I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a business partner (= someone who shares a business with you )
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Margie was his wife and also his business partner.
a coalition partner
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There were fundamental differences between the two main coalition partners.
a senior partner (= in a law firm etc )
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He was a senior partner in a prestigious Canadian law firm.
civil partner
domestic partner
drinking companion/buddy/partner etc
silent partner
sleeping partner
sparring partner
trading partner
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
domestic
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Last month, we enacted legislation to allow civil marriage ceremonies for domestic partners in San Francisco.
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The archdiocese still hopes to persuade the city to exempt Catholic Charities from the domestic partners ordinance, he said.
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Businesses that do not apply equal benefits to employees with domestic partners , they say, unfairly discriminate.
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The City states in its briefs that the domestic partners ordinance does not interfere with those statutes.
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The cost of the ceremony will be $ 35, which comes on top of a $ 30 domestic partners registration fee.
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A law passed by voters in 1994 gave retirement and health benefits to city employees' domestic partners .
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At issue is whether domestic partners benefits are covered by the federal statute.
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Aftergut argued that domestic partners benefits can be set aside from the federal act.
equal
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Teacher and pupil, even primary school pupil, were equal partners in this joint exploration.
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I say that what I want is an equal partner .
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On the campaign trail, she made it clear she wanted to be an equal partner .
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The modern wife is considered more of an equal partner and helpmate than a chattel or a housekeeper.
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In some cases all the centres involved may be equal partners .
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In fact, psychology and biology have to be equal partners in our analysis of the brain.
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It promised to adopt more democratic structures and said it would be an equal partner with other political parties.
junior
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The plaintiff was the senior partner and the defendant the junior partner.
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Through the oil cartels, the United States dealt some stinging slaps to its junior partners .
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This was J.P. Morgan's forerunner and whose junior partner was Pierpont.
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But to be an ally of the West is of course to be a junior partner .
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The Church drew ever closer to the State but became a distinctly junior partner .
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The resumption has shaken the Green party, the junior partner in Chancellor Gerhard Schro der's coalition.
male
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There was no effect when only the male partner was a smoker.
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The risks, however, are not equal between male and female partners .
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In London in 1994 9,800 women were attacked by their male partners , compared to 887 men.
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Males , in particular, are quickly inhibited from approaching a female if she is already interacting with a male partner .
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One of the key differences between the two relates to the impact of a male partner in the household.
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Females benefit from having several male partners because they all help to rear her young.
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Women's caring responsibilities frequently include the welfare of male partners as well as children.
new
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A firm looking to expand will not simply contemplate recruiting new partners or opening up new branch offices.
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Evidently the new strategic partners are permitted offensive missiles for mutual annihilation but not defenses against an accidental launch.
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Yet his new partner Mahela Jayawardene nearly perished when he mis-timed a drive off Giles.
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Finding new partners reassures them that they're still attractive and desirable.
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But Irina Rodnina went on to ever-greater skating heights with new partner Alexander Zaitsev, whom she wed in 1975.
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The company has said it is seeking new partners to continue operations.
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You may wonder why Barclays seems happy to let its new partner deplore the practices of old-style banking.
other
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However, combined results disguised a collapse of support for the Independent Smallholders' Party, the other government coalition partner .
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The recommendation would help married or unmarried partners whose homes are held in the other partner's name.
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On the other hand, partners can be very supportive in labour, especially if they've attended classes.
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Business deals would not be made where people did not know the other partner to the contract.
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I soon learned to dance, beginning with other girls as partners .
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Hence autonomy is lost and some form of agreement with the other partners is necessary in order to make worthwhile business decisions.
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Although they were not lovers they stayed together, sought no other partners .
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Have your partner sit down on the mat, extending one leg and flexing the other .
potential
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This then results in a new set of relationships with the family of the potential partner .
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At no point throughout his coalition negotiations did Barak consider the Arab parties as potential partners .
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If we were hermaphrodites, everybody would be a potential partner .
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Parents are consumers; but they are also potential partners with teachers.
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Only if the potential partner appears credible will the company earn a first meeting with eBay.
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Talks are taking place between leaders of the consortium and potential business partners .
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There is a further constraint in that the Ministry of Defence will keep a watchful eye on any potential partner or owner.
senior
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Standing by one of the teak-veneered bookshelves was Douglas Ferguson, the senior tax partner .
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The senior partners were forced to go hat in hand to Wall Street rival Shearson, which bought them out.
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A handful of non-OPP senior partners agreed to lead the work of those teams.
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Though Gooch was the senior partner in length of stay, he let Smith and Lamb play the major parts.
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And the guerrilla strategy for influencing senior partners never got off the ground.
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The plaintiff was the senior partner and the defendant the junior partner.
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In this era of lawyer-bashing, he hardly fits the stereotype of the senior partner in a big, big firm.
trading
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Kalchu's trading partner , his i, from Wangri stayed in the house for several days.
