I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chat show host (= person who asks the questions on the show )
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a TV chat show host
hold/host a celebration formal:
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The company is holding a celebration for its 75th anniversary.
host a conference (= have it in your country )
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In June, Japan hosted a peace conference.
host a party (= give a large or formal party )
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The party was hosted by the Danish ambassador.
host a show ( also present a show British English ) (= to be the person who introduces the different parts of a show, or who talks to guests )
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He presents his own talk show on ITV.
host an exhibition formal (= provide the place for an exhibition )
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Boston’s Museum of Fine Art hosts temporary exhibitions alongside its permanent collection.
the Heavenly Host (= all the angels )
the host country (= where an event is held )
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Which is the host country for the next Olympic Games?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
heavenly
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This small angel got separated from the heavenly host .
whole
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A playground and playhouse keep the tots happy while the teenagers have a ball with a whole host of absorbing activities.
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Somehow the interplay of a whole host of factors can add up to push the stable crust out of balance.
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Radio 3 has a whole host of problems, not the least being its actual survival.
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Cortisone was hailed as a wonder drug for a whole host of skin problems and inflammatory disorders.
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A whole host of share questions can already be answered in your Guinness Share Opportunity folder and scheme documentation.
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Omitted are a whole host of major industries where the dominant pattern is less readily discernible.
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Once you begin to experiment you could be inspired into creating a whole host of ideas for long and narrow designs.
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Mr. Maclean For a whole host of reasons, yes Sir.
■ NOUN
city
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Sheffield will be acting as host city .
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At present, each host city starts more or less from scratch.
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A Super Bowl is a financial shot in the arm for the host city .
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Chinatown was like its host city -- small and compressed in physical dimensions, boundless and ephemeral in spirit.
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The host city of Phoenix drew the largest audience.
computer
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In conjunction with this they produced a communications system designed to offload the text on to a host computer with the maximum possible reliability.
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Figure 3. 1 charts the growth of host computers linked to the Internet from 1981 to 1994.
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The coordinates are then transmitted to the host computer .
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Each country runs a national network that links to a host computer in a research institution that acts as a national hub.
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A description of the feature located at that point can also be entered into the host computer using a keyboard.
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The terminals, however, did not store information, but rather tapped into the host computer to access it.
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Some computer printers - so called, serial printers - receive their information from the host computer sequentially.
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The Gopher program lists different host computers and the subject areas of information they contain.
country
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Any plan to send them abroad would have to have the approval of the host country .
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And this time, the host country might hang around a bit longer.
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Moreover, expedition companies, individuals and host countries must play a more significant role in combating this problem.
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Clientism can take another form: identification with the host country or with those currently in power there.
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Around 40 percent of the businesses in each host country have concluded co-operation agreements as a direct result of the event.
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By late summer, Tanganyika Onean all-male contingent of surveyors and geologists-was in the host country .
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Technical training is devoted to the preparation of the trainees for the jobs they will perform in the host country .
government
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The business might one day be sold off, wound up or nationalised by the host government .
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The ambivalence of a host government is understandable to a degree.
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These characteristics pose difficult additional choices for host governments .
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Even better: The host governments might be moved to wipe out the child slavery necessitating the ban.
nation
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The key issue is the amount of money the host nations are prepared to pay competing countries.
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Those participating had the opportunity to meet with top government and industry officials in the host nations .
■ VERB
play
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Tonight he certainly seemed at pains to play the perfect host .
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That will have to wait until March 10 when they play host to the Las Vegas Outlaws.
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The speakers just have to do everything twice, taking note of which family is playing host .
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The factory was soon playing host to 100, 000 visitors a year.
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In May you can visit its arts festival, and in September, it plays host to a famous antiques fair.
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And there is nothing wrong with Clinton playing host to early and longtime backers of his own.
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The stadium was built by the old Milton Keynes Development Corporation and has played host to major stars in the past.
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The anchor plays the role of host .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Baltimore beat the hosts, the Detroit Tigers, 9-7.
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I was intrigued to learn that our Chinese host had spent many years in Chicago.
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Jay Leno, the host of the "Tonight" show
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Leno replaced Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show."
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Minelli was the host for the two-hour awards program.
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The host got drunk and threw up on one of the guests.
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The President and his wife served as hosts at the concert.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hawke resigned from parliament on Feb. 20 to become a television chat-show host .
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He is well-dressed, superficially well-mannered, but reminds me of a flirtatious married host at a barbecue.
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He packed his belongings, made his goodbyes, and parted from his hosts.
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Talk radio and talk television hosts, mostly but by no means all conservative, are proliferating and gaining influence and popularity.
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That enzyme is crucial to the translation of the virus' genetic material and the reproduction of more viruses inside the host .
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The prospect of the bill is worrying a host of companies.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bowl
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Ideally, Brown said, the city should host the Super Bowl in a new football stadium, sometime shortly after 1999.
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San Diego has the ability to get into a semi-permanent rotation of warm-weather cities that host the Super Bowl .
championship
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Except for every fourth year when the Rose Bowl will host the national championship game, regardless of which teams are playing.
city
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The city is also host to annual arts, jazz and folk festivals.
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New York City hosted the awards for three of the four preceding years.
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Throughout the year, the city hosts a varied programme of major festivals.
