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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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federal
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The prolonged federal government shutdown could not have come at a worse time for businessman Herb Stein.
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More layoffs may be in store if the federal shutdown drags on.
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The partial federal government shutdown has delayed many statistics.
partial
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The 21-day partial shutdown of government that ended last week delayed jobless claims and payroll reports.
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Gramm suggested recently that the partial government shutdown was evidence that furloughed federal workers were unnecessary.
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Breakdowns in negotiations led to two partial government shutdowns .
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The partial federal government shutdown has delayed many statistics.
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The House voted against a measure, approved by the Senate, to end the 19-day partial government shutdown .
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The partial government shutdown derived from the budget stalemate will reach three weeks this Friday.
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Failure to reach compromises on spending in 1995 and 1996 triggered two partial government shutdowns .
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The Bosnia trip is being planned despite the partial government shutdown and the budget impasse with Congress.
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government
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Despite the drama of government shutdowns and talk of political revolution, the 1996 presidential campaign appears headed down a prosaic path.
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Scores of economic reports have been delayed in recent weeks because of the partial government shutdown .
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Gramm suggested recently that the partial government shutdown was evidence that furloughed federal workers were unnecessary.
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The prolonged federal government shutdown could not have come at a worse time for businessman Herb Stein.
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The 21-day government shutdown prevented government agencies from gathering and releasing economic news.
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But in the corporate bond market, some say the government shutdown is putting a drag on issuance.
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That could lead to a third partial government shutdown , if a compromise on spending limits can not be reached.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Companies had held back shutdowns for fear of helping competitors.
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Experts are still trying to locate the fault which caused another shutdown of the £1m Computer Aided Despatch system.
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Gramm suggested recently that the partial government shutdown was evidence that furloughed federal workers were unnecessary.
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I had a hard time relaxing during the West Coast shutdown .
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That could lead to a third partial government shutdown , if a compromise on spending limits can not be reached.
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The 21-day partial shutdown of government that ended last week delayed jobless claims and payroll reports.
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The partial government shutdown derived from the budget stalemate will reach three weeks this Friday.
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We shutdown the old plant and start afresh somewhere else with a new labour force.