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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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Now he preferred him at London, for Bishops of London are by geography close colleagues of archbishops at Lambeth.
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It would be chaired by one of his closest Cabinet colleagues , Sir Alexander Campbell.
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He had just suggested that his closest colleague might be, in this at least, a traitor.
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Publicly, Mr Kinnock's closest colleagues were urging him to remain in post.
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His close colleagues were rather less sanguine in private.
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He was replaced by a former close colleague turned bitter critic, Donald Kalpokas.
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The police surgeon is often a close colleague in general practice.
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She had no senior heavyweight figure like Cherwell or Swinton to advise her, and indeed no close colleague at all.
male
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Diplomatically, she pointed to where her male colleagues were standing.
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Few were in the top echelons, and they regularly fell behind their male colleagues in promotions and salary increases.
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There was a brief scuffle at the entrance between photographers and a male colleague with the Marquess.
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Leslie was hurt after racing to back up male colleagues trying to catch the suspect in Wavertree, Liverpool.
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None of these skills are recognized by their male colleagues in the workplace.
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Meanwhile it is male colleagues who have largely benefited from this anti-lesbianism.
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She was paid as much as her male colleagues , and earned every penny.
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Earlier this month a male colleague , also on the holiday, was dismissed.
ministerial
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When the case came to ministerial colleagues , it was these arguments that prevailed.
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I am sure that one of my ministerial colleagues will want to inform the House tomorrow.
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The general impatience among intellectuals, journalists ... And some of your ministerial colleagues ?
old
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He met up with old colleagues such as Mike Evans and Graham Knight who gave him a typically ex-London welcome.
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It was then the moment for old colleagues to catch up on old times.
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Arthur Newsholme, Newman's older colleague , had his origins in a similar nonconformist background.
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There was a bearer party, old friends and colleagues of Harry's.
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An older colleague injured in the leg in the shooting has since been discharged from hospital.
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Following the formal presentation tea and sandwiches were available as old friends and colleagues met.
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It also carries all the hallmarks of our old colleagues , Karmann of Osnabrück.
senior
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If you are new, decide which senior colleagues would support you in your work.
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Moreover his senior colleagues shared his vision for change in his division and in Southwest as a whole.
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Most of his senior colleagues , and his predecessor, Marvin Runyon, came from the same stable.
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Steve and his senior colleagues persisted.
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Another of that 1975 troika, Vladimir Skorodenko, is now Genieva's senior colleague .
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The appointments committees increasingly rely on recommendations from senior colleagues in the field.
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Mr Smith had the overwhelming support of his senior colleagues and the main trades union leaders.
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Haslam was backed up by a four-man team of senior colleagues , all of whom were highly professional.
■ VERB
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Lastly, general practitioners must feel confident to ask a colleague for advice if poor control of symptoms persists.
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Y., also asked his former colleagues not to be discouraged.
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To guard the Church's other flank, Taylor was asked by his colleagues to write a book against Roman Catholicism.
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They agreed to ask their respective colleagues to come to an air-clearing session in Scottsdale.
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Now a group of senior players have asked colleagues who have Easter holiday plans to return for the Orrell game.
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If not, ask colleagues you are friendly with to support you if you have to be alone with that person.
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Her last evening - last Saturday - I suggested she asked a few hospital colleagues in for pasta, which she did.
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None has commented publicly, but they are asking colleagues to come to their defence.
meet
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He met up with old colleagues such as Mike Evans and Graham Knight who gave him a typically ex-London welcome.
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At the same time that I met Linda, another colleague at Hunter made an impression on me.
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However, it is an ideal opportunity to meet one's colleagues on a regular basis and to discuss matters of concern.
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People no longer had access to their shops and offices, nor were they able to meet with their colleagues and neighbours.
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You've never considered whether I might be bored stiff meeting your work colleagues .
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The social evening held at Royston was very enjoyable, a fine opportunity to meet our colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere.
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It is good to meet and discuss with colleagues how your work is going and to enjoy a day of movement together.
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Harrison met his party colleagues for a celebration dinner on the outskirts of the city.
tell
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Mollie can't believe her new shape and tells me that her colleagues can't get over the transformation either.
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Bliley told his colleagues that the amendment would kill the compromise he struggled to craft.
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Stirling's R.A.F. confidant made arrangements for converting the aircraft but did nothing about telling any of his colleagues planning the operation.
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I thought it foolhardy and told my colleague John so.
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Use community policing, he told his colleagues , and track down the title owners of drug houses.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc from our Paris office.
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Jenny is a conscientious manager, very popular with her colleagues.
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my colleagues at the university
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Along with his colleagues, more escapes were planned and other schemes hatched.
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Can you imagine him a colleague of yours?
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He was scathing in his criticism of colleagues whose work did not match these standards.
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In 1985 the Uyghur archaeologist Dolkun Kamberi and his colleagues uncovered five tombs, only two of which had not been looted.
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Long was a choleric, short-tempered man who was a constant trial to colleagues in opposition or in power.