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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
exercise/practise self-restraint
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The UN appealed for both sides to exercise self-restraint.
practise a craft British English , practice a craft American English
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The craftsmen use traditional tools to practise their ancient crafts.
practise a technique
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Practise your painting techniques on unwanted pieces of wallpaper.
practise the piano British English , practice the piano American English
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I would practise the piano for three or four hours a day.
practised...religion
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The tribe practised a religion that mixed native beliefs and Christianity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
still
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Some of these rituals we still practise today, though their meaning is only dimly remembered.
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Stepping has always been a feature of this particular village and it is still practised to a certain extent today.
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Here in the club, gardening is still practised with religious intensity.
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Indeed, some animal tissues still practise anaerobic respiration - including muscle fibres, for short periods.
widely
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Interdisciplinary teamwork is now widely practised within hospitals and rehabilitation centres but is still rather unusual elsewhere.
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Tripodding of hay and cereals is practised widely in the Alps and Scandinavia where good drying conditions are rare.
■ NOUN
area
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The invited speakers are either themselves practising in the clinical area or currently speaking or writing about childbirth matters.
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Even those doctors who practise in areas remote from hospitals do relatively little life-saving.
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Will it be the organised medical practitioners as we know them today or those who are practising in the area ?
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Organic surface horizons are often thicker than 50 centimetres, and peat-cutting is practised in easily accessible areas around lochs and roads.
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My period of training took place as I was practising in the clinical area .
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Unsuitable large-scale farming is also being practised in some areas such as the Praslin watershed where bananas are grown for export.
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Similarly, estate agents practising in the area should avoid the Town Planning committee.
art
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They come here to heal, to practise their art , to hide out.
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Though he deceived the beholder into taking his artifice for reality, Zeuxis practised an idealist art .
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Students of chanting practised their art on the beach, with one ear attuned to the waves.
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Keeping her glance averted, her smile modest, she practised the art of scrutinising without seeming to look.
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I, too, thought I was doing something unique and practising an art exceptionally well.
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Seventy-five year old Marcel Callow has been practising his art for more than fifty years.
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Les Noces practises the art of the general and the art of the particular at one and the same time.
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Wotherspoon is the first to admit that he an ideas man, practical but not practised in the arts of marketing.
day
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He took a lot of acid; he practised all day and all night - magic, tricks, illusions.
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A ballet dancer who does not practise every day loses a lot of skill, as does a musician.
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All stretching exercises should be practised every day , not just at the weekly or twice-weekly training sessions at the club.
doctor
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Even those doctors who practise in areas remote from hospitals do relatively little life-saving.
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They're carrying placards supporting a doctor who practises environmental medicine.
exercise
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The exercises are detailed below; it is advisable to practise each exercise individually before attempting the whole routine.
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Don't be tempted to practise specific exercises in between doing other jobs or to demonstrate a particularly good exercise to a friend.
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The little flute practises its exercise , and then all is silent, because all is said.
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Now practise the exercises below. 1.
form
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Instead, he chose to stick with the old ways and practise an unenviable form of reverse racism.
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In practising a form , the student is taught to defend himself against a series of imaginary opponents.
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Depending upon the style of kungfu being practised , the forms vary in length and degrees of difficulty.
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Many beginners start to practise their forms in a kind of clockwork, robotic manner.
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They also practise mechanical forms of abortion.
home
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Often they can not be practised on the home site because they are not acceptable on a busy airfield.
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Restoring old frames can call for specialist help, but nevertheless there are several techniques that can be practised at home .
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I practised at home , of course.
language
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You can also use silent viewing to get your students practising the language .
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They present and practise grammar and useful language functions, such as explaining, defining and comparing.
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I left the University fired with enthusiasm to go to live in Moscow to practise the language .
lawyer
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In 1854, appeals were introduced on matters of law and lawyers were allowed to practise in these courts.
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You can also visit the room of Tommaso Grossi, Manzoni's lawyer friend who practised from the house.
medicine
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They're carrying placards supporting a doctor who practises environmental medicine .
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He was probably the Robert Pemel who obtained an archiepiscopal licence to practise medicine around 1632.
method
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You should select and practise the appropriate method for the task in hand.
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Energia told the crew to practise a manual method .
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There is also an interesting herd in Devon where the Pure Meat Company practises extensive organic methods .
opportunity
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Selling a house even provides an opportunity to practise survey techniques and at the same time improve the chances of selling quickly.
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Meetings Meetings provide good opportunities to practise persuasion and to raise your status among subordinates, peers and bosses.
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The child is given drinks throughout the night to increase the probability of urinating and providing a lot of opportunities to practise .
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Tournaments provided opportunities for practising some of the arts and skills of war in common.
religion
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Patients undergoing surgery sometimes find talking to a spiritual counsellor provides psychological comfort, even if they do not usually practise a religion .
