verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a verb agrees with the subject
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In Arabic, all verbs agree with their subjects in gender and number.
accept/agree on a compromise
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It would be advantageous for both countries to accept a compromise.
accept/agree to conditions
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He refused to accept the conditions set by the rebel leader.
agree an agenda
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The meeting ended in chaos as representatives were unable to agree an agenda.
agree on a price
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Now all we need to do is agree on a price.
agree to a contract ( also agree a contract British English )
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Keane was reported to have agreed a contract for a further three years.
agree to a request ( also grant sb’s request formal )
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The judge granted his request.
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Diana was happy to agree to his request.
agreed to co-operate
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They agreed to co-operate with Brazil on a programme to protect the rain forests.
kindly offer/agree/give etc
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Mr Nunn has kindly agreed to let us use his barn for the dance.
the agreed date British English , agreed upon date American English (= one that people have agreed on )
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The work was not finished by the agreed date.
the agreed/stipulated/recommended maximum (= one that is agreed between people )
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A pregnant woman should drink no more than the recommended maximum of 4 units per week.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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The United States also agreed to drop its opposition to a follow-up conference in 2006.
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He also agreed to revise training operations to quell noise that Okinawans have complained about for years.
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The Government has also agreed that the men could be used to escort detainees released from prison camps.
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Raytheon also agrees to begin a series of energy-conservation measures in its plants.
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In the remaining working days of this month there are hopes that the council will also agree measures to control trans-national mergers.
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He also agreed to adopt policies on affirmative action and ethics.
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The service has also agreed to expedite final consideration of 900 species believed worthy of protection.
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Members also agreed that investing some surplus Social Security funds in the stock market ought to be seriously considered.
on
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An ambitious agenda was agreed on , and the official calendars of 12 heads of state were duly adjusted.
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I'd have to take a few hundred and we might get one we both agree on .
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At the end, the reunited brothers will agree on exactly how many flashes there have been.
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What makes the situation in Britain today so worrying is that the leaders of both main parties agree on virtually everything.
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Washington seems unable to agree on even its most basic task, which is to fund the government.
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Earlier, negotiators at the talks could not agree on who should back off first.
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At this stage, the rules in use are known to all, and all agree on what the rules are.
to
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The proposals have been agreed to with the co-operation of the police and Middlesbrough Cycling Group.
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I thought at the time it was a crazy thing to agree to and early events seemed to confirm this.
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I agreed to help you out tonight, but that was all I agreed to.
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And what had he agreed to anyway?
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In order to lock into today's low rates potential borrowers will have to agree to marginally higher rates than are really current.
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The painting was agreed to by Luce inpart to recompense for what she saw as her misjudgment of her dead friend.
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By 1980, the Midland was so desperate to satisfy its international ambitions, it would have agreed to almost anything.
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A scheme to share the costs between insurers and taxpayers has been agreed to, but Parliament has yet to approve it.
■ NOUN
contract
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Mr Quinn said he and Mr Neal had agreed a contract to refer work between the firms.
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Two players agreed to new contracts Wednesday.
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Thus, the couple had agreed upon a simple contract .
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Right-hander Darren Dreifort agreed to a one-year contract .
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Therefore providers ought to be able to agree to contracts for these services at a lower price.
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What happens if the union and the school board can not agree on a contract ?
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Neale, 38, has agreed a three-year contract and takes up his duties on March 1.
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Following his second season, Karros agreed to a contract worth $ 6. 15 million over three seasons.
friend
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Mr. Bowis Does my hon. Friend agree that a curse of modern urban living is musical mega-decibels in the night?
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Mr. Sayeed Does my hon. Friend agree that assessing ability only in terms of academic achievement sells young people short?
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Mr. Knox Does my right hon. Friend agree that that is an impressive increase over that period of years?
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Mr. Thurnham Does my hon. Friend agree that voluntary groups and private providers can efficiently deliver services for the disabled?
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Will my right hon. Friend agree to talk to the museum to ascertain whether he can guide it in filling the gap?
minister
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The Prime Minister I agree with my hon. Friend about the importance of clear-cut and low corporate and personal tax rates.
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The Prime Minister I agree entirely with my hon. Friend's analysis on that point.
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The bankers and ministers agree that McKenzie was key to the agreement.
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The Prime Minister I agree with the point made by my hon. Friend.
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Does the Minister agree that people need and prefer a free eye test?
party
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The two parties may agree a price for the land or ask an agent to act on their behalf.
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Then, Clinton also intervened, without appointing an emergency board, by appealing to both parties to agree to binding arbitration.
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In practice the parties and arbitrator should agree his remuneration in advance.
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Majority Nationalist Party agreed to advance debate on the proposals after earlier saying they wanted to delay action.
