I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a road/rail/air crash
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There will be an investigation into the cause of the air crash.
a sense/air of finality
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The word ‘retirement’ has a terrible air of finality about it.
air ambulance
air brakes
air chief marshal
air commodore
air conditioner
air conditioning
air force
air freight...sea freight
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We’ll send your personal belongings by air freight and your furniture by sea freight.
air freshener
air guitar
air hostess
air kiss
air lock
air marshal
air pocket
air pollution
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Air pollution can cause breathing problems for some people.
air pump
air quote
air rage
air raid
air rifle
air speed (= the speed of a plane in relation to the air around it )
air strike
air terminal
air traffic control
air traffic controller
air transport
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The air transport industry is presently going through a period of change.
air travel
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There has been a major increase in air travel during the last twenty years.
air vent
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a blocked air vent
air vice-marshal
air your grievances (= tell people you think you have been treated unfairly )
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These committees act as a forum for various groups to air their grievances.
air/aerial combat (= fighting in the air )
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30 enemy aircraft were destroyed in aerial combat.
air/environmental/water etc pollutants
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New regulations will reduce hazardous air pollutants.
airing cupboard
air/sense of menace
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There was a sense of menace as the sky grew darker.
air/water purifier
an air of excitement (= a general feeling of excitement among a group of people )
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There was a real air of excitement before the game.
an air of mystery (= something that seems mysterious )
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There was an air of mystery about him.
an air raid (= when bombs are dropped from planes )
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His parents were killed in an air raid.
an air/bomb attack (= an attack from a plane using bombs )
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Malta was under heavy air attack.
an airing cupboard British English (= a warm cupboard for sheets and towels )
an airline/plane/air ticket
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You can pick up your airline tickets at the check-in desk.
an air/rail disaster (= an air or rail accident )
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The crash was the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history.
blast of...air
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A blast of cold air swept through the hut.
breathe some air/the air
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It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.
breathe some air/the air
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It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.
bus/train/air/cab fare
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Air fares have shot up by 20%.
by air/sea/land/road/rail etc
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All supplies are transported by air.
chill in the air
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There was a slight chill in the air .
chilly wind/breeze/air etc
compressed air
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The miners used rock drills and compressed air to drive through hard rock.
disappear into thin air (= completely )
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The money he made has disappeared into thin air.
gasp for air/breath
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Brendan climbed slowly, gasping for breath.
have an air of authority approving (= look like you have authority, in a way that makes people obey you )
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The commander had an unmistakeable air of authority.
hot air
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The theory was dismissed as a lot of hot air.
humid air/climate etc
mountain air
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a walk in the clear mountain air
open to the sky/air/elements
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Many of the tombs had been robbed and left open to the sky.
polluted air/water/rivers etc
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The project’s aim is to clean up polluted land.
puff of smoke/wind/air/steam etc
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The dragon disappeared in a puff of smoke.
rush of air/wind/water
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She felt a cold rush of air as she wound down her window.
sea air
send sth by post/sea/air etc
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Monday is the last day to send cards by post to arrive by Christmas.
serve in the army/air force/navy etc
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He returned to Greece to serve in the army.
the air/water temperature
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The water temperature should be between 60 and 65°F.
the night air
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The night air was scented with pine wood.
the sea air (= the air close to the sea )
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He breathed in the fresh sea air.
throwing...into the air
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The bomb exploded, throwing bricks and debris into the air .
travel by train/car/air etc
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Emily hated travelling by train.
vanished into thin air (= suddenly disappeared in a very mysterious way )
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She seemed to have just vanished into thin air .
water/air quality
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Scientists took samples to test the water quality.
water/air/beer etc pump (= for moving water, air etc )
water/air/oil etc filter
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a pond filter
waved...in the air
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He waved a hand in the air to attract her attention.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
clean
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The measured seasonal variations of peroxide and ozone in clean air at Cape Grim during the experiment are contrasted in Fig. 4.
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Environmentalists have spread the alarm about clean air and water.
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There was that sudden, breathtaking chill of cold, clean air as you walked into the dome.
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In hot weather, clean air conditioner filters.
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Such procedures should aim to ensure efficient operation and the provision of fresh, clean air .
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This was part of it: his new life would mean a slower pace, cleaner air , getting into shape.
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Her hair flew out behind her, and the clean air struck her face.
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When Abudah had made his way through this slimy cavern he emerged upon a mountain top in the clean air .
clear
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In the clear night air the sound of battle at the nearest of the gates was clearly audible.
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The truck was grinding up the steep, dark road while I looked up to the stars in the clear alpine air .
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Reaching starts are normally best managed with a timed approach. Clear air is nearly always of paramount importance.
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Their voices rose, pure and distinct in the clear air as they laughed and shouted to each other.
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Starboard gybe is obviously safer than port, and clear air is vital.
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No hunting, shooting or fishing for them, but walking and gardening and breathing in the clear air .
