I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a consultation exercise (= an activity that involves getting people's opinions on something )
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The public consultation exercise was undertaken to gauge public reaction.
a propaganda exercise (= something done as propaganda )
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The meeting was just a propaganda exercise.
a vocabulary test/exercise
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The teacher gave us a vocabulary test.
an exercise bike (= used for exercising indoors )
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I usually go on the exercise bike and the rowing machine.
confidence-building exercises
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the use of confidence-building exercises to assist adults to return to the labour market
cosmetic exercise (= something which will look good, but have no real effect )
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Many MPs denounced the resolution as a cosmetic exercise .
defeat the object/purpose (of the exercise)
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Don’t let your arms relax as that would defeat the object of the exercise.
exercise a right formal (= do what you have a right to do )
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The insurance company decided not to exercise its right of appeal.
exercise bike
exercise book
exercise caution (= be careful )
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Travellers are advised to exercise caution while travelling in remote areas.
exercise responsibility formal (= take action because you have responsibility for something )
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The citizens of ancient Athens met here to exercise their responsibility to govern themselves.
exercise your choice formal (= make a choice - used especially when talking about someone using their right to choose )
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Everyone should have the right to exercise choice in matters of relationships.
exercise/exert your authority ( also wield authority formal ) (= use your authority )
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In practice it’s very difficult for the president to exercise his authority.
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He was one of those people who want to wield authority over others.
exercise/practise self-restraint
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The UN appealed for both sides to exercise self-restraint.
exercise/use your veto
exercise/wield influence formal (= use it )
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The Federal Reserve exercises influence on the economy by setting short-term interest rates.
fruitless attempt/exercise
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a fruitless attempt to settle the dispute
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So far, their search has been fruitless.
gentle exercise/walk/stroll etc
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a program of regular gentle exercise
PR exercise (= something done to make people think something is good )
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Many say it was no more than a PR exercise .
public relations exercise (= done in order to improve the relationship between the public and an organization )
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a public relations exercise
show/exercise restraint
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He urged the millions of protesters to exercise restraint.
the object of the exercise (= the purpose of what you are doing )
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The customer will benefit most, and that is the object of the exercise .
use/exercise your discretion
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The judge exercised his discretion rightly to admit the evidence.
vigorous exercise
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Your dog needs at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise every day.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
aerobic
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Examples of aerobic exercise are running, cycling, swimming, aerobic fitness sessions.
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Such aerobic exercises , however, have little effect on muscle strength and size.
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This may not, however, in itself provide sufficient aerobic exercise .
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It combines aerobic exercise with light barbell lifting.
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Sometimes this is called aerobic exercise , and cycling is an excellent form of aerobics.
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Both aerobic exercise and strength training are essential for good nutrition and quality of life.
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Where a programme calls for aerobic work, weight training should not be considered an aerobic exercise .
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The important thing is that we can influence it through aerobic exercise .
free
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Democracy ought to entail the free exercise of informed choice.
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Furthermore, unless all students are required to recite the Pledge, there is no violation of the free exercise clause either.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
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In a case decided seven years ago, the court had limited the free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
gentle
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Take regular but gentle supervised exercise .
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Before you begin any workout, remember to warm up with gentle , moderate exercises first.
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In general, the gentler the exercise , the less it is an aid to slimming.
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Very gentle exercise is, on the other hand, an excellent way of waking up.
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A friend of mine, Audrey Walker, used to come and involve the patients in some gentle exercises .
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I also started a gentle exercise programme.
military
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Environmental audits are to be carried out during military exercises .
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If local nationalists find it politically useful to raise a fuss about military exercises , fine.
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Between military exercises , they rested, they smoked, they consumed the madeira purchased enroute.
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The missile tests are expected to be the start of a series of military exercises , including simulated beach landings.
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They also agreed to relax the state of readiness of their forces and to reduce military exercises .
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A military training exercise inside the building during the Persian Gulf War in 1990-91 resulted in all the windows' being shattered.
