I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a charge/store card (= one that allows you to buy things from a particular shop and pay for them later )
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Store cards often have high rates of interest.
a conspiracy charge/charge of conspiracy
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Three men have been convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.
a conspiracy charge/charge of conspiracy
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Three men have been convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.
a criminal charge (= an official accusation that someone has committed a crime )
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He’s been arrested on a very serious criminal charge.
a delivery charge (= an amount of money you pay for delivery )
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There’s no delivery charge on goods over £20.
a drug charge (= a legal accusation that someone is guilty of having or selling drugs )
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He’s awaiting trial on a drug charge.
a murder charge (= an official statement saying someone may be guilty of murder )
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He has escaped a murder charge, but his career is finished.
admission charge
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The Museum has no admission charge .
allegations/accusations/charges of corruption
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He has strongly denied allegations of corruption.
an assault charge
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He’s in jail on an assault charge.
arrest sb on charges/suspicion of (doing) sth
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He was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.
bank charges
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Will I have to pay bank charges on this account?
baseless rumours/charges/accusations
be charged with assault
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He ended up in court charged with assault.
be charged with conspiracy (= be formally accused of it )
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The women were charged with conspiracy to supply heroin.
charge a fee
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The accountant charged a big fee for his services.
charge account
charge card
charge hand
charge nurse
charge sb with an offence
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In that year, 367 people were charged with terrorist offences.
charge sb with murder (= officially say that someone may be guilty of murder )
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Is there enough evidence to charge him with murder?
charge sheet
charged with burglary
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He was charged with burglary .
charge/recharge a battery (= put more electricity in it )
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It takes eight hours to fully recharge the battery.
congestion charging
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Plans to introduce congestion charging were dropped until after the election.
convicted on...charges
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He was convicted on fraud charges .
cover charge
deny a charge/allegation
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Officials denied allegations that torture was widespread.
depth charge
dismiss an allegation/charge
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She claimed that she was honest and dismissed the allegations against her.
drop the charges/a case (= stop the legal process of trying to prove someone is guilty )
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Both men have been released and the charges have been dropped.
electric current/power/charge (= a flow of electricity )
face charges (= be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law )
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He faces charges of fraud and theft.
free of charge
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All these services are available to the public free of charge .
handling charge
high price/charge/tax etc
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If you want better public services, you’ll have to pay higher taxes – it’s as simple as that.
laid...open to charges of
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Not to have taken action would have laid the department open to charges of negligence.
levy a tax/charge/fine etc (on sth)
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a new tax levied on all electrical goods
make...charges stick
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Is there enough evidence to make the charges stick ?
pay/charge by the hour (= pay or charge someone according to the number of hours it takes to do something )
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You can pay by the hour to hire a boat.
pay/charge/cost etc extra
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I earn extra for working on Sunday.
service charge
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There’s a service charge for advance tickets.
sole control/charge
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The school was no longer under their sole control.
standing charges
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You have to pay standing charges whether or not you use the service.
take control/charge/power
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The communists took power in 1948.
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Youngsters need to take control of their own lives.
the police charge sb (= officially say that someone will be judged in a court for committing a crime )
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The police have charged the parents with murder.
trumped-up charges
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Dissidents were routinely arrested on trumped-up charges .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
criminal
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He may now face the criminal charge of assault.
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Ultimately, no criminal charges were ever filed against Gospel Missions or any of its officials.
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If accepted by the jury, the allegations could lead to the first criminal charges against the industry relating to smuggling.
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And it's criminal what they charge , for that new plastic doings.
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Prosecutors were considering filing criminal charges , and a civil suit was pending.
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Gillece said he did not know whether the state will pursue criminal charges against Bailey.
electric
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There was a terrible rage in him, she could feel it like an electric charge in the room.
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Ah, yes: Maxwell showed that oscillating an electric charge is just the mechanism that causes light waves to be produced.
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Molecular vibrations therefore lead to oscillations of electric charge , with frequencies governed by the normal vibration frequencies of the system.
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Ethanol molecules also carry a small electric charge that is crucial to its behavior in the body.
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However, there are two kinds of electric charge , positive and negative.
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Since ions carry electric charge , the flow changes the electrical environment inside a cell.
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Others that can generate an electric charge .
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Water molecules carry an electric charge and tend to stick to one another.
extra
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After the two-day class is over, Hawley offers additional runs for an extra charge .
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For an extra charge T will also provide a recorded message giving your new number to any callers on your old line.
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There are no extra charges for messages or file transfers.
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For a small extra charge it is possible to travel in the observation car.
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It has valuable information, yet there is no extra charge .
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Prosecutors rarely adopt this course since the addition of the extra charge gives the defendant the choice of jury trial.
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Many brokers also will deliver tickets at no extra charge .
free
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We also hold socials, parties, and organise day trips, again free of charge .
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At this renewal of your Policy, you may increase your Contents and Buildings sums insured free of charge .
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In that case Mr Zamoyski would almost certainly have handed the shoe over free of charge .
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There's a weekly expedition into the mountains by mountain-bike, which are always available free of charge .