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He resolved to practise his religion better.
skill
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Butts Lane takes its name from the medieval archers who practised their skills close by.
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This is true of people working in the entertainment industry, who need to practise their skills regularly.
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He was very excited and arranged extra meetings with the boys he had chosen as climbers so they could practise their skills .
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You can practise this skill by deliberately steering a bad variable course ad feel the pressure changing in the hands.
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Pupils would then be encouraged to practise and develop these skills in their own projects.
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Malpas brigade are appealing for MoT failures which would be uneconomical to repair so they can practise their firefighting skills .
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By practising the skill we show the subconscious what is involved and allow it to acquire the ability to master the skill.
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He does not seem to need to practise these skills .
solicitor
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As a solicitor practising in local government rather than private practice, you do not have individual clients.
technique
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Amy had liked Josie, who had been kind to her and allowed her to practise new make-up techniques on her.
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Firstly, here is a chance to practise your survey technique , on the house you are selling.
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At the very least job exhibitions give you a good chance to practise your interviewing technique .
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Selling a house even provides an opportunity to practise survey techniques and at the same time improve the chances of selling quickly.
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Inhibition is an essential and integral step when practising the Technique .
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Patients must practise the techniques for up to 20 minutes a day.
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They have been on exercise for a week, learning and practising the techniques of counterrevolutionary warfare in a rural setting.
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By practising the Alexander Technique feelings and thoughts can alter.
■ VERB
allow
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Amy had liked Josie, who had been kind to her and allowed her to practise new make-up techniques on her.
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But students who qualify as doctors abroad won't automatically be allowed to practise in Britain.
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In 1854, appeals were introduced on matters of law and lawyers were allowed to practise in these courts.
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He will, after all, not be allowed to practise again.
begin
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Archaeology shows that the material was appreciated by the local population of this region long before they had begun to practise farming.
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This year Minton also began to practise lithography.
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Before his father's retirement in 1869 Knowles began to practise independently.
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In the wings, the fieldsmen begin practising the dives which they will need to save future runs.
continue
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However, the partnership is continuing to practise , albeit within a radically different structure.
learn
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You and your companion can learn french, practise yoga - or simply have a coffee and a chat.
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Before this can be done successfully there are many human relations skills to be learned and practised .
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They have been on exercise for a week, learning and practising the techniques of counterrevolutionary warfare in a rural setting.
need
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In particular you need to practise new sounds, new contrasts, and the phoneme variants.
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These two sounds may therefore first need to be practised separately in non-differential drills.
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You would be at the mercy of the hall's acoustics and ideally you would need to practise a bit beforehand.
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The quality of relationships the Bible speaks of in terms of the home environment is learned and therefore needs to be practised .
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All three aspects need to be practised so that they all come together to give the right impression.
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This is true of people working in the entertainment industry, who need to practise their skills regularly.
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This is a very quick way to get your hand in and learn what you need to practise .
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Touch legering, like so many things worth doing, needs to be practised before you can expect to be proficient.
provide
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Selling a house even provides an opportunity to practise survey techniques and at the same time improve the chances of selling quickly.
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Back home, matinees provided the chance to practise and shine.
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Meetings Meetings provide good opportunities to practise persuasion and to raise your status among subordinates, peers and bosses.
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Tournaments provided opportunities for practising some of the arts and skills of war in common.
spend
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The afternoon was spent practising national negotiation.
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You've probably noticed how she spends every spare minute practising her putting.
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After that we spent a lot of time practising in what later became Riverside Studios.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a practising Catholic/Muslim/Jew etc
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At that time he had been a practising Catholic for two or three months.
a practising doctor/lawyer/teacher etc
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Morwenna Wood a practising doctor is being treated in Oxford's JOhn radcliffe hospital.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Practise speaking slowly and clearly.
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A small proportion of those who complete their training do not practise as doctors.
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I'm learning how to play the piano, and I try to practise every day.
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I always wanted to be a hairdresser, and used to practise on my friends.
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I graduated from Manchester Law school and practised law with the firm of Arthur & Madden of Birmingham.
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Kingsley has been practising from the London Hydrotherapy Centre since 1960.
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We're going to Paris for a week in summer, so that Bill can practise his French.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At night, in our hotel, we practised how quickly we could roll out of our beds in case of an attack!
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Don't be tempted to practise specific exercises in between doing other jobs or to demonstrate a particularly good exercise to a friend.
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Finding a rugby ball, they practised drop kicks in the boathouse, much to Jurgen's annoyance.
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He'd been practising it while I'd been away.
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I didn't need to, because he was sitting right next to me, but I wanted to practise my writing.
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Students of chanting practised their art on the beach, with one ear attuned to the waves.