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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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black
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So life went on and I adapted to my new country, to living as a black youngster in a white-dominated society.
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Children in the lower socioeconomic groups, particularly black youngsters , had the highest caries attack rate.
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The figures for black youngsters excluded indefinitely and for a fixed period were also above average.
local
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Until now, local adults and youngsters had to travel to Britain for regular treatment.
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Schnug taught piano to local youngsters until about five months before her death.
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Some months ago a gang of local youngsters asked if I could help them in this direction.
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This is the fifth time a group of local youngsters has visited Almelo.
other
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But this victim is also a counsellor, helping other youngsters who have drinkers in the family.
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Shona Smith, two, was trapped in a bedroom with two other youngsters at Mayhill, Swansea.
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This afternoon police had a warning for other youngsters who carry similar weapons.
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The report said that disturbed children were more than twice as likely to become smokers as other youngsters .
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Number forty-three where he lived with three other youngsters was more dilapidated than most.
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By passing on his skills he has given other youngsters the incentive to go on to achieve greater things.
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Now his family is trying to save other youngsters from the same fate.
talented
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She says too many talented youngsters have to go to London.
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Please keep us informed if you know of any talented youngsters . 4.
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It would be an opportunity to foster civic pride and to identify talented youngsters .
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Britain has few specialist music schools outside London, which means a lot of travelling for many talented youngsters .
■ VERB
encourage
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This would encourage youngsters to try Young Enterprise and create their own jobs, and aid unemployment in the area.
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Officials hope the demonstration day will encourage other youngsters to join the movement.
give
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Come on employers, give these youngsters a chance.
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I prefer to give the youngster strategies that allow him to write independently.
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Only a failure on their part to contest all the events will give the youngsters of Lagan Valley any chance of survival.
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It's given these youngsters from Thamesdown Drama Studios their first taste of professional theatre.
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By passing on his skills he has given other youngsters the incentive to go on to achieve greater things.
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Showbusiness gave the youngster a chance to escape into another world, away from the frustrations of an unsettled childhood.
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Those who gave evidence say the sentence is insufficient, they say it just gives licence to youngsters to break the law.
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He even gave one youngster some money to pay-off a drug dealer.
help
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But this victim is also a counsellor, helping other youngsters who have drinkers in the family.
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We can also help youngsters by encouraging them to rely on the look as well as the sound of words.
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She helped a succession of youngsters to take part-time degrees by getting them jobs as kitchen porters or trainee cooks.
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From time to time the main Party had to intervene to help out the youngsters or to curb their youthful enthusiasms.
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BGroups such as Alcoholics Anonymous have launched weekly Alateen and Alatot sessions to help youngsters cope with and recover from alcohol-damaged childhoods.
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At the Russell-Cairns unit in Oxford psychologists can pass on advice to schools to help youngsters like Chris.
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More equipment, especially computers are desperately needed to help youngsters here have just as much fun as any other children.
keep
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She says it is hard when you have to keep the youngsters quiet sometimes for hours.
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He also admitted keeping indecent photographs of youngsters in the society's files.
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It seems awful that so often these places are the only type of indoor entertainment to keep youngsters amused.
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Kathryn said the most interesting part was keeping busy youngsters occupied in the waiting room of North Tees General Hospital.
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But housing officials say while the scheme is welcome, many more projects are needed to keep youngsters off the streets.
teach
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And they're going to let you teach youngsters , are they?
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Schnug taught piano to local youngsters until about five months before her death.
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In Dickensian days Fagin had his thieves' kitchen in London, where he taught youngsters to pick pockets.
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Organisers say they hope to teach youngsters and their families how to survive the abuse and carry on with their lives.
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Stories about family heroes teach youngsters what it means to be heroic.
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She says modern methods do more harm than good, and has written a book designed to teach youngsters the traditional way.
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Stories about mishaps teach youngsters that families and friends stay together through tough times.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But not all the youngsters want a career in the arts.
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Even as a youngster , she has learned that acting can be a means of survival.
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Harris faces a tough opener against fast improving Surrey youngster Tim Garner at noon on the opening day.
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I managed to boost the frightened youngster up on to the small piece of board.
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Lord Brightman urged there should be specialised reception and support arrangements for vulnerable youngsters arriving alone in Britain.
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Nineteen-year-old songster Sebastian made his amazing gaffe as Di visited a centre for homeless youngsters.
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They have tended to be portrayed as a bunch of ill-organised youngsters often high on drink and drugs.