I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an age-old tradition/practice/custom etc British English
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age-old customs
Customs and Excise
custom/tradition dictates sth
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On the island, custom still dictates the roles of men and women.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
pitch for business/contracts/custom etc
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Booksellers are keen to pitch for school business.
tout for business/custom British English (= look for customers )
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Minicab drivers are not allowed to tout for business.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
ancient
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Killing has now become more of a sport, or an adherence to an ancient custom .
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It too Superimposed itself on a whole series of ancient beliefs and customs .
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And in the village of Marlott, following ancient custom , the young women gathered to dance every holiday.
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Indubitable evidences of an ancient custom of ritual regicide have been found over a great portion of the globe.
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She sounded really respectful and seemed to have the greatest reverence for that ancient custom .
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According to ancient custom it would be possible for Sarah as wife to claim the child as her own.
local
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The ideal scenarios is to buy duty free, and have it arrive untaxed by local customs .
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One advantage the United States has is a large core of VietnameseAmericans capable of speaking the language and knowledgeable about local customs .
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Imperials both, they did not follow the local custom of farming him out to a neighbour.
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It is important that expatriates be fully aware of local customs and their effects on life style.
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Before leaving for Brixton, Inspectors should brief their men on local customs and traditions.
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Supreme Court judges often had little experience in Sri Lanka, and were unfamiliar with local customs and culture.
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Still, better than Patrick Leigh Fermor, endless garbage about local customs , ravishing scenery, enchanting cranky locals.
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He resolutely refused to conform to local customs and made not the slightest effort to understand the people.
old
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The growth of industrialisation and Nonconformism resulted in the collapse of the old traditionally supported customs and public charities.
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According to an old custom the reliquary of St Genevieve is never exposed without that of St Marcel.
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That morning he'd revived an old custom .
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I will tell you of my people and of their old customs .
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Perhaps because it's an island old customs die hard here.
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As is increasingly true everywhere, many of the old customs in Madeira are dying out.
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It was an old world custom he adhered to.
social
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For women, the social customs do not seem to permit such a clear distinction between work and leisure.
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The myths and rites will be given different interpretations, different rational applications, different social customs to validate and enforce.
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Land fragmentation, as a result of inheritance laws and social custom , compounds the widespread problem of small farm size.
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In this paper we explicitly consider sociological factors, namely social custom , and the notion of individual commitment.
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They had invented a new social custom but they had also annexed a significant part of the working-class experience.
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It is social custom as well as genetics.
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It also encompasses fashions of clothes and social custom .
traditional
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Any culture, because it has to retain traditional customs and beliefs, has to be in a sense a conservative institution.
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Secondly the traditional dances and customs of a particular country that can give local colour and atmosphere to a plot or theme.
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At least Mandru did not expect his Ixmaritians to perform naked, as was the traditional custom .
■ NOUN
duty
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Mary restored the value of the customs duties .
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At that time, all Andean Pact countries are expected to adopt zero customs duties on all imports from other members.
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In particular, major tax breaks are planned, including removing customs duties on transport of works of art for exchange exhibitions.
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It also announced that it was reducing customs duty on sales from such zones to the domestic market.
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More dramatic still was the rise in customs duties .
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The Lancastrian monarchy had depended heavily upon the customs duties for its normal revenue.
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Taxes and customs duties were raised sharply, but were later scaled down after protests and because of fears of rising inflation.
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New customs rates On July 1 new customs duties for Soviet citizens bringing goods into the country came into force.
officer
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Working on what in effect was virgin territory for customs officers our crews produced fantastic results in the earlier days.
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Lucinda works a version of her Kotex custom officer trick.
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Some 4,000 police and customs officers took part and stolen cars, cash and weapons were also seized.
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Here, a border guard and two customs officers , all in uniform, came aboard to inspect our documents.
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A police officers' strike on May 21 was followed by similar action by firemen and customs officers .
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As usual none of the customs officers was armed.
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The customs officers run their eyes over us as if we weren't there.
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The popular 48 year-old customs officer from Belfast, was found dead in his hotel room.
official
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The customs officials take their jobs very seriously.
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Stamping his passport, the customs official had revealed that he was also a registered opponent of the Hinkley C plan.
union
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Until then, only the customs union had been completed.
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The document on the formation of a customs union was not unanimously agreed.
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States which did not consider a customs union to be necessary could conclude agreements with the customs union on a free-trade zone.
■ VERB
clear
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It landed in a land then untouched by Bergerac via Derbyshire and Birmingham to clear customs .
follow
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Imperials both, they did not follow the local custom of farming him out to a neighbour.
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Without following this Hindu custom , it would be difficult to get the girls married.
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And in the village of Marlott, following ancient custom , the young women gathered to dance every holiday.
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People often still follow the rather dangerous custom of jumping over these bonfires, especially on the feast of São João.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
border/military/customs/police post
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Administrative offices and on-campus police posts were damaged by stones and petrol bombs in three Tunis University faculties.
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But yesterday at the Hendaye border post , near Bayonne, lorries were passing freely without any form of control.
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Deng was made senior deputy premier and soon added party and military posts .
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However, he formally accepted the appointment on April 7 after resigning his military posts .
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In reality guerrilla action was largely indiscriminate with sporadic attacks on the occasional landlord, local official, or police post .
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The border post formalities are quickly completed.
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This commemorates the creation in 1829 of a political and military post to govern the islands.
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When she first arrived, she had thought the place as orderly as a military post .
clear (sth through) customs
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They were clear of Customs by 14.30 with twenty miles to go to Ramsgate.
custom-made/custom-built/custom-designed etc
old habits/traditions/customs die hard
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But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.
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It was probably unnecessary, she thought, but old habits died hard.
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Perhaps because it's an island old customs die hard here.
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Things were going well, but old habits die hard.
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This is an area where old customs die hard.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In those days it was the custom for farmers to give part of their crop to the lord of the manor.
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It is the custom in Japan to take your shoes off when you go into someone's house.
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It was his custom to attend Mass every Sunday.
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Sadly, a lot of the old customs are now dying out.
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The custom of sending birthday cards began in the 19th century.
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The service was not very good, so I've decided to take my custom elsewhere.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After the death of Grandfather Palichuk, the custom arose of frequently leaving him at home.
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He sat down gloomily behind his desk to await custom .
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High customs tariffs and turnover taxes were introduced to prevent a large-scale inflow of consumer goods.
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Is there a single frame or context of explanation which will unify the diversities of belief and custom ?
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It was in fact made without protest and in the ordinary course of customs business.
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On the other hand, it was no great sum and Hope's custom had given him publicity.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Temsco also offers custom tours to LeConte Glacier and Mount McKinley.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A $ 40 fare for three hours of skiing covers instructors, lift ticket and custom equipment.
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About 80 percent of the business is costuming, and the rest is custom work.
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And the custom travel organizer which is this, plus your glamour tray.
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Other kinds of sensors, in concert with smart materials, will produce custom systems for a host of problems.
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President Robert Zeitsiff, who sent the handyman the catalog, said that the firm makes custom fixtures as well.
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Seymour writes custom programs for banks and manages their computer operations.
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Should you create custom user profiles or not?