I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cement a relationship (= make it firm and strong )
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We want to cement relationships with other transport associations.
cement mixer
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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company
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The deal would consolidate Lafarge's position as the world's leading cement company .
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Declines in Bogota were across the board, with key banks and cement companies falling.
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My dad was a chemist at a cement company .
factory
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Moreover, the technology that is commonly available for large cement factories is inappropriate for most developing countries.
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Ash removed from the same smoke goes to a cement factory .
floor
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The cement floor was covered by a worn brown linoleum.
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Off the room was a bathroom with a bucket, a shower tap and a cement floor .
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The wooden door creaks open, scraping on the cement floor .
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They only dragged her more roughly, so that her knees scraped along the rough cement floor .
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Broken glass lay scattered over the cement floor , along with pieces of brick, broken flowerpots, dead leaves.
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Even in the hands of an accomplished player, the accordion sounds like a refrigerator being dragged across a cement floor .
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We pick our way across the cement floor and into the battered portacabin.
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There were about twenty people waiting in the surgery, sitting on the cement floor .
industry
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We have also lost jobs in the cement industry and there are question marks over the Point of Ayr colliery.
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There was however a brighter side to the cement industry .
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I would strongly commend this idea to the cement industry .
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The remaining growth will be in industry - mainly the cement industry.
mixer
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This has an effect rather like that of a cement mixer .
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Mr Blackhurst is the retired chairman of Belle Engineering of Sheen, cement mixer and earth mover manufacturers.
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A confusion of lorries and cement mixers defaced the area just past the green.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a cement wall
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Literary Arabic has always been the cement of Islam.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Every major site needs a constant supply of this slurry of cement , stones, gravel, and water.
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His backup was cement , and he knew exactly what profit margin to expect on it.
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His bare feet scraping on the gritty cement pavement made such an unpleasant sound that Fakhru decided not to follow too closely.
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I wanted to grab my head and shake the cement out of it.
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Or spitting in the dust and rubbing the resultant cement upon blind eyes.
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Some researchers are pursuing studies in soil stabilisation using cement , lime and bitumen.
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Studies of cement sequences must pay particular attention to veining phases.
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Two bags of cement were parked behind the fence, and a stepladder there, leading to the top.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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alliance
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To cement the alliance with Lombardy, Charles married Desiderata, the daughter of Desiderius.
relationship
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Many are held by firms as reserves against liabilities, or to cement business relationships .
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Our telephone conversations cement our client relationships . 6.
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This does much to encourage a client to be confident of your ability and to cement relationships .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Some of the graves are cemented over.
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Steven's marriage to Lucy Brett cemented important business ties with her family.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Back then many a congressional friendship was cemented by an exchange of votes.
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Cusack has an idea that perhaps we can come up with an additional line to cement the scene.
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Having a consistent picture and an affirming statement really cements the new behavior in my mind.
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I couldn't believe it when I saw it cos we had just cemented the ill-fated Admiral deal.
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It took those games to cement his decision on a basketball coach.
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Second, he hopes to use blocks of Uralmash shares to cement joint-venture agreements with foreign partners.
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The consummate aerospace industry outsider has finally cemented his place in the fraternity.
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To cement the alliance with Lombardy, Charles married Desiderata, the daughter of Desiderius.