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Ballater ran the farm like a military exercise .
physical
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The relationship between eating disorders and compulsive physical exercise may be totally intertwined.
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This happens naturally, of course, through physical exercise .
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Thus the compulsive relationship with physical exercise can become effectively part of the spectrum of eating disorder behaviour.
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A balanced diet and daily physical exercise are the keys to a healthy lifestyle.
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Each consisted of an hour's physical exercise followed by an hour's discussion.
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And remember the 10 benefits of regular physical exercise .
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Why do most adults take insufficient physical exercise ?
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In addition she would get up twenty minutes earlier each day and fill those twenty minutes with a physical exercise program.
regular
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Regular hours, regular food, regular exercise , on orders from the Father General.
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On the plus side, weight loss and regular exercise have been shown to reverse this process.
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Most back problems originate in this area, but they could be easily avoided by regular exercise of the spinal erectors.
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Maintaining a healthy weight, eating low-fat foods and getting regular exercise can reduce your risk.
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Exercise Taking regular exercise is one of the healthiest things that women can do.
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Loss of only 10 percent of body weight, regular aerobic exercise and quitting smoking lead the list.
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There is some evidence that we can further increase the metabolic rate by taking regular aerobic exercise .
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Keep up your regular exercise and be careful not to strain yourself with the heavy clubs.
simple
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There are relatively simple exercises to build strength.
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Case said these seemingly contradictory deals were simple exercises in economic balance of power.
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Tricia describes how you can make simple exercises more effective and progressively more difficult.
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Remember when packing was a simple exercise ?
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I thought up some simple exercises: Bring to class twenty copies of paintings of the human body.
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Managers can gauge the clarity of focus in a business development group by carrying out a simple exercise .
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To help you better understand this process, let me suggest a simple exercise .
strenuous
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Regular light exercise is safer and more effective than occasional bouts of strenuous exercise.
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The attrition rate was horrible, especially on the days that Nabers ordered strenuous exercise drills.
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Most obstetric reviews recommend no new, strenuous or aerobic exercise during pregnancy.
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But this Strategy could easily backfire, since strenuous exercise would Simply produce more lactic acid, making the situation worse.
vigorous
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She believed that girls needed a fair dose of daily and vigorous exercise .
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During vigorous exercise the brain generates chemicals called endorphins.
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The golden rule is to begin gently and not to plunge into a sudden regime of vigorous exercise .
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Williams cautioned that vigorous exercise can carry risks.
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Studies of Whitehall civil servants in 1973 and 1980 suggested that vigorous exercise at weekends was associated with less heart disease.
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Skiing is vigorous exercise , and it takes muscle power to control your skis on a downhill run.
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Another approach would be to help the patient find other means of discharging tension. Vigorous exercise is one.
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Skeletal muscle also plays a part in propelling lymph, by massaging the ducts, particularly during vigorous exercise .
whole
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The whole exercise was a clear demonstration of the unequalled capabilities of the Mystère 20 as an airline pilot trainer.
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The whole exercise is a sham.
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Because the whole critical exercise was subordinate to a theological objective.
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After a while, you wonder what the point of the whole exercise is.
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The staff found the whole exercise to be a useful one.
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And a fair number of letters from advanced users who thought this whole exercise was a little too simplistic.
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The whole exercise is very cheap.
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The object of the whole conference exercise was the boosting of Party morale.
■ NOUN
bike
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We had tried cycling, skipping and jogging and we both had an exercise bike in the spare room.
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Twenty minutes on an exercise bike can take anything up to a year of ordinary time.
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She's bought an exercise bike to keep in shape.
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O'Neill Cycles also hires bikes and stocks a range of exercise bikes.
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At the beginning of my illness I was on the exercise bike every day, desperate to lose weight.
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At Dundee High Street Branch they decided the most profitable way forward on an exercise bike .
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A host of countermeasures have been devised and a few tried, such as exercise bikes and treadmills to which crew members are strapped.
