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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
administer an injection formal (= give sb an injection )
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She was taught how to administer an injection.
administer poison formal (= give it to someone )
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He could not have administered the poison that had put Mark in a coma.
manage/administer a fund
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The fund is managed by an investment company.
provide/administer treatment (= give someone treatment )
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Paramedics are trained to administer on-the-spot treatment to patients.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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affair
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Some of those activities will be continued whichever Government are administering the country's affairs in six or seven months' time.
agency
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In both agencies pollution control is administered from headquarters by an independent department.
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Six years later, one of the federal agencies that administers the program calls it a flop.
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The picture of an agency which dispassionately administers scientifically-designed standards is blurred further by organizational practices.
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And the state agencies that administer the funds are running out of money.
aid
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Mike Chittenden staggered in flames into a neighbouring office, where terrified workers doused the flames and administered first aid .
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Rolly single-handedly attempted to apprehend the youths, put out the fire and administer first aid to barman Wheeler.
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Bandaging Having administered first aid immediately, the next priority is to minimise further damage.
authority
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At stake was a fundamental challenge to the soccer bodies' authority to administer the sport without intervention from civil courts.
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The laws often also mean that specific committees and specific departments are set up within local authorities to administer the services.
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One is its complexity, both for the authorities to administer and for ordinary people to understand.
cost
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In terms of spending, it now cost £12 million to administer an annual expenditure of only £17 million on the grant.
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You should budget for the costs of administering the research project.
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To introduce means-testing is expensive because of the higher costs associated with administering means-tested benefits.
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Questionnaires are rarely useful, because greater time and cost are involved in administering them.
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The council decided the cost of administering the licensing scheme should fall to the cereal growers who burned straw.
council
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They are administered by one parish council , which takes in the hamlets of Sunderlandwick and Rotsea.
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Ministers will later examine whether housing benefit, administered by local councils , can also be integrated into the merged service.
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Mr Dumigan explained that building regulations are administered by district councils through their Building Control Departments.
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This project is being administered by the National Council for Educational Technology.
department
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The State Department , which administers the passport office, declined to comment.
dose
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The prison staff member will then begin to administer lethal doses of three chemicals.
drug
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There was no apparent reason to administer the drug , although the quantities involved were not above the legal limits.
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If these drugs fail, amitriptyline is the next likely agent to be administered .
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He was the only nurse qualified to administer drugs , though care assistants were on duty.
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But Gorlin and Packer said doctors have been well aware for 20 years of how to administer the drug safely.
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The second advance was the training of nurses to administer the drugs .
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None saw his executioners spend several minutes hunting for a vein to administer the lethal drugs .
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She can count out and administer her own drugs and explain her own needs during visits to the doctor.
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It may also prolong the half-life of some concomitantly administered drugs .
estate
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Executorship - a Solicitor's Services Your executor is the person who takes charge of administering your estate after death.
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In the meantime, the solicitor intended administering the estate on behalf of the family.
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During that time three solicitors were, he alleges, unlawfully granted powers to administer the estate .
fund
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Indpeendent trustees have been appointed to administer the pension fund .
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And the state agencies that administer the funds are running out of money.
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Institutions administer the access funds under general guidelines provided by the Department.
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In this academic year the Department of Education and Science has also provided additional guidance to institutions administering the access funds .
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Independent trustees Bradstock &038; Blunt are now administering the pension fund .
funds
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Institutions administer the access funds under general guidelines provided by the Department.
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And the state agencies that administer the funds are running out of money.
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In this academic year the Department of Education and Science has also provided additional guidance to institutions administering the access funds .
government
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They are concerned with grievances held by individuals against the two Government Departments who administer social security benefits.
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What happened there represents a frontal challenge to how the courts, the states and the federal government administer justice.
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Exercise 10-2 A government programme is administered by an agency that aims to maximize the scale of provision.
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Some of those activities will be continued whichever Government are administering the country's affairs in six or seven months' time.
injection
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An anaesthetic was administered by injection .
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The Foreign Minister glowered at the Major as he administered the injection .
