noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a realistic goal/target
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Set realistic goals for yourself.
drop goal
fall short of a goal/target/ideal
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The economy fell short of the Treasury’s target of 2% growth.
field goal
fulfil an aim/a goal/an objective
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an analysis of how different countries are attempting to fulfill their political goals
goal line
golden goal
lead by ten points/two goals etc
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Nadal was leading by two sets.
lose (sth) by 1 goal/10 votes/20 points etc
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The government lost by one vote.
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The Communist candidate lost by a whisker a very small amount .
own goal
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The minister’s admission turned out to be a spectacular own goal.
pursue a goal/aim/objective
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She was known to be ruthless in pursuing her goals.
score a goal/point/run etc
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He has scored 12 goals so far this season.
two goals down/three points down etc
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Swindon were six points down at one stage.
two goals up/three points up etc
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United were a goal up at half time.
ultimate goal/aim/objective etc
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Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.
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Our ultimate objective is to have as many female members of parliament as there are male.
unattainable ideal/dream/goal etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
clear
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Fix clear goals with expectations of success.
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Effective working groups benefit from clear purposes and goals .
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Sir Michael spoke enthusiastically of the University Plan and its clear goals for the end of the decade.
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The President was not an experienced diplomat, and right to the end he had no clear goals for the postwar world.
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By establishing clear measurable goals , Compacts take business-education partnerships a step further.
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You need to have a clear goal so that you know where you are heading.
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For this form of structure to work, clear goals and a unified vision will be crucial.
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Typically, public agencies are not entirely clear about their goals , or are in fact aiming at the wrong goals.
main
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Our main goal is to bring a little sunshine in to the lives of all disabled people.
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The Local began swapping it, bartering it: their main goal was apricots, prunes, anything with firepower.
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That would be one of my main goals .
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The main goal is to be flexible for the applications of tomorrow.
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In a commercial or industrial setting it is often assumed that organisations try to maximise profits as their main goal .
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Her main goal , through all her pursuits, is to create positive images of people with disabilities.
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Have you decided what your next main goal will be?
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His main activity is make-believe, and as we shall see, his main goal is survival.
political
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They were determined to turn the workers' essentially economic goals into political goals.
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He used technology to mediate between conflicting political goals .
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In what is invariably an increasingly highly charged party political arena the goal of co-ordinated local action is often difficult to sustain.
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If political goals and values are not determined by social and economic relationships, where do they come from?
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The West has failed to be clear about its political goals .
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They also seek to become owners of policy initiatives rather than to act as transmitters for central political goals .
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Control over the effectiveness of government activities involves the fulfilment of political goals by effective administration.
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That would have been an achievable and certainly popular political goal .
specific
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Timetables for implementation should be established, setting out specific goals and actions that allow responsibility to be allocated and achievement monitored.
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You can not learn team performance without being part of a team that holds itself mutually accountable for achieving specific performance goals .
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Project Management Project management is concerned with achieving a specific goal in a given time using resources available for that period only.
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To a degree that collective life indeed is creative social experience, specific goals may not be predetermined.
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Make specific the goals you need to attain in order to earn each reward.
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Setting specific financial goals before you begin your new business is a way to avoid this unfortunate situation.
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Each is given a specific recovery goal in terms of scientific knowledge, management and cash.
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The specific goal is not always consciously known by an individual.
ultimate
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Thus, while each has the same ultimate goal , each chooses a different methodology to achieve it.
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In his inaugural address, Carter said his ultimate goal was the elimination of nuclear weapons from the earth.
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And is a Broadway transfer the ultimate theatrical goal ?
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The sixth stage, national information infrastructure, or the I-way, is the ultimate goal .
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The ultimate goal of any Web site is to make it into the Favourites or Bookmarks folders of its visitors.
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Are we playing well enough to get to the ultimate goal ?
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The ultimate goal is a freer, more democratic and more participatory society as a whole.
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But I hope that this election will be a major step toward that ultimate goal .
■ NOUN
drop
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He was responsible for 12 of Ireland's 17 points, comprised of two penalties and two drop goals .
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A Hughie Nicholson try and a conversion, penalty and drop goal from Bland earned City the points.
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He followed his try with one drop goal from 25m, and another from 40m.
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Gary Parker, who was playing at scrum-half, kicked two conversions while David Leighton landed a drop goal .
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The try is to be worth five points while the drop goal will count for two points.
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His superb line-kicking and two brilliant last-minute drop goals brought wild scenes to Stradey Park.
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And a late drop goal from Kiwi stand-off Henry Paul completed a dramatic turn-around.
field
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Chip Lohmiller's 45-yard field goal had put the Redskins 15-14 ahead with just three minutes left.
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But the taping of the ankle allows him to kick field goals and extra points.
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The first three times they got inside the Saints' 20-yard line, Jeff Wilkins kicked field goals .
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Gary Anderson kicked a 46-yard field goal to put the 49ers up, 20-7, one minute before halftime.
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Sure, Florida State had another late field goal sail wide right.