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The leaflet is available free of charge from tax enquiry centres and local tax offices.
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This might mean some one applies for £2000 and gains an extra £200 free of charge .
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Such places operate as bureaux where clients can be put in touch with artists and offer this service free of charge .
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Garden rubbish was accepted free of charge , and turned into compost, bagged and put on sale at the tips.
positive
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Rather than being balanced throughout, they have spots of excess negative or positive charge .
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This charge meshes nicely with the slight positive charge on one side of water molecules.
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The proton has positive electrical charge , the neutron has none.
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As in electricity, a positive charge glances away from a positive charge: like charges repel each other.
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A large body, such as the earth or the sun, contains nearly equal numbers of positive and negative charges .
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As in electricity, a positive charge glances away from a positive charge: like charges repel each other.
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The positive charge of the protons generates an electrostatic field, which binds the negative electrons of the atom to the nucleus.
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Likewise, regular protons have a positive charge , but antiprotons are negative.
small
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A small charge is made locally for the use of the showers.
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Ethanol molecules also carry a small electric charge that is crucial to its behavior in the body.
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For a small charge , avoid having to carry luggage by booking it through from airport to destination.
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The tower was attached with bolts that contained small explosive charges .
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Here's what it costs Included in the 12 monthly instalments is a small credit charge .
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Traveller's cheques can be cashed at most hotels and any bank for a small charge .
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There will also be a tea-room and a small admission charge .
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For a small extra charge it is possible to travel in the observation car.
■ NOUN
admission
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Opening times and admission charges have not yet been published.
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The only admission charge is their time.
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Our admission charge rations us to one programme.
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Dinner and dance lessons, no admission charge .
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The admission charge is 20p and all the proceeds will go to the Northern Ireland Hospice.
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The exhibition is free, but there is an admission charge to the Castle.
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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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There will also be a tea-room and a small admission charge .
assault
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Painter cleared of bar assault charge A SELF-employed painter and decorator was yesterday cleared of assaulting the manager of a Harrogate bar.
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If he had been convicted under the assault charge he would not have been eligible for early release.
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Summons twist: A county councillor facing assault charges is taking out a private summons against the man he allegedly assaulted.
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Donald Murphy was remanded in custody on an assault charge by Teesside magistrates last Friday.
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Meanwhile guitarist Micky Geggus is due in court on assault charges .
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Wilkins was fined a further £75 for the assault charge and ordered to pay the officer £20 compensation.
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Already under a probation order for attacking a songwriter the previous year, he found himself on another assault charge .
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For the driving offence and the assault charge Penn was thrown in the pen for two months.
beach
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Price includes dinner, bed and breakfast. Beach charges are not included.
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Parking is available. Beach charges are not included.
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Barracuda 20% discount on beach charges for all guests.
interest
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Thus the length of the mortgage term is cut down and your overall interest charges are less.
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The act did not abolish DISCs but limited their tax benefits and imposed an interest charge to tax-deferred earnings.
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Those with loans from banks may borrow more in order to pay the higher interest charges .
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The club are paying about £30,000 a week in interest charges .
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As it is, his overdraft increases, and so do the interest charges , at two or three points over base.
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The interest charge would be fully tax deductible.
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The pre-tax figure was also helped by interest charges , down by 37.8 percent from £4.5 million to £2.8 million.
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Apart from the interest charges involved, the longer a defendant can spin out the negotiations the better.
murder
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Relatives of Jonathan Probyn watched from the public gallery as the murder charge was read out.
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Ted is incarcerated in California, awaiting trial on murder charges .
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Death in Paris. Murder charge is dropped after claims that dead model took drink and drugs.
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Bechard will be arraigned Monday or Tuesday on murder charges , McCausland said.
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He spent two sleepless nights worrying that he might end up on a murder charge .
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Davis also faces three other special circumstances in connection with the murder charge: kidnapping, burglary and robbery.
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He claimed self-defence in the attempted murder charge .
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But as the elder brother remains silent, his lawyers are preparing a new tack in their fight against murder charges .
service
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No service charge and tipping is not necessary.
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Is there a service charge on top of the labor charge?
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If the restaurant in question adds a service charge , then that is between it and the customer.
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No tipping is allowed, but there is an 18-percent service charge .
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When dealing with leasehold property, it is also necessary to deal with the apportionments of any service charge liability.
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The rate also includes full breakfast daily, hotel service charges and taxes but not airfare.
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Speaking at the beginning of June the Minister reported that the debt from rent and service charge boycotts totalled R1,500 million.
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The service charge may be in dispute or there may be an inadvertent omission to pay on the part of the tenant.
tax
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If the provisions of s213 can be satisfied, management would incur no income tax charge or capital gains tax charge.
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The refund should be accounted for gross, with the tax shown as part of the tax charge .
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Changes in community care were recently postponed because they would add to Poll Tax charges .
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Thereafter there could be a tax charge under s739.
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The classic reason is to avoid a double tax charge .
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In any event a vendor should always be required to quantify the potential tax charge .