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Aquitaine, with her valuable wine trade, was a major trading partner .
■ NOUN
business
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They will go down a storm with my business partners .
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They were close personal friends in addition to business partners .
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Teams may be outside or cross the conventional boundaries of the business and encompass business partners , suppliers or customers.
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As part of the class, they go on company tours and job shadows organized by the business partners .
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Through talking to people running nurseries, she met Madeline Watson, now her business partner .
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Some of the most enthusiastic business partners have come from high-tech industries.
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Guy had been laughing about her, with his business partner ?
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But what happens when one of the business partners is himself an architect, or has trained as one?
coalition
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Labour currently exists as government by grace of two coalition partners .
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Netanyahu was able to bring his coalition partners into line to support the Hebron agreement.
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However, combined results disguised a collapse of support for the Independent Smallholders' Party, the other government coalition partner .
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He and his Revolutionary Council expressed supreme confidence in their ability to stand up to the United States and its coalition partners .
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The Labour Party's main coalition partner , the leftist Meretz, supported the move.
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Mr Mori's two coalition partners also suffered a setback.
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New Aspiration, a prospective coalition partner , was already under public pressure against the inclusion of tainted politicians in the line-up.
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The coalition partners predict further elections in six to eight months, and the energy shortage threatens to hamper their reform plans.
marriage
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While first-cousins are often favoured as marriage partners , a distinction is very often made between parallel and cross-cousins.
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Both marriage partners must be willing.
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Then comes the greatest loss of all: that of their marriage partner .
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When seeking a marriage partner , intelligence is important to both sexes.
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In addition members of the class usually find marriage partners from the same class.
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A marriage partner can be a true soul-friend in this sense.
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First, it may be difficult for them to relinquish the closeness and identification with their twin in favour of a marriage partner .
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Obviously this typology has immense implications for educational methods, for communication generally, and for choice of marriage partner .
■ VERB
become
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As two opposite kinds of people, when they became partners , their very differences provided the right balance for success.
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The latter in the mid-1830s became a partner of his father.
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The concern said C.. Scott Hartz, 49 years old, becomes managing partner for the combined practice.
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It only took him six years to become a partner after spells in London and New York.
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The two women become reluctant partners and roommates.
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Four of his sons became partners in the Smith banks.
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The Church drew ever closer to the State but became a distinctly junior partner .
find
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It's a good idea to find yourself a partner and practise all these close-in moves.
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I am going to play with different players to see if I can find a new partner .
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Charlie had not yet been found a ward partner and was still working in the Hall.
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Many gay men rejected these connections and found long-term partners , often away from the hubbub of the emerging gay fast lane.
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In addition members of the class usually find marriage partners from the same class.
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Any Texas prisoner who finds a willing partner on the outside is allowed to be married.
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Should a marriage partner be embarrassed or ashamed because he/she finds delight in his/her partner?
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If the answer is yes, find another partner .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
willing helper/volunteer/partner etc
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Any Texas prisoner who finds a willing partner on the outside is allowed to be married.
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Find yourself a willing partner and sit facing each other.
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For example, a teacher who says that she thinks some of the dolls need bathing will soon have some willing helpers.
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I belong to several organisations, some are small and local who need willing helpers and supporters.
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Non-horsy spouses and relatives can be trained for this role, but they must be willing helpers!
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There may be a willing volunteer or a professional person specially appointed, but this may not be easy to find.
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Why should he bother, when he had a willing partner waiting back in his rooms?
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You take one pair of ends, your willing helper takes the other, and off you go.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Are we allowed to bring our partners to the staff party?
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Have you got a partner for the dance on Saturday?
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Have you met my partner , Ray?
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Japan is a major trading partner of the US.
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Let's have a game of cards -- you and Frank can be partners.
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Manson and I were business partners, but not friends.
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People who have many sexual partners are more at risk from AIDS.
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Previously, Ellsworth was a partner at the accounting firm of Deloitte Touche.
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Running with a partner can keep your work-out from being boring.
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Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the benefits awarded to heterosexual married couples.
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The firm was so successful that she took on a partner .
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The office party is on Friday, but partners aren't invited.
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The sale of the firm could make each of the senior partners into millionaires.
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The survey found that only about one of every four men had had ten or more sexual partners over their lifetime.
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Try not to step on your partner 's toes.
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We called a meeting with Russco, our partners in the construction project.
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When I saw her again, she was dancing with a different partner .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At this point Youhana had only 37, but he found an adhesive partner in Saqlain.
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Honesty is vital - honesty with yourself about your feelings and honesty with your partner .
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Its main strategic partner is Cisco Systems.
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Joint sessions with the partner or close relatives are often the best means of dealing with these problems.
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Your partner has to guess the name of the product.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
business
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Both McDougals and their business partner , former Arkansas Gov.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At the American Ballet Theater, Cynthia Gregory was partnered by Fernando Bujones.