verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
categorically deny/refuse etc sth
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He has categorically denied his guilt all along.
confirm or deny
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Managers have so far refused to confirm or deny reports that up to 200 jobs are to go.
deny a claim (= say it is not true )
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Government officials denied claims that the country possessed chemical weapons.
deny a report
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Government officials have denied reports of rebel advances.
deny a rumour
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He is denying rumors that he plans to drop out of the race.
deny liability (= say you are not responsible for something )
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The defendants continued to deny liability for Peck's death.
deny murder (= say that you did not kill someone )
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The four accused men all deny murder.
deny responsibility for sth
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The company denied responsibility for the oil spillage.
deny sb a right (= not allow someone to do something they have the right to do )
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Women were denied the right to vote.
deny the existence of sth (= say that something does not exists )
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He strongly denied the existence of God.
deny/admit a charge
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All three men denied the charge of manslaughter.
deny/dismiss an accusation
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The government denied accusations of corruption.
hotly debated/disputed/denied etc
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The rumor has been hotly denied.
refuse/deny sb a visa
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The Lebanese embassy refused him a visa.
refuse/deny (sb) entry (= stop someone entering )
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He was refused entry to the club because he was wearing trainers.
refuse/deny (sb) permission
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Betty's father refused her permission to attend the dance.
There is no denying (= they are definitely suffering )
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There is no denying the suffering of these families .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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He also denied illegally possessing police documents.
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Nagel also denied he was leaving Apple because it is financially strapped.
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She also denies 11 alternative charges of causing grievous bodily harm.
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Jibli also denied wrongdoing but was ordered held for four days for investigation.
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Pte Clegg also denied lying to police during interviews about the car posing a threat to Pte Aindow.
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The agency also denied employee and news reports that at least 300 workers were given pink slips last week.
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Hence he also denies they were stolen from him.
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The ex-bodyguard also denies he was trying to buy votes.
categorically
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Indeed, he had categorically denied that there was any danger.
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As he did when he first took the stand in November, Simpson categorically denied ever hitting or punching Nicole.
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We categorically deny that we have ever cheated or tampered illegally with any match ball in any game during our careers.
flatly
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The allegation that there had been a military show of strength was flatly denied by Yakovlev on May 4.
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Many scientists flatly denied the possibility.
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No member of the family knew her exact age and whatever they might have guessed she would have denied flatly .
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This, indeed, is something which the average person will at first flatly deny .
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But Democrats flatly denied that the subcommittee already had unanimously agreed to recommend a reprimand.
strenuously
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This has been strenuously denied by Capt Brown.
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They have not yet been asked to plead, but in public statements have strenuously denied paying bribes.
strongly
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Mr Singh has strongly denied these allegations in the Press and wishes to do so again.
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In a letter to his House colleagues Thursday, Rangel strongly denied he had divulged confidential information.
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Nicholson has always strongly denied the view that his films could have influenced anyone in their decision whether or not to indulge in drugs.
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The reports were strongly denied by the Kings.
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Claims of harassment have been strongly denied .
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This was strongly denied by Sir Patrick.
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He strongly denies this, of course, but who but a dedicated optimist could have so much confidence?
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They strongly denied that changes would be used to ensure that women's organisations were union-dominated.
vehemently
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Mr Thompson always vehemently denied he was involved in criminal affairs.
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Of course the Supervisor vehemently denied any possibility of a fix.
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Craxi vehemently denied the allegations and refused to resign at a closed meeting of the party executive on Dec. 17.
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Kantor acknowledged arguing with the driver but vehemently denied making any threats.
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Burrows vehemently denies being anywhere near here, and swears he didn't commit the murder.
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He vehemently denied testimony that he struck his wife outside a veterinary clinic or on a beach in Laguna in 1986.
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Meanwhile, Kurt repeatedly and vehemently denied taking heroin.
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He was vague about both, but vehemently denied travelling via Cross Street.
■ NOUN
access
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For the next seven weeks, Gobalkrishnan was held in solitary confinement and denied access to a lawyer or his family.
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On what grounds can they deny access ?
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However, they soon comprised, for the most part, Roma children who were denied access to mainstream education.
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Indeed, advocates for the elderly say some seniors have complained about being denied access to home health benefits.
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Unemployment is at 38 %, and thousands are being denied access to humanitarian aid, food supplies and work.
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It is important for administrators to protect against denial-of-service threats without denying access to legitimate users.
