I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a current of air
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The birds are able to glide on a current of warm air.
alternating current
current account
current affairs (= important events that are happening now )
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a 24-hour news and current affairs channel
current affairs
current events
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There are some similarities between what happened in the 1920s and current events in the US.
current salary
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His current salary is just over £30,000 a year.
current/recent estimates (= ones that are accepted now )
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According to current estimates, the country can expect 200,000 visitors in the next three years.
direct current
electric current/power/charge (= a flow of electricity )
existing/current etc legislation
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The existing legislation may need to be amended.
last/current/coming/next fiscal year
on present/current/past etc form
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On current form he’s one of the top three players in the country.
sth’s present/current state
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We can deduce how the planet evolved from its beginnings to its present state.
the current year
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The budget for the current year was £13 million.
the current/existing lease
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The current lease still has 12 years to run.
the current/existing system
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The current system of taxation is unnecessarily complicated.
the current/latest trend
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If current trends continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2030.
the current/present climate ( also the prevailing climate formal )
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Change will be hard to achieve in the current climate.
the present/current position
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The following statistics indicate the present position.
the present/current situation
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The present situation in Afghanistan is very worrying.
the present/current state of knowledge
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That is the best advice we can offer, given our current state of knowledge about the disease.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
account
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Therefore it can either be seen as Susan's capital or as a current account balance due to Susan.
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With a current account mortgage, your salary is used to reduce the amount outstanding on your loan.
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We have recorded it in their current accounts .
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They may hold a current account with you.
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They may equally, as I did, hold a second current account with a competitor.
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For a current account deficit on the balance of payments reflects a shortage of national savings, in relation to investment.
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Perhaps that explains the large sum in his current account .
affair
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Select one topical current affairs issue each week and swot up on it from newspapers and magazines.
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It specifies regional programmes and high quality news and current affairs .
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They would talk politely of this and that; of current affairs or items of local interest.
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News and current affairs programmes are the television equivalent of newspapers.
form
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Education business partnerships, though recent in their current form , have antecedents which it would be foolish to ignore.
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The current form of death duty is called inheritance tax.
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Michael Slater then reaffirmed his current form with 64 his seventh score of 50 or more in 10 innings.
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He calls them a blueprint for disaster in their current form and wants them amended.
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However, if they keep up their current form they will finish in the bottom eight.
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Students of the Barnes education classes are also opposing the tour in its current form .
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That is that industrialised agriculture in its current form is neither sustainable nor exportable to the Third World.
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On current form , it seems unlikely that Oag is stringing anyone along.
issue
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By now, probably half the small ads in the current issue had been placed by aliens.
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However, at the risk of underestimating such differences, certain current issues can be picked out.
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It organises seminars and educational programmes on a wide range of current issues .
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I still have a copy of Spring 1931 Nonesuch - a much more lighthearted effort than your current issue .
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Students love Streetwise, especially because of the current issues .
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In addition, the automated check-in facility will alert readers to current issues of periodicals as soon as they are processed.
law
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All statements regarding taxation are based on Clerical Medical's understanding of current law .
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The House version would make major changes to current law .
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Under current laws there is no such prohibition.
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Under current law , an investor who owns shares purchased at different prices can use any of three methods to compute profits.
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Under current law there has to be a connection between an insider and the company whose shares he deals in.
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Under current law , the president is required to either sign or veto in its entirety any legislation that reaches his desk.
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The operation of the obscenity law depended to some extent upon the crusading zeal of current law officers.
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Beneficiaries would pay $ 51. 50 a month by the year 2002 under current law .
legislation
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Do we need to be reminded of the current legislation ?
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An investigation launched by Knowsley Borough Council found that staff had reacted swiftly and that procedures complied with current legislation .
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With the current legislation of Data Protection, this is becoming less and less likely.
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Under current legislation the school will have increased control of its resources, even if the latter do not increase.
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And you could collect a substantial cash sum free of personal taxation under current legislation in the year 2001.
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In a way, current legislation and political attitudes are pushing in opposing directions simultaneously.
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The government's approach in persuasion, not enforcement, since enforcement of current legislation is unworkable.
level
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But at current levels the shares are a firm hold.
