noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a crackdown on crime (= strong action to fight crime )
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The government has promised a crackdown on crime.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
military
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They claimed to be victims of political persecution following the military crackdown on student protesters.
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Jiang arrived in Tokyo on Monday for a five-day visit, his first since becoming General Secretary after the 1989 military crackdown .
new
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Read in studio Police have launched a new campaign to crackdown on motorists who're killing people by driving too fast.
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Get out and stay out. New crackdown on squatters.
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Tomorrow the House of Lords will hear calls for the Government to order a new crackdown .
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The new crackdown has taken its toll on the industry already.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And Phoenix police are looking at crackdowns in areas with high rates of violence and gun-related incidents.
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Angry bakers who believe organised gangs are responsible yesterday called for a crackdown on the thefts.
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At least nine people have died in bomb attacks launched by the cartels since President Barco ordered the crackdown on the cocaine traffickers.
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He has success fully steered the Mafia through a seven-year crackdown .
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The argument of all crackdown law is that it applies special, draconian measures to tackle some heinous crime.
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They claimed to be victims of political persecution following the military crackdown on student protesters.
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They promised a crackdown on crime, but crime has doubled.