I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a binding agreement (= an official agreement that must be obeyed )
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Lawyers are in the process of drafting a legally binding agreement between both parties
a binding obligation (= something that you must legally do, especially because of an agreement )
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These clauses are legally binding obligations on both parties.
a flight is bound for London/New York etc (= it is going there )
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Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
be bound by a vow (= to have promised seriously to do something )
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She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person.
be bound by an agreement (= have to obey the conditions of an official agreement )
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India is bound by the agreements signed under the World Trade Organisation.
be bound by an oath (= have sworn an oath )
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These chiefs were bound to him by oaths of loyalty.
be bound by rules (= have to obey them )
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Solicitors are bound by strict rules that regulate their professional conduct.
be/feel honour bound to do sth (= feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it )
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My father felt honour bound to help his sister.
binding arbitration
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Both sides in the dispute have agreed to binding arbitration .
bound and gagged (= tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking )
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He left his victim bound and gagged .
bound to happen
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This was bound to happen sooner or later.
double bind
legally binding
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a legally binding agreement
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
inextricably
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In other words, Ahab fails to realize that good and evil are inextricably bound together and can not be separated.
legally
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Talks resume next week in Bonn on legally binding emission reduction targets that Washington has rejected.
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Janzen offers something besides going to court: mediation and arbitration services that are just as legally binding .
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Home helps felt that they are being legally bound not to care!
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The goal is to write a legally binding treaty that would be signed in December by as many countries as possible.
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Although these communications are not legally binding , they do give member states strong guidance on legal and taxation issues.
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You must also sign a written contract and receive a copy of it for the contract to be legally binding .
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To make it legally binding the protocol requires ratification by countries with at least 55 % of the developed world's emissions.
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There were indications last week that Yeltsin had dropped his insistence that this be a legally binding document.
over
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Or he had been, had been silly, was bound over again?
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Two weeks later, he appeared in superior court for a preliminary hearing, and he was bound over for trial.
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The brothers, aged 24 and 27, agreed to be bound over after denying the offence.
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He was bound over to keep the peace by magistrates.
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Last year he was bound over to keep the peace after being arrested on her doorstep.
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They were bound over to keep the peace.
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All the defendants were bound over for two years on a personal bail of £350 and some were also fined.
together
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Quarks bind together to make up larger particles such as the protons and neutrons found in the atomic nucleus.
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The boats are made mostly of rice straw, woven and bound together .
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They could be bound together by the belief, found in Bacon, that religious controversies were an impediment to science.
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A.. The Democratic Party was an unnatural coalition, bound together only by the name Democrat.
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Both camps have long been bound together by a shared interest in the punter's pound.
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I want to know what binds together your various personalities.
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Because we are bound together , although he doesn't see it that way, by our interest in Belinda.
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They had been bound together to make them easier to move.
up
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I also bound up with my brochure, a number of photographs; for I had taken two cameras abroad.
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These very weak stones are rich in water, which is bound up in both hydrated salts and clay minerals.
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These are intimately bound up together, not least because of the way in which the marriage contract is defined.
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But they were important in their time, and their families were bound up with Fred Taylor all his life.
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According to a long and dominant tradition, the physical is bound up with the spatial.
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It was coming out too bound up in hurtful things.
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All these things were bound up together and by defying his father he was in effect abandoning them.
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Like that of Curgenven, his own rising professional career was bound up with a commitment to expansionist sanitary reform.
■ NOUN
agreement
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But no such agreement will be binding on third parties save to the extent that they have knowledge thereof.
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The agreement bound the country to a programme of land reform whose implementation would have cost billions of dollars.
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Only those who are party to an agreement are bound by the agreement.
contract
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However, in April, anyone taking out a new pension contract will be bound by the new rules.
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You must also sign a written contract and receive a copy of it for the contract to be legally binding .
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Where the receiver enters into a new contract this will be binding on the company.
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Any company doing federal contract work is absolutely bound by affirmative action requirements and equal employment laws to cover you.
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Hence social contracts may bind , not all members of a society, but members of some group within society.
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Adoption is different from novation and also appears to be distinguishable from merely acting as though the contract were binding on the company.
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This had led to a lengthy series of negotiations over the sort of contracts which should bind printers in his new plant.
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The contract I signed legally binds the station as much as it does me.
court
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In any event, none binds this court .
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But the truth is that nothing binds the court except what the court says binds it.
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Decisions of the House of Lords are binding upon all other courts trying civil or criminal cases.
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Further, it is not binding on this court .
