adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be eligible for a grant (= be allowed to receive a grant )
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This booklet explains who is eligible to receive a grant.
be eligible/entitled to vote
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All those aged 18 or over are eligible to vote.
eligible bachelor (= a rich young man who has not yet married )
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The Crown Prince was Japan’s most eligible bachelor .
eligible for parole
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She will become eligible for parole in 19 months.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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Certain types of carefully evaluated professional experience are also eligible for credits.
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A writer is also eligible if he or she has three works broadcast on the radio or the television.
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All Curatorial Grades are also eligible for performance-related earnings.
■ NOUN
bachelor
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I have it on good authority, meanwhile, that Manny is an eligible bachelor .
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Many would regard him, I think, as an eligible bachelor .
bank
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As seen earlier, in a rather circular fashion, eligible bank bills are bills of exchange accepted by an eligible bank.
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The Bank does not rediscount eligible bank bills back to the market in such instances.
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On 23 September 1988 the list of eligible banks numbered 158.
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It does not usually purchase eligible bank bills within seven days of their acceptance.
child
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Dosing compliance was similar in the two groups; an average of 89.5% of eligible children were successfully treated in each round.
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But neither the state nor the federal government can serve all eligible children .
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At each dosing point, an average of 94.7% of eligible children received the supplement or placebo.
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And for just £2.50 per month all your eligible children could be covered too and receive half the adult benefits stated.
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In 1992 child benefit was f9.65 for the eldest eligible child and f7.80 for each additional child.
patient
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Retrospectively an additional 16 eligible patients were identified who had not been recruited.
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Under Johnwick, rehabilitation became the means whereby eligible patients were encouraged to leave voluntarily.
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After fully informed consent was obtained eligible patients were registered by phone at the central statistical office at the University of Vienna.
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In addition to discharging eligible patients , Gordon sought to change a series of other long-standing practices.
voter
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Percentage of eligible voters voting yes: 52.8%.
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The majority of eligible voters said they would rather not cast ballots, leading to the worst percentage voter turnout since 1924.
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Participation is measured using voter turnout, or the percentage of the eligible voters who actually voted in national elections.
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He pointed out that in the last election, only about 48 percent of eligible voters voted.
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Gans predicted last week that the turnout would drop to 51 percent of eligible voters .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He's America's most eligible bachelor.
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His father had suggested several eligible middle class girls to him.
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The world saw Jack as a rich eligible bachelor, but really he was very shy.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For example, Wilson wanted new recipients to be eligible for aid for only one year, but Democrats wanted two years.
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Last month disagreements about who should be eligible to vote brought registration to a halt.
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Only Grades 7 to 4 are eligible for performance-related earnings and a London Weighting Allowance of £1750 is payable on top.
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People aged over 16 and receiving higher Attendance Allowance are eligible to apply.
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The group passes on to the Bank names of members eligible for a loan.
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The majority of eligible voters said they would rather not cast ballots, leading to the worst percentage voter turnout since 1924.
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There may be no extra people to serve as controls; the program serves everybody eligible and interested.