I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a routine check
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Police stopped the vehicle for a routine check.
a security check
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There are security checks at the entrance to the courtrooms.
carry out a check
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Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
carry out a check
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Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
check a dictionary
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I often check the dictionary for spelling and pronunciation.
check a map ( also consult a map formal ) (= look at a map to get information )
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I don't know how to get to Berlin without consulting a map.
check card
check digit
check into a hotel ( also book into a hotel British English )
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He checked into the hotel a little after 2 pm.
check (on) sb’s progress
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A social worker calls regularly to check on the children’s progress.
check out of a hotel (= leave a hotel )
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We packed and checked out of the hotel.
check sth out of the library American English (= borrow a book etc from the library )
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You can check out up to ten books from the library.
check the gauge
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Steve checked the oil gauge.
check your email(s)
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The first thing I do every morning is check my email.
check/consult your watch
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He checked his watch and saw that it was only 2.15.
checked baggage (= baggage that you check in rather than carry onto the plane yourself )
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You can claim for loss or damage to checked baggage.
check/feel sb's pulse
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The nurse left the room after checking the girl's pulse.
checking account
check/take sb’s blood pressure (= measure it )
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The nurse will take your blood pressure.
coat check
make/do/carry out etc spot checks
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We carry out spot checks on the vehicles before they leave the depot.
rain check
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‘Care for a drink?’ ‘I’ll take a rain check, thanks.’
random checks/tests
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He believes the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
read/check the small print
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Always read the small print before you sign anything.
reality check
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It’s time for a reality check. The Bears aren’t as good a team as you think.
sound check
spot check
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spot checks on quality
test/check/monitor the quality
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The equipment is used to monitor the city’s air quality.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
always
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Before you embark on writing a macro always check to so if there is one already.
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I always check the pieces of whatnot, to make sure they aren't important whatnots.
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He always checked the mechanism before firing because the Ruger/MAC Mark I was now vintage and occasionally liable to jam.
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Italics Tips Always check how a publication, even a newsletter, spells its name.
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In either case, always check that the leash is properly attached to the collar.
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I always checked wheelchairs for false bottoms to hide missing limbs.
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So always check the small print.
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Good Windows 95 hackers always check the right-side button as well as any relevant menus already apparent.
double
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Before any payment is made calculations should be double checked .
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Lloyd Peters advised him to check and double check the information, before reporting back to them, or initiating a response.
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Positive test results are usually double checked in different ways to make absolutely sure, and can be relied on.
just
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Just check the code for your selected departure point against the panel below to find the departure and return Time Band applicable.
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Just check the standings for evidence.
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Trippy was not really interested in my financial situation; he was just checking that I was paying for dinner.
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I like to give people lots of independence and just check on them every once in a while.
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Just check the Diamond Bingo numbers printed every day.
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Who cares, just check those sales figures.
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Just check that no one's taken anything away from him, will you?
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You may like to check just how well you listen by practising listening in some simple everyday situations.
■ NOUN
hotel
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Said she could check with the hotel if she wanted to be sure.
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Margarett would come to New York and check into a hotel .
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The police could then check the hotels for that day.
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Transfer to Kaprun and check in at the hotel .
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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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How many people take the trouble to check their hotel or restaurant bills these days?
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So check with your hotel or corporate sponsor in advance about possible child-care arrangements.
list
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Please ensure that you check your list and bring it up to date now and return to the Office.
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Presumably the Democratic National Committee checked the guest list with due diligence as to foreign corporate connections.
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It is important to check this list ahead of time so that you have everything ready to complete the demonstration.
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A buildings cost chart and a room-by-room contents check list are printed overleaf for your assistance.
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Students practiced simple organizational skills and were able to feel good as they checked off on their lists the assignments completed.
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For example, the editor will need to check lists of headwords which begin with lower-case letters.
