I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a maximum security prison
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He was sent to a maximum security prison where prisoners are kept in their cells almost 23 hours a day.
a maximum/minimum length
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This species of fish can reach a maximum length of 12 inches.
a maximum/minimum term
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The maximum term was life imprisonment.
a top/maximum speed (= the highest possible )
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The car has a top speed of 132 mph.
maximum efficiency (= the most that is possible )
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The boat's design helps it to move with maximum efficiency.
maximum publicity
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Throughout the strike, the workers achieved maximum publicity for their demands.
the maximum penalty
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The maximum penalty for the offence is now three years’ imprisonment.
the maximum punishment
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The charge against him carries a maximum punishment of a year in jail.
the maximum sentence (= the most that can be given for a particular crime )
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The maximum sentence for this offence is five years.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
advantage
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Central and local government compete for maximum advantage and possess different resources.
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We must ensure that each deal is completed to our client's maximum advantage .
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It will, in that sense, be using the existing form of uneven development to its maximum advantage .
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It was as if they had left it as late as possible to take maximum advantage of credit.
amount
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This will show the maximum amount you can borrow, and over how long you can repay the loan.
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There is in fact an optimum height for airbursts, at which they devastate the maximum amount of area on the surface.
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The maximum amount for a protected deposit was increased to £20,000.
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The maximum amount of water that can be excreted per day is enormous.
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At the local level, too, there were calls for the maximum amount of latitude in self-administration.
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A firm may sign a deal with a bank that establishes a maximum amount the firm can borrow as needed.
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This ensures that the maximum amount of pitch is available for landing.
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But the maximum amount that can be invested is £18 a month.
benefit
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Also available is an Income Protection Plan with a maximum benefit of £6,000 a month.
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Study these carefully to ensure you gain maximum benefit from every interview you attend.
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What it will do is indicate areas where the maximum benefit will be obtained from the use of the resources available.
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This is the only way to get maximum benefit from the promising new AIDS-virus treatments.
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Practise it slowly for maximum benefit and to safeguard your back.
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For example, the maximum benefit for a 65-year-old this year is $ 1, 199 a month.
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The maximum benefit will be 80% or the charge.
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So, people who qualify for maximum benefit will still have to pay one fifth of the Community Charge.
capacity
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As a consequence, undergraduate teaching laboratories operated close to maximum capacity throughout the year.
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The maximum capacity for students in the girls' physical education locker room is 30.
depth
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Once in the water the diving followed a tortuous corkscrewing route reaching a maximum depth of 34.5 metres.
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The dive log screen displays maximum depth , dive time and surface interval for the last ten dives.
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A bar graph shows present depth and maximum depth reached.
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It displays maximum depth and elapsed dive time.
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Some fixed lens cameras have a maximum and minimum focus, and might restrict the maximum depth you can dive to.
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It is therefore particularly suitable for estimating maximum temperature exposure or maximum depth of burial.
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With a maximum depth of 50 m and little opportunity for wind-stirring, the lake waters are strongly layered.
effect
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Large curls stacked high on the crown for maximum effect Sweetly sophisticated small top knot sits forward from the crown.
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You have achieved the maximum effect with this exercise.
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They detonated from a distance and timed it to make sure they would get the maximum effect .
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We will spend informal days in the field when Peter will encourage us to use our sketchbooks to maximum effect .
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You can combine these two tricks for maximum effect .
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Just add a little black dress to show the necklace off to maximum effect .
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The inner chambers are aligned in such a way as to channel certain earth currents to maximum effect .
efficiency
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Holding your breath builds up tension and shallow breathing denies your body the oxygen it needs to function at maximum efficiency .
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We must act with maximum efficiency , individually and collectively, in our neighborhoods as readily as in our international affairs.
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If several powerheads are being used, they should all be of the same make and power rating to provide maximum efficiency .
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On the one hand military action must be pursued with maximum efficiency , defined by military criteria.
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Then there is the problem of maximum efficiency .
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Once you have a universal message, a doctrine of appropriate maximum efficiency , everyone listens.
fine
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In addition, a maximum fine of £1000 may be imposed on the defendant.
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In Oregon, removal of a roadkill can carry a maximum fine of $ 2, 500 and a year in jail.
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The board also urged the courts to impose the maximum fines on bum landlords.
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The charge carries a maximum fine of six months in prison and $ 50, 000.
flexibility
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These lights should be independently switched from any pendant lights for maximum flexibility .
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This system allows for maximum flexibility , including interactive multimedia connections that allow each consumer to choose his or her own programs.
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On the other hand the thesis allows maximum flexibility in determining the scope of authority.
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It preserves maximum flexibility to respond to changing circumstances.
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Course Material: To allow maximum flexibility , all pupils follow the same basic course, though at different rates.
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The seamless integration of office, retail and hotel environments provides tenants and guests with maximum flexibility and enjoyment at one address.