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The next Opposition party should agree more timetabling of Bills early in the new Parliament, and we should keep to it.
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Both parties can at least agree that this is no way to pick a president.
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To achieve that goal, I call upon all parties to agree to an immediate cease-fire.
plan
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They will have to agree the plan and will no doubt wish to have a significant part in discussions.
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They have kept the government shut to pressure the president to agree to a seven-year plan to balance the federal budget.
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Indeed, though the Cabinet had agreed the plan in December Hoare was forced to resign, and replaced by Eden.
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However, Rodman said the state only agreed to the clean-up plan to avoid further delays.
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Within two weeks the participants were able to agree upon a draft plan .
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Morrison Knudsen and lenders agree on a plan to avoid a cash shortage.
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She acquiesced, agreeing to his plan for a meeting with Joan in the palace rose-garden.
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Talks aimed at agreeing on a plan to balance the budget within seven years are still taking place.
price
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The critical aspect still to be agreed was the gas price .
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The two parties may agree a price for the land or ask an agent to act on their behalf.
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We have already agreed on a price for each tree, so the job is to agree on how many there are.
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That is, it may be easier to agree a price for a contract for clinical services than to assess cost or cost-effectiveness.
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At the very least the seller agrees that the buyer shall become the owner and the buyer agrees to pay the price .
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The weekend talks stalled on United's inability to agree the price for Knighton's withdrawal from the take-over.
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They may therefore agree to sell at price level P whatever is demanded.
principle
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Whether or not we agree with the principles or validity of church laws and rules, many of our clients will accept them.
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But, if the supporters are agreed on the principle of rotation, they disagree over the detail.
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We have often found people will nod and agree to the principles but never put them into practice.
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Whether Curran and Seaton would agree with the principles that lie behind the above proposals is very doubtful.
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Saur has agreed in principle to buy out its partner to produce closer ties with its other operation, Cambrian Environmental Services.
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General Mladic had also agreed in principle to open a corridor to Cerska.
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The cessation of hostilities was agreed in principle .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Agreed
agree to differ
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If after discussion we agree to differ , both versions will be recorded.
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They were tolerably happy together, as marriages seem to go, a happiness achieved partly by agreeing to differ .
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We might as well agree to differ and get along as well as we can.
be agreed
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Any press release must be agreed between the parties prior to issue.
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Equally it was agreed by all counsel that such a view was erroneous, and I agree.
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It is therefore important to ensure that wording is agreed as far as possible during drafting meetings.
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It was agreed that all transmission of film material will be in a progressive scan format from launch of services.
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It was agreed that he might return to work from the hospital when he felt better able to cope.
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Regional banding could not be agreed to simply on the basis of national wage bargaining.
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The economic rationale, in terms of economic efficiency, was agreed in terms of increasing competitiveness, rather than the change of ownership.
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The handover of the Bedford and Luton institutions was agreed .
be inclined to agree/think/believe etc
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After reading this book, you might be inclined to think so.
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Before then, we are inclined to believe only hip jazz musicians and self-destructive beat poets did dope.
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I am inclined to believe the police.
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Or did he, as some are inclined to think, actually invent it?
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Some conservative politicians were inclined to agree.
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Still, when he makes a statement such as you refer to, I would be inclined to believe him.
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We are inclined to think of connections between earlier and later events rather than connections between simultaneous events.
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You are inclined to agree with their judgement.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"I wish it was time to go home." "I couldn't agree more."
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"Yes, I'm sure you're right," agreed Tony.
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After a few minutes' discussion we had agreed a price and the car was mine.
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Charles suggested going for a picnic, and we all agreed.
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Few people expect the rebels to agree to the peace plan.
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Finally, after some tough negotiating, it was agreed that the workforce would be reduced by 10%.
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I'll have to check these calculations again -- the totals don't agree .
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I agree with you about the color -- it looks awful.
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I suggested we move to Chicago and she agreed.
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I think it's too expensive. Do you agree ?
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It was agreed that the price should be fixed at $200.
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Lee agreed with Jackson that more opportunities should be created for minorities in film.
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Most experts agree that drugs like heroin can cause permanent brain damage.
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Mr Johnson thinks it's too risky, and I tend to agree with him.
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Right then, are we all agreed?
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The Council of Ministers would never agree to such a plan.
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The one thing all the parties agreed on was the need for fair elections.
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The project can't go ahead until the finance committee agrees.
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They agreed to meet up later in the week.
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Ultimately the two sides could not agree , and negotiations were abandoned.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I also agree with Scott L.J.'s observations about the form of order that would be proper to be made.
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If Brian agrees to buy the car, then changes his mind, can he withdraw his acceptance?
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Mr and Mrs Davenport accepted and agreed with the results of the psychological evaluation.
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Plant managers and the union agreed to take the Quality of Work Life effort plant-wide.