preposition
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be held without bail
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He was being held without bail pending another hearing.
be lost without
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She’s a great friend and I’d be lost without her.
be released without charge
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She had been arrested twice and released without charge.
disappear without a trace ( also disappear without trace British English ) (= completely )
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Hundreds of people disappear without trace every year.
disappear/vanish/sink without (a) trace (= disappear completely, without leaving any sign of what happened )
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The plane vanished without a trace.
Hardly a day passes without (= there is bad news almost every day )
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Hardly a day passes without more bad news about the economy .
hardly a day/week/month etc goes by without/when (= used to say that something happens almost every day, week etc )
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Hardly a month goes by without another factory closing down.
incomplete without
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TV ads implied that a woman was incomplete without a man.
vanish without (a) trace/vanish off the face of the earth (= disappear so that no sign remains )
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The youngster vanished without a trace one day and has never been found.
went without a hitch
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The whole show went without a hitch .
without a penny to...name
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He died without a penny to his name .
without a shadow of a doubt (= without any doubt )
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I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I was going to win.
without (any) warning
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Police fired into the crowd without warning.
without any/much trouble (= easily )
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The work was carried out without any trouble.
without breaking stride
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Collins dealt with the reporters’ questions without breaking stride .
without compunction
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They used their tanks against the leftists without compunction .
without effort (= easily, without trying hard )
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Her horse jumped the fence without any effort.
without exaggeration (= telling the truth and not exaggerating )
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The men spoke without exaggeration about their ordeal.
without exception
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Without exception, all the children were well behaved and polite.
without notice
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Trains may be cancelled without notice.
without permission
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Pages should not be copied without the permission of the publisher.
without preamble (= without saying anything else before it )
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Harding gave him the news without preamble .
without/with no frills
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It was just a comfortable flat with no frills.
with/without enthusiasm
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The proposal has been greeted with enthusiasm by both parties.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be up the creek (without a paddle)
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I'll really be up the creek if I don't get paid this week.
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Chairmen of football clubs are only in the papers and on the radio when the team is up the creek .
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What he learned from that interview was that Graham Ross was up the creek without a paddle.
be without equal
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His paintings are without equal in the Western world.
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As a family holiday destination, Bournemouth is without equal .
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His attention to detail is legendary and as a strategist he is without equal .
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His musical prowess still undiminished at 65, he is without equal when it comes to instrumental excellence and stylistic versatility.
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If Richter's Brahms is a revelation, then his playing of Liszt is without equal .
be without foundation
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I believe that claims of "psychic powers" are without foundation .
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The Observer said that it had not intended to convey that meaning, and accepted that the allegation was without foundation .
be/get caught in/without etc sth
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Don't expect to be caught in the rush.
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He is caught in a storm and crashes.
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He was caught in the end, trying to bury one of the bodies in the cemetery, in a fresh grave.
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She was caught in the seducing current, and she could not break free.
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The actual death toll is much greater because thousands more turtles are caught in fishing nets and suffocate.
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The Tokyo government is caught in a dilemma, according to Hazelwood.
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They are caught in this place of denial and unrealized emotion and desire.
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Worse, he was caught in the cross fire of local conflicts.
beyond/without compare
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The dancing in the show had a beauty that was beyond compare .
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She went to her chamber and used every art she knew to make herself beautiful beyond compare .
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The Muses had no instrument peculiar to them, but their voices were lovely beyond compare .
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Their written language was the most advanced of the pre-Columbian scripts, and their astronomical knowledge beyond compare .
beyond/without number
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It is to risk leaving out what religion is really about, rather like music without sound, or mathematics without numbers .
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The potential applications are almost without number .
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They forgot the message times without number .
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Zbigniew Shapira, not yet thirty, had talents without number .
beyond/without remedy
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However, the director so removed is not without remedy .
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If a corporate public authority is unable to sue for libel it is, however, by no means without remedy .
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It was beyond remedy , I thought.
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This does not mean, however, that a taxpayer would necessarily be without remedy in such a situation.
can do without sth
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And this you can do without a wall.
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Can you suggest anything I can do without making him feel unhappy or threatened?
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Neither can do without some comfort and support in your life.
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Oh, I think you can do without that.
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The hunt can do without a report like that in the local press.
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This is a job you can do without too much difficulty.
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We, the volunteers, can do without this hassle.
die without issue
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He shifted restlessly on the bed, thinking of what would happen if he should die without issue .
do sth without a murmur
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And although we might challenge their right to run our lives we often let them run our language without a murmur .
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Of the Tuscan towns, Amelia and Otricoli were the only ones to accept papal domination without a murmur .
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One slip, and it would sweep you away without a murmur or a cry.
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She left without a murmur although she had only a year and a half to go to complete her secondary education.
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She took the punishments meted out to her without a murmur .
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The door was ajar and opened without a murmur .
do without (sth)
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But it could not do without its law students who brought business and fame and brilliance to the town.
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But new designs, which do without costly transformers, have trimmed prices.
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Everyone did , because the alternative was to do without.
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He counsels his congregation to do without the extras in order to have more family time.
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The challenge of making do without the domesticating power of women was, for many men, a practical matter.
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We, the volunteers, can do without this hassle.
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What would I do without Rosey?
go without (sth)
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Despite these difficulties, it goes without saying that no book should be ordered unless the price is known.
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For seasons at a time he went without a roof or bed and for months had no shirt on his back.
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It goes without saying that any infringements of these new restrictions will imperil what is already an extremely sensitive access agreement.
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It goes without saying that Quinn lost a good deal of weight during this period.
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Nurse Ian Ballantyne, 26, alleged that Mr Stockton had gone without his medicine on previous occasions.
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Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results.