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So boldly mix mod with trad for eyecatching results and maximum flexibility .
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Each unit has kitchen and toilet facilities, together with lighting, heating and three-compartment skirting trucking for maximum flexibility .
height
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These reach a maximum height in the north-east, at the top of Pico Branco.
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There is also a maximum height for causing any devastation on the ground.
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The amplitude of the curve is its maximum height above its average level.
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Thus the maximum height to which ripples can develop is limited.
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The maximum height thought to have been reached during this period is 2,000m.
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By Michael at Paul Nath Sleek, high gloss finish achieved with maximum height .
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Is there a maximum height of working above which your policy does not operate?
impact
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Double-deckers were used for the maximum impact , including the historic Dreadnought, in 1964.
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Their large stainless-steel cases are designed for maximum impact and fire resistance.
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Some books are encountered too late, after the period when they would have had maximum impact .
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All the resolution needed for maximum impact , I thought, was to have its sharp working-class rhetoric muted.
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They in turn work closely with local authorities and other organisations to ensure maximum impact .
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No one interest can have maximum impact on government policies if it campaigns alone.
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To get maximum impact , break up the messages and the format.
length
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Minimum length is one character and maximum length is 52 characters.
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The maximum length of stay is seven days; reservations must be requested no earlier than 30 days before travel.
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Action: The maximum length of any line which can be used in a module header is 255 characters.
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Unless otherwise specified, all fields have a maximum length of 20 characters, including colons, square brackets, etc.
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There is a £3.50 entry fee per manuscript and a maximum length of 2,500 words.
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The shadows of the stones stretched to their maximum length , while the sun seemed to rest on the horizon.
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For short stories, there is a maximum length of 2,500 words.
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For a magazine-style non-fiction article the maximum length is 1,000 words.
level
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Can you tell me what is the maximum level of capital she is allowed to be eligible for this benefit?
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Regular servicing ensures vehicles operate at their maximum levels of efficiency and safety.
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The maximum level of all fines will increase when the Criminal Justice Act 1991 takes effect in October.
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Carbon monoxide and ash from fires reach maximum levels of twice the federal standard.
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These ages correlate with the period when Lakes Turkana and Suguta reached maximum levels on the flanks of the Barrier volcano.
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This introduced maximum levels of various indicator bacteria which are legally allowed at the identified bathing waters.
number
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This was done by giving subjects a maximum number of accidents which their estimates could not exceed.
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It requires each clinic to have a written policy stating a maximum number of pregnancies per donor.
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The order of the B-tree is said to be one more than the maximum number of keys per index block.
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The maximum number of persons working on the site of the establishment and particularly of those persons exposed to hazard 3.
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In that case the corporation was considering increasing the maximum number of licensed taxis in its area.
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Terminal Sessions Next evaluate the maximum number of sessions for the entire terminal server.
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The crucial figure in this decision is the maximum number of loans at any one time.
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When B applies, she is told that the maximum number of permits for the market district has already been issued.
output
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The practical result would be substantially reduced maximum output current, and a lot of ripple on the d.c. output.
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Many of the full-time farmers and the more established part-time farmers were already at maximum output so room for increase was limited.
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The first is very short duration, maximum output attacks.
payment
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There will be a maximum payment of 12,500 euros, meaning significant savings on the more expensive works of art.
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In 1983 this was amended and a maximum payment ceiling established.
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To do this we would need to know the maximum payment that can be made without overfunding the scheme.
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The maximum payment is the same as the basic award for unfair dismissal, namely £6,150.
penalty
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Defendants were frequently prepared to plead guilty under the old law with its maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment.
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Those convicted by the tribunal face a maximum penalty of life in prison.
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The Government wants to reduce penalties for honest business failures while increasing the maximum penalties on dishonest bankrupts.
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Millard said he would seek the maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.
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The proposed maximum penalty for indecent assault, however, was five years.
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The maximum penalty for either offense is five years in prison.
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All were charged under the National Security Law which provided for a maximum penalty of death by hanging.
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We will increase the maximum penalties for making obscene or malicious phone calls.
period
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The maximum period of disqualification is 15 years.
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The minimum period of disqualification is two years and the maximum period is 15 years.
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An order need not always be for the maximum period .
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The awards will take the form of a salary top-up for a maximum period of five years.
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The minimum and maximum periods for verification can only be determined for a particular installation.
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Access can only be denied for a maximum period of thirty-six hours.
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The verification minimum and maximum periods .
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Back came a hardline response that the order would be extended until August 2, the maximum period permitted by law.
points
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He then partnered doubles specialist Sean O'Donoghue to secure maximum points from the tie in the remaining doubles clash.
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It maps a locus of equilibrium welfare maximum points for the consumer as income increases.