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Others administer substances by intradermal injections and record the size of the cutaneous weal.
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Small doses may be in pill form, but usually the drugs are administered by injection or drip.
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Practically, problems can arise when administering the intravenous injection .
justice
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What happened there represents a frontal challenge to how the courts, the states and the federal government administer justice .
law
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With the passing of the Judicature Acts a single court was formed, administering both law and equity.
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It is the function of the courts to administer the laws which Parliament has enacted.
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These verderers were no longer to be officers of the Crown administering the forest law on its behalf.
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The rulings were created and administered by the local law society which represents all interested professional parties.
policy
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Our staff are trained to administer the policy on page 53, which costs £17 per person for 18 days.
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This was clearly difficult for those administering policy , mainly the army.
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Many social services staff care considerably about the inadequacies of the policies they administer .
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Our couriers are trained to administer this policy .
program
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Medicare is a federally administered program of health benefits for elderly and disabled persons.
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Six years later, one of the federal agencies that administers the program calls it a flop.
punishment
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Major Burrows had dealt with the matter so effectively the father did not need to administer any further punishment .
questionnaire
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We administered standard questionnaires , did physical examinations, and took blood samples for lymphocyte subtyping.
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Demographic information was collected by medical students administering a questionnaire .
sacrament
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So, after preaching, he administered the sacraments to the flock.
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Their greatest joy was to have a priest with them to administer the sacraments and say Mass.
scheme
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The council decided the cost of administering the licensing scheme should fall to the cereal growers who burned straw.
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It is welcome that the TECs are administering that scheme and that a minimum reward is at least available in that situation.
school
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So the Local Authorities would be left to administer only those schools that nobody wanted to go to.
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The curriculum is controlled by Cisco but administered by each school district.
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I think the people who administer the Boston school system do.
service
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The service will be administered by Novell.
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They can also be related to many other points about the way the services are organized and administered .
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Since the suspension of Stormont these services are administered by the appropriate department of the Northern Ireland government.
state
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Its main recommendations amount to little more than an attempt to broaden the elite which administers the state .
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It would be collected by the seller and administered by states or the Treasury Department.
system
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No high scores were found in any country and during the interviews respondents often asked about methods of administering such systems .
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And it administers the national 800-number system .
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The National Insurance Act gave the newly set up exchanges the role of administering the system of unemployment benefit.
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I think the people who administer the Boston school system do.
test
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Third, the time and resources taken to prepare, administer and mark the tests are better devoted to real education.
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Some senior officers challenged the test before it was administered .
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The test may be used as a screening device, although it is relatively time-consuming to administer compared with other tests.
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In an attempt to know how well students are learning these basic skills, school systems administer standardized achievement tests .
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This week it is sending out instructions to members not to administer or mark the tests .
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In her work with survivors of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, she also administered tests of subjects' peripheral immune function.
treatment
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Keep an eye on it though, and only administer treatments carefully if necessary.
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Paramedics have extra training to help them to administer on-the-spot treatment to patients.
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help
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Paramedics have extra training to help them to administer on-the-spot treatment to patients.
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They have a staff of three to help administer Koraloona.
set
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Who sets and administers these claims?
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Whilst these local authorities were developing in form, other bodies were set up to administer special functions.
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He has signed an agreement that allows the United Nations to set up and administer humanitarian centres all over his country.
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A crisis centre was set up to administer supplies and hard-currency deals were being negotiated to buy in supplies from abroad.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It was the captain's job to administer punishment on the ship.
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Ms. O'Brien's office is in charge of administering welfare programs.
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Oxygen was being administered to Mr. Ryan through a mask.
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The Navajo administer their own territory within the United States.
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The test was administered fairly and impartially.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A defibrillator can analyze the heart rhythm of a cardiac arrest victim and administer an electric shock.
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In the meantime, the solicitor intended administering the estate on behalf of the family.
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Oxygen was being administered through a nose cone.
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The mistake was caught before the drug was administered.
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They can be administered either as simple tablets or as a special, long-acting injection.
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This vaccination was no easy one to administer , for the necessary dose had to be given intra-nasally.