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There is a prevailing tendency to discuss the theory of the double tax charge without quantifying it.
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The Inland Revenue has released a consultative document that proposes a heavier tax charge for certain cars.
■ VERB
acquitted
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Since 1986 Gotti had faced three previous trials and had been acquitted on all charges .
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He was acquitted , and all charges against the remaining defendants were dropped.
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In June 1991 they were acquitted on all charges and proceedings under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 were discontinued.
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Dale was acquitted of federal charges in connection with the affair.
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On each previous occasion he had been acquitted on all charges .
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After a heavily publicized trial, Weaver was acquitted on all major charges against him.
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Peter Mason, senior, Peter Mason junior and his brother David were all acquitted on all charges .
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Nine were acquitted of conspiracy charges in federal court four years later.
admit
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All three had admitted burglary and related charges .
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Often, in panic, the accused will admit to the lesser charge without a trial.
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She admitted four charges of making a false representation to obtain benefit and asked for 18 others to be taken into consideration.
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Mr Honour consented to the fine without admitting or denying the charges .
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He also admitted other charges of dishonestly handling a stolen ring and theft of a car.
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Gingrich admitted to charges , brought by an investigative subcommittee of the ethics committee, that he brought discredit to the House.
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The six have admitted the charges , committed at a rented factory in Burn Road, Hartlepool.
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In recent weeks, three others in the scam admitted to charges of money laundering and wire fraud.
answer
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This publication contained detailed descriptions of persons who failed to appear at court to answer a criminal charge .
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You can even have your phone answered for a minimal charge .
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Avon and Somerset Police have summonsed Redknapp to appear in court to answer charges of alleged abusive conduct.
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He needed intelligently and forthrightly to answer her charges and demonstrate sympathy for her embattled position.
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He said he would return to answer all charges .
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When he tried to answer such charges Gore seemed unable or unwilling to draw on Clinton's approach.
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He appeared in court to answer a charge of drink-driving - not, it transpired, for the first time.
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In particular non-disclosure makes it difficult to answer charges that the government's policies are not properly coordinated.
arrest
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In the first few hours after the verdict, 60 people were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct.
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Last year, 464 people were arrested on security law charges , up from 246 in 1995 and 367 in 1994.
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Goldsmith, for example, paroled in 1987, was arrested on the firearms charge in 1992 and convicted in 1993.
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The company's former vice-president, Sadamu Takagaki, was also arrested on similar charges .
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Pappas had been prepared to testify against Turner after he was arrested on drug charges .
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One day the police arrested Carmen on charges of child molesting.
bring
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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 institution is expected to wait until investigations are complete and criminal responsibilities are more clearly defined before bringing charges .
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But prosecutors cited a lack of corroborating evidence in declining to bring charges .
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Often, when complaints were made, the police brought counter-charges and more often than not won.
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The state investigated but brought no charges .
clear
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Painter cleared of bar assault charge A SELF-employed painter and decorator was yesterday cleared of assaulting the manager of a Harrogate bar.
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Eventually, he was cleared of the charge when she admitted to lying.
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The jury cleared him of the charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and operating a vessel while intoxicated.
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A Braintree man was cleared of an affray charge yesterday when the prosecution offered no further evidence against him.
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The very anonymity of everybody else in their entourage was part of making clear who was in charge .
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Veron was cleared of a charge that could have led to a two-year ban.
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A Teesside Crown Court jury cleared him of both charges but convicted him of arson last month.
convict
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Mr Braswell was convicted in 1983 of charges relating to his vitamin and health supplement business.
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If convicted of all charges , both men face 25 years to life in prison.
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The judge said that there was insufficient evidence to convict König on the charge of participating in the murders of 1,076 others.
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The brothers hope that if verdicts are reached, they will be convicted of lesser manslaughter charges .
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Two White House officials were convicted of serious charges and a third got off on a technicality.
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If he had been convicted under the assault charge he would not have been eligible for early release.
cover
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When the time came to jettison the launch escape tower and the boost cover the charges would fire, breaking the bolts.
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But because lenders are competing for business, many are offering to cover some of the charges .
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A licence has to be obtained and a deposit paid in advance to cover charges for a reasonable time.
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Electricity: read meter on arrival and departure - cost is ten pence per unit to cover standing charge as well as unit cost.
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Payment of the Insurance Premium will usually cover these charges .
deny
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Macari, who denied the charges , was joint owner of the shop.
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Hubbell and White House officials adamantly deny the charge .
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The Bank denied the charges of censorship, and said the key messages of Prof Kanbur's draft had survived.
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Chin, who has denied the charges , and his lawyer could not be reached for comment late Monday.
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The other three men, two with addresses in the Republic, denied the same charge .
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The president has denied the charges .
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The boxer, of Walworth, denies affray charges .
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E denied the charges , saying Satrap left while under investigation for conflicts of interest.
drop
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It is thought that banks will now be forced to drop their charges for those who wish to transfer.
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Moreover, battered women often wind up dropping the charges as reconciliation with the abuser.
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We have to drop the charge and put the painful memories on one side.