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This should be reduced to 20 percent below the current level by the year 2005.
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However, this may be an oversimplified assumption because the current level of economic activity will certainly influence business expectations and confidence.
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Is he worried that it has taken such a deep and prolonged recession to reduce inflation to its current level ?
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Will donors be prepared to provide the extra funds needed for reconstruction or even to continue funding at current levels ?
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The cost of planning delays With current levels of interest can rapidly erode profit margins.
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A projection can be made only on the assumption that current levels or trends continue.
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Rather than increase the premiums from their current levels , the benefits have been halved for persons aged 65 or over.
market
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Steven Seaton looks at the current market .
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Interest rates would be fixed at 5 percent instead of the current market level of 10.
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As a producer and processor of organic products, Dirk is a successful and independent supplier of the current market demand.
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The current market price of such bonds will be determined by demand and supply.
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The higher the current market rate of interest, the lower will be the market price of existing bonds.
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As explained in section 16.1, their price fluctuates inversely with the current market rate of interest.
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Given this apparent potential it is interesting to see how the various manufacturers are coping with the current market expansion.
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It is possible to decompose the current market price P into accrued interest and principal using the formula.
policy
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There is however a growing body of work which challenges the models of ageing which underpin current policies .
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Under current policy , 17-year-olds can join the U.S. military with their parents' permission.
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In line with our current policy of consolidation, no new courses have been introduced during the year.
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This is the problem in the ghetto, and current policies only make it worse.
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Howdendyke is almost wholly working-class and current policies prevent in-migration.
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With current policies the Conservatives will not win the next election; even with better policies they might not win it.
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One of these is to attempt to convince the organization that a crisis will occur if current policies are continued.
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But it was difficult to see why they would, given that everyone seemed to agree with the current policy .
position
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The Shop needed a statement on the current position and possible options for action.
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Similarly, it has been assumed that voters consider only alternatives in a small neighbourhood of the current position .
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For advice about the current position , you should talk to a careers adviser.
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This book analyses the current position of third parties in international law through an examination of third party claims.
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It may help to summarise briefly the current position .
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The current position more than meets the amendment.
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But what is the current position within the chemical industry?
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The current position , of varying regional support, represents the worst of all worlds.
practice
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I would argue that this careful planning of activities is already the current practice of many teachers.
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Standards such as those on depreciation and current cost accounting are so different from current practice that it is impossible to rationalize them.
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Decision makers should satisfy themselves that current practice is itself worth having before using it as a comparison for a new treatment.
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Teachers who use these books can draw on the banks of ideas they provide to extend and diversify their current practice .
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This approach tends to preserve previous spending patterns because planned expenditure is based on historical and current practice .
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The compulsory and emergency nature of the initial admission, however, is no different from the trend in current practice .
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First, however, consideration must be given to the other major approach to assessment that informs current practice .
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We begin therefore by considering our current practice , and then looking at how the National Curriculum fits in.
price
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The manager knows the supplier to be used, and the current price per box is 5.
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He sold the shares for as much as $ 32 each, against a current price of just over $ 16.
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The current price is comparable with tree-based high quality paper, - that would fall once home-grown hemp is used.
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The cost was calculated in terms of the current price of slaughter stock, and so many head were then requested.
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It is largely a matter of economics and much hinges on the current price of energy.
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The current price in Britain of coal suitable for this purpose is higher still, around £50 per tonne.
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The total cost of the scheme will amount to around £70 million at current prices .
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For example, if the current price is 103, the bond is not likely to be called until three years before maturity.
rate
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It adds that, at current rates , the forests' will be effectively logged out within 40 years.
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Your broker can give you current rates .
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The current rate of interest is shown on the enclosed table.
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Ask at any Midland branch for current rates .
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The current rate is 15 percent.
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For amounts in excess of £5,000 please ask at your local NatWest branch for current rates and repayments for the loan you require.
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That compares very well with the current rate of inflation, which is now below 4 percent.
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The current rate of invalid care allowance is £26.20.
research
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It also provides an informative popular account of current research in man-computer systems.
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But most of the references to prehistoric man, Darnton says, are based on current research and theories.
