adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dual purpose (= two purposes )
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A dog can fulfil a dual purpose by providing both company and security.
a dual role (= when someone or something does two things )
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People have dual roles in society as producers and consumers.
dual carriageway
dual citizenship (= the legal right of being a citizen in two countries )
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McGuirk holds dual citizenship in Ireland and the US.
dual nationality (= the state of being a citizen of two countries )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
carriageway
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This prime site is adjacent to the dual carriageway at the main entrance to the port.
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The accident happened on a busy dual carriageway when the transporter hit a grass verge and landed on top of one of the cars.
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Every major road out of the centre had its tramway running up the centre of a dual carriageway .
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From the Bypass east to the city limits, the A71 has been built as a dual carriageway , 7.3 metres wide.
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Then he drove off, the wrong way down the dual carriageway , said Jane Cockburn, prosecuting.
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He drove a wide circle out of the car park towards the slip-road that would take him back to the dual carriageway .
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Chased by the youths, he ran across a dual carriageway and flagged down a driver who rushed him to hospital.
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The motorway petered out into dual carriageway .
citizenship
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Mr Kohl himself has floated the idea of offering dual citizenship on a trial basis.
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Some of the athletes in this international potpourri, like Kaila, McGuirk and Thomson, hold dual citizenship .
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However, dual citizenship would not be allowed.
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Why, Fox is so diverse that he even has dual citizenship -- neither of them in the United States.
control
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The two pilots sat side-by-side in an enclosed cockpit, with a gangway between the seats and full dual control provided.
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It must also be reinforced by matrix systems such as dual control and evaluation systems...
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The dual control antics of the two drunks was spotted on police video, a court heard yesterday.
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Specification T11/49 had been issued for a dual control trainer but this was not due to enter service until mid-1953.
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Trislanders have no autopilot, and in most cases no dual control .
function
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In similar vein, dare it be said that the charitable function of Age Concern serves this dual function?
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For women preachers in particular, these testimony stories fulfill a dual function .
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It will have a dual function .
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Of the fifteen rotary controls that adorn the S120's front panel, all except one is dual function .
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This method serves a dual function - it will absorb irregularities in the existing floorboards, and also muffle sound.
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It was seen to derive directly from the dual functions of the state, the securing of accumulation and legitimation.
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As a New Town, Cramlington has always had a dual function .
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Hence medicine under capitalism has a dual function , both liberating and controlling.
nationality
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There could not even be a question of dual nationality .
nature
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This is the dual nature of woman epitomized in nineteenth-century medical beliefs and which continues today.
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They issued a report in July 1992 which acknowledged the dual nature of the experiment.
problem
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Alternatively, we could have used the fact that LPI* and LPII* are dual problems .
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The defence establishment is faced with a dual problem .
purpose
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This was a Baptist church in an inner city area with a modern dual purpose building surrounded by high-rise local authority dwellings.
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This is a dual purpose crop.
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We ask both groups to be aware that the paths have a dual purpose and to show consideration for each other.
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This visit made apparent the dual purpose of the scheme - of accountability and professional development.
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The dual purposes of this chapter are to describe and explain this major division in the distribution of resources in old age.
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This is a difficult question to deal with partly because of the dual purpose of the entire exercise.
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This is a dual purpose exercise which develops the strength in your legs and the flexibility in your shoulders.
role
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Councillor Tait has now been handed a letter which expresses concern over Mr Gilbert's dual role .
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His decision was made in 1992, when he gave up his brief dual role as publisher.
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In addition to this worry about the dual role , some teachers, and headteachers in particular, doubt the skills and experience of advisers.
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Balancing the dual roles of minister to the world and shepherd to his own flock has taken its toll.
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His Role: Melville has cast Pip in a dual role .
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Investment has a dual role to play within any economy.
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Coach Mike Sherman will take over in a dual role after Wolf's last day on June 1.
strategy
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Hopkins was clear about the dual strategy of the new purity movement.
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Their success was founded on a dual strategy .
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It has employed a dual strategy to achieve these two objectives.
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To counteract this, clownfish have adopted a dual strategy to deceive the anemone.
system
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The Board schools were set up, governed by local worthies, creating a dual system .
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But Dewey adamantly opposed a dual system of education, with one curriculum for the college-bound and another for everyone else.
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Many pupils are bemused by the dual system of measures.
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The contrast between these two is a further reason for the popularity of dual systems .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Don Jose continued in his dual role of father and teacher to his son.
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He found it difficult to cope with the dual pressures of work and home life.
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He has dual nationality because his father was born in Pakistan and his mother is British.
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It's much safer if you learn to drive in a car which has dual controls.
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The magistrate's court has a dual function: to try minor cases and consider whether in more serious cases there is enough evidence for a trial to take place.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I can summarize the preceding by pointing to the fact that there is actually a dual metaphor being employed.
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It must also be reinforced by matrix systems such as dual control and evaluation systems...
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The dual character of therapy, then, is actually two sections of the same thing: relieving engrams.
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This is not the place to explore the subtleties of dual or segmented labour market theories.