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Back in November, the state allowed cities that host major-league teams to apply for special grants for improvements to keep them.
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Ideally, Brown said, the city should host the Super Bowl in a new football stadium, sometime shortly after 1999.
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San Diego has the ability to get into a semi-permanent rotation of warm-weather cities that host the Super Bowl.
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The city hosted the ceremony from 1992 to 1994.
conference
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Henley hosts conferences to report research outcomes from both its own and the wider academic community.
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Verio is hosting a conference call on Tuesday, February 1, 2000 at 9: 00 a.m.
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Britain is hosting a conference in London next month aimed at getting just such a deal.
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The Government hosted an international conference on ozone depletion.
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With alacrity Surkov reminded us of their hope that we would host a conference in Great Britain.
dinner
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Suzi smiled a couple of times at Alfred, Georg began to feel rather proud at hosting a dinner of such magnificence.
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After the meeting, the governor hosted a dinner in Li's honour.
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A few days later Mr Baker was hosting a dinner to thank the members of the Kingman Committee for their work.
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He knows you are sleeping with another man, but is perfectly happy so long as you are there to host his dinner parties.
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When the château was complete, he hosted a dinner for 600 guests.
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Newry are also hosting a special celebration dinner in the clubhouse on Friday night to mark the completion of their development.
domain
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Verio previously hosted over 55,000 domain names.
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Under the agreement, Verio will offer NetObjects Fusion 4.0 customers 30 days of free Web hosting and domain-name registration.
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evening
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire Medical Trust have hosted a special reception evening launching phase two of the keyhole surgery appeal.
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Former race ace Andy McGladdery, from Darlington, will be hosting the evening .
event
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The use of sport to help or lead urban regeneration is often centred on conspicuous facilities designed to host major events .
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The show will host such events as the product awards for the best innovations and introductions.
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Granted, the staid populations of the Monterey Peninsula might not be so willing to host that kind of event .
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It's the fourth time the Northampton Racecourse Park has hosted the event .
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The focal point of the Centre is an Olympic standard 2000 metre water sports course which hosts events .
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He said the town's reputation for hosting top sporting events had spread.
exhibition
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He is presently covering rock concerts for Kendal council who are hosting an exhibition of his work later in the year.
festival
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At the end of May Battle hosts a ten-day festival of music and drama.
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San Diego has hosted fairs and festivals , built zoos and golf courses, preserved beaches and mountain refuges.
games
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In 1989 Seoul plans to host the Olympic Games ... out of doors?
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But it also did not want to tarnish its image as a candidate to host the 2008 Olympic games .
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We will actively support Britain's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games in Manchester.
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Delighted civic leaders said the decision would boost the city's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games .
meeting
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Last week Venice hosted an international meeting of Cities On Water, to consider the impacts of possible sea-level rise.
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He hosted the meetings where the rebellion was fomented which ousted Mrs Thatcher from power.
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I wish to thank the Endsleigh Community for hosting our meetings in Hull.
olympics
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Paris hosted the second modern Olympics in 1900.
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That is the very year that Manchester, spearheaded by Anne, want to host the first Olympics of the new century.
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Next year, our region will be hosting the Winter Olympics .
party
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That is why the bridegroom's family hosts the engagement party .
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Monday night she hosts a party for him at about the same time her brother-in-law Sen.
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Last night Fergie was hosting another party - this time at Buckingham Palace.
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Sherwood hosts building parties and invites people to watch by broadcasting locations for the event.
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She never imagined, 12 months on, she'd be hosting a very special party .
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After Thursday night home games, the most devoted supporters host a catered party in a nearby campus building.
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For the second year running, the company hosted a party that was greatly enjoyed by all.
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They wanted me to host a party for it when it opened.
reception
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire Medical Trust have hosted a special reception evening launching phase two of the keyhole surgery appeal.
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Colette will be on board to host a cocktail reception and discuss the progress and needs of the wildlife at the Waystation.
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Later they hosted a reception for 75 guests in idyllic surroundings.
seminar
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We could host University seminars to which speakers of note could be invited to attend.
series
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If you compiled a Top Ten list of people who should host this series , Phill wouldn't even be in it.
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Connie Chung hosts a four-part series about the work and legal and moral issues involved with heart-transplant surgery.
show
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The show will host such events as the product awards for the best innovations and introductions.
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The show will be hosted by Judy Finnigan.
web
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With its preeminent worldwide Web-hosting position, Verio is strategically poised to capitalize on the global electronic commerce explosion.
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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Colette will be hosting a cocktail reception at 6.00 pm in the Grosvenor Suite.
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Did Walter Cronkite once host a game show on TV?
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Last year, the city hosted a three-day gay pride festival.
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Smith hosts a sports show on a local radio station.
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The college will host an open house for prospective students.
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The show, hosted by journalist Robert Elms, features movie stars and singers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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First of all, they host a lot of cocktail parties and receptions.
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He is presently covering rock concerts for Kendal council who are hosting an exhibition of his work later in the year.
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Now those efforts can begin right in your own backyard, when the Gardens' devotees host their annual fall plant sale.
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The end of Grand Isle hosts the coast guard headquarters.
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The water in the marsh is hosting a fire that feeds untended like jealousy or wrath, choler on black bile.