noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
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The average attendance at the Grammar School in the six years to 1881 was 138, but in 1882-86,78.
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But so far, the average paid attendance has been only 66 percent, a projected $ 800, 000 shortfall.
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The average attendance in the 121 years of its existence has been 60-80 pupils.
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The average attendance was about a hundred and had particular appeal to young women factory workers and those in domestic service.
compulsory
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In this respect, the law on compulsory school attendance clearly has its limitations.
constant
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Private, constant attendance , no expense spared.
good
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It is hoped that there will be a good attendance this year.
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By 1984, they scored third and fourth highest in the system and had the best attendance records.
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Exhibition board lighting and clear signposting ensured a good attendance .
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When you have a good attendance record and arrive on time each day you make things easier for your supervisor and fellow-workers.
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One of the most important was getting across to pupils and staff that good attendance was a high priority.
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In particular, it requires a good attendance record at school.
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For instance, all schools are concerned with improving and maintaining good attendance .
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In July the government majority fell to three on one vote but this narrow margin produced better attendances on the government side.
high
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He produced the second highest attendance in 150 years.
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After reviewing all the evidence and arguments, the Court exempted the Amish children from high school attendance .
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There was a high attendance by women, who formed a major part of the thinking.
large
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They are harder still to interpret: what does a large attendance at Easter communion imply?
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Make it an even larger attendance next time - bring your families and friends.
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Elsie Streek's holiday classes in Sidcup saw the largest attendance ever, and were successful and rewarding.
low
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Having been cleared of theft, she is now being blamed for the museum's low attendances .
perfect
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He was not a consistent honor-roll student, although he was cited at graduation for three years of perfect attendance .
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Also, more than half of the associates can boast of perfect attendance records.
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Only a significantly wrong due date separates Lou Madden from a perfect Super Bowl attendance record.
poor
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During follow up of the 228 children six were excluded because they moved out of the area or because of poor attendance .
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I must keep an eye out for signs of neglect, abuse, drug use and poor attendance .
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In yet another classification, Reid distinguishes between truancy and less serious forms of poor attendance at school.
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A poor attendance record leads to a credibility gap with superiors. 2.
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It is understood that the poor attendance and violent behaviour among students were still prevalent.
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He was fired from Wal-Mart last Wednesday for poor attendance , supervisors there said.
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As a result, the landlord blames the band for the poor attendance and refuses to pay.
regular
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The group has a regular daily attendance of 22 youngsters, and currently meets at St Joseph's Retreat.
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The same youngster will have spent only thirteen thousand hours in school, assuming that he or she is regular in attendance .
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Regulars as regular in their attendance as any man.
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Can you keep up regular attendance at college if you pick the part-time degree?
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There are no auditions, but once pupils have committed themselves to membership regular attendance is expected.
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He suggested regular attendance be required of any man expecting to play for the province.
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But at Rediscovering Pompeii there are enough screens to satisfy demand, and a technician is in regular attendance .
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Training is paid at Army rates with a bounty for regular attendance .
total
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During the period under review 5 meetings were held in Glasgow, attracting a total attendance of 332.
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The 76, 244 total attendance was a Street Scene record, up from approximately 65, 000 in 1995.
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However we have been delighted by the response so far. Total attendance at the various events was 21,600!
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In the end, total attendance reached almost ten million.
■ NOUN
allowance
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If they are very ill they can claim other benefits, such as attendance allowance .
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We still have to wait months for payment of vitally important benefits such as the attendance allowance .
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These totals exclude mortgage interest and disregarded income, for example, attendance allowance .
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A councillor may give written notice to his council that he wishes to receive a financial loss allowance instead of an attendance allowance.
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He may revert to an attendance allowance by further written notice.
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In 1970 an attendance allowance was introduced, payable to a person in need of substantial care and attention.
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I had been through the same sort of trouble on behalf of my husband, applying for full attendance allowance on March 3.
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In this context neither the attendance allowances nor the SRAs are sufficiently realistic.
church
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It was not as though she had been slack in her church attendance in the past.
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Survey data indicate no variance in church attendance between blue- and white-collar workers.