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Outside the patio, survivors and families check lists taped to the walls of the government center.
watch
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Ever since Jack could remember, women had been offended with his checking his watch .
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Satisfied that everything was as it should be, he checked his watch .
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I grin at him with my eyes and check my watch .
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As he came to the woods, he paused to check his watch .
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The men met each day at noon in the observatory to check the watch against the regulator clock and then rewind it.
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Gently, he eased it off on to the pillow and checked his watch . 11.15 p.m.
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I walked to the front door, checked my watch , and flicked the porch light on and off three times.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take a rain check (on sth)
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I'm sorry but I'm busy on Saturday - can I take a rain check?
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The warning voice could go take a rain check, she thought.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Are you sure this is the right phone number?" "Yes, I've just checked."
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"Can I exchange this for a smaller size?" "You should be able to. Let me check ."
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"We have milk, don't we?" "Uh, I'll check ."
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Check that the meat is cooked thoroughly before serving it.
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Before your trip, check if your insurance covers you abroad.
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Doctors are trying to check the spread of the disease with drugs.
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I'll just check that I locked the door.
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I want to check my voice mail.
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Let's check to see if she's OK.
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That bag's too large to take on the plane - I can check it for you.
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Their passports were checked by immigration officers at the airport.
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We need to check the building for structural damage.
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You'd better check the figures one more time - we don't want any mistakes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If a source can not be stated and therefore checked, it must be suspect.
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If you are manually recording in a diary a secretary should check the dates three months in advance on a daily basis.
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It is not possible to check the accuracy of the figures.
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My idea of checking out a tunnel is throwing a hand grenade down it.
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She frowned, and checked again, her eyes widening in amazement.
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The mobile phone is constantly in use as he checks, queries and informs staff.
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You must evaluate your evidence, check it against other sources and decide if it is reliable.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blank
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Outside, on the front lawn hoisted atop a wooden flagpole, an eternal blank check waves bravely in the breeze.
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But the public consensus for a Pentagon blank check collapsed with the Cold War.
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But I want to know where my party is going before I give it a blank check .
dental
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In addition higher charges were made for all forms of dental treatment and new charges introduced for sight and dental checks .
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These Seventies coup s turn up at auctions like bad teeth at an infant's school dental check .
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And despite complaining about charges for dental checks , it would not consider removing them for years.
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Regular dental checks will help make sure that dentures fit.
double
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I think they should double check and treble check to make sure some one doesn't escape.
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Afterwards double check the plan - especially if you are not sure about something.
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Twice she turned from him, and again turned back to make a double and treble check .
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When shoots can be seen, double check that none of the tubers are upside down.
final
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Now is the time to conduct the final check on each of the features of the list.
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Poole made a final check of his tiny instrument panel.
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In the case of electrical installations, or procedures involving hazards, preliminary safety actions and final safety checks are needed.
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Auguste began to make his final checks .
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Varied learning strategies? - a final check Are you giving your pupils varied experiences, teaching strategies and activities?
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She will have a final check before being allowed home, possibly later today.
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The Second-in-Command organised the company into the final order of march whilst the other commanders carried out final checks .
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Voice over Before they set sail there are final checks to be made.
medical
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All were passed fit after medical checks and were driven home to rest.
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He says that any cavers worried for their health should get a medical check up.
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Go for a medical check if necessary.
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It need not have the medical checks or the rules on weight difference or the timed rounds of official boxing.
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The scanner, made out of a large magnetic tube, gives detailed medical checks without surgery or side-effects.
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If you have any doubts, ask for a medical check to be carried out.
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Drew had gone with her to the hospital, where she had undergone a full medical check .
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Another medical check could find no organic reason for his failure to thrive and so psychological help was requested.
quick
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A quick check on the relationships can also avoid some embarrassing assumptions when there are now so many reconstituted families.
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At the same time, it is important for you to do a quick management style check .
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A quick check outside confirmed my suspicions: we just weren't going up very fast.