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He found the clear air and sparkling waters the perfect pick-me-up.
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People's voices, exchanging Christmas greetings echoed on the clear air .
cold
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Everyone else had gone back out into the cold night air , except her three companions and the proprietor.
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The snow felt good crunching under my boots, and the cold air invigorated me.
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He stared mournfully at the bright strip which appeared to float in the cold air over the small table.
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We were breathing fogs in the cold night air .
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When the door opened a great smell of sweat and leather and stale cigar smoke rushed into the cold night air .
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We gaze until the cold air makes our shivering unstoppable.
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Convector models work by drawing in cold air which is then warmed in a convection-chamber.
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The first truly cold air he has felt since arriving.
cool
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She felt a fleeting distant surprise as the cool night air whispered over her skin.
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The leaves were radiant in the light, and the cool , sweet air touched the skin, exhilarating and chilly.
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It dries flaky in the cool air of the cab.
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As I step out the door, inhaling the cool air , I smell lightness and relief.
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Feel the warm air as you breathe out and the cooler air as you breathe in.
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The hot gas is pumped to a coil in the indoor unit where cooler indoor air is blown across the hot coils.
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Damian Flint strode out into the cool night air .
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With my hands I could still feel cool air coming in along almost all the cracks.
free
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Nothing can be finer for honest books than to stand unashamed and free to the air .
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Passengers flying to Rio from other cities for the cruise will receive free round-trip economy air fare.
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She dangled in free air , then was put down.
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Try to find the maximum range of the device in free air .
fresh
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We need a breath of fresh air in school inspections.
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In the fresh air I light my first cigar of the day, and break the match before I drop it.
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They like open situations where fresh air can move through and circulate freely.
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Rated R.. Waiting to Exhale A breath of fresh air .
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You get virtually 1 8 no fresh air , nothing, you're just in the cells.
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Remove excess hair around the ear canal, as this tend to collect wax and restrict fresh air .
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This not being the case I have benefited much from the peace and quiet and from the fresh air .
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She's a breath of fresh air for those stupid Lintons.
hot
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It burst out of the tunnel in a gale of hot air and shuddered to a halt.
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The campaign for a deregulated electric utility industry, like a balloon, is filled with a lot of hot air .
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As the hand was held on the blazing ring, the stench of burning flesh was clearly noticeable in the hot air .
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Wyatt breathed in the hot humid air .
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But nothing could have prepared me for the hydraulic blast of hot air that came as I stepped out.
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As the hot cooking air was sucked through the window, the little kitchen grew cooler.
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Yet the whole magazine is like this, an expensive, well-meaning, worthless blast of hot air .
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Now that frenzied chorus of hot air is being used to try to whip up a hurricane designed to alter public opinion.
open
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Keep to work and sanity and open air - to the cheerful and the matter of fact side of things.
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An 1874 picture by one Dudley P.. Flanders shows a circus performing in the open air in Tucson.
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The two of them were sitting at a table in the open air .
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It disperses rapidly in open air where levels are low.
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Spend as much time as possible in the open air .
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There were two more open airs during the week and somewhere in between all this activity the children had homework to complete.
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Stepping high in the light gravity and brandishing the bag before her, she ploughed her way out into the open air .
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After the singing of another hymn the congregation adjourned to the open air for the unveiling of the Memorial stones.
thin
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The beginner normally learns combination techniques by performing them against thin air .
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One thing Galarraga should consider before he makes the move: The thin air in Denver has been good to him.
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The interior was gloomy; tobacco smoke hung motionless in the thin air .
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He was nestling within thin air and cinders.
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Ran through the thin black air until she couldn't breathe.
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The juice landed on the floor like a red bubbly snake, a bad omen suddenly materializing out of thin air .
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Victor and his kidnappers had disappeared into thin air .
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He found rhymes irresistible, and produced them out of thin air , just for the fun of it.
warm
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Black-headed gulls circled, spiralling skywards in a current of warm air .
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Buffalo were tethered and breathed warm air into the night.
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Jane's skin dried almost immediately in the warm , dusty air .
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They stood there in a gush of warm air .
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Her window was open and warm fresh air blew in her face and made her hair stream out behind.
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The pollution is worst during winter, when thermal inversions trap the warmer polluted air above the city.
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The weight of the glider and the woman slowed him down, but he could feel the warm air currents.
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The warm summer air was clear, and the smoke could be clearly seen billowing straight up.
■ NOUN
attack
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Coming in the midst of a presidential campaign, the air attack has generated the inevitable political rhetoric, bombast and pressure.
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The air attack occurred in August 1988 during a campaign against the Kurdish separatist movement.
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He also underlines further the riskiness of the Yamamoto plan, pointing to the high vulnerability of carriers to air attack .
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There were no trains and the roads were under constant air attack .
