I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
moral
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In Nizan's imagination it assumed the status of a moral crusade .
national
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He was inaugurating Labour's national crusade on jobs, which will be concentrated on marginal Tory constituencies.
new
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The medical profession did not contribute to the new crusades nor was there any resurrection of the medico-moral alliance.
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He may have been the author of a memorandum written between 1289 and 1307 concerning plans for a new crusade .
personal
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This has been a personal crusade to fill that gap.
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Every investigation was to her like a personal crusade , a quest, that she had to complete.
■ VERB
join
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He urged parents and churches to join a crusade against crime.
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Minor went to Bonnie in hopes of finding capital, but Bonnie liked the idea so much he joined the crusade .
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Those were exciting days and as the money began to pour in we all felt we had joined a successful crusade .
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At first I thought this peculiar, then I adjusted to the notion, then I joined her crusade .
launch
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They thought that he would launch a crusade against corruption and make heads roll before ordering elections.
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Male speaker All they ever wanted was not to launch a crusade , but to find out what was happening.
lead
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But it's the right that has led this bitter crusade to doubly punish criminals.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As a politician she's made the fight for women's rights into a personal crusade .
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He has begun a crusade for gun control.
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She intends to continue her crusade against sex and violence on TV.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alice was to be handed over to a guardian nominated by Richard, who would marry her after his return from crusade .
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Amid this moral decay, religious, ethnic and caste crusades have a growing appeal.
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In the crusade for civil rights, the federal government sets a uniform standard that overrides local prejudices.
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The doctor has taunted officialdom since he began his crusade to help terminally ill people kill themselves almost three years ago.
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The fact that it was invited to join a coalition marks the crowning achievement of its crusade to achieve political respectability.
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The president also would require tobacco companies to pay for a $ 150 million advertising crusade to stop young people from smoking.
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Theirs was a correction of smug Victorian concepts, a crusade sprung from reactive energies.
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We have won the crusade for a balanced budget with tax relief.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And he crusaded to boost minority enrollment in honors classes until it matched the percentage of minorities enrolled in the school.
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And he intends to crusade for the return of the blocks.
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During his six months in office, Illes crusaded against powerful and entrenched organisations such as the water and power industries.
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Lange has crusaded in the past on emissions issues, such as heavy goods vehicle pollution.
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The difference, of course, is that in 1964 Congress was dominated by liberals crusading to expand the power of government.