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Patients at the new surgery tested their fitness against Chris in a Better than Boardman exercise bike challenge.
book
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He leafed through a pile of documents until he found a sheet of paper torn from an exercise book .
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The first gold star in the exercise book came in 1953 too, when I was five.
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Students must make do with two exercise books for the entire year.
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She bought a child's exercise book and started to take notes on the stock market.
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Have you found your old exercise books and been amazed at what you have forgotten?
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This exercise book was, along with my diary, the only thing I could call my own.
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She unfolded Marek's exercise book and began reading the spidery writing where she had been forced to stop.
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Most of them applied themselves to their exercise books , their faces contorted with intellectual effort.
consultation
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At time of writing no details were known, as the government was in the midst of an extensive consultation exercise .
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However, a consultation exercise last year showed that councils, police and courts supported the proposals.
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The public consultation exercise ends on 31 December.
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Just as important, Dwyer launched a major public consultation exercise , recruiting 100 volunteers representing a cross section of the population.
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This draconian measure is something that, in a consultation exercise , was supported by an astonishing 94 % of respondents.
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In any event, all responses will be summarised in a report on the public consultation exercise .
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The Trainers and the National Development Officer have been involved in the draft standard consultation exercise , and welcome the development.
routine
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Videos are often available of exercise routines so you can see exactly what you should be doing.
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The exercise routines are slow and easy to learn.
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Do encourage them to do this exercise routine too.
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He became interested in merging different exercise routines used in Western society and those used in Eastern society.
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As the 80s came to an end, punishing exercise routines had become almost an alternative religion for many people.
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Like clockwork the three nurses and I followed along with the male radio voice and did a ten-minute exercise routine .
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These exercises can easily be incorporated into an exercise routine , with each exercise repeated a number of times.
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So he changed his swing, changed his exercise routine and started a stretching program.
■ VERB
carry
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All government statistical services carry out this measurement exercise: it is their core business.
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Environmental audits are to be carried out during military exercises .
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It is useful to carry out this exercise in pairs.
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Managers can gauge the clarity of focus in a business development group by carrying out a simple exercise .
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Even pupils as young as 6 have been able to carry out this exercise .
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When carrying out such exercises , students are actively involved in the learning process and they receive constant feedback about their progress.
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We would not have known it was here, unless we had carried out the exercise last night.
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This is the only type of stretching which should be carried out before exercise when the muscles are cold.
complete
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My handling skills have always been reasonable in all sports, and I managed to complete the exercise without dropping a ball.
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In their place we have easy separates and private retreats complete with exercise equipment.
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When you have completed the whole exercise , scrutinise it, paying particular attention to your adjectives.
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Dan had some success in completing math computation exercises .
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A similar pattern emerged at Southend - the school which had completed the exercise a year earlier.
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As you complete the remaining exercises in this hook keep the key factors from the above exercise in mind.
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If there is to be a straight replacement, is there a policy procedure for completing the exercise ?
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The military planes were headed for Andrews, having completed a training exercise off the coast.
repeat
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But that's no reason for repeating the exercise !
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You should notice a profound difference. Repeat the exercise , then do the same for the left hand.
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She repeated the exercise several times until she got two identical measurements and then the customer went home, satisfied and cured.
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Oft repeated exercise with lighter weights is much more advantageous than when heavy weights are used.
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Relax by cuddling your knees, then repeat the exercise .
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Relax your tummy muscles by cuddling the knees and repeat the exercise .
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He decided to repeat the heating exercise in an attempt to force out the energy from the graphite.
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You then return to the lying flat starting position, and then go on to repeat the exercise using the other leg.
take
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He lived a very retired life; gave up games, and took exercise by occasional short sharp runs; and concentrated.
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Really, Sherlock, you should take more mental exercise .
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Being too ill or debilitated to take any exercise . 4.
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Then everybody takes two hours of exercise out-doors.
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You'd probably benefit from losing a few pounds or taking more exercise .
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You can take your choice of exercises that can help prevent some panic attacks:-Walking.