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I did a quick equipment check , like an astronaut preparing for lift-off.
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The likeness was remarkably good, certainly enough for a quick check at Immigration.
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A quick check showed that some one had undoubtedly searched through her belongings.
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A quick check of all the extremities of the aircraft will be a good indicator though not a complete one.
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A quick check confirmed that with two eyes this was a different fish.
random
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More random checks are to be held over the next few weeks.
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Perhaps random spot checks could be carried out in the same way as breathalyser tests.
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Afterwards he was tested positive in a random check .
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A number of local law societies felt that random checks would be more productive in revealing problems.
regular
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All your gear must be in good condition and regular checks cost nothing.
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The new job carries a regular weekly check of about $ 240.
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Conduct regular checks on your water quality using test-kits.
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It is really important to get regular reality checks from those we love and trust.
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But as soon as his regular check brings to light the absentee he is able to take prompt and appropriate action.
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The tank was left for a further two weeks, during which regular checks were made on the quality of the water.
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A good system for ordering and recording the receipt of all items is necessary and regular stock checks should be made.
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Social workers and health visitors make regular checks .
routine
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When the two men drove away, the Garda stopped them on a routine check .
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The reporters had learned of him while making some routine checks .
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But doctors did not spot the hairline fracture until a routine check on the plates after she left.
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Forty thousand pounds worth of the drug was found in a car that was stopped in a routine check .
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A routine visual check of the plane was carried out before takeoff.
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Earlier in the day, a police officer was shot and wounded during a routine check on a van.
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He was carrying a false passport when he arrived from London but was recognised during a routine check .
spot
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But spot checks by the agency have indicated travelers are informed only about two-thirds of the time.
■ NOUN
background
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California requires a 15-day waiting period and a background check on all purchasers, even on sales between private parties.
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In the realm of Pop Warner youth football, Dilatush says, some leagues require a criminal background check for every volunteer.
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Commerce officials now say they wish a foreign background check had been done, even though it was not required.
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The council voted 5-2 to examine how Colorado and Oregon have handled the background check loophole.
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Licenses would be issued only to those 21 and older who pass a background check .
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Local law enforcement officials have just 48 hours to complete a background check of prospective gun purchasers.
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McWilliams said a background check would have revealed little because the man had no criminal record.
health
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A health check , in my opinion, involves a clinical examination and intervention, where appropriate, based on the findings.
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Some projects also run Well Person's clinics where you can see a doctor for a health check and Family Planning services.
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But their offer of free financial health checks proved just the tonic and generated a lot of new business.
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Meanwhile, another Belfast church is holding free health checks for local community members.
reality
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I needed-what do they call that?-a reality check .
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Such feedback can be valuable as a reality check and provide you support when you actually implement your plan.
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Well, the first loss to Kentucky in 75 years and an imminent losing season is bringing forth a rude reality check .
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It is really important to get regular reality checks from those we love and trust.
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Mayor, why don't you drive around and get a reality check ?
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Your accountant can do a reality check on your projections.
safety
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In the case of electrical installations, or procedures involving hazards, preliminary safety actions and final safety checks are needed.
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The extra safety checks on Atlantis now mean Discovery will not launch until 8 March.
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London's trouble-plagued Millennium Wheel has passed its final safety check and is ready to take its first passengers.
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There's one on now: for less than a tenner anyone can have a four point safety check .
security
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The fifty-odd courtrooms are open to the public, though you have to go through stringent security checks first.
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Some said Pops sent his Social Security checks to his daughter to put his grandchildren through college.
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But leaving through the Vadinamian Valve the ship would have to go through another full molecular security check .
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When her Social Security check fails to last the month, or whenever her help is needed, she takes another job.
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It also became a very tedious place, since you can scarcely blow your nose there without going through a security check .
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One more step could prove to be justified in certain jobs: should you request a security check on the candidate?
