I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a constant/steady/regular supply
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For dairy farming, a constant supply of lush grass is essential.
a regular bus (= one that goes at regular times )
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Regular buses run to the airport.
a regular check
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It’s vital to keep a regular check on your bank balance.
a regular column
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His views were well-known from his regular column in The Spectator magazine.
a regular commuter
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He was a regular commuter between Cambridge and London.
a regular customer
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My business quickly built up a base of regular customers.
a regular feature (= one that happens often or a lot )
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Delays and cancellations are a regular feature of air travel.
a regular guy American English (= an ordinary man )
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I knew him in high school. He’s just a regular guy.
a regular user
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Regular sunbed users are likely to suffer long-term skin damage.
a regular/frequent guest
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The Johnsons were regular guests at Eric’s house in Notting Hill.
a regular/standing army (= permanent and existing whether there is a war or not )
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The regular army has about 5,000 troops.
long-term/regular employment (= working for the same company for a long time )
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She finally found regular employment at a hospital in York.
regular attender
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Daniel was a regular attender at the Baptist Church.
regular contact
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All students have regular contact with their tutor.
regular footed
regular meals (= ones that are eaten at the same time each day )
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Patients are advised to eat regular meals.
regular medication (= one that someone takes often )
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He is on regular medication to prevent fits.
regular use
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These drugs are not recommended for regular use.
regular/daily exercise
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Taking regular exercise is the best way to improve your overall health.
regular/frequent inspections
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Restaurants are subject to regular health and safety inspections.
regular/irregular (= following a regular pattern, or not following one )
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Spend time learning the forms of irregular verbs.
sb’s normal/usual/regular routine
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Although he'd gone, I continued with my normal routine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
army
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The ragged guerrillas become a new regular army with housing and pensions.
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The other women in the classroom, except for two in the uniforms of the regular army , wear dresses.
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It is possible that some of Mezrag's forces continue to provide the regular army with back-up troops.
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The regular army had become increasingly discontented with its role in the war over the last ten years.
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There are effectively two armies: the regular army and the Republican Guard, identifiable by the red triangle on their uniforms.
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Just seven days later, Benjamin O.. Davis was named the first black general in the regular army .
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Organised at state level, the Guard is composed of part-timers who undergo a statutory period of training with the regular Army .
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During the eighteenth century the irregular Cossack hosts were gradually brought under control and absorbed into the regular army .
basis
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He must therefore satisfy himself on a regular basis that it does not constitute a statutory nuisance.
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And does anyone remember the bizarre lineups that used to play at the Downtown Performance Center on a regular basis ?
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Because of other demands on his time, the Chancellor will not usually be a leading participant on a regular basis .
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She had a smart daughter over in Daytona who said those things to her on a regular basis .
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Perhaps the banks will be the most insistent on the provision of certain defined management accounting information on a regular basis .
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And they had to be kept informed on a regular basis about changes in the competitive picture and performance expectations.
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They have employees, profits, overheads and customers to be supplied on a regular basis .
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Sure, we sit down and talk about the budget on a regular basis .
check
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All your gear must be in good condition and regular checks cost nothing.
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Conduct regular checks on your water quality using test-kits.
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But as soon as his regular check brings to light the absentee he is able to take prompt and appropriate action.
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The tank was left for a further two weeks, during which regular checks were made on the quality of the water.
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Social workers and health visitors make regular checks .
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At night though the girls could become more easily frightened and the regular checks on the dormitories increased in importance.
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Many residents suffer from impaired vision and hearing and should have regular checks .
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Her contacts watched horse sales across the country and Mrs Calzini made regular checks with breeders, trainers and slaughterhouses.
customer
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Mrs Jackie Bowshell organised the event and cars were brought in by regular customers to a strict timetable.
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Jim was a regular customer and got a warm greeting from the owners.
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The people who drink at these places are more than regular customers they are members.
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Intelmet says that to make the service pay it will require just 10 regular customers every month.
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I did have one fairly regular customer though, and it was amazing how we started off.
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Indeed that is what the label regular customer really means: a customer who has the potential to go into debt.
exercise
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Regular hours, regular food, regular exercise , on orders from the Father General.
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I had to encourage him to keep up some golf and a regular exercise program in order to stay in shape.
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Most back problems originate in this area, but they could be easily avoided by regular exercise of the spinal erectors.
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On the plus side, weight loss and regular exercise have been shown to reverse this process.
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Exercise Taking regular exercise is one of the healthiest things that women can do.
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Maintaining a healthy weight, eating low-fat foods and getting regular exercise can reduce your risk.
