noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a ceasefire agreement (= a temporary agreement to stop fighting )
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A ceasefire agreement was signed between the government and the rebels.
a ceasefire violation
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Each side accused the other of ceasefire violations.
call for a ceasefire (= for an end to a war )
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The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
immediate
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Prospects for diplomatic initiatives - US-Soviet statement Amid renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire there were reports of continued diplomatic initiatives.
unilateral
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The dynamite was split between Eta, then nominally observing a unilateral ceasefire , and the Bretons.
■ NOUN
agreement
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Armando Guebuza, expressed the hope that a comprehensive ceasefire agreement would follow shortly.
violations
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Each side repeatedly accused the other of ceasefire violations .
■ VERB
agree
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Taylor had consistently made it known that he would not agree to a ceasefire until Doe had resigned and left the country.
call
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On 1 November Sukarno was called in and a ceasefire arranged.
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The Security Council plan called for an initial ceasefire followed by phased disarmament.
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The Kazakh-brokered agreement had called for a ceasefire along the border between the two former Soviet republics.
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They called for a ceasefire in the region and for access for humanitarian aid deliveries.
implement
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Najibullah proposed that a referendum be held in both government and mujaheddin-controlled areas to determine whether a ceasefire should be implemented .
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Significant progress was nevertheless achieved in May, when the factions agreed to begin implementing a temporary ceasefire .
monitor
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Onusal was also to monitor any future ceasefire in the 11-year civil war.
observe
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The dynamite was split between Eta, then nominally observing a unilateral ceasefire , and the Bretons.
sign
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The 15,000-strong rebel group has participated in peace talks with President Andres Pastrana but has refused to sign a ceasefire .
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He also referred to a government proposal to sign a ceasefire on April 15.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a ceasefire between the warring forces in the south
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Both leaders signed the ceasefire agreement.
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So far no one has violated the three-day ceasefire .
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The ceasefire won't last unless both sides are prepared to compromise.
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The government had failed in numerous attempts to achieve a ceasefire through negotiation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In February a ceasefire was established after King Hassan met Polisario leaders for the first time.
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In Northern Ireland the loyalist ceasefire is under scrutiny after bombs were planted at sports grounds.
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It flares on, despite countless local ceasefires, occasional truces and the efforts of the world to get it stopped.
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Polisario announced that its forces had begun to relocate in the assembly areas allocated to them for the period of the ceasefire .
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The ceasefire came into effect throughout the country at midnight.
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The ceasefire was still intact at the end of February, despite intermittent shooting and shelling.