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This was the possibility of a sneak enemy air attack on Tokyo, the capital of the Empire.
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Meanwhile, the air attacks continue.
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He will need to sell his candidacy and meet the Democratic air attack with regularly televised speeches from the Senate floor.
balloon
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The steel rope had to be used because a normal tight rope wouldn't keep taut between two unpredictable hot air balloons .
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Read in studio A rather unusual hot air balloon has completed its maiden voyage.
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Vologsky might as well try to take off and escape in a hot air balloon .
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Is it not yet another of the Secretary of State's hot air balloons ?
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Read in studio Five hundred homes had their power supplies cut when a hot air balloon collided with high voltage cables.
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Read in studio A world record has been set for tight rope walking between two hot air balloons .
base
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Fresh air bases were set up in Bank Mine and a team of brave and dedicated doctors went underground to assist.
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Then I went to work at the Alameda naval air base , as a machinist's helper.
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He had first caught sight of her riding in a ploughed field beyond the barbed wire perimeter of the air base .
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Clinton said as rain pounded down at the air base , where he landed.
conditioner
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An air conditioner to maintain normal room temperature is advisable.
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Bringing me glasses of cold nectar is what they would do, and cranking up the air conditioner .
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They returned with a huge roll of green baize which was then gently placed on top of the groaning air conditioner .
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In hot weather, clean air conditioner filters.
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An air conditioner or at least a fan...
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For one thing, the air conditioner in my hotel room is a bit balky.
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Back inside his room, he turned on the overhead fan and the air conditioner .
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Outside, over the low monotonous drone of the air conditioner , she could hear the mating call of a cricket.
conditioning
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The air conditioning was not yet in place.
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Television broadcasting was to be reduced, as were air conditioning , street lighting and floodlit sports events.
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Ask for the facts on electric air conditioning .
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They incorporated all the Mark 3 features of air conditioning , insulation and good riding.
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The products will be used in refrigeration systems in the food industry and in large air conditioning systems.
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In all stores adequate ventilation should be provided as an aid to temperature control with mechanical air conditioning if needed.
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The auto model costs £33,620 and gets air conditioning and a leather-trimmed cabin.
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However, air conditioning is standard and there is electric adjustment for mirrors, windows and seats.
crash
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He lost his only son Jay, 26, in an air crash and his first wife Connie drowned in Antigua.
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However, San Diego has only experienced one major air crash in its history.
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It is now 33 years since the last major air crash in Ayrshire and we must pray that there is never another.
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At the same time, the number of infants killed in commercial air crashes is extremely low.
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There have been three elections since 1988 when General Zia ul Haq died in an unexplained air crash .
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One ambulanceman compared the carnage to an air crash .
fare
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Perhaps he was going to touch me for the air fare home.
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Not included: international air fare and port taxes.
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With each call, the CalPIRG callers asked for the lowest possible air fare on a specific route for a specific date.
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The service also can book air fare , ground transportation, lift tickets and more.
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Cost: From $ 599 per person, double occupancy; not included is air fare to Miami.
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Head whirling, she went into a travel agency and enquired the air fare to Toronto.
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Q: Where can I find information on the lowest commercial air fares ?
force
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The procession was one of sombre colours, khaki and air force blue predominating.
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The air force general leading the mutineers refused to give up control of the base even as the seige of Makati ended.
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The church is full of exquisite works of craftmanship which have been donated by individuals and by air forces .
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The installed heron is already banking away on invisible air forces , away from the mayhem.
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Meanwhile the air force continued bombing Tiger positions on the peninsula.
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Mrs Major emerged from the plane at Andrews air force base looking pale and drawn.
hostess
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Beryl was an air hostess belonging to a rival airline he had met at the John F. Kennedy Airport.
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Finally, I offered to become an air hostess to pay my way, and this time, received an immediate reply.
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As she might have expected, it was almost empty, except for an air hostess sitting on the toilet, smoking.
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Carl looked up and saw the young air hostess staring at them.
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When Kylie returns as an air hostess for Spinning, the world suddenly seems perfect again.
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She told Nigel proudly that Alison could have been anything she wanted, even an air hostess .
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We are not told how these risks compare with, say, working as an air hostess , or as a policewoman.
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But he is found by the air hostess and bustled on board.
night
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In the clear night air the sound of battle at the nearest of the gates was clearly audible.
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The night air helped my wits.
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She felt a fleeting distant surprise as the cool night air whispered over her skin.
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We were breathing fogs in the cold night air .
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She shivered in the hostile, cold night air .
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The ambulance was already gone, but patrol cars were still there, radios squawking in the night air .
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The night air was fresh, washed by the storm into a cool clarity.
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Induk said, exhaling, dispersing my ashes like pollen into the night air .
pollution
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He said the buses would cut air pollution and reduce sheep deaths from accidents with cars.
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Similar human error surfaces in other air pollution disasters such as at Seveso and Bhopal.
