I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a display/expression of emotion (= an emotion that is shown clearly openly )
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Such open displays of emotion made him feel uncomfortable.
caller display
control/display/filter etc unit
display/exhibit symptoms formal (= show symptoms )
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She was displaying symptoms of stress.
fireworks display
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a New Year’s Eve fireworks display
give a performance/display
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They gave one of their best performances to date.
public display of grief/affection etc (= showing your emotions so that everyone can see )
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She was acutely embarrassed by his public display of temper.
show/display imagination
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His latest paintings display a vivid imagination.
visual display unit
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fine
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But luck was replaced by pluck and you won't see a finer display of it than last night.
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But... there was severe fighting even after dark, and the sparkle of musketry made a fine display .
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It follows on from a fine display of tinted autumn foliage.
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Meanwhile Panna, despite her bulk, was putting on a fine display .
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In the yard the ancient farm implements and a fine display of farm carts.
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In 1851 Hoopers of Eastington were noted for the fine display of their products at the great Exhibition.
impressive
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For special occasions, you can be more extravagant and go for dramatic, impressive displays .
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In an impressive display of versatility at Aqueduct, Precisionist rallied from just of the pace to win the Sprint.
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George Edmund Street entered all parts of the competition with an impressive display of twenty-three drawings.
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Judging from his stock, funerals must have held some position of importance to have merited such an impressive display of hatchments.
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Overall the factory tour was an impressive display of quality and pride in the job.
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And then comes the most gigantic, impressive firework display in the world.
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An impressive display from Magnum player Muir saw him cruise through with a 7-2, 7-1, 7-1 win.
permanent
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As for the craftsman, he says he's just pleased to work on something that's a permanent display .
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For a more permanent display use dried flowers.
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Plants can be stood in the plastic trough or, if preferred, set in compost for permanent indoor display .
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It does not deal directly with the main problem of providing more room for permanent display .
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Regular exhibitions, including permanent display of tartans and clan insignia.
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Acknowledgement of your seat donation on permanent display in the theatre.
public
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It revealed an unrepentantly superficial world where life revolved around the minutiae of outward appearances and public display .
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This public display of spirituality throws a lot of people off their game.
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And it is this public display which is the essence of science.
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Halle wanted privacy for her and got public display .
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There's no rough stuff from the police - nothing you could file a complaint about - just an unexpected public display .
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A very public display of acrimony is not usually part of the relations between this country and the United States.
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Naturally, the public display of great works of art led to a demand for imitations for enjoyment by wealthy individuals.
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The elaborate public displays of those royal families had always camouflaged the most ruthless power struggles.
spectacular
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One of the targets, a munitions depot, went up in a spectacular display of fireworks.
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Using colour Skilful use of colour compositions is the key to creating spectacular and subtle displays all year round.
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But on April 19, 1803 a spectacular display was observed in the southeastern United States.
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Iron Maiden splashed out on a spectacular £35,000 firework display for the show's finale.
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The Battle of Seattle was certainly a spectacular display of civil disobedience-but did it represent anything more than that?
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A superb trout hooked itself firmly and during a breathtaking few minutes gave a spectacular display and a wonderful fight.
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The evening will end with a spectacular firework display over the Thames.
visual
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There are many illustrations throughout which offer a visual display of the technique or design which the text is referring to.
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Is the visual display area adequate? 6.
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Rostov checked the visual display again.
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Once there it may appear on editor's data bank visual display unit as a single-line headline.
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There are integrated visual display units attached. 3.
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The same response was then produced withholding the visual display .
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The contents of any message stored in the teleprinter's memory can be viewed on the visual display unit. 8.
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The pod began to shudder and Rostov quickly checked the visual display .
■ NOUN
area
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Is the visual display area adequate? 6.
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However, by using the up and down arrow keys, the display area can be scrolled to access any remaining lines.
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Village halls across the country become display areas for gas masks, air raid shelters and bomb disposal demonstrations.
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To the rear one can enjoy a farming display area .
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The fifty-year-old display area is now to be replaced with a new space of suitably high artistic merit.
cabinet
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It triumphed in a different way, as a display cabinet of curious animals for Victorian London.
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On the side of the store are display cabinets built into the wall.
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The new stalls would have refrigerated display cabinets .
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Wolfgang Tillmans is exhibiting a compendium of 57 images, with yet more in display cabinets in the centre of the room.
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Never daring to use them on a regular basis, they were placed inside a display cabinet for many years.
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Here two men managed to forced open a display cabinet to steal jewellery despite closed-circuit camera surveillance.
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The ability to build large glass display cabinets without frames opens up a new world of design possibilities.
case
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He ignored both the display cases and the safe which was concealed behind a framed eighteenth-century engraving of the City of London.
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The same display cases , the same carrot-haired woman behind the cash register.
