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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
add/give/bring a new etc dimension to sth
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Digital cameras have added a new dimension to photography.
bring a blaze under control
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For more than four hours they battled to bring the blaze under control.
bring a case (against sb)
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There was not enough evidence to bring a case against him.
bring a complaint against sb formal (= complain in a formal, legal way )
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Higgins brought a complaint against his former manager.
bring a fire under control
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Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.
bring a lawsuit against sb (= to take a lawsuit against someone to a court )
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A former employee brought a lawsuit against the company claiming unfair dismissal.
bring a legal action
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Justice Mayor ruled that she cannot bring a legal action for damages against the plaintiff.
bring a plane down (= land it )
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He ran out of fuel and had to bring the plane down on a road leading to the village.
bring a prosecution against sb (= prosecute them )
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The police did not bring a prosecution against him.
bring (about) change ( also effect a change formal ) (= cause change )
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The war brought about radical social change.
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Treatment is aimed at effecting a change in the child’s negative behaviour.
bring an accusation against sb
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The accusations against him were brought by two 18-year-old women.
bring an end to sth/bring sth to an end (= make something end )
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They began peace talks aimed at bringing an end to the civil war.
bring an end to sth/bring sth to an end (= make something end )
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They began peace talks aimed at bringing an end to the civil war.
bring back memories ( also rekindle/revive memories formal ) (= make you remember something )
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For many older people, the film brought back memories of the war.
bring discredit on/upon/to sb/sth
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The behaviour of fans has brought discredit on English football.
bring down a government (= force it to lose power )
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It was a major scandal that nearly brought down the government.
bring glory to sb/sth
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Locals hope the discovery will bring prosperity and glory to the town.
bring honour to sb/sth (= make people respect someone or something )
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The bravery of these men has brought honour to their regiment.
bring in a consultant (= start to use one )
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Consultants were brought in to examine the building.
bring independence to sth
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The rebels fought to bring independence to East Africa.
bring in/gather in the harvest ( also get in the harvest ) (= collect the crops from the fields )
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They were working late into the night to get the harvest in.
bring joy to sb (= make someone feel joy )
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Her children have brought her great joy.
bring out the flavour (= make the flavour more noticeable )
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The fruit is cooked to bring out the flavour.
bring peace to a place
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She was praised for her efforts to bring peace to the region.
bring people together
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He said that the main purpose of the Baha'i Faith was to bring people together .
bring pleasure to sb (= give someone pleasure )
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His singing has brought pleasure to millions.
bring pressure to bear on sb (= put pressure on them )
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These groups have brought pressure to bear on the government.
bring rewards (= cause someone to get rewards )
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Winning the title brings huge financial rewards.
bring ruin on/to sb (= cause ruin for sb )
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Her behaviour brought ruin on her family.
bring sb back to consciousness
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The doctors were unable to bring her back to consciousness.
bring sb back to reality (= make them realize what is happening around them or true )
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She was brought back to reality by the pain in her ankle.
bring (sb) comfort
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Religious belief can bring comfort during times of stress.
bring sb (good/bad) luck
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He always carried the stone in his pocket; he reckoned it brought him luck.
bring (sb) happiness (= make someone happy )
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He wrongly believes that money can bring happiness.
bring sb into conflict with sb
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Some of her actions have brought her into conflict with her managers.
bring sb into contact with sb
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The job brought me into contact with a lot of interesting people.
bring sb to trial
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The people who were responsible for this crime must be brought to trial.
bring sb/sth to court ( also bring sb/sth before a court )
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Three teenage girls were brought before the court for robbing an elderly woman.
bring sth into existence formal (= make something start to exist )
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The state must follow the terms of the treaty that brought it into existence.
bring sth into the equation (= introduce a new idea for people to consider )
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It all becomes more complicated once you bring money into the equation.
bring sth to a climax
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He scored again, bringing the game to a climax.
bring sth to a halt (= make something or someone stop moving )
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Paris was brought to a halt by striking transport workers.
bring sth to sb’s notice (= tell someone about something )
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It has been brought to my notice that employees are smoking in the restrooms.