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More women are taking up regular exercise , and may wish to continue their routine during pregnancy. 2.
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Keep up your regular exercise and be careful not to strain yourself with the heavy clubs.
interval
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Tom Rooney was standing by the door with his pocket-watch in his hand, allowing his men out in regular intervals .
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Follow-ups at regular intervals also focus on relapse prevention.
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The switchboard can automatically call the guest's room at regular intervals until a reply is received.
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They started at a particular time, and at regular intervals another dorm would go in.
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Marshall took 5 for 35 as wickets toppled at regular intervals , and the board reached only 162.
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The rest, six in all, have come at regular intervals since.
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Benny found herself in a rock-walled tunnel, with bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling at regular intervals .
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He slept at regular intervals , was not colicky, and was not overly active.
job
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And he had his regular job which his son was keeping warm for him.
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And so the venture was launched as a weekend sidecar to their regular jobs .
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Here in Deptford half the male population don't have what you'd call a regular job .
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Working a regular job , you lose a lot of time with them.
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Three and a half years ago, six computer programmers gave up their regular jobs to form Computercraft.
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First, she said, her husband: quite a number of successful poets had supported themselves by working at regular jobs .
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He had said he would give up freelancing and get a regular job on a trade magazine or something.
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At first we worked regular jobs in the daytime and our own little business at night and on weekends.
pattern
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Equally, much conversation has a regular pattern to it.
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But perhaps Joseph got us started on the wrong track, for booms and busts do not appear in regular patterns .
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The solution to this problem, like that of the boiling liquid, is found in the formation of regular patterns .
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His lower abdomen was expanding and contracting in a deep, regular pattern .
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The Conference has a regular pattern of work.
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In each case, the result is a solid composed of atoms arranged in a regular pattern .
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This is true only for music which moves in regular patterns , and we could well do otherwise if we wish.
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The footfalls drummed a fast, regular pattern of coordinated trot.
service
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A regular service contract is not expensive when compared to the cost of modern instruments and can provide great peace of mind.
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Dennison instituted an air charter service as well as regular service between Hyannis and Boston.
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The ferry crews on regular service between Harwich and the Hook evidently took to their unexpected role as child minders.
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He has a custom-built tank and regular service by an aquarium specialist.
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However every car needs a regular service by trained personnel who do understand its mechanical workings.
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The Beech 1900, a twin-engine turboprop seating 19, is among the smaller commuter aircraft in regular service .
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It held regular services , ran a Sunday school and was involved in numerous village activities.
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The plane made a nationwide publicity tour before beginning regular service .
use
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This finding warns us against concluding that women get into heroin and sustain regular use solely because of male associations and partnerships.
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Each user will be required to buy an annual pass and pay regular use fees.
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A slatted steamer chair costs £186; well-worth investigating, for occasional or regular use .
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All her bicycle needed was some regular use .
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This was the only period when the connecting curve at the top of Tamworth Road was in regular use .
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She told me that she considered it a better one, but that it was too old to be in regular use .
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Tolerance means that with regular use , you need to increase the dose to achieve the same effect.
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But Smith's name is unfamiliar even to many of the professional mathematicians who make regular use of the ideas he introduced.
visit
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However, even this chore was quickly organised to accommodate regular visits to his beloved Scourie.
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So I may anticipate regular visits of inspection and solicitude while they wait for me to get a belly full of independence.
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Prisons are exempt from having regular visits from environmental health officers, but in April 1992 this Crown Immunity will be lifted.
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Your doctor and the hospital will arrange for you to make regular visits for antenatal care.
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She makes regular visits to Osteopath, Steven Davies in Cheltenham for treatment.
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Sir John pays regular visits to the traders to offer advice.
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Nicklaus made regular visits to oversee operations as the course was being carved out of the lush countryside.
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But at the same time lawyers and family were generally permitted to make regular visits .
visitor
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He was a regular visitor , escorting the girls to the theatre and parties.
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One of the bungalows, which once boasted Walter Annenberg as a regular visitor , even comes with its own lap pool.
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He was such a regular visitor that he was given his own pit boots and locker.
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Within a few weeks they were regular visitors .
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One regular visitor to la strega, and later to Signora Grignaffini, was Amelia.
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These ships were regular visitors for over twenty years.
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Once I brought them home to our flat, they soon lost their bounce and the doctor became a regular visitor .
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Of that, perhaps 5,000 people are regular visitors , Harris said.
work
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Only two of the ten who had completed their education were in full-time regular work .
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Their regular work on this day is handled by the novices who are assigned to assist them during the week.
