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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a British/American etc passport
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She was born in India but has a British passport.
a British/American etc spy
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He was arrested on suspicion of being an American spy.
a British/American Swiss etc firm
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British firms are competing with a number of foreign companies.
a British/American/Italian etc record
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Jones won in 10.93 seconds, a new British record.
American/British/French etc forces
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Several battles took place involving American forces.
American/British/Western etc tradition
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The festival is a part of the Scottish tradition which is worth preserving.
American/Chinese/British etc history
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It was one of the worst peacetime disasters in American history.
an international/European/British etc context
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We study the work of these artists in their European context.
British Summer Time
British/US etc exports
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Higher tariffs will affect a wide range of British exports.
by British/African etc standards
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Class sizes are small by British standards.
the American/British etc way of life
the British/American etc people
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He pledged that he would never lie to the American people.
the British/American etc press
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The British press have blamed other countries for North Sea pollution.
the British/American/Japanese etc economy
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The Japanese economy is showing signs of recovery.
the British/American/Spanish etc establishment (= the people who have power in a particular country )
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The affair caused acute embarrassment to the British establishment.
the British/European etc championship
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The team failed to qualify for the European Championship.
the British/French/Polish etc army
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a soldier in the Spanish army
the Roman/British/Soviet etc empire
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The Barbarians finally overthrew the Roman empire.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
on British/French/foreign etc soil
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He was not a man to show public affection on foreign soil .
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Will your grandchildren forgive us, Erich, if we surrender our armies on foreign soil without a fight?
peculiarly British/female/middle-class etc
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Cellulite is a peculiarly female problem in which the hormone oestrogen plays a part.
the (British) pound
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At other times, it has pursued a policy of letting the pound float.
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For the sake of the Pound , it better had.
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However, the pound had another troubled day, falling to a record low before recovering slightly.
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It is here that the road pulls you back to the pounding sea and a shoreline littered with huge driftwood logs.
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One explanation is that he wanted to keep open an option should the pound run into fresh trouble, as well it may.
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Propping up the pound is like trying to get water to run uphill.
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The measure would force up long and short-term interest rates and could help to support the pound .
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The outlook for sterling is clouded by confusion about whether the Chancellor has set a new floor for the pound .
these/British/our etc shores
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Even after the Renaissance and the rebirth of learning had reached these shores ears were still having a rough ride.
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His job was to show the captains of industry who came to these shores how to relax.
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In fact, nobody had made paved roads in Britain since the Romans left our shores .
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Meanwhile, beyond our shores , the world's industrial practices and capacities advanced.
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More than six centuries ago they had left these shores for Hamgyong Province in the North in search of a better life.
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The battle was lost, though, when many in high places yielded to pressures from beyond these shores .
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The reason the world and his wife head for these shores is they know that their chances of deportation are virtually non-existent.
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What would happen to us if 10,000 of them showed up on our shores ?