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Like making sure they drop the charges against me.
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He's dropping the charges against Jamie.
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Although the dropping of the charges was a big story, it faded as quickly as the Cowboys in the playoffs.
face
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He faced 18 charges of theft and three charges of deception involving a total of £4,560.
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He now faces charges of having abused his power while in office.
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He was immediately flown to Florida to face drugs trafficking charges .
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Patricia Marsh, 23, of Ivyleigh, Liverpool, faces six charges and was remanded in custody until tomorrow.
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But customers should remember that they could face other charges on top of the interest such as monthly fees.
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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Kaczynski, who faces additional charges in a New Jersey bombing death.
file
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They rang his new employers, stating that they would file charges for stealing leads unless they sacked him.
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On the same day the Securities and Exchange Commission filed wide-ranging civil charges against Keating and several others.
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She said Payson police were given evidence to back that allegation, but they never filed charges .
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She filed charges , and her four alleged tormenters are now on trial.
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Prosecutors plan to show that Martinez ordered several other murders-allegations that were never filed as formal charges .
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The police stated that they were examining the evidence to determine whether to file obstruction-of-justice charges against members of the Kennedy household.
include
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Watch out for a fiercely competitive range of unmetered access plans that include telephone charges .
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The 1996 figure included charges associated with its $ 3. 3 billion acquisition of software firm Lotus Development Corp.
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This includes a charge for depreciation of £2,000 per month.
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The earnings include a charge of three cents for prepayment of debt, the company said.
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It includes the charges and other fees as well as the interest.
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Results include a pretax restructuring charge of $ 46 million, or 17 cents a share.
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Monthly contributions include a handling charge of 30p per month.
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The disposal costs could include a one-time charge to dump the water permanently into the sewer system.
lay
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This patrol will last two hours while our men are laying their charge .
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At one spot the Federals succeeded in undermining the Confederate works in preparation to laying an explosive charge .
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We need to protect our men laying the charge and also the lower tunnel which they won't know about.
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On the planet, unaware of being watched, Ace was laying explosive charges .
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His bulky life of Russell is a sustained attack, in which he lays two charges against the philosopher.
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It laid to rest the charges of unreliability and less-than-advertised performance that have long dogged the Pentagon.
lead
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They emphasised that it was the circumstances of the individual case which led them to reject charges of degrading or inhuman treatment.
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But with the unstoppable Louis Brandeis leading the Zionist charge , the barons gave in.
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But it was Lieutenant Harvey who was still leading the charge as he hurdled elegantly over the wire and into no-man's-land.
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C., to lead the charge against the Bay Guardian.
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But Dole has, in his long Senate career, led the charge for the second -, third-and fourth-largest.
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A police investigation has led to charges of assault against five officers.
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But it is unrealistic to expect businesses to lead the charge alone.
levy
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This looks after the maintenance and levies an annual charge which is divided among the owners proportionately.
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In addition some clubs levy a service charge for infants payable in resort.
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Bravo levies a transaction charge for each booking, starting at £1.80 to a maximum of £3.30.
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It was the first deaf club in the country to levy an annual subscription charge .
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Traditionally, the law centres have not levied any charges on those using the service.
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We would levy the charge at 1 percent above the Bank base rate prevailing for the relevant period.
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Central government may encourage local governments to raise more tax revenue by introducing new taxes, levying charges or borrowing.
pay
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The legislation ensures that people have a statutory right to pay the community charge in manageable instalments.
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The licencee pays the charges on all parcels received in this way.
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These are the main groups of people who will not have to pay the charge: 1.
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However, if you are on a low income you may be entitled to help in paying this charge .
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The defendant agreed to this and obtained a licence but later refused to pay the charge .
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With only a few exceptions all those aged 18 or over are liable to pay the same basic charge .
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Charge payers are therefore given at least two opportunities to pay their community charge instalment.
plead
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The youth pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary and five motoring offences.
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He pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing the giro.
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Williams has pleaded guilty to reduced charges .
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He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft of articles of clothing.
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He pleaded innocent to the charges .
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The co-defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of committing an act of gross indecency with the appellant.
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Most of the suppliers accused in the sting operations have pleaded guilty to fraud charges .
press
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The Jana'ata, preoccupied with larger affairs, pressed no charges and released Sandoz to the custody of the Consortium.
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Manning said Las Vegas police never recommended a prosecution in the hotel beating because Anderson declined to press charges .
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Is there anything I can do to press charges against these men?
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Mrs Moon unsuccessfully implored prosecutors not to press charges against her husband.
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The assistant chaplain at Long Lartin, in her 40's, has decided not to press charges .
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He did not press charges against the police as the lawyer urged him to.
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Police say the owner of the boats doesn't want to press charges against whoever was responsible.
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There were no arrests, but the attorney general is considering pressing charges against club operators.
put
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How can you get some one who was actively involved in events and put him in charge of the investigation?
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An old Bridgeport pal with no qualifications had been put in charge of the community conservation program.
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I was late once, got there at ten instead of half past and was put on a discipline charge by the superintendent.
