adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chequered flag
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
flag
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The famous horseshoe-shaped radiator was seen taking the chequered flag at Le Mans, Brooklands and Silverstone.
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However, defending champion Lyons was in top form and went on to take the chequered flag for the second year running.
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It was a disappointing performance by the Bears for whom only Mark Lemon and the determined Odom took the chequered flag .
history
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But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history .
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The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history .
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The mill's chequered history is almost a Who's Who of eminent local individuals and families of clothiers.
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The corporation has had a chequered history since then.
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London Road has enjoyed a chequered history .
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Unsurprising, you might argue, given the chequered history of pop singers in the theatre.
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But the block, like most of its kind, had had a chequered history .
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For all that, it was a dismal phase in the chequered history of postwar Britain.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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London Road has enjoyed a chequered history.
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The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history.
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The famous horseshoe-shaped radiator was seen taking the chequered flag at Le Mans, Brooklands and Silverstone.
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The management of information systems in education is still not free from their chequered past.
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The mill's chequered history is almost a Who's Who of eminent local individuals and families of clothiers.
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The mink has had a chequered relationship with us, but we must remember that the changes are of our own making.
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The trees, two white and one pink, were an extravaganza of blossom which floated down on to the chequered tablecloths.
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Unsurprising, you might argue, given the chequered history of pop singers in the theatre.