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The glory of the chapel, however, rests in the contents of the display cases .
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But only one of them has a petrified cat in a display case above the bar.
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The Edwardian display cases containing apparatus whereby Boyle's Law could be proven beyond all reasonable doubt, veritably twinkled.
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They take up every available wall space in the hallway, sandwiched between display cases , squeezed between doorways.
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In two of the cottages he could see glass-fronted rifle display cases .
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For the Texas run, new display cases were built as part of a renegotiated contract.
firework
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Ammunition, grenades, and demolition explosives went off in a deadly firework display .
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Those who saw the explosion said it resembled a fireworks display , with long streams of smoke and tiny pink fireballs.
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Patriots march to brass bands, and firework displays are held in most cities.
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The evening will end with a fireworks display .
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There was so much noise around them, children screaming with excitement as a fireworks display exploded across the bay.
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There was a firework display going on outside but it did sound very much like a gun, and Yoko absolutely froze.
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In an instant the whole aircraft was outlined in fire like a set-piece at a fireworks display .
■ VERB
produce
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Leeds, producing another inspired display in an enthralling match, were denied by exceptional goalkeeping from Andy Goram.
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They produce displays that are about 30 percent larger than 15-inch screens, which may not seem like a big difference.
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The same response was then produced withholding the visual display .
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Smart weapons can clearly produce a dazzling display .
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Sainz produced a typically uncompromising display in his Toyota Celica around the stately homes and racing circuits of the north Midlands.
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But last night they produced the sort of display that has taken them to Wembley.
put
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Gould organised the shipment of several complete bowers back to London, where they were put on display at the Zoological Society.
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The bears and the buffalo jumped overboard; at least one bear was recaptured and put on display .
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Our guns are putting on a display like Firework Night.
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One recently had been putting on a strange display .
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Meanwhile Panna, despite her bulk, was putting on a fine display .
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We arrived on Flag Day, and this proud community put its colors on display .
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On completion, the sets were formed into three trains and put on display , on the goods yard sidings.
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Trials bike champ, Steve put on a display to show what can be achieved.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a display of Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe
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a display of strength
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Ian never did like public displays of affection.
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The festival of Lucia is a dazzling display of the art, music and dance of an ancient culture.
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The store's window display is the idea of designer David Wolfgang.
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They held a spectacular firework display to mark the new millennium.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All 44 patients with chronic type B hepatitis had pre-S1 and pre-S2 display in the liver.
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But luck was replaced by pluck and you won't see a finer display of it than last night.
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Excellent displays show how animals and plants are displaced by urban growth and the consequences of pollution.
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The London dealers have just been through and the carefully arranged display is now a scene of devastation.
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The outputs are used to directly drive an l.e.d. display , with the l.e.d.s arranged in series pairs as shown.
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The photographic display called Stolen Glances examines the way in which lesbians have been represented in film, fiction and erotica.
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The standard television display , a low-resolution video image, has not changed in 30 years.
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Whether they were intended for public display is in doubt.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
proudly
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She stood up, proudly displaying the child for Ruth to see.
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She proudly displays photographs of turn-of-the-century Oregon teams in her office.
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I remember a stately home which proudly displayed a Nelson letter the original of which was in the National Maritime Museum.
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She had seen their wallet-sized pictures proudly displayed .
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He doesn't drink, and proudly displays a lapel badge proclaiming the fact.
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The schools proudly display the students' work in virtually every available space.
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They supply the trade with top quality woven and printed furnishing fabrics and proudly display the Royal Warrant.
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As a nostalgic memento, it is proudly displayed in the Jugendstil -decorated shop.
■ NOUN
collection
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He built a private museum at Driffield to display his collection .
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A glass-fronted cabinet displayed a collection of crib figures.
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They were unwilling to display the collection of fighters' corpses, which were brought in at the same time.
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Museums also helped to focus attention on the time dimension in natural history by displaying spectacular collections of fossils.
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At the moment it is closed but normally it displays a rich collection of textiles.
data
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You should select this option again to display further data .
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Wall charts, displays , models, data , and other artifacts that are meaningful to the team are left there.
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The notebook window is where you can enter and display data .
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One method of displaying the data in a more usable form is the project profile, illustrated in figure 4.1.
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This page displays details of each data item held in the cache for the current input field.
information
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Companies must comply with the Companies Act 1985 and display the following information on their stationery: The company's name.
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A gopher computer displays lists of information , broken down into simple headings and subheadings, like an outline.
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A large electronic price board displays current in-house information in the Exchange, which is relayed to outside agencies.
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It is used to display information about the customer business, the customer product, or the customer services.
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Then, when we are ready, we can reconstitute and display it as new information which human beings can once again understand.
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The solution displays all the essential information on depths, times and decompression requirements.
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Option 1.7.1, View Module Details, enables the user to display information about an individual module.
interest
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Who had displayed a friendly interest in her.