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Abergele boosted their Division Two title prospects with a maximum points mauling of bottom team Menai Bridge to move into second place.
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Champions, Redcar, became the only side to take maximum points over the double weekend.
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He could only manage fourth at the Osterreichring but gained maximum points at Zandvoort two weeks later.
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The second-placed team, North, travelled to Gransha to gain maximum points .
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Foggo heads the women's distance freestyle category with maximum points , her best event being the 800m.
price
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The offeror should always have a clear idea of the maximum price he wishes to pay and stick to it.
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You also can indicate the minimum number of bedrooms, and can state minimum and maximum prices .
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In Yorkshire the maximum price was £1.75.
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There is retail price maintenance by the manufacturer, both maximum price and minimum price.
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At other times it is a gambit to extract the maximum price concession from the seller.
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The maximum price for other seats is £15, with the cheapest at £5.
prison
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He was due to be sentenced on Oct. 1, and faced a maximum prison term of 28 years.
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If prosecutors win guilty verdicts, they could ask for maximum prison terms.
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Each count carried a five-year maximum prison sentence.
profit
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The maximum profit in both contracts is the original option premium.
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In Wisconsin, the maximum profit is being written into the contracts.
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Their responsibility is to make the maximum profit for their owners.
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To ensure that it earns maximum profit , the firm must only employ workers who add more to revenue than to cost.
rate
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A condition to specify the maximum rate of house completions for education reasons is required.
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The maximum rate for individuals was cut from 50 percent to 28 percent.
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The maximum rates of benefit payable have been quoted.
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Again, the recent reduction of the maximum rate of 83 percent to 60 percent has changed the situation substantially.
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This scheme specifies the maximum rate per mile which may be paid with no benefit-in-kind implications for the employee.
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The maximum rate of accumulation was ... far from maximising the social product.
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The maximum rate of carbon dioxide generation, in contrast, appears to occur at maturities of less than 0.4%.
security
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We have the latest in security barriers and close circuit cameras for your car's maximum security.
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It finds her in a maximum security prison on a far-off planet.
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The film is in two sections - the population section and the maximum security section.
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The transmitter offers thousands of radio frequency coded options for maximum security .
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The Skibo Castle nuptials are surrounded by maximum security and secrecy.
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She looked tiny, sitting between two female staff from Rampton maximum security hospital in the middle of the large dock.
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For maximum security , a matching hardwood door frame is recommended. our feature shows the fitting of both frame and door.
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Read in studio Prison officers at a maximum security jail say lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages.
sentence
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It leaves less to the discretion of the court and has decided on a maximum sentence of just five years.
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The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $ 250, 000 fine.
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He says maximum sentences are tough enough.
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This section covered police misconduct and the maximum sentence was one year in jail.
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The maximum sentence is six months in jail or a £2,000 fine.
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Biehl faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison and a $ 1. 75 million fine if convicted.
size
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The statutes laid down the maximum size of peasant land allotments.
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This is the maximum size that a two-colour stitch pattern can be for transferring to the console.
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So it is to most fish's advantage to grow to their maximum size as quickly as possible.
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Or have earthworms already attained the maximum size possible within the physical limits imposed by a hydraulic skeleton?
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The maximum size for E2 buildings is 1,000m2 with a fire resistance of four hours.
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The default maximum size adopted by ISPublish is 32000.
speed
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During this time affected characters run at maximum speed away from it.
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It had a cruising speed of 106 and a maximum speed of 129 miles per hour.
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Yes. but you will probably only notice at past the legal maximum speed limit.
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Current tests show a maximum speed of about 6 megabits per second for downloads and about 640 kilobits per second upstream.
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Release the clubhead from the start for maximum speed at impact.
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Has a maximum speed of two hundred and thirty at ten thousand feet.
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Remember that it is not a race, so do not suddenly ask your horse for maximum speed .
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Fortunately, Evan-Thomas in Barham, steaming at maximum speed with his four battleships, had come within firing range.
temperature
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The temperature at point C is the maximum temperature at which two phases can form.
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On a thirty-hour journey they passed through a maximum temperature of over two thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
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It is recommended that samples be stored at mean maximum temperature and mean maximum humidity appropriate to the market concerned.
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The maximum temperature to which a melt is heated is also critical.
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Bonfire firings are generally quicker than kilns and a deal less controlled, with their maximum temperatures being held briefly.
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It is therefore particularly suitable for estimating maximum temperature exposure or maximum depth of burial.
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In the Sonoran desert, average summer temperatures are around 40C, and maximum temperatures may exceed 55C.
use
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However, by applying the correct type of training it is possible to make the maximum use of the twitch fibres present.
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At the same time, an aggressive firm would make maximum use of trade credit and short-term debt financing.
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These must be written legibly and without abbreviation, so that the student can make maximum use of them.
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Workplace 2000 will make maximum use of that accumulated knowledge.