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It means, for instance, respecting your body and not abusing it, taking exercise and looking hard at your diet.
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Why do most adults take insufficient physical exercise ?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
aerobic exercise
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Examples of aerobic exercise are running, bicycling, and swimming.
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Both aerobic exercise and strength training are essential for good nutrition and quality of life.
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Examples of aerobic exercise are running, cycling, swimming, aerobic fitness sessions.
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It combines aerobic exercise with light barbell lifting.
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Loss of only 10 percent of body weight, regular aerobic exercise and quitting smoking lead the list.
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Sometimes this is called aerobic exercise, and cycling is an excellent form of aerobics.
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Such aerobic exercises, however, have little effect on muscle strength and size.
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There is some evidence that we can further increase the metabolic rate by taking regular aerobic exercise.
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This may not, however, in itself provide sufficient aerobic exercise.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a book of guitar exercises to improve finger flexibility
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a naval exercise
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A new medical report has again highlighted the health benefits of regular exercise .
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a stretching exercise for my back
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Do not start a programme of strenuous exercise if you have any heart problems.
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fingering exercises for the piano
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Let's walk. It'll be good exercise .
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Most people find it more fun doing exercises to music.
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The exercises in Chapter 3 are helpful for students learning the future tense.
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The doctor recommended a diet and a programme of exercises to help her lose weight.
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Thirty minutes of squash gives you as much exercise as an hour of any other game.
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Try a few gentle exercises once or twice a day.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Breathing exercises should be performed at the end of each training session.
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For all the dieting and exercise that have been resorted to, often despairingly, they have in many cases gotten bigger.
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For the sake of this exercise , he would confine his research to sums which were lost due to insolvencies.
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Repeat the exercise but kick with the front or rear leg as soon as the stance switches.
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The master started me off slowly with some routine ground exercises.
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The readers at Grades 3-6 also include exercises at the end of each book to consolidate language work.
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They do not demand huge enclosures for exercise .
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We were surprised to find that the plinths used for exercise and as tables during the day are their beds at night!
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
regularly
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Exercise stimulates the brain so, in general, students who exercise regularly will look and be fit.
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If you are overweight, over 40 or not exercising regularly , take the test, know your score.
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But the maximum weight loss will be achieved by those who stick rigidly to the diet plan and who exercise regularly .
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Under duress, it regularly exercises this will to sabotage the earnest efforts of its well-intentioned host.
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Also, students who exercise regularly put less strain on their cardiovascular systems while accomplishing tasks.
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So he started exercising regularly and eating low-calorie foods and, lo and behold, trimmed down to a svelte 290.
■ NOUN
authority
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Primary legislative authority is exercised through the unicameral Chamber of Deputies, elected every five years.
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The authority they exercise is far greater than anyone could have dreamed of in the pre-1985 organi-zation.
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What matters is that the authorities exercise their responsibility for checking and double checking what happens on the ground.
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In addition, organisational members require to be given the authority to exercise their powers.
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Which authority exercises them depends on local arrangements.
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Political authority is exercised by the unicameral 400-member National Assembly, elected every five years by universal adult suffrage.
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Temple disagreed with Lugard over almost everything, but above all over the degree of authority to be exercised from the centre.
care
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The duty in the law of negligence is not a duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid risk of causing injury.
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When circumstances are more dangerous, as in shop or physical education, a teacher would be expected to exercise greater care .
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Although it is by no means certain that the courts would uphold such a contention, groups should nevertheless exercise care in this area.
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If a teacher fails to exercise reasonable care to protect his or her students from injury, the teacher is negligent.
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But if Clarence had exercised reasonable care , the court would have to decide whether the Trust were at fault.
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They're exercising and taking good care of themselves.
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The trustee must then exercise such care and skill as is reasonable in the circumstances.
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There is an implied duty upon partners to exercise reasonable care in the performance of their duties under the agreement.
caution
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She even exercises extreme caution about what she throws into her waste-paper bin.