bring tears to sb’s eyes (= make sb cry )
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This unexpected kindness brings tears to my eyes.
bring the number to 25, 120 etc
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This will bring the number of jobs lost at the company to 85.
bring the total to 100 etc
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Police arrested more than 200 protesters yesterday, bringing the total detained to nearly 500.
bring up a child especially BrE , raise a child especially AmE
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The cost of bringing up a child has risen rapidly.
bring up/raise a subject (= deliberately start talking about it )
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You brought the subject up, not me.
bring/get sth up to scratch
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We spent thousands of pounds getting the house up to scratch.
bringing...into disrepute
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He faces six charges of bringing the game into disrepute .
bring...out of...shell
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I had hoped that university would bring him out of his shell .
bring/provide benefits
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The new bridge has brought considerable benefits.
bring/take sb/sth home
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They brought the baby home from the hospital on Friday.
bring...to the boil
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Add the seasoning and bring the sauce to the boil .
bring...under control
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Shea used diet and exercise to bring her weight under control .
bring...up to snuff
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A lot of money was spent to bring the building up to snuff .
bring/win sb/sth fame
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Chomsky’s theories about language brought him fame.
brought disgrace on
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His actions brought disgrace on the family.
brought out into the open
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All these concerns need to be brought out into the open .
brought shame on
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He’s brought shame on the whole family.
brought to a close (= ended )
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Finally the meeting was brought to a close .
brought to justice (= caught and punished )
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The killers will be brought to justice .
brought to the fore
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The case brought to the fore a lot of racial tensions.
brought...dishonour on
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You’ve brought enough dishonour on your family already without causing any more trouble.
brought...enjoyment
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Acting has brought me enormous enjoyment .
call/bring/throw sth into question (= make people doubt it )
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He brought into question all the principles on which the Soviet system was based.
cause/bring about a shift
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The affair has brought about a shift in the government’s attitude towards immigration.
cause/bring about an increase
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The heatwave brought about a massive increase in water consumption.
cause/bring on/trigger a reaction (= make someone ill )
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Wheat is one of the foods that are most likely to cause a reaction.
cause/create/bring chaos
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Snow has caused chaos on the roads this morning.
cause/lead to/bring about destruction
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It's clear that the bomb was intended to cause death and destruction.
come to a standstill/bring sth to a standstill
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Strikers brought production to a standstill.
come to/bring to/reach fruition
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His proposals only came to fruition after the war.
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Many people have worked together to bring this scheme to fruition.
draw/bring a response from sb
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The appeal for aid brought a big response from the West.
harvest/bring in a crop
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Brazil's coffee crop begins to be harvested in May.
have/bring/take sb/sth with you
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She had her husband with her.
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You’d better bring your passport with you.
introduce/bring in legislation
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The government will introduce legislation to force brewers to list the ingredients in their beers.
keep/bring sb up-to-date (= to give someone all the newest information about something )
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Our magazine will keep you up-to-date with fashion.
keep/bring sth up-to-date (= to make something more modern )
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The old system should be brought up-to-date.
lodge/file/bring an appeal (= make an appeal )
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Mr Sarhadi, who has lived here for three years, has lodged an appeal against extradition.
press/bring charges (= make someone be brought to court for a crime )
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Sometimes the victim of an assault does not want to press charges.
produce/bring out an edition (= of a book, newspaper, or other product )
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This special edition of the VW Beetle was produced in the 1970s.
provoke/produce/bring a reaction
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The decision provoked an angry reaction from the local tourist industry.
raise an issue/bring up an issue (= say an issue should be discussed )
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Some important issues were raised at the meeting.
raise/bring up a topic (= start talking about it )
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It’s still a very difficult topic to raise.
reduce/cut/bring down unemployment
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The government is spending more on projects to cut unemployment.
reduce/lower/bring down the cost
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If you go later in the year, it will bring down the cost of your holiday.
sth gives/brings sb satisfaction
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To have won both awards in the same year gives us great satisfaction.
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Yet children also bring immense rewards and satisfaction.
take/bring proceedings
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You may take proceedings to enforce payment.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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The scheme was brought about by the need to replace dying trees and a desire for a comprehensive improvement scheme.