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In the fourth quarter, a field goal cut the Cowboys lead to 10.
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In the first half, they went six minutes without a field goal .
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We had some opportunities and had to kick a couple field goals .
league
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He's not let a league goal in yet.
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Clearly Quinn, just one League goal this season, is hoping Sheron's arrival will change his luck, too.
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The fact that he scored 20 of his team's 48 league goals last season underlines that fact.
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At a guess he must have scored about 65 league goals in about 115 games + around 10 more in other matches.
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McCoist scored 34 Premier League goals last season.
line
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However, the goal line may be unclear and the rules of the game are constantly being revised.
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Joseph reacted in time to squeeze the puck in his pads before falling back toward the goal line .
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I gather there was a defender on the goal line so Strachan couldn't have been offside at all.
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Novacek is the man Aikman counts on in short-yardage situations and close to the goal line .
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McNown self-propelled, 11 yards, hurtling over the goal line as if he were playing rugby.
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It showed the puck crossing the goal line at 19: 59. 9.
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The swing from defence on our own goal line , the attack from deep?
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Then they reconsidered and placed the ball inches from the goal line where, on fourth down, Young sneaked in.
penalty
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Liley's first-half penalty goal was indifferent reward for hard work, though he added two more goals.
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But Wasps pegged away and when Ashurst was careless with his feet, Pilgrim kicked the penalty goal .
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They dominated the first half adding further tries through winger Gavin Thompson and Pears, who also landed two penalty goals .
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Rodney Pow responded with two penalty goals for Selkirk.
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Jarrett contributed five conversions, two penalty goals and a try.
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After 40 minutes Adrian Davies established a three-score advantage with a short penalty goal when Oxford killed the ball.
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Conversion: Liley. Penalty goals: Liley 3.
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Charlie Judge shot them in front and a penalty goal from Tom Patton made it 2-0.
■ VERB
accomplish
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Mr Sharpe has the right idea that prohibition fails to accomplish its goals .
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We will look at the means of accomplishing this goal in the final chapter of this book, Chapter 9.
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Over-permissive parents attempt always to use reason instead of overt authority to accomplish their goals .
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Transfer stations like the one the county owns in Carlsbad will be key to accomplishing that goal , they said.
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To accomplish that goal , the company intends to focus on global investments in exploration, pipeline and power projects.
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Since then, they have struggled to find other ways to accomplish the same goal .
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Few of his previous 11 were given much chance of accomplishing the goal .
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Now, that public endorsement is tempered by deep skepticism that the government and the army can accomplish their goals .
achieve
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Adaptation to a changing environment may be necessary as before to achieve traditional goals .
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If both core beliefs and the actions they inspire are healthy, the organization will ultimately succeed in achieving its long-term goals .
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Every aspect of this course has been designed to achieve two critical goals: 1.
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Fine, he was persuaded, and he was doing everything possible to achieve the goals .
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What is more important -that they achieve their goals or you yours?
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You can not learn team performance without being part of a team that holds itself mutually accountable for achieving specific performance goals .
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The difficult bit is knowing how to achieve those goals .
concede
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This time the fear of conceding an early goal will outweigh any desire for an instant lift.
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United, leading 3-0 at the time, conceded two goals at the final whistle.
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Terry Nicholson's side had conceded eight goals in two previous defeats by the Co Antrim Shield holders.
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An angry Jones was involved in an ugly confrontation with the Middlesbrough bench after Wimbledon conceded a controversial first goal on Saturday.
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Hitchcock has yet to concede a goal since stepping in for Dave Beasant.
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But in five Trophy ties they have conceded only one goal .
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Liverpool can not afford to concede a goal tonight-and James has yet to keep a clean sheet.
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He has conceded less than a goal a game in his 249 Football League appearances.
meet
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But few states are meeting that goal .
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Create a list of clear tactics describing exactly how you plan to meet these goals .
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Crooked veins bulge in his hulking neck as his tongue strains to meet its goal .
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The Navy realized several years ago that several high-tech fields were not meeting recruitment and retention goals , he added.
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What happens if I fail to meet my goals ?
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The executives' pay is based on corporate performance, meeting business goals and stock price, a spokesman said.
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At Level Three students will identify personal development goals and devise and arrange enterprise activity to enable them to meet these goals.
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Did the program meet these goals ?
pursue
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Well, skirmishes over language are a certainly a distraction, they prevent you from pursuing other national goals .
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To the extent environmental controls undermine our economic base, they threaten our ability to pursue the environmental goals we all share.
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Of course, only the personnel of organisations can pursue goals .
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Undistracted by the lusts and passions of organic life, he had pursued that goal with absolute single-mindedness of purpose.
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When Sabin developed his attenuated strains of polio he energetically pursued his goal of making them widely accepted as vaccine strains.
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That some blacks are willing to make some significant personal sacrifices to pursue certain mutually shared goals .
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As the months passed, however, the latter withdrew to pursue their goals separately.