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Coincidentally there has been a massive fall in church attendances .
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They were less likely to blame declining church attendance or on-screen violence.
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Major relaxations consisted of bands, societies, galas and of course, regular church attendance .
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Even less, 22 percent, thought declining church attendance a factor.
figures
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But computerised turnstile operations have made it almost impossible to fiddle the attendance figures in modern times.
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After numerous false starts, attendance figures hint that long-suffering soccer fans might finally have something to be excited about.
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Last year sales showed some recovery after a difficult 1991 fair, while attendance figures were 11,000.
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If anything, the Windsor Park attendance figures have increased over the past year.
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The day was a huge success, despite a small drop in attendance figures .
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This decision was based on a survey of 1991 visitors and exhibitors which also revealed attendance figures of 17,000.
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Total attendance figures were 28,000 compared to 40,000 at last year's event.
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By comparison with the attendance figures , the number of readers' tickets issued has increased generally.
rate
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If the school's overall attendance rate is poor, then the school may well suspect a high level of condoned truancy.
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An attendance rate of 90% for a week means that out of the 1000 possible attendances over the week, 900 were recorded.
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A push to improve the overall attendance rate involved several different strategies.
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Schools' concerns in examining their attendance rates tend to be with levels of non-attendance and in particular with truancy.
record
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In particular, it requires a good attendance record at school.
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A poor attendance record leads to a credibility gap with superiors. 2.
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At school I had a below 50 % attendance record , at College I have a 100 % attendance record.
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My grades were mediocre, my attendance record average.
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At school I had a below 50 % attendance record , at College I have a 100 % attendance record.
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Only a significantly wrong due date separates Lou Madden from a perfect Super Bowl attendance record .
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By 1984, they scored third and fourth highest in the system and had the best attendance records .
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All attendance records for the zoo were broken.
school
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In this respect, the law on compulsory school attendance clearly has its limitations.
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The Gobitis children were of an age for which Pennsylvania makes school attendance compulsory.
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Table 3.1 gives a picture of the situation today in relation to social class and school attendance .
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Note that, in both cases, I am speaking of performance, not of years of school attendance .
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It's exactly what you said, it's the question of school attendance .
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But as public school attendance became mandatory, and as graduation thus became commonplace, the number of college students increased astronomically.
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The number of children in the crowd suggested school attendances may well have been down yesterday.
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A child who lives in a state that requires school attendance must attend some acceptable school during the years of compulsory education.
■ VERB
dance
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Doctor Agrippa, who surprisingly had kept well out of our way, now came to dance attendance on us.
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She found the crew very friendly, and the skipper went out of his way to dance attendance on her.
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You can't expect us to dance attendance up the stairs as well.
expect
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By defining work patterns for each employee, the system knows when to expect attendance .
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You can't expect us to dance attendance up the stairs as well.
require
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In particular, it requires a good attendance record at school.
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A child who lives in a state that requires school attendance must attend some acceptable school during the years of compulsory education.
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This can require attendance at postgraduate courses, and perhaps some Masters degree coursework in the same field.
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Wisconsin required school attendance until the age of 16.
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Local education authorities also run courses which typically require attendance for two hours a week for six weeks, in the evenings.
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For those who require attendance both by day and night there is a higher rate allowance.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dance attendance on sb
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Doctor Agrippa, who surprisingly had kept well out of our way, now came to dance attendance on us.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Attendance at the national championships is already higher than expected.
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an average attendance of 4000 fans per game
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Considering the seriousness of the matter to be debated there was an unusually low attendance at the meeting.
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The game had an attendance of over 50,000 people.
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We had pretty good attendance despite the bad weather.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A subsidiary problem here is how or whether to institutionalize this, for example in the form of attendance or credit requirements.
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But my first attendance at a political rally changed my childhood habits right away, at least briefly.
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Concerns were expressed about S's time-keeping, non-school attendance and friendships.
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He produced the second highest attendance in 150 years.
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I was getting great attendance and they loved it.
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In 1992, attendance doubled again to 3,000, and has since averaged about 4,500.
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There began to be a great fall-off in attendance .
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They were certainly needed, for by then the attendance had leapt to fifty-six.