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A scientist does experi merits, and no experiment I have ever done proves that air pollution is hurting those trees.
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By last year the crisis had reached such proportions that Southern California introduced radical new regulations to control air pollution .
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In addition to air pollution concerns, the opponents don't want the courts raised above ground.
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It is not unusual to find that countries adopt the best parts of both strategies in order to tackle air pollution problems.
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Cars and industry in El Paso contribute to the air pollution , of course.
power
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Government air power has prevented the rebels from attacking N'Djamena directly.
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Robert sat nearby doing a term paper on the history of air power .
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Or does the environment lend itself to the air power and precision-guided missiles of a Steve Forbes?
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But the escalating crisis may now force Western leaders to use military air power to protect relief efforts.
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Strategic air power had all but won the Second World War.
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Billing was quick to see the military significance of air power , and this gave purpose to an otherwise chaotic life.
quality
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In water quality and air quality, Texas has the worst record of any big state.
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It also changed the monitoring period for ozone to better reflect actual air quality .
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At one extreme lies the Soviet Union which has over 100 national air quality standards and few emission standards.
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He responded with courage and knocked back the load of special interests trying to weaken efforts to improve air quality .
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Studies of air quality show that pollutants like car exhaust fumes can add to their suffering, especially during hot weather.
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The maker of air quality detectors is expected to appoint Steward Somers chief financial officer.
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The emission charge may have to be continually adjusted until the air quality which society deems acceptable has been achieved.
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The air quality impact of conversion from oil to gas-coal is examined.
raid
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Then the anti-aircraft guns opened up, firing into the air against an imagined air raid .
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There were occasional air raids on Calcutta.
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In 1916, a special committee produced its recommendations for the precautions to be taken in the event of an air raid .
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During grammar school, I faint every time we have an air raid drill.
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Equipment was possibly used to trigger air raid sirens during the Second World War.
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The United States reacted to the air raids by ordering an aircraft carrier to the gulf.
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The success of their final run depended on a diversionary air raid .
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A strict blackout was imposed in Pyongyang, and the populace was crowded into underground shelters as air raid sirens wailed.
sea
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After the stale fug in the tiny cabin, she gulped down the clean sea air , the car window wide open.
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He gave me to understand that the bamboo beetle would soon be killed off by the sea air .
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Hunger and a need for sea air drove Ruth down to the Puerto de Pollensa.
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Nothing ever really dried out now that it was so thoroughly impregnated by salt sea air .
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Near the coast also the sea air reduces the cold of late winter and spring.
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A few days of sea air would not hurt them.
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Swore the sea air was doing his health good.
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That was back when our unofficial city aroma was strong coffee and sea air , not urine.
strike
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The effects of the artillery bombardment and the air strikes had been devastating.
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When we decided we had them pinned down, they called in an air strike .
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If air strikes are launched, what will become of them?
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There were many choices available, including continued air strikes , further ground attacks and increased special warfare actions.
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The streets of Baghdad functioned as normal Saturday, but people expressed fear of more air strikes .
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They called in air strikes all around us.
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We finally rescued our wounded, and, with the artillery still pounding, we called in for an air strike .
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Normally, an air strike , for all of its apparent fury, accomplished little or nothing.
temperature
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The snow may crust at night, due to outward radiation, even thought the air temperature remains well above freezing point.
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It is calculated using rainfall averages and monthly mean surface and air temperatures .
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June Brilliant sun, warm seas, pleasant air temperatures , warm nights.
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The outside air temperature was above minimum, but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway, just to be sure.
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Similar air temperatures are observed today in geographically equivalent temperate high latitudes.
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The water in the aquarium will quickly equal the ambient air temperature .
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Once air temperatures have fallen well below freezing point, frozen spray accumulates along the shore.
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The outside air temperature gauge proved very accurate - immediately we entered the red we started to collect ice.
time
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Cable companies stopped selling air time .
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The dark side gets plenty of air time as it is.
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Cylinder pressure, air time remaining at current depth, and remaining no-stop time are continuously updated.
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The air time is sold by broadcast bottom feeders who could care less about anything beyond profit margins.
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If the remaining air time is less than the no-stop time required, the cylinder content display flashes air time.
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To qualify for air time , volunteers for a particular candidate would have to collect a certain number of voter signatures.
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That means minimum air time , but maximum ground time.
traffic
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We've got air traffic on to it.
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And the air traffic controllers and pilots on board asked for autographs.
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They included warning local air traffic control and having hundreds of gallons of water and pumps standing by in case of accident.
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Denver said, waiting for air traffic controllers to confirm they could trace his signal.
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I would have needed an air traffic control centre to keep track of where everyone was at any given moment.
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The center handling air traffic in Washington and Oregon, near Auburn, Wash., was operating on backup power.