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These relate to the writer's current research in the Design Discipline at the Open University.
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In current research , several assessment methods are used, employing client self-report, behavioural observations, and physiological monitoring equipment.
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For this purpose the current research project has about ECU6 million to spend over a period of two and a half years.
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The second area of current research in macroeconomics centres on a phenomenon known as hysteresis.
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This statement is difficult to refute or accept on the base of current research evidence.
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Through our national and local newsletter we can update on current research , advice on managing the illness and give medical information.
situation
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His current situation would appear quite idyllic once the newspapers hit the doorsteps in the morning.
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Air Your Faith gives the background to religious broadcasting in Britain and outlines the current situation .
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It was this longer-term exchange that Bukharin recognised as being the central contradiction in the then current situation .
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The questions relate to the current situation .
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And they believe that what makes the current situation precarious is the continuing uncertainty over the outlook for sterling.
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Students huddle round a professor of politics who gives an analysis of the current situation .
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Preparatory stages Before sensible planning for the future can begin, those taking part need to know the current situation .
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There are several reasons for the current situation .
state
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All this was looked after, preserved in its current state of decay.
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A physical examination will let your doctor know about your current state of health.
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It simulates the bit of the search space which is rooted at the current state , and plans an acceptable next move.
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However, a definition of the current state of understanding and uncertainty should also serve as a diagnosis to guide future research.
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Furthermore, the current state of the property market encourages landowners and both existing and prospective tenants to strike complex deals.
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Given our current state of knowledge about the dementing diseases we have few alternative options.
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Norton has yet to release any financial figures informing its 13,000 shareholders of the current state of their investments.
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What is your opinion of the current state of contemporary art, in this country and internationally?
system
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Our current systems of adversary law and politics are examples of such professionalism.
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Much analysis of what is wrong with current systems has been undertaken.
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Although this will not provide sentential context it will be less localised than the current system .
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Unfortunately, all this means nothing under the current system of ticket allocation.
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The following ideas are more immediately applicable to the current system .
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Under the current system , there is little incentive for firms to increase the skills of their labour force.
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Figure 6.1 shows the various stages of the current system .
trend
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Not much on contemporary art but a sprinkling of the new art history proves that publishers are aware of current trends .
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The then current trends suggested a further 60 percent reduction in the long-stay population within ten years.
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Research is always being done to keep the Society abreast of current trends .
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Some current trends reinforce this linear pattern, whereas others modify it.
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Bayer expects the current trend to have continued in Q4 of 1991.
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Unfortunately, current trends , especially with regard to unemployment, are in the opposite direction.
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When current trends have begun to make some impact, further questions will no doubt arise.
year
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Non-manufacturing costs have also been analysed to identify further savings for the current year .
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Restated pre-tax profits for that year will be halved to £27.5m and the current year's profits will also be reduced.
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Nine new stores and two major enlargements are planned for the current year .
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With the closure of a further five mills in the first half of the current year major cost savings will be realised.
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As your leave year is from 1 April to 31 March your leave allowance for the current year will be 6.
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Comparative figures Prior year comparative figures have been restated to conform to the current year's presentation where appropriate.
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The effect of this claim on my premium for the current year alone is nearly £6,500.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
swim against the tide/current etc
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Light given out by distant galaxies has to swim against the tide of expansion to get to us.
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There s no point in you tryin to swim against the tide now, is there?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Acceptable forms of ID include a current passport or a birth certificate.
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According to one economist, at the current growth rate, China will have the largest economy in the world by 2030.
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Coca-Cola's current advertising campaign
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In the current economic situation, switching careers may not be such a good idea.
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The aim is to reduce current pollution levels in the Black Sea.
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What is your current occupation?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All that is needed is two alterations to sections 7 and 8 of the current act.
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Alternatively, there is the cash management option, a current account paying high interest rates when the balance exceeds £5,000.
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First, how firmly do young children believe that the current situation dictates the way you feel?
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Harden estimates that under current conditions productivity can only be maintained for between 10 and 75 years.
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In-service applicants may retain their current terms and conditions of service.
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Reviewing current materials is a good first step for any re-evaluation of approaches to education.