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Providing walkers exercise extreme caution no major problems should be encountered.
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However you should exercise caution in how far you extend a metaphor.
choice
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Only those who can afford to ignore these constraints feel capable of exercising a choice to retain a more traditional agricultural landscape.
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Within the next month, Fred was home and, presumably, exercising his choice .
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Many of them were also completely cut off from the normal trading conditions that enable people to exercise choice .
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People must exercise their own choice and take their own action.
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Until now, I have unfalteringly exercised that choice to postpone motherhood.
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I note yet again the Labour party's hostility to any persons exercising any choice in the interests of their family.
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It must be shown that the plaintiff acted voluntarily in the sense that he could exercise a free choice .
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Editors must, then, exercise a choice and exercising a choice inevitably involves ignoring certain options.
control
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Speed control is exercised by body movement.
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The first control is exercised by grammatical rules.
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The control of advertisements is exercised by regulations.
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The more control you exercise , the more likely the worker will be deemed your employee.
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They feel that the more control they can exercise over their surroundings, the safer life will be for them.
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The president has limited power, and most control is exercised by the prime minister and cabinet.
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However, he went beyond such extensive controls and he exercised full defacto control and the trustees allowed this.
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Alphabetical indexing languages 16.1 Introduction Control is exercised in respect of the terms used in an index because of the variety of natural language.
court
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In the United States the courts exercise a good deal of influence quite independently of the other branches of government.
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The court therefore exercised its discretion and refrained from granting a formal declaration since it would achieve nothing.
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Although delays were mitigated and judicial efficiency improved, the courts continued to exercise little moral authority.
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The Court of Appeal exercises the functions both of review and of supervision.
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In his view the whole of s.3 is concerned with the matters to be considered when the court exercises its discretion.
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Again, it must be remembered, the courts exercise a power of review rather than a power of appeal.
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If this is not done, the court may exercise its discretion not to sanction the scheme.
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It is well established that the court will only exercise its power to dismiss a case at this stage in exceptional circumstances.
discretion
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What latitude exists for bureaucrats to exercise discretion ?
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The Big Board found that Mr Kleid effected unauthorized, unsuitable and excessive transactions and exercised discretion without written authorization.
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When exercising its discretion the court will have regard to all the circumstances.
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I have to exercise a little discretion too, Marcus.
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To what extent is the constable guided by the law as to how he should exercise his discretion ?
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For example, the social worker exercises discretion in individual case work.
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The Divisional Court concluded that Mr Bartle exercised his discretion without flaw.
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Examples might include complaints about excessive delay, errors, discourtesy or the way in which the Revenue has exercised discretion .
freedom
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The greatest opportunity for the local party organization to exercise freedom is in the choice of a parliamentary candidate.
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Civil liberties were also denied antislavery spokesmen attempting to exercise their freedom of the press.
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For the last 30 years or more Lilian Lijn has exercised a rare freedom in her choice of medium and materials.
function
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They may be said to be exercising an administrative function .
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The President exercises the functions of government with the assistance of a Cabinet headed by a Prime Minister.
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The Court of Appeal exercises the functions both of review and of supervision.
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To exercise a staff management function in respect of the areas controlled.
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It was this that gave Anselm the hint that peace would not bring him freedom to exercise his episcopal functions .
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The newly elected prelate still needed ecclesiastical consecration before he could exercise his pastoral functions .
influence
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That has not prevented them exercising a great influence on our cultural development.
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Lawyers and accountants, for example, exercise substantial influence over those who do not possess similar expertise.
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She distrusted the institutions through which they exercised influence from the moment that supreme power seemed within her grasp.
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Political maps of the time show how complex the situation really was when Rodrigo began to exercise an influence .
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There is no indication that Wilfrid exercised any influence on Caedwalla's secular and military activities.
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First, he could hope to exercise no real influence in the new Government.
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People also obey orders given by these managers because it is the leader's position to exercise influence in the organisation.
