noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the run-up to the election (= the period of time before an election )
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There have been violent street protests in the run-up to the elections.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But I would like to know how much of a run-up he needed.
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I took an unnecessarily long run-up and struck the ball well, but high.
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In the run-up to the November 1992 presidential elections, education was seen as a key issue.
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Taking an absurdly long run-up , I scuffed my first attempt so badly that it trickled past the left-hand post.
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The prime minister's spin doctors paid great attention to women's magazines during the run-up to the poll.
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When a canvasser called during the election run-up , he decided to rejoin.