noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pit closures
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a national strike against pit closures
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
base
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Plan also recommends more base closures .
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George Wagner, was moved here as part of the 1995 base closure and realignment process.
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The Marines take over Miramar from the Navy Oct. 1 as part of the base closure and realignment process.
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Cutting troops to loosen that money could signal another round of base closures , said B.. Securities analyst Wolfgang Demisch.
early
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The hospitals more remote from their catchment area were thus the natural early candidates for closure .
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Not surprisingly, it was another early closure , with only a few people living nearby.
immediate
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Education Secretary John Patten warned that any school which failed to check whether staff had a criminal record would face immediate closure .
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The quake shattered windows in the control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and forced the airport's immediate closure .
partial
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In addition there are two cross-overs in mid-Channel to allow partial closure of the tunnel for maintenance purposes.
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Most corporate headquarters and bank branches in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were open Tuesday after partial closures yesterday.
possible
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This is due to be announced next month and is widely predicted to involve jobs losses and possible plant closures .
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Currently, around 1 700 beds are closed, leaving 2 500 earmarked for possible closure .
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The Education Committee evaluated Village school for possible closure because the teacher had reached the age of retirement.
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It is among several which fear possible closure within months unless the new assessment and funding procedures move up several gears.
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Russell Telford was protesting against the possible closure of 31 pits.
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It displayed particular concern over a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a determination to take action to avoid this.
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Next, they considered the possible closure of Village school.
proposed
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He referred to the new written policy and circulated four letters from parents objecting to the proposed closure .
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Nalgo members were protesting at the proposed closure of a 24-hour crisis intervention centre.
social
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At the very top of the hierarchy, elite recruitment shows the most social closure .
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Thus social closure is still real, and tickets to the top depend on property, connections or elite education.
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The degree of social closure of the upper class is considerably enhanced by the extensive networks of interlocking directorships.
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In addition, there is still considerable social closure and self-recruitment at the very top of the occupational structure.
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In the caste system social closure is achieved through prohibitions which prevent members of a caste from marrying outside their caste.
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The caste system is an extreme example of social closure since the exclusion of outsiders from the status group is so complete.
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Broadly speaking, the less social closure there is, the less cohesive the social class grouping will be.
temporary
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There are no formal arrangements for temporary closure , but there are rules and regulations when permanent closure is being considered.
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This summary is only a temporary closure in the meaning of objectification.
■ NOUN
factory
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Many factory closures are on the way, with perhaps as many as 600,000 jobs at risk.
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The province has become sadly familiar with news of lay-offs and redundancies, factory closures and company collapses.
hospital
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She knows from inside the sadness of a hospital closure .
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There was a strong element of a gamble on the future in any psychiatric hospital closure .
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This basic pattern was further complicated as hospital closure programmes progressed and patients were moved back to their health authority of origin.
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The advert is aimed at doctors threatened with possible redundancy by the Government's programme of London hospital closures and mergers.
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And data on mental hospital closures are important.
order
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Yet it is he, and not their Minister, who has to defend closure orders in Parliament.
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The closure order came on a Sunday night, with no forewarning.
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The association reported one item of progress, welcoming the recent closure order for the eastern end of Fairview Road.
pit
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The firm is centralising production in Lancashire, and staff are blaming the job losses on the Government's pit closure programme.
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He found himself under severe pressure last year when the pit closure programme was announced.
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These ravenous companies claim to provide jobs to communities starved of employment following the pit closures .
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Occupancy at Pontins dropped 13% and bookings dipped after pit closures were announced.
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The breakaway union is balloting its members for a one-day token strike in protest over the amended pit closure plans.
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Barr Thomson blamed the Government's pit closure announcement for its failure.
plan
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Tory Derek Lamberth said closure plans had been on the agenda for two years.
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There were also strong words for the architects of the closure plan .
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The breakaway union is balloting its members for a one-day token strike in protest over the amended pit closure plans .
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Members of the ruling Labour group have blamed the Government for the circumstances which led to the closure plan .
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Management were meeting staff this afternoon to reveal details of the closure plan , which would mean job losses.
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The caucus thus gave continuity at the top throughout the development of the closure plan .
plant
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This is due to be announced next month and is widely predicted to involve jobs losses and possible plant closures .
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Of the $ 27 million charge, about $ 15 million relates to severance pay and plant closures .
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The job cuts and plant closure could help improve Bausch&038;.
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From 1977 to 1987, the scale of plant closure and/or contraction in many cities was extremely dramatic.
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Some of the increase may have been due to seasonal auto plant closures .
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Employers could provide advance warning of intended plant closures or major reorganisation.
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We were relatively lucky; major plant closures require 60 days' notice, and we received severance pay.
programme
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Their plight is an indirect result of the closure programme .
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The firm is centralising production in Lancashire, and staff are blaming the job losses on the Government's pit closure programme .
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Some try to match the closure programme to meet the Staff needs.
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Soon the speed and scope of the closure programme will increase.
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He found himself under severe pressure last year when the pit closure programme was announced.
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The outcry was such that on Oct. 19 the government postponed part of the closure programme .