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Here again, Mr Ashdown said, the Liberal Democrats would exercise a moderating influence .
judge
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This very wide discretion the judge may exercise in different ways in different cases or in different types of cases.
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Bismarck had refused to contemplate the possibility of Prussian judges exercising a supervision over political decisions.
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The way in which the judges exercised their duty varied.
judgment
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Adjudication officers are employees in the relevant Department but exercise independent judgment on claims in making decisions within their province.
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Often these acts of kindness came from the same men who had grossly failed to exercise judgment on previous occasions.
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Meader found that by any standard, even if one disagrees with their decisions, voters exercised informed judgment and rational choices.
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He also was criticized for failure to exercise good judgment and creating the appearance of partisanship.
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But bureaucrats have scant leeway to exercise judgment .
jurisdiction
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They exercised territorial jurisdiction over areas often inhabited by tens of thousands of people.
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Decisions taken, said the Code, require papal confirmation, but a Council exercises supreme jurisdiction over the Church.
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In exercising its norm control jurisdiction the Court acts as a restraint on the possibilities of abuse inherent in the legislative process.
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The existence of competing bodies claiming to exercise jurisdiction in the town inevitably provoked violent confrontation.
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The House Committee continued to exercise its jurisdiction over a wide variety of day-to-day matters at the institution.
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The earliest known example of the Roman bishop exercising jurisdiction is painful.
mind
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There are indeed more pertinent matters to exercise the media mind - following his career-best 8 for 50 against Sussex at Southampton.
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Children can begin to exercise their minds , bodies, and emotions as one.
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So those are the kinds of things that exercise our minds now.
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The provenance of a manure heap seemed of limited importance beside the problems presently exercising her mind .
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But the relatively narrow seam of slow bowling in the county must be exercising the minds of Lloyd and Bob Woolmer.
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You must exercise your mind each day in the same way that you do your body.
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It is not the only contentious matter to have been exercising the lady's mind .
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Any plan or project that exercises your mind and gives you food for thought is good for you now.
option
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Expenditure a person incurs by exercising an option in a contract is not expenditure incurred under that contract.
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Connors also exercised options to buy 20, 000 share for 1 41 / 64 or 15 5 / 8 each.
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It is the failure to exercise this option which is ultimately the explanation for B's situation.
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With more products on the market, Roche could be encouraged to exercise its option to buy the rest of Genentech.
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Most significant is a decision to exercise an option with Adtranz for 400 main line electric locos of Class 145.
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But he earned another $ 8. 6 million by exercising options .
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Most of this sum was earned through the exercising of share options arising from the merger.
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Some people who design compensation packages have suggested a possible ceiling on exercising stock options to keep a lid on the wealth.
power
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Executive power is exercised by the President who appoints and leads the Cabinet.
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If Congress has the power to regulate it, that power must be exercised whenever the subject exists.
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First, what was the true purpose for which the power was exercised ?
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The power now contested was exercised by the first Congress elected under the present constitution.
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Moreover, there are statutory, personal and interpersonal limits to the power and manager can exercise .
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It is never the end for which other powers are exercised , but a means by which other objects are accomplished.
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Though there is no record of this power being exercised , this is an important amendment of principle.
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Greater control will be achieved by providing that the power is to be exercised by way of statutory instrument.
responsibility
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But there is no evidence that they have exercised that responsibility when it has been most needed.
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The Purchasing Manager in charge of a purchasing department exercises his responsibilities in close collaboration with other colleagues.
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The best way to exercise that responsibility was to write the actual article.
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What matters is that the authorities exercise their responsibility for checking and double checking what happens on the ground.
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If a teacher fails to exercise this responsibility , what disciplinary actions can a school board take?
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District councils will continue to exercise their present enforcement responsibilities .
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It is important that some one from the senior management team should exercise day-to-day oversight and responsibility for Compact activities.
restraint
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The unconscious operates according to the pleasure principle alone - there are no values exercising restraint over instinctual impulses.
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The market can not be expected to exercise self- restraint - this is the duty of government.