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But the state Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 140 contains a lifetime ban, a decision binding on federal courts.
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The decisions of this court are binding on all inferior courts trying civil or criminal cases, including divisional courts.
decision
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If the patient had the requisite capacity, they are bound by his decision .
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The Court of Appeal is bound by decisions of the House of Lords and by its own earlier decisions.
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In deciding appeals before them, SSATs are bound by decisions of the Commissioners.
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Why should the Court of Appeal be bound by its own decisions ?
law
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But in almost all other matters, they were bound to a higher law .
member
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Under the Arab League Charter a resolution passed by a majority of votes was binding only on member states voting in favour.
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It aims at binding the members of the community together in a libidinal way as well and employs every means to that end.
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The scope of that Article was to bind member States to treaties concluded by the organisation, not contracts under municipal law.
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A Directive binds member states to certain specific objectives, but leaves them to implement the necessary measures through national laws.
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Hence social contracts may bind , not all members of a society, but members of some group within society.
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Aforementioned principles and provisions are binding on all Member State authorities, including the courts.
party
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Treaties bind consenting parties only, and strangers to any treaty are legally unaffected by it.
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But no such agreement will be binding on third parties save to the extent that they have knowledge thereof.
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The introduction to the heads will specify that the clause is binding on both parties and is not subject to contract.
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Statutory regulations binding on both parties required crawling boards to be used on fragile roofs.
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Article 34 of the Vienna Convention applies to itself so that like other treaties it can not bind third parties .
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His decisions are binding on both parties , subject only to the High Court on a point of law.
protein
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A soluble form of this protein could bind to the virus and prevent it from binding to human T cells.
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These compounds are lipid soluble and therefore highly protein bound in the plasma.
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Therefore although both proteins bind to the same site, the details of their structural interactions must differ.
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Elderly patients have decreased protein binding of AEDs resulting in a higher unbound fraction.
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Recombinant Oct-11 protein binds specifically to an octamer sequence invitro.
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The hope is that these peptides might compete with the virus proteins for binding to the receptor molecules.
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These differences help explain why these homologous proteins bind a variety of ligands with different affinities.
rule
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It may be too bound by rules and not allow individuals to exercise discretion within their work. 5.
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The electronic frontier requires its pioneers to be resourceful in defending themselves in the absence of binding rules and regulations.
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The social workers were bound by rules of confidentiality and legal requirements which prevented them from revealing any relevant information.
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However, in April, anyone taking out a new pension contract will be bound by the new rules .
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A new State is bound by the rules of customary international law in existence when it acquires Statehood.
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The exchange member will be bound by the rules to which he has consented.
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Bourges was a community in a vital sense, bound by rules of the inhabitants' own making.
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You weren't so bound by rules , legislation, case law or anything like that.
state
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Aforementioned principles and provisions are binding on all Member State authorities, including the courts.
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The constitution, when thus adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the state sovereignties.
treaty
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Thereafter they moved around the Balkans, sometimes in open war with the Romans, sometimes bound by treaty .
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The goal is to write a legally binding treaty that would be signed in December by as many countries as possible.
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The scope of that Article was to bind member States to treaties concluded by the organisation, not contracts under municipal law.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I'll be bound
a binding contract/promise/agreement etc
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An offer is something which is clearly intended if accepted to form a binding agreement.
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But Equitable was set on the Halifax deal and has signed a binding contract for the first half of its proposals.
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However, in many cases the parties may create a binding contract by agreement on the three matters already identified.
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If they can come to a binding agreement, the prisoners will both profess their innocence and be sentenced to two years.
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In general there was the invocation of one or more deities to bear witness that a binding contract was being undertaken.
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It was held there that the parties had made a binding contract, albeit with the price still outstanding.
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The successful bidder is under a binding contract to purchase the relevant property.
be bound (by sth)
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It has a tourist potential which is bound to revive as the election images of intimidation fade.
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The whole compound was bound together with honey and raisins.
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There was bound to be some tension when he teamed with Marlon Brando for Guys and Dolls in 1955.
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They were bound for the very place where Odysseus had landed.
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Two weeks later, he appeared in superior court for a preliminary hearing, and he was bound over for trial.
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We are bound by the Insurance Ombudsmans decision, but you are not.
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Work inhibition is so frustrating to parents and teachers that they are bound to feel like exploding.
be bound (together) by sth
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The two groups were bound together by their hatred of the factory in which they worked.
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Decisions and actions are bound by precedent. 3.
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Furthermore, the nature of political authority in representative democracies means that governments are bound by doctrines of accountability.