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She could see a highwire directly overhead, above that, air traffic , and beyond--.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is also notified to ensure that there is no conflict with civilian air traffic , she said.
transport
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Shipping, air transport , telephone and telegraph generally follow these routes.
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Suddenly, it was three years later and he was being carried off an Army Medical Corps Hercules air transport .
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For the more serious cases, there was air transport direct to base hospital, possibly hundreds of miles to the rear.
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Partly Competitive/Partly Regulated Industries Examples of this kind of industry are oil, aerospace, and air transport .
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The burgeoning air transport industry is presenting huge opportunities for enterprise.
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Its basic objective was to stimulate the regularity and safety of international air transport .
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On 14 December 1987 the Council adopted a further Regulation applying the competition rules to international air transport between community airports.
travel
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The major increase was in air travel .
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No effort was spared to make air travel seem like ocean voyaging or traveling by train.
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So was Laker's concept of cheap but regular air travel .
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Most forecasts suggest that air travel will continue to grow at a little over 5 percent a year.
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Once, this was difficult to cross; then, railways spanned it; now, air travel virtually ignores it.
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Because of this, air travel to deal with the social aspects of human interactions will be more frequent.
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The new offering, called the AAsset Card, will allow charges other than air travel .
■ VERB
breathe
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Stretcher-bearers pushed past Jack as he stood blinking at the top of the tunnel, breathing the damp air .
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I like to go walking in the woods just to breathe the air .
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Whales, like all mammals, breathe air and give milk.
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I breathe , sucking air while circling left.
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The bichir and other primitive freshwater fish have a pouch opening from the gut to enable them to breathe air .
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Residents of the two cities breathe the same polluted air .
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No hunting, shooting or fishing for them, but walking and gardening and breathing in the clear air .
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We all breathe the same air .
fill
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In the evening they can take on a luminous glow and fill the air with perfume.
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A cacophony of violins, clarinets and trumpets fills the air .
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I took a few paces towards her, filling the air with the sweet music of my song.
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But there is another way to make it float, which is to fill it with hot air .
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The smell of couscous and other grain which filled the air constantly reminded me of my own situation.
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Our cassoulets arrive in porcelain pots, filling the air with a wonderful aroma.
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I knew from the thick fragrance that filled the air that it was Mrs. Constantine.
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As the wait grew longer and the day nearer, expectation filled the air .
float
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He stared mournfully at the bright strip which appeared to float in the cold air over the small table.
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The question floats there in the air .
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It's just floating there in the air !
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They floated , their internal air chambers were dry, and they retained their strength.
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And he's never happier than when he's falling flying, floating through the air .
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Scarlet fever, mumps, chicken pox, and whooping cough floated in the air .
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She felt as though she was floating on air .
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Such a person lived and, in a sense floated on the air , without a solid foundation.
fly
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A piece of scalp flew yards through the air .
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First a student hit the stick and it flew up in the air .
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I managed to roll clear just as it flew off into the air , never to be seen again.
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First, there was the Gorilla, flying through the air on a rope suspended from the ceiling before the game started.
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For once he allowed the cork to fly high into the air .
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Streamers flew through the air , revellers contorted to the music.
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First, Hermes' winged sandals, for flying through the air .
gasp
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But with an hour gone and Ulster 25-24 ahead, Saracens were gasping for air in this Heineken Cup match.
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But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air .
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Once back outside in the Berlin night, Harry gasped for air .
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I gasped air and saw the bright crimson of my skinned knuckles.
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The instructor must have heard my screams as I felt myself being dragged out as I gasped for air .
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And suddenly he needed those jewels the way a drowning man gasps for air .
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She was gasping for air , then her throat seized closed and she fainted.
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Soon they were both holding their stomachs, gasping for air .
hang
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The stink of hops hanging in the air , wafted over from Wandsworth breweries.
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He let those comments hang in the air for a moment, and we drove on quietly.
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The rest is a dark drift of smouldering purple, hanging in the air like smoke from a pyre of burning shoe-gazers.
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It yelled, and within five minutes, I saw four other ravens hanging in the air above me.
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Row after row of different artifacts, with mystical banners hanging in the still air .
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Everywhere an unspoken question seemed to hang heavily in the air: Would we have been better off without Home Rule?
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Smell it hanging in the air , Feel it on everything you touch.
pollute
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Cigarette smokers pollute the air for other people but take no account of this in deciding how much to smoke.
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Residents of the two cities breathe the same polluted air .
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Short-term measurements were carried out in the drivers' breathing zones by drawing polluted air through a charcoal tube during unloading.
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Paints traditionally were made with volatile organic compounds, which can pollute indoor and outdoor air .
throw
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We shall not be throwing everything into the air and rewriting systems that already work satisfactorily.
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The elaborate nets thrown out by air proved far too porous to trap major enemy units.
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It shows a small girl with her arms thrown up in the air .
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That car was thrown into the air and landed on the next car in line, killing Waltrick.