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Short trips in cold weather often do not put back as much charge as was lost starting the car.
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Hugh Bawn was put in charge of the high-buildings programme in Glasgow.
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Arline: What is: They put John Kromko in charge of it?
release
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Ma Sokheng was arrested for starting the row and then released without charge .
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Earlier another man was released without charge .
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But eventually she was released without a charge being made.
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On Monday evening it was reported that the man detained the day before had been released without charge .
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The protesters were released without charge .
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They were all later released after police dropped charges that they illegally imported anabolic steroids into the country.
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Three men and the youth were later released without charge .
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There were around 80 arrests ... some have been released without charge , some bailed.
take
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It is up to you to take charge .
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Renew your resolve to take charge of your health.
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David Emanuel left the world of hautecouture to take charge of the charity event at Cheltenham Ladies' College.
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Understandably, Anna Mae herself took the charges more seriously.
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Perrin subsequently took charge of the high-pressure research and Gibson was transferred to other work.
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Tom Haarala took charge on Wednesday.
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The conference also took charge of the security and armed forces.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
answer criticism/charges/accusations etc
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Avon and Somerset Police have summonsed Redknapp to appear in court to answer charges of alleged abusive conduct.
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His finance minister was busy answering charges of bribery.
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In particular non-disclosure makes it difficult to answer charges that the government's policies are not properly coordinated.
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The meeting was called to answer criticisms and make mid-course corrections.
bring charges/a lawsuit/a court case/a prosecution/a claim (against sb)
level criticism/charges/accusations etc at/against sb
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Even Mrs Thatcher levelled criticism at the lack of compartment privacy, but the policy against compartments was now firmly established.
nominal sum/charge/fee etc
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A red cotton T-shirt or running vest is available at a nominal charge of £1.00 together with sponsorship forms.
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He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum.
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Homes for the elderly were shut, and formerly nominal charges increased and extended.
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It would save money simply to give the pits to the miners for a nominal sum, say £1.
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The local agents provide an extensive catalogue of programs available at a nominal charge.
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Those registered users of Word for Windows requiring the upgrade can obtain it from Microsoft for a nominal fee of £7.75inc.VAT.
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Traditionally, the people's singing has been delegated to a choir which is generally paid a nominal fee.
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Under the program, the government sold shares to citizens for a nominal fee to quickly transform state enterprises into private companies.
positively charged
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According to the theory, negatively charged electrons within atoms orbit around positively charged nuclei.
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Cationic detergents: ionise in solution with the active ion being positively charged.
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Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.
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Sodium has a strong tendency to lose an electron and become the positively charged ion Na.
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The helium atom without its electrons is known as an alpha particle, and is therefore positively charged.
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These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
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These fixed negative charges attract a layer of residual positively charged ions which are free to move within the water.
prefer charges
press charges
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He did not press charges against the police as the lawyer urged him to.
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Is there anything I can do to press charges against these men?
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Manning said Las Vegas police never recommended a prosecution in the hotel beating because Anderson declined to press charges.
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Mrs Moon unsuccessfully implored prosecutors not to press charges against her husband.
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Police say the owner of the boats doesn't want to press charges against whoever was responsible.
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The assistant chaplain at Long Lartin, in her 40's, has decided not to press charges.
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The high priests and elders being still keen to press charges, Festus invited them to Caesarea to put their case.
reverse the charges
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If something goes wrong, call us and reverse the charges.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
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Cases of abuse have a strong emotional charge .
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Criminal charges were filed in October against Sorvino by the District Attorney's office.
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He appeared in court on a murder charge .
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He faces a charge of armed robbery.
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If your order comes to over $30, we will not make a delivery charge .
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Interest charges on the loan totaled over $12,000.
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Jill bought ice cream for her three young charges.
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Libel is a difficult charge to prove.
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Members and their guests are welcome to use the club's facilities at no extra charge .
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On Tuesday, the police officially filed charges against Jeffers.
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Police have dropped the charges due to lack of evidence.
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San Francisco police have arrested a 39-year-old man on murder charges.
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There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free.
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There's no charge for telephoning the operator.
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There doesn't seem to be any charge coming from the outlet.
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What are the charges against the accused?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bradstreet said it expects to post 1995 earnings of $ 3. 80 a share before the pretax charge .
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But the bomb casings and high explosive charges in nuclear weapons can not withstand fire and explosive shock.
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Guinness Mahon is offering a discount of 1 percent on the normal charge of 6 percent for investments made by May 5.
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He will then decide whether to prefer disciplinary charges.
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Investors who do their own research and then go directly to the fund manager of the choice must still pay the charge .
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Pate pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges in September and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Short trips in cold weather often do not put back as much charge as was lost starting the car.
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The idea that it would somehow reduce the community charge is erroneous.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
account
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There is no fee for the card and no interest is charged provided that the account is settled in full every month.
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Each card or wand contains an identification number that is read by an electronic sensor, which charges credit-card accounts .
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This wasn't charged when the accounts were last audited.
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Some companies charge an account maintenance fee as well.