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He was bound by golden handcuffs to the Salomon Brothers mortgage trading depart-ment.
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If the parties do not wish to be bound by time limits there should be none in the lease.
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The Martins too are bound by the same federal law and could be prosecuted.
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The political order is bound by values.
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The Revenue will not subsequently be bound by any information or statements given, whether expressly or implicitly in relation to the claim.
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They were bound by it so long as it was not in conflict with their statutory duty.
be bound to
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An election campaign between an incumbent president and a Senate majority leader is bound to be fought out in legislative jousting.
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But like everything online, it's a work in progress so is bound to get better.
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Even in these days of recession Warden Sparrow's books are bound to fetch a 6-figure sum at tomorrow's auction.
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Even so, the Peace of Paris of 1763 was bound to produce an immense number of acquisitions of territory for Britain.
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I knew too that that invitation was bound to come and I was dreading it.
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I think that in years to come they are bound to be looked back on as an aberration.
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They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation.
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Women were bound to absolute obedience to their Promise Keeper husbands and fathers.
be bound up in sth
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Jim's too bound up in his own worries to be able to help us.
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The history of music is, of course, bound up with the development of musical instruments.
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All our limitations are bound up in our intellectual mind with its boundaries and imperfections and its tendency to emotional distortion.
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Although activists take on global economic and political issues, their affiliations, allegiances and loyalties are bound up in local communities.
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Extension cords that looked frayed or suspicious were bound up in Scotch cellophane tape.
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Moral and economic rights are bound up in the concept of copyright.
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More usually, the body was bound up in a folded position, with the knees under the chin.
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The victim of horrendous physical and emotional abuse, she was failed by all those who were bound up in her care.
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These very weak stones are rich in water, which is bound up in both hydrated salts and clay minerals.
be bound up with sth
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A most sacred obligation was bound up with a most atrocious crime.
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According to a long and dominant tradition, the physical is bound up with the spatial.
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But they were important in their time, and their families were bound up with Fred Taylor all his life.
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Human rights in general and the right to communicate in particular are bound up with the notion of democracy.
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It is bound up with the family as a whole.
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The doctrine of precedent is bound up with the need for a reliable system of law reporting.
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This therefore brings me to the second reason why democracy is bound up with a measure of economic and social equality.
be inextricably linked/bound up/mixed etc
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For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
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In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
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It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
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Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
be/feel bound to do sth
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Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel.
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If you were married to me I wouldn't expect you to be bound to the house all day, every day.
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It had been a solemn and impressive ceremony and, whatever my uncertainties, I felt bound to respond.
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Just as, in writing, I think little men should be bound to mere journeyman work...
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She seemed unwilling to acknowledge that this might not be wise and would be bound to cause her parents concern.
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Some human would be bound to see you.
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They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation.
be/feel honour bound to do sth
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Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
bound and determined
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Klein is bound and determined to win at least five races this year.
bound for London/Mexico etc
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That can often include a sneak preview of productions bound for London's West End.
homeward bound
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After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
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And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
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Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
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Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc
tie/bind sb hand and foot
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We're bound hand and foot by all these safety regulations.
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Then, before she realised what was happening, he fastened her in the double stirrups, binding her hands and feet.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He was found bound to a chair, barely alive.
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It was like being bound hand and foot to a torturer's chair.
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The hostages had been bound and gagged and left in a corner of the room.
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The hydrogen molecule binds with the oxygen molecule.
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The treaty binds the two countries to reduce the number of nuclear weapons.
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Use 2 tablespoons of water to bind the flour and butter mixture.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The snakes multiplied, swarming over her, binding her more tightly to the chair.
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Wires upon wires wove around him, binding him to his amplifiers.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
double
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Thus is the reporter put in a classic double bind .
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Hence the double bind attached to being appropriately feminine rears its ugly head again.
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This is not necessarily liberating: it may just be a double bind .
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Used together these two strategies comprise that peculiar language game known as a double bind .
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But now division heads are in a double bind .
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Exactly the same double bind is encountered in any theorization of racial difference.
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Blot: That sounds as if you think we're caught in a double bind from which there's no escape.
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A former book dealer, he remains seduced by the double bind of academic arcana and financial chicanery.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I'll be bound
a binding contract/promise/agreement etc
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An offer is something which is clearly intended if accepted to form a binding agreement.
▪
But Equitable was set on the Halifax deal and has signed a binding contract for the first half of its proposals.
▪
However, in many cases the parties may create a binding contract by agreement on the three matters already identified.