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The current governor ran into a storm when it was revealed he had received a 17% pay increase in 1991.
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The pounds you pay will buy ECUs at the current exchange rate, which can fluctuate.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
electric
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With a borrowed battery, he passed an electric current through the solution.
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Again she felt the same shiver down her back like an electric current .
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We use it to pass a little electric current through the surface layers of the brain.
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It attempts to modify the electric currents in the ionosphere during a display of the lights and to observe the results.
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He lobbied the legislature at Albany to pass a law limiting electric currents to eight hundred volts.
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When hydrogen and oxygen are combined in a fuel cell, an electrochemical reaction generates an electric current .
electrical
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From a mail-order house she ordered a battery-operated galvanic device which applied the stimulation of low-voltage electrical current to his paralyzed limbs.
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When electrical currents flow they produce magnetic fields and so it is possible that these two therapies amount to the same thing.
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It's a unique beauty treatment that uses thermal clay and electrical currents to combat cellulite.
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Due to the radio waves which this equipment gives off, an electrical current is induced into the water.
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What had happened was that the passage of electrical current created huge magnetic forces which constricted the tube.
strong
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It floats in salt water and can be carried hundreds of miles by strong currents .
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However, the strong current carried her away, sweeping her over a weir where the boat overturned.
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It is very rarely still because of the strong tidal currents .
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Some believe that it is because of unusually strong cold ocean currents , which improve the chances of penguins surviving the journey.
tidal
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The environmental organisation detected radionuclides in zooplankton from the tidal currents which flush Mururoa's lagoon.
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This twice daily peristalsis creates tidal currents every six hours, pushing sea water first north, then south.
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It is very rarely still because of the strong tidal currents .
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With the reversal of tidal currents deltas can be built up at both ends of the strait.
■ NOUN
air
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Dive and glide in the blue sky then let the air currents carry you along.
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The weight of the glider and the woman slowed him down, but he could feel the warm air currents .
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When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on warm air currents .
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A large bird was riding the air currents below him, and he decided it must be an eagle.
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The glider circled the escarpment and was carried with the warm air currents into the upper atmosphere.
ocean
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A direct and obvious example is that many marine animals are dispersed around the globe by ocean currents .
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Factoring in the effects of ocean currents , fickle winds, and errors in judgment, he then determined his longitude.
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The ocean currents flow around these in the same way that winds blow around high and low centres of atmospheric pressure.
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Some believe that it is because of unusually strong cold ocean currents , which improve the chances of penguins surviving the journey.
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But ocean currents , wind and tides stir the waters.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
offshore wind/current etc
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At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind.
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Avoid strong tides, offshore winds, poor visibility or sailing in the dark.
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Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction.
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Steady offshore winds keep blowing the water westward where it becomes heated.
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The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer.
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This is an essential skill in gusty offshore winds.
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When sailing in offshore winds, however, this rule is more often than not proved right, particularly in coastal bays.
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You should never sail in an offshore wind, particularly not alone.
strong wind/current/tide
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A strong wind was now blowing and there was a loud crack of thunder.
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Disadvantages: Lack of volume, thus difficult to sail in all but strong winds.
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Firefighters must contend with steep canyons and the strong winds, not to mention hot and dry conditions.
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In very strong winds the critical place for ground handling is at the tail.
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Rip A strong current, commonly experienced on surf beaches.
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The same materials, thrown into the Martian atmosphere by strong winds, give the Martian sky a pinkish color.
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There was a strong wind blowing from the north.
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Toward late afternoon, a strong wind came up and the sky clouded over.
swim against the tide/current etc
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Light given out by distant galaxies has to swim against the tide of expansion to get to us.
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There s no point in you tryin to swim against the tide now, is there?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It's dangerous to swim in the sea here because the current is so strong.
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The current in the river was very strong.
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The currents in these parts could carry a boat miles out to sea.
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The tiny young drift on the ocean currents, until a few are lucky enough to land in a suitable place and begin a new life.
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Turn off the current before changing the fuse.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Here the current is so strong that the shape of the cataract is constantly changing.
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The design could be improved, he declared, by switching to alternating current .