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He grinned, wondered if they'd charge MI5 when the account arrived on their desk.
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The subscription price - currently £14.70 - will be charged to your account annually until you cancel.
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The cost of the payroll will usually be charged to cost accounts each week.
assault
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An new investigation led to Ferrier's being charged with assault .
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Xavier Hicks, model student, was being charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a concealed weapon.
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The victim was charged with obstruction, and the passenger travelling with him was charged with assault .
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The princess was charged with assault and battery and unlawful interference with the operation of an aircraft.
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A female can be charged with an indecent assault on another female.
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Read in studio A grammar school teacher has been charged with indecency and assault offences against young boys.
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Troops were deployed to disperse the protesters, several of whom were charged with assault .
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Mosley, Joyce, and the leaders of the meeting at the pavilion were charged with assault and riotous assembly.
bank
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Similarly, banks charge higher interest rates to high-risk borrowers than to low-risk borrowers.
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I wonder if my bank will let me charge my mortgage.
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As banks charge a higher rate of interest on borrowings than they offer on savings, you will be better off.
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The overnight unsecured call rate -- what banks charge each other for overnight loans -- traded at 0. 46 percent.
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In order to provide the acceptance facility banks charge a small acceptance commission of - 1 ¾ percent perannum.
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As one example, the bank would begin charging interest the day a kibbutz incurred an overdraft.
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That follows the bank which charged a pensioner £3 for changing a £10 note into coins.
commission
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Commission Most booking agents charge a commission of 15 percent which is payable on the gross fees for any live work.
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Eight officers face misconduct charges before the Police Commission in connection with the Williams case.
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The gallery will, of course, charge a commission for selling work.
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Brokerages charge commissions from $ 25 to hundreds of dollars, depending on the size of the transaction.
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Most stockbrokers charge a minimum commission which makes small deals very uneconomical.
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Often, the main obstacle between them is the prospect of dealing with forbidding galleries charging forbidding commission fees.
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In order to provide the acceptance facility banks charge a small acceptance commission of - 1 ¾ percent perannum.
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Sharelink, the telephone dealing service, is charging 1 percent commission with a minimum of £12.50 and maximum of £50.
company
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The water company then charges you in much the same way as the gas and electricity companies do.
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In addition, the management company may charge an annual fee of 0.5-1 percent of net asset value.
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Your management company provides management services to your operating companies and charges them for those services.
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As if their silent company were charged With peaceful admonitions for the heart Of all-beholding Man, earth's thoughtful lord.
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Astonished, she asked how the company could charge so little.
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Also, the insurance company will charge around 1 percent a year for administering the arrangement.
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Commissioners will thrash out how much phone companies can charge their competitors for using their lines in various ways.
connection
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Mohajerani's wife, Jamileh Kadivar, a popular reformist lawmaker, was charged but acquitted in connection with the Berlin conference.
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In this case, providers usually charge a flat-rate connection fee and no usage charge.
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The inquest laid no blame, and no one has ever been charged in connection with the case.
count
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He said that he had been charged with 10 counts of breaking police regulations by talking to reporters about police brutality.
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Claudia Schneider is charged with one count of failing to disclose bankruptcy and has also been held in Miami since May.
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Mr Atkins was charged on four specimen counts of theft.
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Kaczynski has been charged only with one count of possessing explosives in his cabin near the town of Lincoln.
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Skase was charged with two counts of corruption in May 1991, and was declared bankrupt on June 13.
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Both men were charged on seven fraud counts in connection with the 1991 contract.
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He has been charged with four counts of uttering death threats, only one of which is related to his short story.
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Yeoman also was charged with one count of perjury and one count of obstructing justice.
crime
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He is charged with 20 war crimes , including genocide and crimes against humanity.
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President Lazaro Cardenas outlawed casinos during his 1934-1940 term in office, charging they promoted crime and vice.
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Their goal is not money, but freedom for a client charged with a crime he did not commit.
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The 17-year-old has not been charged with the crime .
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On the other hand, every person charged with a crime is entitled to testify to his own intentions.
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The farmers, in Buner, an area controlled by the government, were charged with the crime of growing opium.
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She was not under arrest, nor charged with any crime .
critic
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Warshaw says Waxman and other critics have charged that police are targeting black neighborhoods.
customer
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At present some of the nonconforming lenders charge interest to customers who have already defaulted on loans.
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He charged his customers a flat dollar for a trip down his spiral staircase to the foot of the cataract.
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Abbey National charged a Tessa customer £20 to move to a rival provider, but has since dropped the practice.
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How much to allow phone monopolies to charge customers who want to switch to competitors but keep their old phone number.
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Read in studio A pub landlord in Oxford has been charged with allowing his customers to smoke cannabis on his premises.
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Most Internet travel services charge the customer nothing for the transaction.
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Accordingly, they hired more telephone representatives to relieve the pressure on employees charged with handling customer complaints and inquiries.
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It is the revenue that banks earn simply because they pay less for money than the interest rate they charge their customers .
dollar
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Her name is Krystal and she makes Cindy Crawford look like a zero and she only charges fifty dollars an hour.