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Even if animosity worked miracles in bringing about good grades, would it be worth it?
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Surely an early start on atoms and molecules must somehow be brought about .
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And it was that very Goddess of Love who brought about what next happened.
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A change in this situation can only be brought about by a change in attitude throughout the profession.
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Thus began a series of violent public demonstrations that brought about severe property damage, bloodshed, and death.
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This one is about the difficulty of extricating oneself from Internet entanglements, and specifically about bringing e-mail exchanges to an end.
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The therapy works by increasing the healing and life energy within the body, bringing about better health.
along
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Sapan had brought along a couple of passengers too.
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Each winner brought along 50 classmates.
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Pam has come down for a day of shopping, bringing along our adopted younger sister Kath.
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Water, oxygen, and food will be brought along from Earth at a cost of several thousand dollars per pound.
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He was genially detached, as though brought along to Sleet for no better reason than to admire and be pleasant.
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A light jacket is good to bring along , as the weather is often chilly this time of year.
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Bring along , too, a sample of your pond water for analysis.
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It would be necessary to bring along some class members - a fee will be paid.
back
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City's caretaker Tony Book prepares for the assault by bringing back Hinchcliffe at full-back.
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Sometimes they brought back white, grayish earth-a piece of the morning star-as proof.
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The Apollo astronauts brought back rock samples that enabled various craters to be dated.
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Returning brought back the pain, but it also brought home to her how far she had traveled.
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Managers now dutifully bring back the brief.
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Anderson restored the helicopter to intelligent control, brought back the power, and nursed us gently away from the trees.
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The beauty spot brings back horrific memories for the couple; memories of a night they were not meant to survive.
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This time you bring back a whole box of plugs to put under the counter.
down
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If only the bar wasn't brought down quite so hard on everyone's head.
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And he is not yet so low that he can not bring down many a better man.
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Supplies could be put in orbit and brought down as needed by a braking system.
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Fuchs believes the time could be brought down to nanoseconds.
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It would need to be brought down from the attic, which was a job for Dooley BarIowe.
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Munich had inspired a last-ditch attempt to bring down Chamberlain and save the peace.
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The next morning the two came, brought down from the mountain by Zephyr.
forth
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From Sunday lunch-time to breakfast today, their mountain of prevaricating committees have laboured without bringing forth even a mouse.
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What horrors will it bring forth ?
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It brought forth the age of written constitutions and codified basic rights.
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Any kind of injury brings forth the repairing response, happily for us.
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The engram bank may be balky but enough asking will bring forth any data in it sooner or later.
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Alex fidgeted impatiently as Miles was brought forth on a stretcher, ignoring the welfare of the Base Coordinator completely.
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Well, the first loss to Kentucky in 75 years and an imminent losing season is bringing forth a rude reality check.
forward
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The pregnant women directive was brought forward in one form by the Commission.
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The woman was brought forward , and the process was repeated.
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Some of these statutes were brought forward , like the better known acts of state, by the Crown.
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Remanfing accounts-generally, the balance sheet accounts-are then balanced, and the balance is brought forward to begin the new year.
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Magnox nuclear power stations will remain open, and the planned nuclear review is to be brought forward by a year.
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The debit or credit balance in each account must be determined and brought forward to begin the next accounting period.
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Nobody who brings forward biological causes supposes that they replace social causes.
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This meant he had to bring forward some of his morning chores.
home
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This plane brings home the squadron's support staff after a 3-month stint in the desert.
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But I go to the library and bring home all these books.
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Being for once in the mood to get things right, Phoebe had brought home from the library a book about dragonflies.
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Of all the elements in the skyscraper, these bricks most brought home the fact that this building was handmade.
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Then he had been brought home , paralysed from the waist down, embittered and resentful.
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The power of eye-to-eye contact with a newborn has been brought home to us repeatedly.
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They did not know at the beginning of the week how much they would bring home at the end.
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The campaign had some of the same characteristics as the remarkable group effort that brought home the stranded astronauts of Apollo 13.
in
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Even so the sum of money Minton had donated was so large that drinkers had to be brought in from the street.