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Yet very early, infants display an amazing interest in their world.
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Although she grew up in the country's presidential palaces, Megawati displayed no interest in politics until she was 40.
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Name one heterosexual male theorist who could display such interest in wrestling, washing powders and Greta Garbo.
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You've never displayed the slightest interest in what I do.
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I smiled at him a little and displayed no interest .
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When the War Office displayed no interest , Bailey persevered with detailed design in his own time.
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Even gentlemen who did not normally display interest in babies sent anxiously to inquire about its progress.
number
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They also display their licence number on their plates.
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Contemporary national newspapers display a number of different positions at all three levels.
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Be able to select from the calculator display the number of figures which is appropriate to the context of the calculation.
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The lower field displays the current page number of this mail message.
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For the purposes of the present discussion we can say that these statistics display a number of clear patterns.
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The upper field displays the next page number to be inspected, if one exists.
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She took a cigar box from a cupboard, opened it and displayed a number of sticks of greasepaint.
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At Kempt Tower, St Ouen, 450 fuchsia varieties will be displayed in a number of setting.
screen
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The screen then displays a selection of different recipes plus pictures.
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The correct staff number could then be entered directly from this selection screen to display the desired employee's Personal Data screen.
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The screen displays a list of the macros stored on your default disk drive.
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The batch screen options could be displayed by entering a week ending date.
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The bottom of the screen displays the Sort by Line menu.
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The dive log screen displays maximum depth, dive time and surface interval for the last ten dives.
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These can not be set through the normal tab screen displayed by pressing Shift-F8 1.
sign
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It became even more individualistic and displayed few signs of the closely knit and hierarchically organized structure of the previous era.
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Before a system collapses, however, it often displays signs that something is amiss.
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However, it is clear that he was not displaying a taxi roof sign .
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Several windows displayed handwritten signs advertising a room for rent.
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For the last 5 years, chemists in Gloucestershire which display this sign have been operating a needle exchange system.
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For safety they should cooperate when local authorities display signs , warning that the seashore is dangerous.
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Shops will have to clearly display signs warning customers that those paying by credit cards may have to pay more.
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The tolls, which varied with the level of congestion and the time of day, were displayed on road-side signs .
skill
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The Spartans gave a memorable account of themselves, displaying their skill as past masters in the art of war among amateurs.
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Seventeen-year-old Foxy Brown occasionally displays dazzling skills .
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What he obviously had in mind was the manoeuvre carried out by horsemen displaying their skill at a gymkhana.
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Hospitality Michael was also invited by the Sogo Group to display his skills in the five stores located in Tokyo.
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He displayed considerable skill in matching supply to the much-reduced demand by working the plant at below capacity.
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Luke displayed his lack of skill .
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Though reserved in his interpersonal relationships he nevertheless displays good interpersonal skills .
talent
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He played himself all the time, using his characters to display his many theatrical talents .
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Some of their work, he felt, was terrific, and they should be able to display and develop their talent .
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The subject is open to both girls and boys - many of whom you will see displaying their talents today.
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A State Department spokesman, also displaying a talent for diplomacy, declined to characterize the appointment as a promotion.
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The twelve cameos, each written to display the talents of individual instrumentalists, made an enchanting effect.
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The Beecher household displayed something of the talent avail-able and the human damage to family members that accompanied the strivings.
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Although the faster material was thrillingly honed, it was the ballads that most effectively displayed Portuondo's talents .
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By betraying their plot Victor Amadeus displayed a precocious talent for duplicity and a cool sense of his own interests.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Early in life, Frederick displayed an interest in poetry.
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I'm displaying my ignorance here, but could you just tell us exactly what your job as a geologist involves?
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In one room, late 19th and early 20th century paintings are displayed.
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Laura's friend displayed little emotion in court.
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Local train and bus times are displayed in the station.
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Many stalls displayed the work of local artists and craftsmen.
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One of the robbers displayed what the victims thought was a handgun.
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Press 'Enter' to display the sorted mailing list.
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The contestants here today have displayed tremendous skill.
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The licence must be clearly displayed in the car windscreen.
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The previous government displayed a notable lack of enthusiasm for women's rights.
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The store windows were displaying the latest spring fashions.
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The Van Gogh Museum will display 135 of his paintings.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As each is finished a way of displaying the student work is found.
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Having already displayed a contempt for civilized society, he or she can not be considered a part of it.
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However, it is clear that he was not displaying a taxi roof sign.
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Many pieces of both 14 and 17C metalwork display a distinctive spiky naturalism which is paralleled elsewhere in stone and wood.
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Memos of this type are often displayed on notice boards for general information.
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Stallions may show a lack of normal courtship behaviour, raping or savaging mares or displaying an inability to mate.
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That is not the only mode in which it might be displayed.