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When he stays out of town, he frequently checks into deluxe hotels that charge hundreds of dollars a night.
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The owner charged a dollar , and I got fifty cents.
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And he could hardly believe she charged only six dollars .
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They was charging people a dollar to see him before West put a stop to it.
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They charged five dollars a trick.
fee
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Once admitted, the solicitor is required to maintain a practising certificate, for which a substantial annual fee is charged .
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Some charge an up front fee and others charge fees when investors redeem shares.
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A cancellation fee will be charged whose amount depends on the period before departure date in which you letter is received.
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The master plan will determine what kind of fees users will be charged for such amenities.
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Remember, there's no arrangement fee , no normal transaction charges to pay, just the £3 usage fee.
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Hawaii and Rhode Island go further, mandating that agency fees be charged to teachers.
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It is essential that tutors provide a good service commensurate with the fees being charged to students and/or their employers.
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The cost to build and the fees to charge have yet to be determined.
interest
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If you want to get out of the scheme, you will be charged three month's interest payments as a penalty.
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But the financial institutions can charge fees or interest .
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The property investment and dealing company has charged all interest and finance charges to revenue in the year ended 31 March 1992.
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As one example, the bank would begin charging interest the day a kibbutz incurred an overdraft.
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Customers may be forced to borrow from inefficient banks or other financial institutions, probably charging higher interest rates.
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At present some of the nonconforming lenders charge interest to customers who have already defaulted on loans.
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Credit unions are by law not allowed to charge more than 12.6 percent interest on loans to their members.
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Similarly, banks charge higher interest rates to high-risk borrowers than to low-risk borrowers.
man
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They were also able to charge some 30 men with various offences.
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Police charged two Apopka men and an Apopka teenager Tuesday night with first-degree murder in Arancibia's death.
offences
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Those arrested have been charged with public order offences and will appear in court in June.
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He has been charged with six offences related to the alleged theft of the fruit.
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In 1989 they were charged with indictable offences relating to the escape.
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The prosecution decides who to charge and with what offences .
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Middlesbrough solicitor Bernard Ridsdale-Tombling is charged with 16 offences of falsifying records and obtaining by deception.
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Ron Sykes has been reported to the Crown Prosecution Service who will decide whether to charge him with traffic offences .
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Two young men called Murphy were arrested and charged with public order offences .
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He says success is judged on the number of people we manage to charge with criminal offences .
percent
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Most of them charged 60 percent a year or 5 percent a month.
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The changes would have raised basic monthly charges 21 percent and the cost of local calls by an average 19 percent.
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The cheapest is National &038; Provincial, which will charge 21.6 percent from the middle of January.
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Credit unions are by law not allowed to charge more than 12.6 percent interest on loans to their members.
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They were fortunately innocent of the fact that Monet charged them some 60 percent more than he charged his fellow countrymen.
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This compares with some loan sharks who can charge in excess of 10,000 percent !
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Interest is charged at 0.5 percent p.a.
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Wholesale-financed lenders, already charging 14.75 percent , will face pressure to raise their rates close to 16 percent.
person
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We charge just £1.00 per person for this fascinating look backstage.
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Three months later, in June 1898, federal agents arrested and charged eleven persons in the Baker case.
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The prosecutor does not have to charge named persons with assaults on other named persons.
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This is to enable the prosecution to find and charge the other person .
police
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A 19 year old female student from Bath University was charged by Essex police with unlawful imprisonment and causing actual bodily harm.
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Eight officers face misconduct charges before the Police Commission in connection with the Williams case.
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Warshaw says Waxman and other critics have charged that police are targeting black neighborhoods.
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At the moment, a suspect is arrested by police , questioned by police and charged by police.
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If she didn't, she should be charged with wasting police time.
possession
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They're all in the nick. charged with possession .
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Another passenger, Damon D.. Stewart, 24, also of Hampton, was charged with possession of marijuana.
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They charged me with possession of cannabis.
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Takatlyan was charged with illegal weapons possession , bribery, entering the country illegally and using false documents.
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In May 1994 she was charged with drugs possession after being arrested in a Miami motel.
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One was charged with possession of crack cocaine, another with possession of heroin.
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And nor will the magistrates ever have to deal with some one charged with being in possession of a full bladder.
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Iverson was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of firearms with a controlled substance.
price
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Street vendors accused of charging higher than official prices were beaten and dragged through the streets.
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Then he charged a ridiculous price .
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Phoney psychics could milk their rich clients for years, charging fancy prices for rap sessions with the dear departed.
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At the same time, competition increased from rivals charging lower prices , forcing Motorola to cut its own prices.
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Pricing at short-run marginal cost, the industry will charge a price P 2.
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These taxis charge a fixed price and are regulated by the city government.
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The monopolist is normally considered to exploit consumers by charging a high price and thereby destroying some consumer surplus.
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Consider a candidate equilibrium in which every firm charges the same price P for its product.
rate
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On top of this, they often charge extortionate rates for support through a tolled number.