▪
If they can come to a binding agreement, the prisoners will both profess their innocence and be sentenced to two years.
▪
In general there was the invocation of one or more deities to bear witness that a binding contract was being undertaken.
▪
It was held there that the parties had made a binding contract, albeit with the price still outstanding.
▪
The successful bidder is under a binding contract to purchase the relevant property.
be bound (by sth)
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It has a tourist potential which is bound to revive as the election images of intimidation fade.
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The whole compound was bound together with honey and raisins.
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There was bound to be some tension when he teamed with Marlon Brando for Guys and Dolls in 1955.
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They were bound for the very place where Odysseus had landed.
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Two weeks later, he appeared in superior court for a preliminary hearing, and he was bound over for trial.
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We are bound by the Insurance Ombudsmans decision, but you are not.
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Work inhibition is so frustrating to parents and teachers that they are bound to feel like exploding.
be bound (together) by sth
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The two groups were bound together by their hatred of the factory in which they worked.
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Decisions and actions are bound by precedent. 3.
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Furthermore, the nature of political authority in representative democracies means that governments are bound by doctrines of accountability.
▪
He was bound by golden handcuffs to the Salomon Brothers mortgage trading depart-ment.
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If the parties do not wish to be bound by time limits there should be none in the lease.
▪
The Martins too are bound by the same federal law and could be prosecuted.
▪
The political order is bound by values.
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The Revenue will not subsequently be bound by any information or statements given, whether expressly or implicitly in relation to the claim.
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They were bound by it so long as it was not in conflict with their statutory duty.
be bound to
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An election campaign between an incumbent president and a Senate majority leader is bound to be fought out in legislative jousting.
▪
But like everything online, it's a work in progress so is bound to get better.
▪
Even in these days of recession Warden Sparrow's books are bound to fetch a 6-figure sum at tomorrow's auction.
▪
Even so, the Peace of Paris of 1763 was bound to produce an immense number of acquisitions of territory for Britain.
▪
I knew too that that invitation was bound to come and I was dreading it.
▪
I think that in years to come they are bound to be looked back on as an aberration.
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They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation.
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Women were bound to absolute obedience to their Promise Keeper husbands and fathers.
be bound up in sth
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Jim's too bound up in his own worries to be able to help us.
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The history of music is, of course, bound up with the development of musical instruments.
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All our limitations are bound up in our intellectual mind with its boundaries and imperfections and its tendency to emotional distortion.
▪
Although activists take on global economic and political issues, their affiliations, allegiances and loyalties are bound up in local communities.
▪
Extension cords that looked frayed or suspicious were bound up in Scotch cellophane tape.
▪
Moral and economic rights are bound up in the concept of copyright.
▪
More usually, the body was bound up in a folded position, with the knees under the chin.
▪
The victim of horrendous physical and emotional abuse, she was failed by all those who were bound up in her care.
▪
These very weak stones are rich in water, which is bound up in both hydrated salts and clay minerals.
be bound up with sth
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A most sacred obligation was bound up with a most atrocious crime.
▪
According to a long and dominant tradition, the physical is bound up with the spatial.
▪
But they were important in their time, and their families were bound up with Fred Taylor all his life.
▪
Human rights in general and the right to communicate in particular are bound up with the notion of democracy.
▪
It is bound up with the family as a whole.
▪
The doctrine of precedent is bound up with the need for a reliable system of law reporting.
▪
This therefore brings me to the second reason why democracy is bound up with a measure of economic and social equality.
be inextricably linked/bound up/mixed etc
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For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
▪
In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
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It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
▪
Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
be/feel bound to do sth
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Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel.
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If you were married to me I wouldn't expect you to be bound to the house all day, every day.
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It had been a solemn and impressive ceremony and, whatever my uncertainties, I felt bound to respond.
▪
Just as, in writing, I think little men should be bound to mere journeyman work...
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She seemed unwilling to acknowledge that this might not be wise and would be bound to cause her parents concern.
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Some human would be bound to see you.
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They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation.
be/feel honour bound to do sth
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Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
bound and determined
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Klein is bound and determined to win at least five races this year.
bound for London/Mexico etc
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That can often include a sneak preview of productions bound for London's West End.
homeward bound
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After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
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And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
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Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
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Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the pragmatists are in a bind .
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Caroline was really in a bind .
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FastLynx takes the bind out of file transfer.
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This is not necessarily liberating: it may just be a double bind .
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Thus is the reporter put in a classic double bind .
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To his credit, he did feel terrible about the bind I was in and he did as much as he could.