I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an entrance lobby/foyer (= an area at the entrance to a large building )
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There was no sign of her in the entrance foyer.
division lobbies (= the rooms where the vote takes place )
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Some members supported the opposition in the division lobbies .
the hotel reception/lobby
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She waited for him in the hotel lobby.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
anti
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Some critics echo the radical anti-abortion lobby in comparing stem cell research to the Holocaust.
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But anti hunt lobby say they won't go that far.
environmental
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A tactful environmental lobby , a sympathetic farmer and a smattering of goodwill on both sides may continue to produce encouraging results.
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So far environmental lobbies have been extremely reluctant to allow radioactive materials to be flown in a chemical rocket.
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There is a strong environmental lobby .
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Yet they must not lose the support of the environmental lobby or local Conservative councillors.
green
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Motoring groups were pleased, but the cuts failed to appease hardline fuel campaigners, and infuriated the green lobby .
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In the eyes of the green lobby , that spells larger, more industrialised farming.
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No branch of nuclear technology is more detested and feared by the anti-nuclear and green lobbies than fast breeders.
main
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One stands proudly in the main lobby of the student union at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Although the main lobby and upstairs corridors extend through both buildings, he never goes through the County Building.
powerful
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In most countries the fishing industry has a powerful political lobby , with jobs and profits taking priority.
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But the minister had not allowed for pressure from a powerful lobby , that of family associations and pro-life groups.
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There were powerful lobbies working against the film and perhaps not surprisingly it was given no further publicity in terms of awards or nominations.
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Those in the business therefore should create strong interest groups to form a powerful lobby .
■ NOUN
entrance
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The bathroom was boxed off, giving a tiny entrance lobby as you entered the flat.
group
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Stonewall, the gay lobby group , has been given a £ 900,000 lottery grant for a project to combat homophobia.
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A public interest lobby group on Thursday tagged Texas Sen.
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With Thatcher running amok through the welfare state, lobby groups are preoccupied defending what was once thought unassailable.
hotel
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Bodie had arrived in the hotel lobby just after Lin Foh had left his room.
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In the hotel lobby she continues to teach her own hard-learned lessons.
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I am unaware that any of this is going to happen as I enter the hotel lobby on my way to dinner.
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Dominic had met one person in the hotel lobby , in Paris.
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Rachel is inside the hotel lobby , waiting for me to walk her upstairs and round off our meal.
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We left the vast ballroom and headed for the bar in the hotel lobby .
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As I walk through the hotel lobby in Manila I know that something is up.
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Time-share hucksters lurk in many hotel lobbies .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The law has the support of the gun-control lobby .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And then we were going down the stairs to the lobby .
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Both classes shared a lobby which had racks on two levels for coats.
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But the minister had not allowed for pressure from a powerful lobby , that of family associations and pro-life groups.
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He walked from the Red Field into the lobby and there was no place to sit.
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In his lobby the building management had set up a television screen so that the doorman could watch for criminals.
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It is a textbook case of how effectively corporate lobbies work in Brussels, not just Washington.
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Perhaps it is time to recognise that the country-sport vote and lobby should also be taken seriously.
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The tropical plants in the lobby , I notice, are fake as well.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
hard
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I know that he lobbies hard on behalf of his constituents.
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They have lobbied hard for complete segregation on tunnel trains, similar to the operation of cross-Channel ferries.
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Cheshire's chemical industry has been lobbying hard for cuts in electricity pricing.
successfully
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Big business joined together to form a climate change coalition to lobby successfully against the protocol.
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Inevitably he came into conflict with the developers, who lobbied successfully to destroy his project.
■ NOUN
association
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Crawford is one of the founders of the International Dark-Sky Association , which lobbies governments to adopt pollution standards.
bill
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Christie's has even gone to Washington to lobby for the bill .
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She has spent much of the last year lobbying Congress against bills that would intrude upon wilderness areas in her state.
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Various organisations have lobbied me about the Bill .
change
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Expert groups in many Western countries have already decided to lobby for changes towards a healthier lifestyle without waiting for results.
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A state politician who also lived in Oak Ridge lobbied for changes in the rules.
government
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After the war he founded the Disabled Society, lobbying the government to improve the quality of artificial limbs.
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Porter Monday and begin advising corporate clients on how to lobby the government .
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And despite lobbying of government and foreign aid agencies in Ouagadougou, there is still nothing but the foundations in place.
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What of a doctor who is pro-choice and wants to lobby her own government with her own views?
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A delegation of councillors is lobbying the Government because they say the noise is unbearable.
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The foundation also lobbies the government to increase surveillance and research into this disease, and it sponsors international conferences.
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From the economy's viewpoint, resources devoted to lobbying the government or maintaining deliberate over-capacity may also be largely wasted.
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The fund had to lobby the federal government -- successfully -- to relax certain investment deadlines.
group
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The group also lobbied the next meeting of Tipperary County Council for support for further tests.
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I am not sure this group will do direct lobbying .
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The steering group would lobby for improvements.
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Consumer groups have lobbied against the idea, saying that only insurers will benefit from the plan.
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Environmental groups have been lobbying for years about the issue.
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Industry groups have lobbied for these to be given permanent status.
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Ten years ago they formed themselves into the Hargeisa Group to lobby the government for a better deal for the north.
industry
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Cheshire's chemical industry has been lobbying hard for cuts in electricity pricing.
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Individual industries have lobbied Congress to provide special protections just for them.
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The pharmaceuticals industry has lobbied extensively to make sure that poor countries don't take advantage of these rules.
issue
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In recent years, Christians from the two traditions have cast aside centuries of hostility to lobby on political issues .
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The bar was sued earlier this year for lobbying the Legislature on issues unrelated to the legal profession.
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The lawyers are a frequent rival of the insurers in lobbying on insurance issues .
law
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Strom, who is stepping down Jan. 19 to open his own law and lobbying firm.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About half the money Raytheon spent lobbying last year went to four government lobbyists and strategists.
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Clinton vetoed the bill after being lobbied by trial lawyers, but Congress overrode the veto.
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Perhaps it's time to begin lobbying?
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Please encourage class members to lobby their local councils about cuts in classes, either personally or by petition.
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The president's lobbying on behalf of his programme was uneven and spasmodic.
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We need to lobby our leaders to work for peace and to use its dividends wisely.
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Wright said lobbying to keep red tape and regulatory cost to a minimum for local companies will be a priority.