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The increase in audit mandate of the six countries discussed has arisen largely because government agencies tend to exercise greater restraint .
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Hunt supporters have always been advised to exercise restraint .
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It pledged to continue the struggle for democratic representation but appealed to its supporters to continue to exercise restraint .
right
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Any of the above is a high price to pay to exercise our right to unforgiveness. 4 Forgiveness is a decision.
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On its face this seems to require the seller to exercise all three rights together.
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Only five weeks after the October revolution, he had narrowed the group that could exercise the right to the labouring masses.
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But also, I guess, he is exercising his right as a laibon to prophesy.
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Descended from the Carolingian counts and vicomtes, they possessed and exercised very ancient rights of jurisdiction over their lordships.
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Or, in ever increasing numbers, voters exercising their right not to vote at all.
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The buyer can exercise this right by refusing to take delivery or informing the seller that he rejects the goods.
skill
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The trustee must then exercise such care and skill as is reasonable in the circumstances.
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I was more exercised in my skills and abilities.
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Little did she realise how soon she'd need to exercise her new skills .
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Her role must have been curiously akin to that of the executive businesswoman today, exercising the skills of management and delegation.
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For example, writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be solitary activities in which individuals exercise personal skills .
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Given the opportunity, many more would doubtless welcome the chance to exercise their new-found skills in the context of church services.
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So, exercising some skill , she kept out of his way.
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You will learn about how the body responds to exercise and develop leadership skills .
veto
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The first president to have the power, Clinton has now exercised the line-item veto 55 times in three months.
■ VERB
eat
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Consider the way you eat , exercise , and socialize when not dieting.
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No smoking, eating , or exercising .
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She's also enviably blessed with the ability to eat a lot, exercise a little and maintain her size 10 shape.
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Hiser suggested making incremental changes in cooking, eating and exercising .
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People who succeed are eating less and exercising and doing it on a long-term basis....
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Nor can we underestimate the consequences of losing the battle to poor eating and exercise habits.
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She said she encouraged him to eat properly and start exercising .
fail
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He therefore failed to exercise at all the statutory discretion.
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Often these acts of kindness came from the same men who had grossly failed to exercise judgment on previous occasions.
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They were therefore not in breach unless they failed to exercise due diligence.
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Could they be accused of failing to exercise good faith?
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Under certain circumstances a person will be liable to another for failing to exercise a required duty of care.
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If a teacher fails to exercise reasonable care to protect his or her students from injury, the teacher is negligent.
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If a teacher fails to exercise this responsibility, what disciplinary actions can a school board take?
need
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Particular care needs to be exercised with securities such as convertibles and warrants.
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It is not just teachers who need to exercise their creativity.
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Horses need to exercise each day, for both their physical and psychological welfare.
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On one hand, Eriksson needs a convincing public-relations exercise and a squad that offers evidence for optimism.
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Namely that to be fit and slim you need to exercise and diet.
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Little did she realise how soon she'd need to exercise her new skills.
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When to say no Parents sometimes need to exercise their authority and say no.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A lot of managers spend long hours in their cars and exercise very little.
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Even people who start exercising quite late in life notice considerable benefits.
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Karl exercises by playing racquetball twice a week.
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Many people are exercising their right to leave the state pension plan.
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Our manager exercised her influence to get Rigby the position.
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Parents sometimes need to exercise their authority and say "no" to their children.
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Raise your knee to exercise the upper leg and hip.
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The Congress must decide whether to exercise its veto or not.
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You should exercise every day and get plenty of fresh air.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Genius is rare, and the chance to exercise it in a dance with others is rarer still.
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I exercise three times a week.
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It is expenditure incurred under a new contract made when the option is exercised.
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Mrs Edwina Currie was exercising a basic charm.
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She fails to recognize that getting things done requires a different way of exercising power.
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The Purchasing Manager in charge of a purchasing department exercises his responsibilities in close collaboration with other colleagues.
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They feel that the more control they can exercise over their surroundings, the safer life will be for them.