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Extra police had been brought in , but the Bridgeport mob grew by the minute.
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Fresh tea was brought in for her, and when she said she must go, Basil took her home.
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Dolan could bring in yet another partner to raise money.
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Male speaker Twenty birds have been brought in and more must have died.
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He was already there at my apartment when I was brought in .
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He didn't like journalists, but he needed the money they brought in .
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There was a knock, and the navy and the green sweaters were both brought in by the scuzzy detective.
out
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Just the helpless-looking type to bring out Al Moore's protective instincts.
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Combat games can bring out the best and the worst in human nature.
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The 20 had been brought out to absorb the quantities of low-speed Vikings they were getting.
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Whenever I leave the whole thing under the coverlet she immediately searches for the box and brings out the lamb.
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Yet it was not an unsuccessful attempt to bring out the best in his audience.
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Take them home and wash them in the sink to bring out their richest color.
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While waiting he brought out a penknife and began whittling away a table-top.
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Miss Sadie enjoyed the bath story so much, she brought out a lace handkerchief to wipe her eyes.
together
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An annual scheme brings together major employers in the engineering industry and students from schools, or more usually, colleges.
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But you have to bring together the running, rapping and rhyming with reading writing and arithmetic.
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It brings together occupational, social, clinical and cognitive psychologists.
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Kirstein was an artistic matchmaker in the manner of Diaghilev, bringing together choreographers, composers and visual artists.
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If they are in different departments they must be brought together physically, whatever departmental objections are raised at first.
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The membership of the teams is bringing together a unique combination of experience and expertise in developing services for carers.
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The overall results have been brought together in three major reviews by Krikelas, Hafter and Markey.
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In this way it brings together objectives and resources in order to meet organisational goals.
up
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I watched with interest as rifles were brought up from the cellar and sandbags were filled.
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Clicking on various tabs brings up different types of information, from stock charts to weather maps to news briefs.
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He had been brought up with a lot of fine furniture and had always been conscious of its value.
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When a female mates with an attractive male, he works less hard and she works harder at bringing up the young.
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It was eventually agreed that I could be allowed to bring up the subject.
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The proposed balanced-budget constitutional amendment will be brought up in February or early March, he said.
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She says bringing up three children plus two career moves her husband works for a computer firm strung out her studies.
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The players who were brought up were not usually the best prospects but simply the furthest along.
■ NOUN
action
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Also, there are clear benefits from bringing proposed actions together in a formal strategic analysis and long-term financial plan.
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In bringing this action , we did what we had to do.
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She brought an assault action against Caan but later dropped the charge.
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Individuals may also bring a private civil action against an employer for violations.
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What is surprising is that alarm bells within the bank did not bring action earlier.
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A few minutes earlier Helguera's dipping 30-yarder had brought David James into action for the first time.
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Tudor Grange agreed to indemnify the bank should any of the other plaintiffs try and bring an action .
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A landlord can not normally bring an action for trespass as the tenant is the person who has possession.
attention
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Seeing Ken there would automatically bring attention from the National Press.
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Hu brought this to my attention .
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It was singing that brought Reese early attention .
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Children learn to repeat the things that bring them attention .
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All incidents should be brought to the attention of your employer.
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And naturally Nixon, and anything else that anybody brought to his attention .
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In order to encourage the internal generation a ideas, senior management must provide a clear mechanism for bringing ideas to their attention .
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The meeting took place in Manhattan a few weeks ago to bring attention to new medicines that are helping schizophrenics avoid hospitalization.
boil
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Place the saucepan with the milk over the heat and bring to the boil .
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Once or twice a day it gets brought to a boil and then all the bacteria are killed.
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Pour in the stock, bring to the boil and turn down the heat.
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Add water and bring to a boil .
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Heat the milk, cream and chocolate until melted then bring to the boil .
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Tip into a small pan and bring to the boil .
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Add water, garlic, parsley, pepper sauce and salt; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
change
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Over time, integration into the global economy is more likely to bring about change .