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One is the drive to allow retirees to earn more money without having their Social Security checks reduced.
welfare
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Since 1985, she has quit two full-time jobs because her net pay was less than her welfare check .
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On the first of the month, the welfare checks arrive.
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To hear the politicians tell it, life in the ghetto was a whirl of passion, welfare checks , and liquor.
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Those who stay have to take classes, do chores, and save 70 percent of their welfare checks .
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The rent consumes most of their welfare check .
■ VERB
carry
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Others carry a supplement - check pages for full details.
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The company said it was continuing to carry out checks at the well.
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The law puts the onus on the lender to carry out necessary checks .
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The new job carries a regular weekly check of about $ 240.
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He decided to carry out a computer check on Model.
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Use the spaces below to remind you when checks need to be carried out.
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He went round carrying out the usual checks , asking the usual questions.
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As the National Curriculum is implemented, it will be possible to carry out a check of the curriculum of each school.
cash
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The fact that he would never be able to cash the check did not trouble him.
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No liquor. Cash or checks with guarantee card.
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The Casas de Cambio pockets a 1 percent spiff from cashing pay checks after hours.
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People would open a checking account, so they could cash a check at the market.
cut
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Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check .
do
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Strapped in, Leese released the inertial reel lock so that he could lean forward to do the cockpit check .
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I tape everything that we do in sound check .
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I did a quick equipment check , like an astronaut preparing for lift-off.
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Your accountant can do a reality check on your projections.
give
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The reason is that such certificates might be regarded abroad as given after an official check of records.
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The second is a desire to stop giving monthly checks to alcoholics and addicts.
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He gave one last check: everything secure, shipshape and Bristol fashion.
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Irritated, she gives us a check and returns to her Virginia Woolf paperback.
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Much better reduction is given by the lexical check of candidate strings compared with the n-gram results.
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We never gave out car checks .
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I wondered how Bobbie felt and imagined her giving a last check to the pistol.
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But I want to know where my party is going before I give it a blank check .
hold
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His own temper rose, but he held it in check .
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Legislators dependent on campaign contributions became the pawns of competing special-interest lobbies, who held each other in check .
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Malaria morbidity and mortality have been held in check by the widespread availability of cheap and effective antimalarial drugs.
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There were times in the second debate when Soft Al tried to hold Hard Al in check .
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Meanwhile, another Belfast church is holding free health checks for local community members.
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Communism was the powerful outside challenger that held ethnic forces in check elsewhere.
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Jody is grim on the sidelines, but during a time-out, she holds herself in check .
keep
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An accurate record of her progress needs to be kept and a check made on the experience she has gained.
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Churn makes it harder for charities to raise money, keeps real-estate prices in check and politics volatile.
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Shipping Line SeaLand uses the system in Rotterdam to enable staff to keep a check on the location of containers.
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Could he keep the check and the watch both?
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Coalition thus involved inevitable difficulties which could only be kept in check as long as the sense of crisis lasted.
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And some like to keep a check on fat or other nutrients.
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Mulch plants each spring with straw to conserve moisture and keep weeds in check .
make
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Auguste began to make his final checks .
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The reporters had learned of him while making some routine checks .
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Before any building work began County Durham archaeologists from the Bowes Museum wanted to make a thorough check of what was buried.
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He was trying to make me out a check .
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In addition the computer itself can readily be made to perform certain checks .
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Instead he spent long hours alone, reading memoranda, and making check marks to indicate the recommendations that he ap-proved.
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Daily running checks need to be made and these checks must be supported by a workable maintenance system.
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Meyers and I made one last check before we left.
pay
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But Mr Dorrell said the majority of people could afford to pay for eye checks and those on low incomes received assistance.
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I pay by check and ask the clerk to wrap it as a gift.
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Primo pays his check , pulls on his sweater and walks out front.
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Tom folded up his papers, paid his check , and went out.
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Q.. What if I paid by check , or in cash?
