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day
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That autumn she opened three new centres on three consecutive days .
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Tokyo: Stocks closed at a new high for the second consecutive day .
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In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day .
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The visitors will certainly be match fit in their third meeting on consecutive days .
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Thus did a quarrel over the ownership of a shop win front-page headlines in Britain for seven consecutive days .
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The argument turned out to be of longer duration than normal, and Lucien practised with Jeopardy for seven consecutive days .
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The subjects were fed a controlled low sulphate diet for 34 consecutive days .
days
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In one case a signaller worked 30 consecutive days .
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He asks his patients to fill it out for seven to ten consecutive days .
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That autumn she opened three new centres on three consecutive days .
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Any coverage on rental cars usually is limited to a maximum of 15 to 30 consecutive days .
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The visitors will certainly be match fit in their third meeting on consecutive days .
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Thus did a quarrel over the ownership of a shop win front-page headlines in Britain for seven consecutive days .
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The argument turned out to be of longer duration than normal, and Lucien practised with Jeopardy for seven consecutive days .
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The subjects were fed a controlled low sulphate diet for 34 consecutive days .
defeat
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Swindon have suffered three consecutive defeats .
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The Dukes are coming off a 73-69 loss to La Salle Monday, their fifth consecutive defeat .
game
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Stumpel, with a team-high 24 points, has scored in five consecutive games .
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The Sharks are 0-for-5 trying to win a third consecutive game this season.
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And yet they have won six consecutive games .
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Jones, substituted in three consecutive games by Leeds, makes his first London appearance since leaving Wimbledon.
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The Beavers are by far the worst team in the conference, having lost five consecutive games .
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The Warriors recently went 16 consecutive games without shooting above 44 percent from the field.
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Williams struggled for the second consecutive game , gaining only 38 yards on 12 carries....
games
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Stumpel, with a team-high 24 points, has scored in five consecutive games .
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And yet they have won six consecutive games .
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The Beavers are by far the worst team in the conference, having lost five consecutive games .
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Jones, substituted in three consecutive games by Leeds, makes his first London appearance since leaving Wimbledon.
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The Warriors recently went 16 consecutive games without shooting above 44 percent from the field.
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He went two consecutive games without making a 3-pointer, the first time that had happened in 89 games.
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They are 0-2, losers of eight consecutive games .
loss
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Inflation fears and rising interest rates sent the stock market plummeting to its fourth consecutive loss yesterday.
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Points had been a problem, too, with the Lakers averaging just 90 in their three consecutive losses .
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The Vikings thus ended their losing streak at four games, while sending the Raiders tumbling to their third consecutive loss .
month
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A player must serve a minimum of 12 consecutive months before becoming a full member.
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Concern about unemployment, which in October rose for a third consecutive month , has sapped demand for houses and new cars.
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It was also the fifth consecutive month in which both the number and value of bankruptcies was above the prior year level.
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Manufacturing employment fell for the third consecutive month .
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But it follows 27 consecutive months of rising unemployment and record business failures.
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For the second consecutive month , manufacturers indicate they expect to increase output in the next four months.
night
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The last two came on the road, in overtime, on consecutive nights .
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He and Stefan had worked out a performance programme so that Ingrid wouldn't have to sing two big roles on consecutive nights .
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Others were subject to burns and suspended from prison walls for up to three consecutive nights .
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At least 2,000 people pelted security forces with cobblestones during the fourth consecutive night of often bloody fracas.
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He had understudied Hayden Coffin for three months and had on two consecutive nights gone on for him.
patient
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The 100 consecutive patients were all Tanner stage 1 or 2 at the time of diagnosis.
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Ninety three consecutive patients presenting between 1980 and 1988 whose notes were still available were followed up.
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Sixty-two consecutive patients aged 75 or over and attending a general ophthalmology outpatients clinic were assessed.
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In a prospective cohort study 141 consecutive patients were admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia.
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Seventy six consecutive patients were studied.
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This study presents our findings in a series of 25 consecutive patients .
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Twelve consecutive patients were studied over a one year period.
season
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Extra special Numerically, Pipe has re-written the racing annuals, topping the double century mark in the last four consecutive seasons .
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Jacque Vaughn had 12 assists to reach 200 for the second consecutive season .
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The foot, the bottom, the abyss, that beckons for the third consecutive season .
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They achieved something eight current franchises have never done, across a total of 222 consecutive seasons .
term
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Thanks to bitter memories of dictatorship, the constitution forbids a second consecutive term for any elected official.
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The opposition said his bid for a third consecutive term was a blatant violation of the constitution.
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The President was elected for a five-year term , limited to two consecutive terms.
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She served three consecutive terms from 1877 to 1885, and was noted for her fearlessness and power of debate.
test
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Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left.
time
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For the sixth consecutive time that year, Prost had qualified ahead of Lauda.
victory
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There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories .
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They also earned their second consecutive victory for the first time since last November.
win
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Escude is one of his least favourite opponents, and has now notched up three consecutive wins over him.
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They have 18 consecutive wins since then.
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Flower power at Greenridge helped Albert Barron to his sixth consecutive win in the category for gardens not seen from the road.
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In doing so they established a new serie B record with their eighth consecutive win , beating Lazio's previous record.
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Swindon are looking for their third consecutive win .
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Two consecutive wins and the signing of the year have lifted a great weight from the place.
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That was especially true of Ipswich, searching for their sixth consecutive win .
year
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Ragland won the Trophy-Truck division for the third consecutive year , and Fortin took the overall pro and unlimited Class I victory.
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The inter-provincial championship went to Ulster for the sixth consecutive year , and Munster have shown good form.
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Gross says that for the third consecutive year , state legislators saw fit not to increase funding for Woodbourne.
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She represented Great Britain for 16 consecutive years , between 1967 and 1983.
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It was the second consecutive year of earnings growth after four years of declines.
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Underlying pre-tax profits rise 12 %-eighth consecutive year of delivering double digit growth at this level?
years
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They reached the third round in four consecutive years , a feat equalled by very few lower division clubs at the time.
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In short, was the Kohl government, which held power for 16 consecutive years , up for sale?
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The revenues, the earnings and cash dividends are up for 50 consecutive years .
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As mentioned elsewhere, child benefit has been frozen for three consecutive years .
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His portfolio grew 12. 2 percent last year, but it has been up 21 consecutive years .
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They had low and declining inflation, several consecutive years of budget surpluses and high domestic savings ratios.
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Then it is measured by how many consecutive years a team is invited to the tournament.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years.
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The Sharks have lost 10 consecutive games.
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You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fifty consecutive referrals in 1988 were compared with 50 consecutive referrals in 1990 with respect to demographic characteristics and patterns of drug misuse.
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He asks his patients to fill it out for seven to ten consecutive days.
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He was sentenced to another month in prison to run consecutive to his current term of detention.
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In one case a signaller worked 30 consecutive days.
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Napoleon Kaufman, making his third consecutive start, certainly wants to touch the ball more frequently.
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There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories.