...

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... blueprint for reform. I create, develop, draw up I act as, form, provide, serve as The charter should serve as a blueprint for cooperation. • PREP. for a blueprint for change blues noun 1type of slow ... remove this watermark. begin • VERB + BEG be forced to, have to • PREP. for We went to him to begfor forgiveness. of (for- mal) Do not do that, I beg ofyou. begin verb • ADV. (...

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... provides a forum for the discussion of ideas. the outcome of a discussion The outcome of the discussions is a decision to proceed with Phase 2 of the pro- gramme. a subject/topic for/ of discussion Q Special ... union officials - of a discussion of the issues involved -with discussions with the government • PHRASES a basis for discussion We can use the draft document as a b...

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... their of- fices. - of The Official Secrets Act was amended to allow greater freedom of information: • PHRASES freedom of choice, freedom of expres- sion/speech, freedom of movement, freedom of the press freelance adj., ... fun It's nofun getting up at 4 a.m. ana cold, rainy morning. a bit of fun I was only having a bit of fun. just for fun, just for the fun of it...

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... good toget out of the house more often. • PREP. for sb/sth's - When the prime minister's health problems continued, he resigned for thegood of theparty. • PHRASES a force for good In disadvantaged ... member I life a tale of LA gang life I rape • PREP. ina/the-Wewereinthesamegang. I-ofagang of skin heads • PHRASES a member of a gang 2 group of friends • PREP. - of...

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... medical, practical, profes- sional When the symptoms persisted, I decided to seek med- ical help. • VERB + HELP appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for, scream for, seek, send for, shoutfor, summon Police ... weak and without hope. I -for young people who arefull of hope for thefuture -of I have no hope of winning. • PHRASES every/little/no/some hope of sth We have every hop...

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... amount of something, such as a drop of water or a piece of information. 2 Complete each sentence with a suitable quantifier. Look at the bold noun entries for help. a There were just a few w~ of cloud in ... adjectives into one of the sentences in exercise 5, before a noun that it collocates with. If you want to check in the dictionary you will need to look up the entries for...

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... type to that of ten years ago. of a - a country inn of a type that has all but vanished I - of There are various types of daffodilts). • PHRASES of its type This exercise is the hardest of its type. a ... companies • PHRASES the burden of taxation reducing the heavy burden of taxation on the wealthy a form of taxation The poll tax was a very unpopular form of taxation....

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