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A single shoe is thrown into the air .
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The same blast threw me in the air .
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Before Mungo and Emily could focus on it, Vic made as if to throw it into the air .
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I saw them amid showers of the brilliant, multicolored dust that was thrown into the air .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a breath of air/wind
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Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.
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It had been a very cold but bright morning, without a breath of wind.
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Not a breath of air disturbs the tranquil spectacle.
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Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air.
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The moon was hidden under a veil of clouds, and there was not a breath of wind.
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There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace.
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There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.
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There was scarcely a breath of wind.
a breath of fresh air
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I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.
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Moving to this big apartment was like a breath of fresh air.
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As I say, we must introduce a breath of fresh air into the inspection system.
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Comes to corner of the street for a breath of fresh air.
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His condition is fine and he went out for a breath of fresh air.
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Lawrence has proved a master of communication and a breath of fresh air to North-East sportswriters.
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Steve Forbes is a breath of fresh air to the process.
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Undoubtedly to the disappointment of the leakers, Inman came through the whole affair like a breath of fresh air.
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We need a breath of fresh air in school inspections.
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You really want to turn around and get a breath of fresh air.
a martyred look/expression/air etc
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He did not reply, but got into the car glumly, with a martyred air.
a nip in the air
air/sea power
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The outcome will be decided by air power .
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But the escalating crisis may now force Western leaders to use military air power to protect relief efforts.
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For Mahan sea power was critical, for Mackinder a particular land mass.
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Government air power has prevented the rebels from attacking N'Djamena directly.
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Robert sat nearby doing a term paper on the history of air power .
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Strategic air power had all but won the Second World War.
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The cheapest and simplest method will be the air powered sponge filter.
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The most difficult strategic question was whether sea power was any longer the foundation upon which the Three Pillars could continue to stand.
assume a manner/air/expression etc
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No wonder the technique assumed an air of planet-wide importance.
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Oliver assumed an expression of extreme penitence.
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The only thing she could do was to assume an air of indifference.
be gulping for air
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I am gulping for air, and sobbing.
be walking on air
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On my first day, I earned $190, and I was walking on air.
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Martha felt that she was walking on air and when she entered the kitchen, Annie looked up.
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She felt as though she was walking on air.
castles in the air
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Hugh Bawn's high-tech castles in the air.
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That, says McKinsey, is because they spend money where it is needed rather than on grand castles in the air.
clear the air
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I think it's about time you called her to clear the air.
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In an attempt to clear the air, Mills has planned a meeting with employees to discuss the issue.
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The White House hopes that the investigation will clear the air.
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Allen, to clear the air, decided to host a debate for three thousand people at Bethel.
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But he thinks, in present circumstances, that a straight forward test provides the best way of clearing the air.
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He even met with the Anti-Defamation League to try and clear the air of misunderstandings.
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It would be good to clear the air, but she hoped it would hold off until after the party.
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Offer to talk then and there to clear the air.
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Secondly, until you clear the air with this person, you will continue to feel uncomfortable.
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The Minister is mumbling - I hope that he will get up and clear the air.
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To help clear the air, Mills is expected to meet with PacTel staffers in two weeks to discuss the issue.
cleave the air/darkness etc
disappear/vanish into thin air
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As happened during and after the first war of independence, the money has disappeared into thin air.
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It was almost as if he'd vanished into thin air.
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Maybe each and every one of them had vanished into thin air.
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The Cheshire cat is an odd character and he causes confusion when he literally disappears into thin air.
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The money which has suddenly and mysteriously become available simply vanishes into thin air as Ruggiero Miletti magically reappears.
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Victor and his kidnappers had disappeared into thin air.
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Yet he seemed to disappear into thin air.
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You can tell these mysterious trails were not made yesterday, because of the way they seem to disappear into thin air.
fresh air
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Fresh air isn't necessarily better for you, but it will certainly make you feel better.
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I'm just going outside for a breath of fresh air.
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I leave the window open at night to get some fresh air.
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Let's go outside and get some fresh air.
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Open the window and let's get some fresh air in here!
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By then I had stepped outside to get some fresh air, away from the stifling smoke and heat of the temple.
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Feeling in dire need of fresh air, Ellie went outside into the grounds.
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Filmer could go in and out of the Westin without a sniff of fresh air, and probably had.
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He bad to sit in his beret and coat, for she needed fresh air.
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He talked about fresh air and fresh starts.
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Remove excess hair around the ear canal, as this tend to collect wax and restrict fresh air.
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Too diluted by the fresh air.
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Undoubtedly to the disappointment of the leakers, Inman came through the whole affair like a breath of fresh air.
keep several/too many etc balls in the air
leave sth hanging in the air
out of thin air
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He found rhymes irresistible, and produced them out of thin air, just for the fun of it.
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Ray picks a number out of thin air -- generally below wholesale -- and the deal is done.