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They went without a flashlight, as the Managuans do if they are out of doors when the lights go out.
have no parallel/be without parallel
it goes without saying (that)
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And it goes without saying that Wild is a Lisztian of the finest order.
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Concentrated, clear meat juice, must, it goes without saying, be added.
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Despite these difficulties, it goes without saying that no book should be ordered unless the price is known.
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Historically it goes without saying that we have used all kinds of nature, and especially animals, for human benefit.
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I think it goes without saying that a rested person is a better person, more able to face life.
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Non-fiction books, too, it goes without saying, are a good source.
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Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results.
never let a day/week/year etc go by without doing sth
not give sth a second thought/without a second thought
not/without so much as sth
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I never received so much as a reply.
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The car survived the accident without so much as a dent.
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He had never had a day of sickness, not so much as a cold.
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How could we have put their bag into ours without so much as a single check?
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I, who had traveled all that long day on that train without so much as a cheese in my pocket?
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It is a matter of tone, not so much as content.
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So far in Rajasthan, I had not so much as nodded to another female.
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That he had dumped her without a word, without so much as a goodbye.
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We got our six appearances, and not so much as one drop-by or mix-and-mingle extra.
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When they go straight to bed without so much as ordering a toasted sandwich or spending money at the bar.
not/without so much as sth
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So far in Rajasthan, I had not so much as nodded to another female.
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He had never had a day of sickness, not so much as a cold.
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How could we have put their bag into ours without so much as a single check?
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I, who had traveled all that long day on that train without so much as a cheese in my pocket?
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It is a matter of tone, not so much as content.
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That he had dumped her without a word, without so much as a goodbye.
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We got our six appearances, and not so much as one drop-by or mix-and-mingle extra.
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When they go straight to bed without so much as ordering a toasted sandwich or spending money at the bar.
sink without trace
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But unlike the Titanic, the story of the Tek Sing and its passengers sank without trace.
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Early attempts - including putting a ping-pong ball inside a soap bar - sank without trace.
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It was even tried years ago by Olivetti among others, but those products sank without trace.
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Many small labels have sunk without trace.
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Now that has all been sunk without trace.
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The Labour government broke up and the report of the Macmillan Committee sank without trace.
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Then the shipyards sank without trace, and it was three years on the dole.
there's no smoke without fire
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And if you believe there's no smoke without fire, Sean Young must be a towering inferno.
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But there's no smoke without fire.
without (saying) a word
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He throws himself without a word on to the blanket beside him.
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Jed began to know where Creed wanted to go without a word being uttered.
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Now this woman of endless stories, a teacher, lies without words , waiting to die.
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She turned without a word and walked back to where her friends lay like casualties.
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Sitting down opposite without a word he picked up the glass and emptied the contents down his throat.
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Still without a word Pearl brought Ezra to the tiny kitchen.
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The place is empty but for the bar and three or four slightly-built lads shooting pool without words .
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Then she turned and without a word left him and the house, too.
without cease
without ceremony
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The bodies were buried without ceremony in hastily dug graves.
without doubt
without fail
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Danny comes over every Sunday without fail .
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I want that work finished by tomorrow, without fail !
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My mother goes to church every week without fail .
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You must take the medication every day without fail .
without fear or favour
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He had some home truths to impart and presented them without fear or favour.
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Now near retirement after a long career in product development, Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour.
without let or hindrance
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Instead of the passport opening frontiers to the traveller without let or hindrance, it has become the means of international surveillance.
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It should flow easily, though not too swiftly, through the manholes, without let or hindrance.
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The willingness to thin the office staff without let or hindrance.
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Truth, however tawdry or trivial, may be told without let or hindrance from libel laws.
without missing a beat
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Cuomo answered the reporters' questions without missing a beat.
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They can present, explain, and deliver our solutions without missing a beat.
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Woody Harrelson came in for the late Nicholas Colasanto without missing a beat.
without more/further ado
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And without more ado he booked his one-way ticket.
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Left leaderless, the city surrendered to Bustamante without further ado .
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Stan then moved closer to Melanie, and a major fight erupted without further ado .
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The emptying of the house could therefore no longer be postponed and Charlotte had decided to put matters in hand without further ado .
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The selection board interviewed him and rejected his application without further ado .
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Then, without more ado , he loaded the horses into the trailer.
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Then, without more ado , he turned on his heel and left, slamming the door behind him.
without prejudice (to sth)
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And when Sam was old enough to leave home maybe she could lead a life of her own without prejudice .
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If you mark the letter without prejudice then taxation will be on the basis of what you put in the bill.
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So as much as the reviewers' preferences shine through, I still feel that they review without prejudice .
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This enables a student to optimise the opportunities presented to him without prejudice to his progression through the examination system.
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We can blend the two, without prejudice , to provide the stepping-stone for a more complete psychology.
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We had no preconception of the results and analysed our data without prejudice .
without question
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Insurance companies once paid medical bills almost without question , but no longer.
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Their weapons technology is without question a threat to us.
without reply
without so much as a by your leave
without/beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Don't ask me how - but I knew it without a shadow of a doubt.
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Now she knew without a shadow of doubt that she wasn't.
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Gourmet Food without Salt" is aimed at people with high-blood pressure.
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"With or without sugar?'' "Without, please!''
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After the storm, we were without electricity for five days.
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Billy came to class without his school books.
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He had gone out without his parents' permission.
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He was without any sense whatsoever.
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How can you judge a book without reading it?
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I don't know what I would do without Lisa.
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I don't think grandpa could survive without his cigars.
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No one can succeed in business without taking certain risks.
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The schools are having to provide programs without adequate funding.
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There are so many people without jobs that companies receive hundreds of applications to each advertisement.
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This time Clark finished the race without falling.
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You can't get a passport without a birth certificate.