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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a catering establishment (= a restaurant, cafe etc )
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She runs a successful catering establishment in Leeds.
a software/catering/construction etc business
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His girlfriend runs a catering business.
catering/restaurant/cooking facilities
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The rooms all have cooking facilities and a fridge.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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The college also caters for students from other parts of Wirral.
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They also cater , bringing their all-you-can-eat buffet to offices nearby.
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The Centre also caters for reading parties, small conferences and field studies.
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It also caters for those who want more intensive sessions.
for
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Certainly all tastes are catered for at Club Venus.
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A mixed group of students would be catered for by placing greater emphasis on electives.
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The 12 person dormitories have been replaced by five purpose-built houses, each with rooms catering for between two and six people.
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Non-Sailors Non-sailing groups are catered for in Bitez, Finikounda and Nidri, either in house parties or on shore holidays.
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Two positions are catered for on the hanger, giving still more options of flow direction.
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This purpose-built health hydro has been designed around the needs of the guest so your every whim is catered for .
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The store plans to cater for about 10 trainees at a time at a cost of only £29.95 for three hours.
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From fast food to elegant banqueting, all tastes are catered for .
mainly
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Lately, the restaurant chain, which caters mainly to blue-collar diners, has been hurt by competition.
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I., has catered mainly to tourists with modest bankrolls.
to
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How to make government responsive to the choices of those it was expected to cater to?
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Some one who's not two years old, or has to be catered to and taken care of ....
well
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On a parallel track, the business world is well catered for with several compatible products on the two systems.
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Its bookshops are on a par, which means it is well catered for.
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Children too are well catered for, giving you the chance to have some time off as well.
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age
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We cater for all ages , shapes and sizes.
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They are competitively priced children's books which are both entertaining and instructive and cater for all age groups.
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The pool with adjoining free form beach area caters for all age groups from the toddler to the senior citizen.
business
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On a parallel track, the business world is well catered for with several compatible products on the two systems.
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Hyatt Hotels has helped employees launch in-dependent businesses in party catering and sporting-equipment rental.
child
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Judges will consider overall design, safety, level of fun and how the playground caters for children with disabilities.
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She says they've got good facilites and can cater for children up to 16.
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It catered for children up to eleven years old.
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Facilities will run after normal school hours to cater for latch-key children .
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There are also independent schools that cater for pre-school children .
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The policy caters for children from three to 18 years of age or when they start work, whichever is the sooner.
course
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Educationists must modify or supplement teacher training courses soas to cater for those who will work in rural schools.
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Beginning this autumn, courses are designed to cater for all tastes and interests.
demand
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He can use stock motifs and patterns and superfluous work can be retained to cater for future demand .
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Supermarkets themselves say they're catering for increasing customer demand , customers too seem to reinforce that attitude.
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Foreign imports such as colour television sets and hi-fi systems cram shop windows, catering to demands for conspicuous consumption.
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Even today, little effort is made to cater for the ever-growing demand for safe cycling routes.
diet
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Points to note None of the full-board Halls of Residence caters for special diets of any type.
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We use much of our own organic produce and can cater for most diets .
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Jean provides a very good five-course evening meal and will cater for special diets on request.
group
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Non-Sailors Non-sailing groups are catered for in Bitez, Finikounda and Nidri, either in house parties or on shore holidays.
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Those with Internet access should keep an eye on a series of Usenet discussion groups that cater to Windows 95 issues.
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The Plan stresses that point and also underlines the need to make sure that minority ethnic groups are catered for.
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There are a number of international schools in the London area as well as support groups which cater for different nationalities.
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The group also tries to cater for local artists who work fulltime and are unable to go to all classes.
hotel
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Regis, a hotel that catered to gentlewomen.
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Others have taken advantage of economic reforms to demolish their homes and replace them with small hotels that cater to foreign tourists.
market
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You must either study and cater for existing markets or create hew markets for your own special products.
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Then, sometime in the mid-1950s, several trendy boutiques opened catering for the new market in flamboyant men's clothing.
need
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Edwards tells would-be entrepreneurs to target products or services that cater to people whose needs are not being met by mainstream businesses.
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How can you cater to all their needs ?
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The Act does not allow children to be removed from home simply because other arrangements may cater better for their needs .
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We adore our sweet babies and rightfully cater to their needs .
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The first two special projects cater for women's needs .
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The Northern arm currently caters to the needs of more than 1,000 small businesses.
people
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They cater for people who need both nursing supervision and a lot of practical help.
