I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
loose-leaf file/binder/format
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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available
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The reports are available in formats which have been approved by the Latter day Saints.
binary
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This is usually the case when fixed-point binary format is used to represent store addresses, for example.
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Boolean Variables 2.4.2.4 Numbers are stored in binary format .
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Floating point variables are stored in binary floating point format with their least significant byte first.
different
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The choice is yours - you have seven basic exercise types to choose from and more than thirty different formats .
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Nevertheless, many contemporary artists were having their drawings and paintings photographed rather than engraved and sold in different formats .
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Fermanagh is linked to the system but uses a different format .
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It is also linked to Lotus, so that information needs can be addressed in different formats .
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This letter has a different format from that used in previous years - again, the result of widespread consultation with centres.
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The series has been widely welcomed and used, and a number of its volumes are being reissued in a different format .
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A slightly different format for group affiliation exists in single industry organizations that dominate many of the sectors producing consumer goods.
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This means that different formats can be output from the same data source.
digital
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We decided to provide broadcasters temporarily with the spectrum needed to air programming simultaneously in both analog and digital formats .
large
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The guide is a large format paperback, priced £6.99.
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For the first time his work appears in large format and in Cibachrome colour.
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At other levels materials will fit into a larger format ring binder, possibly Deskfax.
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These are large format , high quality editions produced to the standards you expect only from hardbacks.
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The larger format will offer at 3-4 levels a range of self-study language teaching materials.
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For the larger format the market could include self-access centres.
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The inaugural issue has, however, every appearance of being Microdoc with a new cover and a slightly larger format .
new
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The new format of the double morning services is working well and everyone has been very co-operative.
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Romance publishers are also looking for new formats .
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They see him as a potential match-winner when the new four-day format is brought into championship cricket next year.
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This is the first show to experiment with a hostess, she is part of a new format .
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We hope you find this new format helpful, especially when planning your summer!
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Fairly self-explanatory, the new format gives lesser-known local bands a crack at the Congress stage and the opportunity for wider exposure.
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We hope you like the new format .
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A major goal of the new format is to boost the stagnant photo industry.
similar
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He was also presenting ballets in a similar format to Rustic Revelry.
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Other small birds like the house sparrow can follow a similar format but have squarer crowns to the head.
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Major art suppliers offer their own willow charcoals in similar formats .
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The Ventura approach is a document-oriented one working on the basis that each page will have a similar format .
standard
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Manufacturers would be required to maintain dossiers in a standard format on each product, a measure designed to facilitate safety checks.
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Again we have the standard format of the lower tray having been soldered to the upper shell.
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For scripting movies, there is a standard format in which each line represents a single shot.
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For costing and accounting purposes it is usual for payments to be supported by a payment certificate or a standard format .
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File names must conform to the standard Z88 format .
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It will also import and export a good range of standard formats .
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Many computers, like my old Amstrad and the Amiga, come in standard formats .
traditional
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In the first half of my drawing book the views had a fairly traditional format .
various
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These come in various formats - White Papers, departmental policy documents and ministerial statements, and speeches.
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Specific application for various page formats are covered in detail in later chapters.
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Everyone knows that there are various formats and varying degrees of emphasis on management and work force.
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adopt
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Complications do arise, however, because different kinds of organizations adopt different formats .
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Many open meetings choose to have one or more speakers address the group, rather than adopting an interactive format .
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Statistical Reports Future annual statistical reports will adopt the same format and will incorporate information similar to that contained in this Update.
change
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Penguin books had changed their distinctive format .
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At the end of this chapter is a summary of how to change the date format . 5.
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Make sure there's no plan to change the exam format this year.
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At obvious places, change the format of characters or lines.
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This year, for the first time ever, we have changed the format of our programme by listing events under categories.
convert
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The processing required to convert the typesetting format to a usable format was essentially iterative and needed to be performed with care.
exist
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This feature necessarily copes with the existing mass of document formats .
follow
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Other small birds like the house sparrow can follow a similar format but have squarer crowns to the head.
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There are a few songs but mostly the show follows the stand-up format .
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The text follows a distinct format .
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Accounts must follow a format that will be laid down in regulations due to come into force in September 1993.
specify
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The section gives some indication of the questions the company may ask, but it does not specify a format .
store
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This leads to overflow records usually being stored in unblocked format , even if the records in the prime data area are blocked.
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Whilst files are stored in Mac format , MachTen will allow both Unix and Mac programs to share the same data simultaneously.
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Boolean Variables 2.4.2.4 Numbers are stored in binary format .
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Integer variables are stored in twos complement format with their least significant byte first.
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If the exponent of a floating point number is zero, the number is stored in integer format in the mantissa.
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Thus, an integer can be stored in 2 different formats in a real variable.
use
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We use the Hi8 format , it's a very small tape.
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Type the first paragraph using the default paragraph format . 3.
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Fermanagh is linked to the system but uses a different format .
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Computers use a variety of formats for recorded sound.
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This well written, concise guide is presented in a very easy to use A5 ring bound format .
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When you want to use an indented paragraph format , you have sev-eral options.
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For example, we ask authors to use a structured abstract format .
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At times, house air waybills use neutral formats that do not identify the first airline.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Most compact camcorders operate in the 8mm format .
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The interview was written in a question and answer format .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Are we getting bored with the format ?
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Detailed conversion from arcade hit game to console format .
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Please look at the enclosed magazine to see the usual format for articles.
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Solicitors may produce their own forms provided that the content and format is the same.
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The computer system is based on a really basic format of paper dolls.
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This is the pixel format in which remotely-sensed images are stored.
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Though the format has had to be changed because of rising costs, the event was nevertheless a great success.
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Usher confronts the slender boundary between deep love and intense hate within the format of a highly intellectual mystery.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both allow you to format your data to presentation quality and both provide charting facilities.
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Here you can copy files, list files in other directories and even format a floppy disk.
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The hard copy formatter may be required to format modules associated with several charge codes at the same time.