noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
raised
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Liessa and the Loremaster were waiting on a raised dais at one end of the meadow.
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What the tourists come to see is a raised dais of grass hemmed in by a retaining wall.
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On the raised dais in front of him lay Sylvie's coffin.
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There was a raised dais at one end underneath a skylight, with a sort of bed on it.
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In the centre of the room there was a raised dais , and it was also roofed with gold.
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The band, dressed in evening wear and sitting on a raised dais , were at the far end of the hall.
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On a raised dais in front of large windows looking out on to the agricultural college gardens sat the Inspector.
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There was a raised dais on one side of the square on which the Sheikh Osman sat cross-legged.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A few of his followers had joined him on the dais .
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Hollins will be keeping his eye on Councilman Keith Beier, his ideological nemesis and verbal sparring partner on the council dais .
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I took my place in the refectory at a separate table near the dais and watched the lady prioress sweep in.
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In the square the torches began to go out, until there were only one or two left near the dais .
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Liessa and the Loremaster were waiting on a raised dais at one end of the meadow.
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On the dais all the boys were congratulating themselves.
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Some staff members must have been wondering if they should install ropes around the dais and call in boxing promoter Don King.
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Think how slowly the agricultural world faded from dominance in dais country.