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It was only a dim personification: something vague and immense which with its motion brought about change and therefore was alive.
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A change in this situation can only be brought about by a change in attitude throughout the profession.
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The crisis brought about a change in the government policy for dealing with the Queretaro maquilas.
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Recent reforms could bring about significant changes in the organisation of the National Health Service and in the delivery of care.
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The technical difficulty in bringing the changes to fruition says something about how dramatic they are.
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You can bring back the change .
charge
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The demand from Labour was sparked by fury over plans to bring back charges for customers in credit.
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Teacher Shelaine Goss filed a complaint, and the state brought charges Feb. 5.
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Sir Nicholas Fairbairn says that women who bring false charges should be named.
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She sought then to deal with the situation quietly, but brought charges recently after the man she had accused was promoted.
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The new season will also bring admission charge to Museum of Flight, £2 for adults and £1 children and concessions.
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They have said they expect to bring additional charges after a federal grand jury meets next Wednesday to review the evidence.
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Often, when complaints were made, the police brought counter-\#charges and more often than not won.
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Hale was permitted to retire quietly, but after a public outcry he was brought back to face charges .
child
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That marriage brought her two children but ended in divorce.
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And then, thank heaven, people will have somewhere decent to bring up their children .
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He was looking at the loins that had brought forth his first child .
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He brought the children to the bishop for confirmation.
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How do you bring up a child like that?
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The company provided a coach to bring children back to this country.
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If we believe this, I think it makes the challenge of bringing up adopted children an easier task.
contact
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But at least they had been brought into contact with other sufferers.
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The war brought them into unexpected contact with the outside world.
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But when water levels rise, after heavy rain, the caves flood, bringing water into contact with the pollutants.
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The slight raising of the Iron Curtain brought cultural contacts with the West.
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Invigorating because it brings you in direct contact with your money and your government.
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The victim was brought into contact with the glass and serious lacerations were caused.
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Very backward countries, where life had not changed for centuries, were suddenly brought into contact with highly developed civilizations.
control
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It took around fifty officers two hours to bring it under control .
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An incendiary device exploded setting fire to furniture, but the blaze was brought under control .
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We can easily bring this condition under control .
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The fire was brought under control , preventing further destruction in a neighbouring classroom.
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Serious fires in one wing and the engineering workshops had been brought under control , said Mr Lewis.
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During the eighteenth century the irregular Cossack hosts were gradually brought under control and absorbed into the regular army.
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The accidental appearance of a reinforcer strengthens any behavior in progress and brings it under the control of current stimuli.
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More than 100 firefighters fought for four hours to bring the blaze under control .
end
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He was brought off before the end of a rare defeat and the emotional scars were apparent for weeks after that.
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The war brought a sudden end to the Great Depression.
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In 1834, as we have already seen, he brought to an end his six-year occupation of the Danubian Principalities.
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We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste.
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Nobody really expected that the announcement of a unilateral cease-fire would bring an immediate end to the fighting.
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There is one encounter worth mentioning before we bring to an end this account of Lewis in 1939.
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But the account of his moral fall and spiritual regeneration has brought a sudden end to all my sympathy.
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Almost certainly, the bankruptcy wave of 1991-93 will bring an end to socialised credit.
justice
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And none of the killers has been brought to justice .
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Angela Lansbury must be brought to justice for the bloodbath that is Cabot Cove.
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The appeal also argued that the judges did not take into account the public demand for Suharto to be brought to justice .
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We have dedicated ourselves to bringing justice to the person or persons responsible for her death.
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We should have produced campaigns by now to identify and bring to justice the inevitable sanctions-busters.
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I would bring justice to the city.
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The announcement shocked the nation, and many people hoped the murderers would be brought to justice .
life
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It brings a lot of life to the town.
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An ad campaign brought to life .
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He needs something to bring him back to life something to live for.
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Using his clipped voice and precise prose, he brings to life conflicts and tragedies from far-flung locations.
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Virgo: an unexpected outing could have far-reaching consequences, bringing romance into your life .
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A shelf for decorative plates running at picture rail height will instantly bring an interior to life .