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The juice landed on the floor like a red bubbly snake, a bad omen suddenly materializing out of thin air.
pluck sth out of the air
punch the air
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A small cheer emerged from behind and I punched the air with delight.
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Balvinder jumped up and down, punched the air, then promptly confronted the man with whom he had made the bet.
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Caballeros punched the air with the exultation of victory.
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I felt marvellous and punched the air.
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Men's fists punched the air, brandishing flagons of beer.
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Sharpe saw the blossoming smoke a fraction before the sound punched the air.
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Then he plunged in, and when he saw he was correct, punched the air with a raised left hand.
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When we left the meeting, I should have been punching the air with joy.
road-rage/air-rage etc
television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend
the open air
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An 1874 picture by one Dudley P.. Flanders shows a circus performing in the open air in Tucson.
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Discomfort in the open air was far preferable to him.
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For example in the open air or where a temporary problem necessitates urgent remedy.
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Generally the passengers camped and sat out in the open air.
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It sometimes comes on in the open air.
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Some continued to preach in the open air, in streets or in the fields.
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The two of them were sitting at a table in the open air.
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The world, her world, no longer accommodated pleasure parties in the open air.
water-borne/sea-borne/air-borne etc
wind/air/water resistance
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A 3-phase 15° step-angle variable-reluctance motor has a rated phase current 01 2.0A and a phase winding resistance of 5.0 ohms.
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A car that squats low meets less wind resistance .
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If you want to lower the wind resistance on a car body how low do you want to get it?
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Naturally the water resistance was less, but modern tanning processes have improved leathers considerably.
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The actual path taken by the orbiter is complex and designed to minimize the effect of air resistance on the craft.
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This holds precisely because all objects fall at the same speed under gravity. Air resistance is being ignored here.
with your nose in the air
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She just walked past with her nose in the air.
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Standing with their noses in the air.
you could cut the atmosphere/air/tension with a knife
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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air pollution
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Alex stood shivering in the cold, damp air .
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Cars are a major cause of air pollution.
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Could you turn on the air ?
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the clean air of the countryside
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But gecko feet work in ionised air , which would cancel out the electrostatic effect.
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Gobbets of ice sliced through the air .
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He was uncoordinated, moving his arms through the air and pointing at nothing in particular.
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I say they curved through the air by 25 centimetres.
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Ice can crack off into the engine air intakes and cause them to shut down.
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Jennifer better make sure an air bag is handy.
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The weight of the air on top of the paper held it down with so much pressure that the stick broke.
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To his disappointment, Bessie and Edgebone were already sitting there enjoying the night air .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
ad
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He has aired radio ads in Iowa, whose caucuses are a mere three years away.
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So far, only Black Entertainment Television has accepted and aired the 60-second ads .
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But as they viciously attacked one another, Feingold aired clever and humorous ads that won wide acclaim.
commercial
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Nor is an anti-abortion candidate who aired graphic television commercials with footage of dismembered fetuses.
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The station repeatedly aired a commercial for the tape.
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Clinton has already staged dry-runs in 20 media markets, airing three 30-second television commercials last June at a cost of.
complaint
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Tired of this paternalistic and oppressive regime, Beida students aired their complaints over several evenings in mid-December.
grievance
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The journalists can ask their questions direct and can also air any grievances or problems in an informal atmosphere.
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This meeting was to air grievances and ease our transition into the future.
opinion
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And she used her limited telephone privileges to air her opinions live on a local radio talk show.
show
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The show will air at 11 p. m. Monday through Thursday.
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For years marginal radio stations paid the rent with late-night or Sunday-morning preacher shows , which they aired for cash up front.
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Interviews done in the week after the shows aired found dramatic increases in awareness and understanding of medical issues surrounding both topics.
television
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Nor is an anti-abortion candidate who aired graphic television commercials with footage of dismembered fetuses.
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Her story was aired on national crime-fighter television shows.
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Clinton has already staged dry-runs in 20 media markets, airing three 30-second television commercials last June at a cost of.
view
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Cabinet meetings were something to be got through, not the place where views were to be aired and decisions reached.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a breath of air/wind
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Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.
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It had been a very cold but bright morning, without a breath of wind.
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Not a breath of air disturbs the tranquil spectacle.
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Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air.
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The moon was hidden under a veil of clouds, and there was not a breath of wind.
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There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace.
▪
There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.
▪
There was scarcely a breath of wind.
a breath of fresh air
▪
I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.
▪
Moving to this big apartment was like a breath of fresh air.
▪
As I say, we must introduce a breath of fresh air into the inspection system.
▪
Comes to corner of the street for a breath of fresh air.
▪
His condition is fine and he went out for a breath of fresh air.
▪
Lawrence has proved a master of communication and a breath of fresh air to North-East sportswriters.
▪
Steve Forbes is a breath of fresh air to the process.