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This increase occurred after the 1996 Asylum and Immigration Act, which denied refugees access to social housing, began to bite.
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An energy membrane denies access to anyone wearing any protective garments.
accusation
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Naimski, who denied the coup accusations , was dismissed.
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The bank has denied the accusations .
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The organizers had strongly denied government accusations that the protest was an attempt to heighten political tensions.
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But law enforcement and government representatives have unequivocally denied the accusations .
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Jack furiously denied Harry's accusations .
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Just as frequently, Buchanan denies those accusations .
allegation
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Winter denies the allegation and those who know him dismiss the charge as absurd.
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However, Premium denied the allegations in papers filed with the court.
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Mr Singh has strongly denied these allegations in the Press and wishes to do so again.
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Operators of the club deny the allegations .
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They deny allegations that torture and ill-treatment are widespread.
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Williams, however, denies the allegations .
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He denied allegations that a threatened boycott of Idaho potatoes by pro-choice advocates had influenced his decision to veto the bill.
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McConville and Lurgan Community workshop initially denied the allegations but later admitted them.
chance
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They're planted quite closely together to deny any weeds a chance of seeing the sunshine.
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The residents of both states are denied a chance to find productive labor in all fifty states.
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Keep them out and you deny them the chance to share in our unpopularity.
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But Democrats threatened to disrupt the proceedings on welfare reform if the alternative was denied a chance on the floor.
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Alan Knott is denied the chance to pounce.
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Movements in time tend to become ragged coalitions in disguise, denying voters the chance to make clear choices.
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Who are they to be denied any chance of having future pension rights secured under new clause 4 and amendment No. 17?
charge
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Bush branded him a womaniser, a pot-smoker, a draft-dodger - charges which were all denied .
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The three men agreed to settle the charges without admitting or denying wrongdoing.
claim
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Le Carre repeatedly denied the claim .
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Gerald Kingsland, now in New Zealand, denies the claims .
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The couple - a man and a woman - deny the claim .
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In this way beliefs and values are denied their claim to be real knowledge.
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Those who persevere are nearly always told that the teacher has denied their claims .
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He denies the claim from opponents that foxhunting is a barbaric sport.
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The Navy has denied his claims .
existence
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She could not exactly deny the existence of what she thought of as the stranger within.
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The organization may simply deny the existence of these consequences or look on them as the inevitable costs of doing business.
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Few would deny the existence of class differences.
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No universe is possible that denies the existence of that mind.
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No doubt this is the truth on which Hume relied in denying the existence of the Self as commonly conceived.
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How can a child or young person immediately grieve for some one who denies their existence in that way?
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So the idea is that you have to pretend not to have periods, deny their existence .
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All too often we preferred to deny their existence than acknowledge the presence of mental illness.
government
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The government denied that the changes had been precipitated by disagreements on economic strategy.
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That was bad for the lawyers, because the government could deny use of drug money to pay for attorneys' fees.
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Jia's wife, Lin Youfang, recently gave a government-approved interview denying she was involved in the case.
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But law enforcement and government representatives have unequivocally denied the accusations.
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Yasuo Fukuda, the government spokesman, yesterday denied that the government planned any measures to offset this problem.
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The government denied the allegations contained in the report.
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In spite of the government admissions, Buthelezi denied knowledge of any payments.
involvement
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They are always going to deny any involvement .
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A newly discovered memo indicates the first lady ordered the firing, although she has denied any involvement .
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All the Kashmiri guerrilla groups denied any involvement in the assassination, and many blamed the government security forces.
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These leaders have all denied involvement in any coup attempt.
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Mr Francis Keenan, defending, said Mackin denied any involvement in the robbery.
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She has denied any active involvement .
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During her trial last May she denied all involvement .
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But Bonior, the second-ranking House Democrat, denied any direct involvement .
knowledge
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But he added Mr Murphy had always denied any knowledge of an attack on Riley.
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Oracle has denied knowledge of the detective agency's methods, which included sifting through rubbish bins.
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In his videotaped testimony, Clinton denied any knowledge of the loan diversion.
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President Clinton apologized, denied knowledge of any wrongdoing and conceded a mistake had been made.
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Mr Mugabe has denied prior knowledge of the land seizures, although he said the government welcomed and supported the occupations.
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The case ended in a deadlocked jury and a mistrial after King denied any personal knowledge of the scheme and blamed co-workers.
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Another soldier, H, has denied knowledge of any such event, or of robbing the man inside the vehicle.