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The best-known example is Java, a programming language from Sun Microsystems that can bring web pages to life .
memory
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He got off too lightly at the time and history has not brought his memory to full justice.
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How her memory brought me my memory.
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The stink assailed his nostrils, bringing back memories of that last visit and what it had done for him.
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Medically prescribed drugs - essential though they may be - sometimes bring about confusion or memory loss.
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He says that being at Barrow Wake does bring back bad memories .
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But I haven't bothered with dresses for so long - it brings back some happy memories of my young days.
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In a recent defence of investment in education, Stonier brought back memories of the early 1960s.
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The streets bring back memories , though the buildings here have changed.
news
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I want to be the one to bring the news .
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This expansion brings elements of Journal news coverage to an additional four million people who buy these newspapers.
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You bring us news of what the public prints Think fit to say upon our royal performance?
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Every day brings news of breathtaking progress in science and technology that is changing the way we work and live.
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He would go himself and bring back some news before they even knew that he had gone.
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The California Bar Association brings us worse news .
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With it he brought good news to first-time buyers, who could save up to £600 on the purchase of their first home.
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Mendl brought news from his hometown.
pressure
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This would bring financial pressure to bear on his friends and family, and besides it was profitable.
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The group announced an advertising campaign to bring public pressure on lawmakers to sign the pledge.
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In public sector schools in the late 1980s, shortages of government funding were bringing pressures to charge fees.
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Lock lid in place and bring to high pressure .
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Workers have their own organisations which can bring pressure to bear on governments and make demands on the state.
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As consumers in a capitalist society we have great power to bring pressure to bear.
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Nevertheless, the sheep ranchers had their rights, and brought added pressure on the Biological Survey for government intervention.
■ VERB
help
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Even Jimmy Savile, the man who helped bring them here, couldn't keep up with them.
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It was arguably one of those times, rare in recent years, that a California law helped bring change nationwide.
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And that could help to bring an early end to the recession for the traders.
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Intel is expected to reverse part of that charge this quarter, which will help bring expenses down.
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Artefacts help to bring vividness to understanding but they need considerable explanation to make them really meaningful.
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The Incas also had gold, but it helped bring about their downfall.
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To be sure, these projects have helped to bring in tourists.
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The recall helped to bring Tom Volgy to the city council, and later he became mayor.
try
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We are trying to bring people together.
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Every effort is being made to try to bring the two sides together.
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We felt it was our duty to try and bring Frank back to himself.
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So extraordinary is this fact that we shall approach it from sev-eral perspectives to try to bring its enormity within our grasp.
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So small and large record companies all try to bring their music to the market place for an audience to buy.
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Chris, played by Hackett, tries to bring the men together again but their friendship is over.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be brought low
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Many times he was brought low and felt near to death.
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The proud would be brought low and the humble exalted.
bring a bottle
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He brings a bottle of bubbly and a basketball.
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I've brought a bottle with me and put it in the fridge.
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Now that we are a little more prosperous, the habit of bringing a bottle seems to have dropped off.
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Sergio had brought a bottle of wine.
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The first woman to reply told me to bring a bottle of wine.
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The Treasury, however, conspicuously failed to bring a bottle to this party.
bring a child into the world
bring down the curtain on sth
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Now I think we should bring down the curtain on this little episode, and go to bed.
bring home the bacon
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But, you know, we were the enemy, or something and he was out to bring home the bacon .
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Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark.
bring pressure/influence to bear (on sb/sth)
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As consumers in a capitalist society we have great power to bring pressure to bear .
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In London Channel 4 journalists and Insight News, the production company, brought pressure to bear .
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It is no longer our job to criticize or bring pressure to bear .
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On his eastern border, Ine brought pressure to bear on the eastern Saxons who were sheltering exiles from his kingdom.
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Those groups have brought pressure to bear on government to provide resources or pursue policies to the benefit of their members.
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Workers have their own organisations which can bring pressure to bear on governments and make demands on the state.
bring sb to book
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Angelina was determined to bring Sir Thomas to book as soon as she could.
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Nor has Mr Wahid's government made much progress in bringing the army to book for human-rights offences.