▪
Undoubtedly to the disappointment of the leakers, Inman came through the whole affair like a breath of fresh air.
▪
We need a breath of fresh air in school inspections.
▪
You really want to turn around and get a breath of fresh air.
a martyred look/expression/air etc
▪
He did not reply, but got into the car glumly, with a martyred air.
a nip in the air
air/sea power
▪
The outcome will be decided by air power .
▪
But the escalating crisis may now force Western leaders to use military air power to protect relief efforts.
▪
For Mahan sea power was critical, for Mackinder a particular land mass.
▪
Government air power has prevented the rebels from attacking N'Djamena directly.
▪
Robert sat nearby doing a term paper on the history of air power .
▪
Strategic air power had all but won the Second World War.
▪
The cheapest and simplest method will be the air powered sponge filter.
▪
The most difficult strategic question was whether sea power was any longer the foundation upon which the Three Pillars could continue to stand.
castles in the air
▪
Hugh Bawn's high-tech castles in the air.
▪
That, says McKinsey, is because they spend money where it is needed rather than on grand castles in the air.
disappear/vanish into thin air
▪
As happened during and after the first war of independence, the money has disappeared into thin air.
▪
It was almost as if he'd vanished into thin air.
▪
Maybe each and every one of them had vanished into thin air.
▪
The Cheshire cat is an odd character and he causes confusion when he literally disappears into thin air.
▪
The money which has suddenly and mysteriously become available simply vanishes into thin air as Ruggiero Miletti magically reappears.
▪
Victor and his kidnappers had disappeared into thin air.
▪
Yet he seemed to disappear into thin air.
▪
You can tell these mysterious trails were not made yesterday, because of the way they seem to disappear into thin air.
fresh air
▪
Fresh air isn't necessarily better for you, but it will certainly make you feel better.
▪
I'm just going outside for a breath of fresh air.
▪
I leave the window open at night to get some fresh air.
▪
Let's go outside and get some fresh air.
▪
Open the window and let's get some fresh air in here!
▪
By then I had stepped outside to get some fresh air, away from the stifling smoke and heat of the temple.
▪
Feeling in dire need of fresh air, Ellie went outside into the grounds.
▪
Filmer could go in and out of the Westin without a sniff of fresh air, and probably had.
▪
He bad to sit in his beret and coat, for she needed fresh air.
▪
He talked about fresh air and fresh starts.
▪
Remove excess hair around the ear canal, as this tend to collect wax and restrict fresh air.
▪
Too diluted by the fresh air.
▪
Undoubtedly to the disappointment of the leakers, Inman came through the whole affair like a breath of fresh air.
keep several/too many etc balls in the air
out of thin air
▪
He found rhymes irresistible, and produced them out of thin air, just for the fun of it.
▪
Ray picks a number out of thin air -- generally below wholesale -- and the deal is done.
▪
The juice landed on the floor like a red bubbly snake, a bad omen suddenly materializing out of thin air.
road-rage/air-rage etc
television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend
the open air
▪
An 1874 picture by one Dudley P.. Flanders shows a circus performing in the open air in Tucson.
▪
Discomfort in the open air was far preferable to him.
▪
For example in the open air or where a temporary problem necessitates urgent remedy.
▪
Generally the passengers camped and sat out in the open air.
▪
It sometimes comes on in the open air.
▪
Some continued to preach in the open air, in streets or in the fields.
▪
The two of them were sitting at a table in the open air.
▪
The world, her world, no longer accommodated pleasure parties in the open air.
water-borne/sea-borne/air-borne etc
wind/air/water resistance
▪
A 3-phase 15° step-angle variable-reluctance motor has a rated phase current 01 2.0A and a phase winding resistance of 5.0 ohms.
▪
A car that squats low meets less wind resistance .
▪
If you want to lower the wind resistance on a car body how low do you want to get it?
▪
Naturally the water resistance was less, but modern tanning processes have improved leathers considerably.
▪
The actual path taken by the orbiter is complex and designed to minimize the effect of air resistance on the craft.
▪
This holds precisely because all objects fall at the same speed under gravity. Air resistance is being ignored here.
with your nose in the air
▪
She just walked past with her nose in the air.
▪
Standing with their noses in the air.
you could cut the atmosphere/air/tension with a knife
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I hung the blankets on the clothesline to air them out.
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Stahl's report is scheduled to air tonight after the news.
▪
The newsconference will be aired live at 7 p.m.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Concerns that were aired by many transit executives last month were just a big bureaucratic misunderstanding, says Rep.
▪
He talked about events in the Middle Ages as if they'd happened-yesterday and been fully aired on the nine o'clock news.
▪
It had probably been the only one aired and ready for the unexpected guest this morning.
▪
So far, only Black Entertainment Television has accepted and aired the 60-second ads.
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The music that's finally being aired, fifty years on.
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Voters deserve an opportunity to hear unpleasant alternatives fully debated and aired.