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I hold the police responsible for my son's death Voice over Police denied any knowledge of who was on the bike.
official
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First, officials can deny responsibility.
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University officials deny that his pending resignation is related to the financial mishaps.
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But the officials deny there was any intention to kill.
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Hubbell and White House officials adamantly deny the charge.
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But military officials denied any such changes are being contemplated.
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Law enforcement officials have denied knowing of any threats against the police chief before he was ambushed on Feb. 27.
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Party officials deny the charges and say they were arrested because of their opposition activities.
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Uydess said the company covered up findings that cigarettes were addictive, a charge tobacco industry officials have repeatedly denied .
opportunity
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And the wider community is denied the opportunity to deal with the issue compassionately.
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Why deny Darnell an opportunity to pursue a life outside football?
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This denies market participants the opportunity to argue that a particular merger or dominant firm practice does offer efficiency gains.
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Yet we systematically deny these individuals the opportunity to engage in meaningful ways with the adult world.
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If discrimination denies them opportunity in one place and offers it to them elsewhere, they will take it.
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The Richmond Plan denies certain citizens the opportunity to compete for a fixed percentage of public contracts based solely upon their race.
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So Jobs denied them the opportunity .
report
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Buckingham Palace has denied a report that senior royal officials said the marriage had run into difficulties.
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His spokesmen have consistently denied the reports .
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At the time Thornburgh denied the report and launched a controversial investigation into the source of the leak.
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Just recently, Pavarotti denied reports that he plans to quit opera to concentrate on recitals.
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Acer denied a report that it would make electronic games on behalf of Nintendo.
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A spokesman for Mr Berlusconi declined to confirm or deny the reports .
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The defence ministry denied the report .
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Nirex deny that the report identified any new problems.
request
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Because it has to be dealt with at a personal level, some find it difficult to deny the request .
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The league office denied Jones' request , saying Stewart has played this way all year.
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Last November, after Mr Wahid denied a pardon request , the younger Suharto went into hiding.
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In his ruling, Smalkin denied the request for damages.
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They denied a request by the hospital to repeat the study at their own expense.
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The ruling also denies a request from state health officials to have Lake County pay for 24-hour, guarded supervision of Sherrod.
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The commissioners said they denied Mr Stone's request to use this floor for fear of disrupting museum visitors.
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The Lurie Company denied his request .
right
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The other side beats people, humiliates them, escalates its campaign to deny them their rights .
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Indignant, some rejected both questions as long as they were denied their constitutional rights .
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They deny their own law, denying my right , and the precedent is there to stead them in the next encroachment.
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But the continuing insistence of the press that it was being denied its constitutional rights kept the door ajar.
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The hostile reception of Alford's views led him to reflect that he was being denied the parliamentary right of free speech.
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Those who claim that the obligation to obey the law is primafacie only implicitly deny it that right .
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They are also denied the statutory right to bring their dependants or claim supplementary benefits.
■ VERB
confirm
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International athletics officials insisted they could neither confirm nor deny the report.
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Seven of the cases were settled, although the accused neither confirmed nor denied the charges.
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Malcolm would neither confirm nor deny it.
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He would neither confirm nor deny that Smith was the officer accused by Kennedy.Smith has not been a prominent officer.
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He may wish to confirm or deny those figures.
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Because Burns refused to discuss intelligence issues, he did not confirm or deny the existence of the intelligence report.
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BAe refused to confirm or deny any interest.
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Morris neither confirmed nor denied the story, which had been pursued by the Star, a supermarket tabloid.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
flatly refuse/deny/oppose etc sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bowlam denied all charges of selling drugs to children.
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Did he actually deny meeting Jenny that night?
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His parents denied him the opportunity to go to university.
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I realized I'd been denying a lot of angry feelings toward my mother.
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I saw you do it, so don't try to deny it!
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Parry's appeal to the courts was denied.
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She has been denied the right to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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The act of stealing denied everything she had been taught.
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The foreman had not informed us that the paraffin might explode. In fact he had categorically denied there was any danger.
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The scientists have been denied the necessary funds for their research program.
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The singer denies that he copied the tune from an old Beatles song.
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Up to 450 disaster victims were denied compensation by their insurers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Children may be denied the possibility of such abuse being detected.
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The defendants deny conspiracy to defraud.
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The hummocks denied any sure footing.
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The network has denied the charges.
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To deny older women access to routine screening is both contra-indicated and explicitly discriminatory.
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Yet we systematically deny these individuals the opportunity to engage in meaningful ways with the adult world.