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The House can rest assured that the Government will take every action possible to bring villains to book .
bring sb to heel
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Snelling's aim was to bring politicians to heel by limiting their ability to impose taxes.
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As you know it's the only thing that brings Gesner to heel .
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Given the fragility of Mr Wahid's government, U.S. pressure intended to bring the military to heel should be calibrated.
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Some one who can bring you to heel when you need it.
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The best illustrations of this are in societies where the authorities bring defaulters to heel directly by the power of their curse.
bring sb/sth to their knees
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The recession has brought many companies to their knees .
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He yelled for union solidarity to support the strike and to bring management to their knees , but to no avail.
bring sth alive
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Adventureland brings alive the world of Caribbean pirates.
bring sth home to sb/come home to sb
bring sth in its train
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The rapid growth of the cities brings in its train huge health and crime problems.
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They had learned that every sin causes fresh sin; every wrong brings another in its train .
bring sth into line with sth
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Himmelwright brings his argument into line with the visual evidence.
bring sth to a stop
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David brought the truck to a shuddering stop .
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What is it that you just can't seem to bring yourself to stop doing?
bring sth to sb's attention
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It was one of the other students who brought your misbehaviour to my attention .
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The case brought sexual harassment to the public's attention .
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The reviews provide a way for companies to bring their trade concerns to the attention of the government.
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Californian neuroscientist John Lilly may have done most to bring Ketamine to our attention .
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Hu brought this to my attention .
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In order to encourage the internal generation a ideas, senior management must provide a clear mechanism for bringing ideas to their attention .
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Kramer brought it to his attention years ago.
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So many people were bringing it to my attention I figured something had to go my way.
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The computer flags any bodies that have moved during the observing session and brings them to the attention of the operator.
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There've always been plenty of kindly brother officers to bring it to my attention .
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We first brought it to your attention in January last year and we were delighted with your response.
bring the house down
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Sinatra brought the house down when he sang "New York, New York."
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She nearly brought the house down when I scrounged another biscuit and put her through her repertoire of tricks.
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The Great One almost brought the house down in his return to Southern California.
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This comeback brought the house down.
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Topping the bill was Dangerous Dan the fire eater, but it was the finish that brought the house down.
bring up the rear
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Dad was bringing up the rear to make sure no one got lost.
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The funeral hearse was followed by cars full of friends, and a company of Life Guards brought up the rear .
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We all followed our guide up the path, Marcus and I bringing up the rear .
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Chivvying the staff of the Villa Russe into the tea room with refreshments, Auguste brought up the rear .
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Four men-at-arms rode alongside, and bringing up the rear was another monk herding a flock of sheep and goats.
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He led the way, followed by an ebullient Christina and Elaine, with James sullenly bringing up the rear .
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He was tired of bringing up the rear in the march of civilization.
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One by one they climbed in, Delaney first, Nell in the middle, with Andrevitch bringing up the rear .
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The unmistakable figure of the immaculate Captain Trentham brought up the rear .
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They fall in beside him and start up the hill to the induction center, the cop bringing up the rear .
bring/call sb to account
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The people responsible for the accident must be brought to account .
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But when it was over, Cronin called me to account .
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Inevitably, Whitney and the board called him to account .
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It is a summary remedy which should enable a person in default to be brought swiftly to account .
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Promotion panels, search committees, nominating bodies, nobody calls them to account .
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The debate is intended to bring the Government to account .
bring/call sth to mind
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Each ornament on their Christmas tree brings to mind the friend or relative that gave it.
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Wiesel's speech called to mind the victims of the Holocaust.
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But they were shocked that just over one in ten could bring the day to mind .
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But whose ministry is it to bring things to mind and to convict?
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For some reason, the book brings Don Quixote to mind , charging in from the right.
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I can still bring it to mind , with lines of people coming off the hillsides and on to the road.
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Red and green, of course, bring the holidays to mind .
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Remembering them brought back to mind the Wainfleet item.
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Weiss' comment brings several thoughts to mind , about a subject on which little thinking has been done.