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Edwards tells would-be entrepreneurs to target products or services that cater to people whose needs are not being met by mainstream businesses.
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Last year, Crisis catered for 1,800 people with some 700 sleeping overnight during an eight-day period.
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The centre is able to cater for 120 people at any one time.
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Events are organised at national, regional and local level and cater for people at all levels of ability.
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Up to April 1988 this was known as supplementary pension and was the arm of the supplementary benefit system catering for older people .
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With conference facilities to cater up to 300 people .
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We regret we are unable to cater for people with physical disabilities.
restaurant
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Sushi restaurants that cater to techies and tony taco bars overflow at lunchtime.
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Lately, the restaurant chain, which caters mainly to blue-collar diners, has been hurt by competition.
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Nayab's restaurant has provided catering for two functions attended by Prince Charles, who ordered 33 separate vegetarian dishes.
school
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This infant school was sometimes part of a junior school which catered for seven to eleven year olds.
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Facilities will run after normal school hours to cater for latch-key children.
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There are also independent schools that cater for pre-school children.
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He says that his school caters for children with special needs, one of the areas most under threat from cuts.
self
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Prices: from £215 for seven nights self catering in Kos.
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There's also separate self catering accommodation on-site.
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Of course, style does add a bit to costs, so our self catering apartments are popular with those on a budget.
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Prices for family foursomes start from £156 based on four nights self-catering in May.
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If he makes it, Darius will be more full of himself than a self-catering cannibal.
service
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Edwards tells would-be entrepreneurs to target products or services that cater to people whose needs are not being met by mainstream businesses.
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Equipment - the availability of conference-related equipment and support services such as catering 4.
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To reduce the imbalance, several services that cater exclusively to women have emerged.
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There are also groups that would like to set up specialist or local services which cater for interests neglected by present stations.
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Called Lady's First, it's targeted at businesswomen looking for a service that caters exclusively for them.
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And by providing a service that caters to you, as an individual.
student
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The college also caters for students from other parts of Wirral.
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They generally cater for up to 500 students .
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Some cater for several thousand students , full- and part-time.
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For 1993 we have organised four holidays to cater for students of all levels of experience and covering a variety of subjects.
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Now the market caters to tourists and students .
system
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He claims the company is preparing the system to cater for future power stations in the Teesside area.
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A major segment of local ISPs is the thousands of bulletin board systems catering to different interest groups.
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Up to April 1988 this was known as supplementary pension and was the arm of the supplementary benefit system catering for older people.
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The same applies to systems programming, catering , management training, publicity, security arid many other key activities.
taste
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Voice over Hay's booksellers justifiably boast that they cater for all tastes .
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He seemed to cater for all tastes in his selections.
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It is not against modernisation but believes that pubs should cater for all tastes .
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It made no pretence of catering to faddish tastes like vegetarianism or high fibre diets.
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It began to cater for all tastes .
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Bespoke shopkeepers, celebrated chefs, jewellers, craftsmen and artists arrived to cater for exclusive tastes .
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Beginning this autumn, courses are designed to cater for all tastes and interests.
tourist
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So conservationists hope they can preserve the area's outstanding natural beauty and cater for the tourists too.
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Others have taken advantage of economic reforms to demolish their homes and replace them with small hotels that cater to foreign tourists .
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In addition, many farmers, particularly on family farms, have sought to diversify their enterprises,for example by catering for tourists .
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I., has catered mainly to tourists with modest bankrolls.
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Now the market caters to tourists and students.
variety
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This would cater for the variety of children that exist.
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A trainer was an all-purpose sports shoe catering to a wide variety of sporting activities.
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The alternatives are designed to cater for a wide variety of abilities in S5.
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Contender's output is released on differing labels according to content, catering to a wide variety of tastes and interests.
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The policy has to cater for a wide variety of machines, some fixed and some mobile.
■ VERB
design
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Batch processes are designed to cater for five times as many entries as are currently stored in tables.
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Each is designed to cater for 60 pupils.
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The alternatives are designed to cater for a wide variety of abilities in S5.
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Beginning this autumn, courses are designed to cater for all tastes and interests.
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The meals themselves are designed to cater for all tastes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a catered lunch
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Batch processes are designed to cater for five times as many entries as are currently stored in tables.
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Certainly all tastes are catered for at Club Venus.
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Lately, the restaurant chain, which caters mainly to blue-collar diners, has been hurt by competition.
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The marketplace caters to the requirements of advertisers.