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Legal arguments about the extent and scope of repairing covenants keep much of the landlord and tenant bar in very regular work .
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He then organized a team of five employees who revised the proposal and several other documents-without interrupting the regular work flow.
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Then he asked me to do his regular work , but I didn't commit myself.
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Fanshawe had never had any regular work , she said, nothing that could be called a real job.
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Few had found regular work although without being specific part time and temporary work had been undertaken.
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Managers who live in the hotel usually have regular work schedules, but they may be called to work at any time.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
at regular intervals
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Feed your puppy at the same regular intervals each day.
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Small trees can be planted at regular intervals along a path to create an avenue.
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There are stations where runners can get water at regular intervals throughout the marathon.
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These women were given blood tests at regular intervals for a year.
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Better to feed small amounts at regular intervals .
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By practicing at regular intervals , the insight and calm of meditation are maintained and amplified.
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He made long sweeps at regular intervals in and around the Teeth, but there was nothing.
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He may be required to report to a particular individual or place at regular intervals as part of a monitoring process.
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If using a cone, spray again at regular intervals .
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Now for the decorations ... Push the gold candles into the icing at regular intervals .
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The fog-horn, its sound now muffled by the houses, continued to bleat at regular intervals .
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They would have to field candidates for a variety of offices at regular intervals or risk being closed.
long/regular/late etc hours
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A junior hospital doctor was telling Virginia Bottomley of the long hours he worked in casualty.
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During the decline of hand-loom weaving, more and more families were brought under the necessity of working longer hours .
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He had gone to Peterborough and worked long hours in a canning factory only so that he could own this bike.
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Instead he spent long hours alone, reading memoranda, and making check marks to indicate the recommendations that he ap-proved.
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It meant long hours for the pilots, flight deck crews, repair crews and cooks.
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It provides leisure time, one of the prime goals for which most men work long hours and years.
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These data are there for the asking, and they can provide a shortcut to long hours of interviews and observations.
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We have acted to reduce the long hours worked by junior doctors in hospitals.
on a regular/daily/weekly etc basis
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Among stocks, only the railroads paid dividends on a regular basis .
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Because of other demands on his time, the Chancellor will not usually be a leading participant on a regular basis .
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Both will prevent you from burning and tanning, provided they are reapplied on a regular basis .
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Counselling, information and advice giving, respite from caring on a regular basis can all help.
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I hear there are very few companies in our industry who carry out a comprehensive performance review on a regular basis .
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If you like going to concerts, do so on a regular basis . 3.
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Neither you nor I nor most people embrace behavior change on a regular basis .
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The president often raises it before heavily female audiences but not on a regular basis .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a regular churchgoer
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Do you do any regular exercise?
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Do you want decaffeinated or regular coffee?
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Dr. Garrison is a regular doctor, not a specialist.
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Draw a regular hexagon with 90 mm sides.
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Even though the dye is quite strong a regular shampoo will remove it.
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I'd like a cheeseburger and a regular Coke.
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If they don't have Tylenol, just get me regular aspirin.
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Infants require regular health screening.
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It's important to visit your dentist for regular check-ups.
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More than 60% of adults drink wine on a regular basis.
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Nat got his fine, regular features from his mother.
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She was attractive rather than beautiful, with regular features and dark hair.
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The exhibitions by young artists formed a regular feature of the London arts scene.
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The Parent-Teacher Association has regular meetings every month.
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The prison is inspected at regular intervals by government health officers.
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What's the regular procedure for filing a complaint?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another boy is in a regular private foster home.
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At Shell stations, regular unleaded is about $ 1. 43 up from $ 1. 39.
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From a Piagetian constructivist perspective, critical thinking is not fundamentally different from regular thinking.
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Here at the Moredon Community Gardening Centre, there are regular classes on anything from hanging baskets to dried flower arranging.
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In addition, the regular menu will be available for diners who have yet to be struck by Cupid's arrow.
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There is a regular bus service into Oxford, easy access to the Ring Road and local shops in Wolvercote village.
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These countries are able to practise open trading because their elephant herds are now big enough to demand regular culling.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Early morning regulars were surprised to find the coffee shop closed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But regulars are right behind the pink pub.
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He and the rest of the Grill regulars would gladly grub the stumps out of the town lot with their own hands.
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He never played in the same pub twice in the same month; even so, word got around among the regulars.
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Joe became a regular on the circuit of social Washington.
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Julie Riley and Paula Wilcox are excellent as the hard-bitten contestant regulars.
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The regulars show up later, after supper.
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The chances of recruiting enough regulars seemed slender in the conditions of overfull employment prevailing in Britain in the 1950s.