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If single motherhood magnifies the problems of contemporary motherhood, it can also underscore the rewards of mothering while pursuing independent goals .
reach
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The Date Achieved is filled in only after you have reached your goal .
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She sat there, sipping tea until she had reached her goal of 100.
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They reached their goal with five overs to spare.
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These are the practical, day-by-day steps that we take to reach our goals .
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A lot of them failed to reach that desirable goal .
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How many people who walk in the door reach their goal weight and keep it off?
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Heart pounding, Isabel waited until his mouth had almost reached its goal , then jerked her head to the side.
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If they can set and reach their goals so can you!
score
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New York continued its efficient shooting in the middle period, scoring two goals on four shots to take a 3-0 lead.
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He scored a useful goal for us on his first full appearance to help us to victory at Grimsby the following month.
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They have scored one goal seven times, losing every one of those times.
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Molby swung in the free-kick and Saunders met it perfectly with his head on the near post to score a spectacular goal .
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The object of this was to make it easier to score goals , especially if teams hired goalkeepers who were narrower.
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The Heguy cousins were absolutely brilliant, and both played a wonderful game, scoring most of the goals between them!
set
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But Francis has replied by setting himself a new goal - carrying on past 40.
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Will agencies set easily achievable goals or only goals that make them look good?
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They are responsible for the long range planning activities of the firm and they will set the overall goals .
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Like Earhart, Finch wants to show children that big things can happen when they set high goals and work hard.
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The economist, on the other hand, likes to set definite goals .
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It would improve the quality of life for residents, families and staff in residential care, to set clear goals .
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This is better than setting a goal to lose the entire twenty pounds, which you may not be able to do.
win
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Chelsea squandered enough chances to have won by six goals .
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Their chances of getting close enough for a winning field goal with more than seven minutes remaining seemed very high.
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It was Beckham's marker, however, who scored the winning goal .
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In the sixth period the coach finally put him in, and he scored the winning goal .
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The winning goal was controversial, and replays showed that Madrid striker Raul punched the ball into the Leeds goal.
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This was no soccer match won by three goals nor a race won by three seconds.
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Town won by two goals to one.
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The Edinburgh side can go top on goal difference ahead of Dunfermline if they win by at least two goals.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
concede a goal/point/penalty
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Barthez escaped with a yellow card despite clearly kicking Ian Harte to concede a penalty.
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But as Saracens consistently conceded penalties, Humphreys accepted the points on offer.
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Chiddingfold should have taken the lead after five minutes when Rob Madgwick conceded a penalty for a trip.
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Hitchcock has yet to concede a goal since stepping in for Dave Beasant.
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Liverpool can not afford to concede a goal tonight-and James has yet to keep a clean sheet.
keep goal/wicket
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Cracked willow pattern contains the lobster, scraping its claws like some one crouched to keep wicket at Lord's.
meet a goal/target etc
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Employees who work off-site are evaluated on their ability to work independently yet communicate with their team to meet goals.
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Headquarters motivates managers to meet targets in time-honoured style: carrot and stick.
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Its only hope of meeting targets was to purchase the right to pollute from less prosperous nations.
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The good news was that chief executive Crispin Davis insisted the company was on track to meet targets for 2002.
reach a target/goal
set (sb) a goal
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Both set sports goals for their daughters before their daughters knew what goals were.
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But Mrs Harris said I must set a goal for myself.
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If so you will find it helpful to set some goals to give short-range guidance.
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In setting performance goals, pay attention to the context.
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The economist, on the other hand, likes to set definite goals.
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They are responsible for the long range planning activities of the firm and they will set the overall goals.
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This is better than setting a goal to lose the entire twenty pounds, which you may not be able to do.
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Timetables for implementation should be established, setting out specific goals and actions that allow responsibility to be allocated and achievement monitored.
short-range plan/goal/forecast etc
three goals/£200 etc to the good
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Goal ! Right in the last minute, England have scored.
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By 1975, they had achieved their goal of providing free education for every child.
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England's only goal came midway through the second half.
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Florin Raducioiu scored four goals, putting Romania in the lead.
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Her goal is to find a company willing to donate money for research.
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I took a job as a teacher with the long-term goal of becoming a principal of a school.
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Our goal is to become the biggest-selling brand of coffee in the country.
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School children have definite goals towards which they can work.
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Spurs got two goals in the last five minutes of the game.
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The goal of the partnership is to improve his company's profit margin.
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The Red Cross has reached its goal of raising $1.6 million for relief.
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Venturini has scored the first goal in each of the two US victories in the Olympics.
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We won, but only because of an 88th minute own goal from the other side.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Benedettini clawed the ball out with his right hand, but a linesman raised his flag to indicate a goal .
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In other words, her values and goals were very different.
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Nice compatible goals between the two of them.
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So the Task Force sped on toward its goal , every ship now tense and ready for battle.
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The first goal of the study was to define what power strategies were actually used by these managers.
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We need to concentrate on what our goals and objectives are now, while we have the energy.