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Local authorities will be expected to make maximum use of the independent sector. 4.
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These and other economic development proposals have emphasized targeting and leveraging to get maximum use of the federal dollars.
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Their watchfulness is also dramatically increased, so that they can make maximum use of their excellent sense of vision.
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One is to make maximum use of long-term debt, soas to avoid loan repayments before the project's completion.
value
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The maximum value of any put is set by its exercise price:.
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It is a linear function that has been clipped to minimum and maximum values , which then makes it nonlinear.
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And all of our holidays are geared to maximum fun and maximum value .
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The curve approaches a minimum and maximum value at the asymptotes.
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For example, the maximum value of is always about.
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By adopting this approach the client is assured maximum value from the project.
wage
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Strike action to remove the maximum wage in 1960 was promised.
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There seems little doubt that the richest clubs went on evading the maximum wage regulation.
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So the maximum wage was scrapped but freedom of contract and mobility was harder to get.
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Academic staff at the museums will be paid the maximum wages for civil servants plus a fifty percent supplement.
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In 1921 the Football League lowered the maximum wage from £9 to £8.
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Spectators were not surprisingly unsympathetic to the rare protests of professionals about the maximum wage and the retain-and-transfer system.
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Of full-time professionals playing for a major club like Sheffield United in 1934-5 only four out of twenty-one were on the maximum wage .
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The extent to which the maximum wage was regularly breached is difficult to determine.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After leaving Calais, the train soon reaches its maximum speed of 300 kph.
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Both men are facing a maximum penalty of a year in jail.
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Ditikins faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
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Forty is the maximum number of passengers this bus is allowed to carry.
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Let's try to make maximum use of this opportunity.
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Travelling at its maximum speed of 186 mph, the train reached Paris in less than two hours.
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Under new guidelines, hamburgers will have a maximum fat content of 22%.
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We'll show you how to arrange the furniture in your office to make maximum use of the space available.
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We want our message to reach the maximum number of people.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A maximum inversion of - 2500 m over the offshore part of Cleveland Hills High is recognised.
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A lesser finding of manslaughter carries a maximum 20-year prison term.
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Francis Gary Powers repeatedly claimed he was at maximum altitude when he felt the impact and saw the flash.
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Interest on loans is fixed by law at a maximum 1% a month, a true rate of 12.68%.
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The Democrats proposed slowing growth so the maximum federal spending per person would be $ 7, 200.
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The first is very short duration, maximum output attacks.
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The pair were fined the maximum £1,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs.
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The rotary pumps have a maximum displacement of up to 80m 3 h -1.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
absolute
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Seventy-five words absolute maximum per entry, but you may submit as many entries as you like.
■ VERB
carry
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This offence is punishable only with a fine, whereas reckless driving carries a maximum of two years' imprisonment.
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It was built to carry a maximum of 30, 000 vehicles a day.
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His rushing high has been 21 yards, and he has carried the ball a maximum of seven times in a game.
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Those charges could carry a maximum of 70 years in prison.
exceed
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The temperature range can be between 68°F to 75°F - try not to exceed the maximum .
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Any one application must not exceed £1,000 and a maximum of three applications in three years can be made.
limit
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Lamont limits public sector pay to 1 Public sector pay settlements have been limited to a maximum of one point five percent.
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Any coverage on rental cars usually is limited to a maximum of 15 to 30 consecutive days.
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Each series in the Journey of Understanding is limited to a maximum of adults made up of equal numbers from both communities.
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Those design registrations are limited to a maximum of 10 years.
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Prison terms were limited to a maximum of 15 years.
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A Section 226 policy limits you to a maximum of 27.5 percent of your earnings.
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In future, the amount which you have to pay will be limited to a maximum of £500. 3.
reach
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By the mid-1900s the sensitivity of the original design had reached its maximum .
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The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum .
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In the first year, £3,000 can be invested and up to £1,800 in the following years until you reach the maximum .
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Probably it had reached its maximum of some 120 by about 1120.
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Repeatedly doing this will move the cursor through all of the blank lines until it reaches the maximum .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Individuals may donate a maximum of $1000 to the campaign.
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Thirty students per class is the maximum .
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Tourists can stay up to a maximum of 90 days.
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You don't have to wait long for a new passport - 3 weeks is about the maximum .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A maximum of 10 users may be specified at each DC-ACCESS keyword.
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Any one application must not exceed £1,000 and a maximum of three applications in three years can be made.
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By the mid-1900s the sensitivity of the original design had reached its maximum .
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If your second shot hits you can fire yet again, and so on, up to a maximum of six shots.
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On this album I think the maximum was about thirty.
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The maximum of movement, he wrote, with the maximum of stillness.
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The sales period will have a minimum of one week and a maximum of two months.
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They can take up to 30 people - we were normally a maximum of 12.