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Quinn paid up his check , put a mentholated toothpick in his mouth, and began walking again.
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We pay the check and walk up Columbus to the Works.
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For some women, expressing independence and self-reliance is feeling free to pay the check , to call the man.
pick
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There was a rich woman who picked up the check for her friends - in short they were an entourage.
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They come back at the end of the day to pick up their modest checks .
provide
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A strategy of re-investigation by the police itself might not, at least at first, provide an invincible check on mistakes.
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Using a variety of ordering algorithms which complement one another provides a check that the contigs they produce are not just artifacts.
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I was helped by these witnesses and they provide a useful check on the evidence of the residents.
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I have drawn this chart to a larger scale because it provides an excellent check of the limiting magnitude of binoculars.
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Ultimately, it was decided to provide checks in other ways.
receive
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Sessions said information he receives from reference checks has helped enormously in cases he has filed against employers.
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Two days later, when Blue receives his check in the mail, there is finally a word from White.
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If the Yankees win the World Series, the bettor receives a $ 100 check from Antigua.
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At World Sports Exchange, customers requesting their winnings receive a check in the mail.
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In between, you might receive a check twice annually for the interest earned on that bond.
run
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Tabitha ran an axis circuit check .
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She also advised running a virus check before downloading or running from strangers.
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He set about using the time to run a complete check on his detection and recording equipment.
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They run computer checks on their opponent.
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I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.
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He ran through his check list: ammunition, radios, first aid, packed meals...
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For Personal Inventory, the teacher ran weekly checks on all of us.
send
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Only then did the cops bother to send anyone up to check to see if we were okay.
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Some said Pops sent his Social Security checks to his daughter to put his grandchildren through college.
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During recent natural disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has quickly sent out relief checks to thousands of residents.
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He sent me a check for one hundred dollars.
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And two, you refuse to help in any way beyond sending out checks every so often.
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Individuals and businesses are obliged to pay $ 49, but many never get around to sending in the check .
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Send back the silverware. Send back the check .
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Some of the tax cuts will be retroactive, allowing the Treasury Department to begin sending checks to taxpayers later this summer.
sign
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Mr Rosenthal's charitable actions go much further than signing his name on checks .
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You could sign checks with them.
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My abductors made me sign all the checks in my checkbook and kept me captive while they cashed them.
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They will get adoration and respect from everyone but the suit that signs their checks .
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Huang was one of two officials who signed the check .
write
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The firm pays interest only on the money it actually borrows, and it borrows the money simply by writing checks .
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His willingness to write checks , and to squeeze them from friends, was legendary.
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Police said Bokin has also been repeatedly convicted of theft, possession of stolen property and writing bad checks .
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But unbeknownst to her, he had continued to write some checks .
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They can not write checks or count cash.
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And the waiter writes no check .
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They have checkbooks and write checks all the time.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cut (sb) a check
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Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check.
run a check/test/experiment etc
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I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.
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It had been switched off after two senior doctors had twice run tests on the patient before declaring him dead.
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There is no incentive to run tests and analyse the results.
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They ran tests and took x-rays, then I was called in to hear the results.
take a rain check (on sth)
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I'm sorry but I'm busy on Saturday - can I take a rain check?
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The warning voice could go take a rain check, she thought.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a security check
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a tablecloth with red and white checks
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A waiter came over and handed me the check .
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All routine safety checks were carried out before the flight.
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Let me pay the check .
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May I have the check , please?
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Spot checks by customs officers led to the arrest of several drug smugglers.
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The agency does background checks on all the nannies it hires.
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There are regular checks on the quality of goods leaving our factory.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Each time you come across a skill you used in the story place a check next to it in the appropriate column.
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Oil change, check and adjustment services follow every subsequent 6,000 miles, with a major service scheduled every 36,000 miles.
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Then he wrote out a sizable check of his own and handed it to another Republic sportswriter.
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They run computer checks on their opponent.