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With the beginning of the closure programme in the pits the situation changed dramatically.
school
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Staff turnover has been high in the last few years as school closure has loomed closer.
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In the original submission the deputy head felt that the impending school closure was a strong argument for receiving the money.
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Effects of school closure on material existence of community. 6.
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Effects of school closure on the atmosphere and/or symbolic existence of the community. 7.
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It was not until 1981 that school closure seemed the inevitable solution to falling rolls.
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They don't refer to particular cases of primary school closure in any particular location.
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announce
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Contractors BAe has already announced the closure of its plant in Hatfield, Herts.
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There the workers occupied their factory when the multinational company Molins announced its closure .
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A well-known newspaper article in 1935 announcing the closure referred to the family atmosphere of the line.
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Brachs, a confectionery company, recently took Chicago by surprise when it announced the closure of its local factory.
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When they announced the closure of the North and South Works, things were very uncertain.
bring
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Knowing who or why this has happened will not bring her back, but will only bring us closure .
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And for the country, it brings closure .
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But it would be great if this brings closure .
cause
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The damage caused by this closure will continue to be felt for many years.
earmark
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Currently, around 1 700 beds are closed, leaving 2 500 earmarked for possible closure .
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His pit was earmarked for closure , his redundancy money would not pay off the mortgage and other work was scarce.
face
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The drastic cuts come a week after Aldershot were wound up and rekindle fears for several Fourth Division clubs facing closure .
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Education Secretary John Patten warned that any school which failed to check whether staff had a criminal record would face immediate closure .
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The homes are no longer facing closure .
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It is the second Worlingworth firm to face closure within a few weeks.
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Read in studio A church playgroup is facing closure because, it's claimed, church elders don't like children.
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Read in studio A racial advice centre is facing closure after being criticised for failing to provide an adequate service.
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Read in studio One of Britain's most famous cheese shops is facing closure .
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The world-famous hospital is facing closure , but doctors and nurses are working very hard to make sure it stays open.
follow
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Mr Keyse played a prominent part in arranging the purchase of the railway following its closure in 1956.
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The move follows the closure of Ferranti International's metrology systems division at Dalkeith in January last year.
force
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The fires caused widespread smogs, limiting visibility and forcing the closure of airports and shipping lanes.
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The recent violations may not force the closure , said bureau spokeswoman Lynette Wirth.
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They knew that cut backs in education would force closures .
involve
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The dispute centred on proposals involving the closure of lead-zinc mines, posing a threat to jobs.
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The employees would prefer profits to be lower if maximising them involves plant closures or the introduction of job-destroying technology.
lead
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Members of the ruling Labour group have blamed the Government for the circumstances which led to the closure plan.
mean
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They say a Greene King victory would mean closure for the Abingdon brewery, but not the end of the Morland name.
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Environmental improvement would mean the closure of some labour intensive plants which could not be economically cleaned up, the company said.
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The integration of Johnson Brothers will not necessarily mean the closure of the offices at Hanley.
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But that does not mean its survival or closure is only a political issue.
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The receiver has said a strike will mean total closure of Leyland Daff in Britain.
prevent
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The zones have thus had some success in preventing the relocation or closure of preexisting companies.
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You have so far succeeded in preventing the closure of a small area of self-sealing partition.
result
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This is expected to result in the closure of 32 unprofitable lines and a reduction in staff numbers from 48,500 to 30,000.
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Forsythe considered the effects on way of life resulting from the closure of primary schools.
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A poor result was obtained from one private jacuzzi which resulted in its closure pending further investigations.
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The marathon will result in the closure of a large number of London streets on Sunday.
save
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New models and new ideas have turned the company around and saved Cowley from closure .
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The first item on the agenda was a discussion of how much money could be saved from closures over the next year.
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He says he just wants to save the school from closure .
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Time allowed 00:21 Read in studio A truck company's sales division has been saved from closure .
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Thousands signed a petition which saved it from closure a year ago.
threaten
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But now Government cuts means the home is threatened with closure .
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It has been threatened with closure , water officials said.
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Two years ago the Cowley plant was threatened with closure .
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The method involved asking what users and non-users would pay to keep the centre open if it were threatened with closure .
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They linked up in a silent demonstration of support for the school which is threatened with closure .
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He has spoken up for them when their homes have been threatened with closure and voiced their opinions on Radio Cleveland.
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Since he opened in September 1999, he says he has been threatened with closure on several occasions.
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He began his statement by announcing that Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground, which had been threatened with closure , was safe.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Further factory closures have been announced.
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Penrhyn is now the largest quarry in the world, yet 5 years ago it faced closure .
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Several military bases are threatened with closure .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But as far as closure , there will never be.
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Next day the rector of the Sorbonne summoned police to a student protest against the closure of Nanterre.
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State-owned industries, already shaken by lay-offs and closures, will come under even greater stress from international competition.
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The closures will mean the loss of some 600 jobs.
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This is another area which is changing out of all recognition since closure of the colliery and removal of sidings etc.
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Tory Derek Lamberth said closure plans had been on the agenda for two years.
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Two years ago the Cowley plant was threatened with closure .