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What brings this all to mind is something that happened recently at the convenience store.
bring/throw sth into relief
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The touches or larger areas of primary colours that throw the figures into relief are now less strident, more resonant.
come into being/be brought into being
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New democracies have come into being since the end of the Cold War.
come into focus/bring sth into focus
come into force/bring sth into force
come to light/be brought to light
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It eventually came to light that the CIA had information about a security problem.
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But as Judge Priore's investigation continues, more mysteries come to light .
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Few such blemishes, given the secrecy of organizational practice, came to light .
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However, very interesting dynamics regarding the competition and market structure are coming to light .
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It is a complete mystery to everyone how the following gems came to light in 1989.
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The debate might have been clarified by study of the relevant Sanskrit texts: but these came to light only slowly.
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The problem came to light when an ambulance was delayed attending an emergency at Harwood-in-Teesdale, just before Christmas.
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The relationship came to light when a mysterious note was handed to a barrister at an earlier hearing.
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This came to light in the present century during widening and repair operations.
fall into line/bring sb into line
look like sth the cat dragged/brought in
pay/bring dividends
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Among stocks, only the railroads paid dividends on a regular basis.
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And the strategy appears to be paying dividends .
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Blue chip refers to firms with long track records for turning profits and paying dividends .
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Fortified by his second election victory Adenauer adhered to his policies, which continued to pay dividends .
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If they are given a vote of confidence this season it could bring dividends .
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One thing is certain, as the competition increases, worldwide reputation for quality and service will pay dividends .
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Only three of the stocks on the list paid dividends , and the highest of those was 70 cents a share annually.
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Our advertising sales structures have been reshaped, and this is already paying dividends .
pull/bring sb up short
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A moment later, realising she was teetering on the brink of self-pity, she brought herself up short .
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A moment later, though, and she was bringing herself up short .
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But Blue brings himself up short , realizing that they have nothing really to do with Black.
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However, never bring a preclear up short on this material.
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She has a red face and a manner that pulls people up short .
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This brings us up short at the outset of our study.
put/bring sth into effect
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The council will need more money to put the regulations into effect .
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He was the first football manager to appreciate the importance of such harmony and to put it into effect .
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It had developed contingency plans before the incident and put them into effect when water in the mine began to overflow.
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One of them should be chosen and be put rapidly into effect .
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So far, 24 of the 35 nations needed to put the treaty into effect have ratified it.
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The Hague conference is the last chance to determine how to put the accord into effect .
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The possibility of judicial review is constantly in the mind of Ministers and officials when preparing legislation and putting it into effect .
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To put these contentions into effect the applicant made two applications in the district court to which the cases had been transferred.
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We need to raise at least £50,000 to put our plans into effect .
take/bring sb down a peg (or two)
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No harm in taking Evans down a peg .
take/bring sb/sth along
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Adolescence brings physical and emotional changes.
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Always bring the car to a full stop at a stop sign.
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Did you bring your coat?
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Everyone's bringing a bit of food and a bottle to the party.
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I brought food for everyone.
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I brought my Nikes - they're about the only decent shoes I have.
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I brought some work home and tried to get it finished in the evening.
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I hope he hasn't brought his brother with him.
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Is it okay if I bring some clothes with me to wash?
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Janine brought her hands slowly up to her face.
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Thanks for bringing me to work.
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The article brought angry letters from readers.
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The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to California in 1849.
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The only time we use the VCR is when they bring Joey to our house.
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The painting brought $540,000 at the auction.
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The tourist industry brings a lot of money into the area.
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We've brought someone to see you!
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When are you going to bring him in for his injections?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For every skin that's dry before its time, Estée Lauder brings you Time Zone.
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In recent years this has been brought into sharp focus with growing public concern for a healthier and safer environment.
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Leland's secret of success was bringing a gun-maker's insistence on accuracy and precision to the production of car components.
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Now he is convinced it was a bad one and has already taken the first steps to bring him back.
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Such a war, Cuevas predicted, would bring useless sacrifices and greater losses in territory.
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They could only wait for the next report from Mission Controland wonder if Hal would bring up the subject himself.
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This only brought a plague of crickets to the already upset humans of Bryan.