noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gathering/growing darkness literary (= night that is slowly coming )
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The garden was almost invisible now in the gathering darkness.
Storm clouds are gathering
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Storm clouds are gathering over the trade negotiations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
annual
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The annual gathering of the Whitchurch Circuit will feature singing by youngsters and adults.
large
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Today she joined a large gathering to honour Sparky Cosper on Armistice Day.
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Rolls Royce cars from around the world are arriving for the largest gathering yet of the famous vehicles.
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It will be the largest gathering of warships since the Jubilee Review of 1977.
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It's the largest gathering of Rolls Royce's in the world.
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The Museum hosted a large gathering of people associated with 627.
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It was reported as the largest ever gathering of world leaders.
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How many people who ask questions or speak at small or large gatherings are really only talking to themselves?
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Evidently there was a need to split into two large gatherings and this occurred, and eventually a further split into three.
political
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Orders were issued banning political gatherings , but political parties remained legal.
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She participated in political gatherings at the White House for donors and supporters.
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Clinton acknowledged last week that attendance by regulators at such political gatherings was inappropriate.
public
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Other martial law decrees, including a ban on public gatherings , remained in effect.
small
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How many people who ask questions or speak at small or large gatherings are really only talking to themselves?
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It had four bedrooms, a library, a red door, and a nice atmosphere for small gatherings .
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It was only a small gathering in a studio, but in wartime those were great occasions.
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On the other hand, some problems show up more markedly at smaller gatherings .
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Police broke up a small gathering in Harare and arrested at least six trade unionists.
social
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They might be shocked if they realized their destructive influence on those they meet Last night I was at a social gathering .
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Think of the associate who always interrupts-at meetings, social gatherings , or water-fountain chats.
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It was a large, tiled canteen and was obviously the main social gathering place for the troops.
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They played an important role, fostering their members' professional interests, organizing exhibitions, debates or social gatherings .
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Male students drove hundreds of miles sometimes just to see a new face at a social gathering .
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It was said that at any social gathering one person would be an informer.
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Even social gatherings in Workplace 2000 will take on special meanings.
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family
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Meanwhile I was to be foisted on my reluctant Aunt Harriet, whom I had only previously met at family gatherings .
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He said the commission is considering creating casinos that are like social centers with salons for family gatherings alongside gambling tables.
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She found herself in his office, the centre of a family gathering with their lawyer and a policewoman.
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Husbands were home; family gatherings were in the offing.
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It's big healthy hunks of wholesome home cooking served to a joyous family gathering .
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He enjoyed the company of his grandchildren and we had several family gatherings .
information
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Army intelligence supervised most of the information gathering and army technicians handled much of the technical work.
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It would seem that much effort up to now has focused upon information gathering to the neglect of the other two processes.
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The requirements of an effective information system. 3. Information gathering and processing. 4.
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There is, however, no clear-cut distinction, rather a continuum exists between the specific procedures and general information gathering .
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That is to say it would remove the overemphasis on a simultaneous and over-rich diet of information gathering and testing. 3.
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The new satellite will double the country's capacity for information gathering from space.
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We will look into the techniques of information gathering and analysis in Section 2.6.
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The focus of information gathering will be on aggregated information to ascertain general trends so detailed accuracy will not be as important.
intelligence
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For once in the treacherous business of intelligence gathering , the question of mutual trust had been answered on sight.
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He helped suppress the Matabele rising in 1896, and learned the elements of scouting and intelligence gathering .
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But in the mid-1970s there was an acrimonious conflict between the different intelligence gathering agencies in the province.
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Use was made of facilities for communications, intelligence gathering , and early warning systems.
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They are primarily used for screening purposes, intelligence gathering , surveillance and harassment.
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In mainland Britain MI5 now has the lead role in intelligence gathering .
■ VERB
attend
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On our way back to Aden we attended a gathering of Arab sheikhs, who presented my father with a magnificent dagger.
tell
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So the department's Robert Allen told a gathering of hospital dentists and materials scientists in Liverpool last week.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a large gathering of war veterans
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It was quite a small gathering but the speeches were excellent.
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They announced their engagement at a family gathering in Vermont.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And villagers walking past gave the gathering a wide berth, and spat in disgust with disparaging comments.
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He wanted to set up seventy-five gatherings a year!
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Meanwhile I was to be foisted on my reluctant Aunt Harriet, whom I had only previously met at family gatherings.
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So any gathering may seem suspicious to the police.
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Soon afterwards, the gathering broke up and the guests took their leave.
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The Museum hosted a large gathering of people associated with 627.
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There was one last entity present at this gathering , but he was of ethereal stock and invisible to the naked eye.