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Homeowners who have borrowed from Coventry for five years or more are charged a lower special rate of 6.99 per cent.
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Bankers used to charge a fixed rate of about 20 percent.
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Interest will be charged at the rate of 1 percent above the Bank base rate prevailing for the relevant period.
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Insurers would have to charge the same rates to everyone, regardless of company si ze or the health of workers.
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The Yorkshire Building Society, for example, is charging a fixed rate of just 4.99 per cent for two years.
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It typically is charged twice the going rate as the criminal inmates housed in the same facility.
rent
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Unless you charge a fortune in rent , it follows that rental yields tend to be lower on more expensive properties.
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The Housing Act 1957 vested the management of local authority houses in the Corporation and gave it power to charge reasonable rents .
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Said he didn't charge her much rent for her flat.
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Halls normally charge a term's rent in advance.
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Freedom to charge higher rents will reopen some doors but the court orders still necessary to remove tenants could block real advances.
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Tenants will receive the money in a lump sum but will also be charged a low rent while repairs are carried out.
service
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Doctors' certificates cost £55 and clergymen will normally charge £25 for a service .
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Your management company provides management services to your operating companies and charges them for those services.
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There have been suggestions that centres like this should charge for their services .
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It charges a service fee for each ticket sold.
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London &038; Country Mortgages does not charge fees for this service .
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The band claimed Ticketmaster was charging excessive service fees and refused to reduce its fees for Pearl Jam concerts.
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They charged for services or raised charges already in place to minimise real service cuts. 3.
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In addition, users are charged according to the service they use on international links, which are expensive to support.
tax
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Homes worth more than £212,000 will be charged a tax of £792, plus £162 for water and sewerage.
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His brother David, whose whereabouts are unknown, also has been charged with tax evasion.
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Sewerage will continue to be charged via the council tax or the non-domestic sewerage rate.
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For this reason, he recommended that gains should be charged to income tax but not to surtax.
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In the United States it even rates as an expense that can be charged against tax .
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From 1987, companies' gains were charged to corporation tax as if they were additional income of an accounting period.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cost/pay/charge the earth
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A well planned, well made kitchen that doesn't cost the earth .
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But ... but it must cost the earth .
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He would miss seeing Harry and, besides, a weekend at some hotel would cost the earth .
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In Coventry Sir William Lyons produced wonderful engineering and style-but he didn't believe his cars should cost the earth .
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It is possible to pay the earth for beauty products.
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It would cost the earth , but it had to be safer than Nigel's Aston Martin.
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This is a flexible, well-designed machine which produces quality prints and doesn't cost the earth to print them.
nominal sum/charge/fee etc
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A red cotton T-shirt or running vest is available at a nominal charge of £1.00 together with sponsorship forms.
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He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum.
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Homes for the elderly were shut, and formerly nominal charges increased and extended.
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It would save money simply to give the pits to the miners for a nominal sum, say £1.
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The local agents provide an extensive catalogue of programs available at a nominal charge.
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Those registered users of Word for Windows requiring the upgrade can obtain it from Microsoft for a nominal fee of £7.75inc.VAT.
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Traditionally, the people's singing has been delegated to a choir which is generally paid a nominal fee.
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Under the program, the government sold shares to citizens for a nominal fee to quickly transform state enterprises into private companies.
positively charged
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According to the theory, negatively charged electrons within atoms orbit around positively charged nuclei.
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Cationic detergents: ionise in solution with the active ion being positively charged.
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Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.
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Sodium has a strong tendency to lose an electron and become the positively charged ion Na.
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The helium atom without its electrons is known as an alpha particle, and is therefore positively charged.
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These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
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These fixed negative charges attract a layer of residual positively charged ions which are free to move within the water.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Did you charge the camcorder's batteries?
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Don't charge off, I want a word with you.
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I charged the flights on American Express.
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Lawyers charge such high fees, but they never seem short of clients.
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Leave it to charge overnight.
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My piano teacher charges £9 for a half hour class.
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Police have charged a 22-year-old man with robbing two Japanese tourists.
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Riot police with batons charged at soccer fans twice during last night's international with Spain.
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Small shops charge much higher prices for the same products.
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The cheapest doctor we could find charged us four hundred francs for a five minute examination.
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The doors flew open, and Pascoe charged across the foyer, scattering people in all directions.
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The dry cleaners charges $1.25 a shirt.
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The man they arrested last night has been charged with murder.
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They're going to charge him with dangerous driving.
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Twelve people involved in the demonstration have been arrested and charged.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another passenger, Damon D.. Stewart, 24, also of Hampton, was charged with possession of marijuana.
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Claudia Schneider is charged with one count of failing to disclose bankruptcy and has also been held in Miami since May.
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H., was charged with murder and kidnapping Tuesday morning.
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He risks being charged with an offence that carries up to five years in jail.
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I was told of one particular youngster in Stockton-on-Tees who has been arrested and charged no fewer than 17 times this year.
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The gallery will, of course, charge a commission for selling work.
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The victim was charged with obstruction, and the passenger travelling with him was charged with assault.