noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the end of March/July/December etc
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My licence runs out at the end of May.
the Friday/December etc deadline
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The project went on long after the December deadline.
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early
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The regulator announced in early December that it would launch an inquiry into funds using illicit methods to increase performance.
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Microsoft shares closed at 86 3 / 8 today, down from 94 1 / 4 in early December .
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Bill Archer, a Texas Republican, said in early December .
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At its peak in early December , the index had risen as much as 54. 3 percent.
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In early December , Aesop cut his finger opening a can of cling peaches.
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Prominent male issei had been shipped out as early as December 7 of the previous year.
late
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From late December to April, scores of California charter boats search out migrating gray whales for tourists.
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In late December , Jane Cheever brought his first granddaughter, two week old, to visit.
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So we struggled for another three weeks, until the schools closed in late December for almost two months of winter vacation.
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Snyder felt duped, and in late December he alerted the media that he was undertaking a fast to the death.
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It has fallen more than 1 percent since Jan. 3 and is now at its highest since late December .
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Although the city government promised an answer by late December , the appeal still is pending.
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I had just moved in late December , fleeing a nightmare roommate situation in the Village.
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All told, $ 75 billion in spinoffs were pending in late December , according to J. P. Morgan.
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sale
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Consumers reined in their spending, dragging down December sales at many of the nation's largest retailers.
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The company blamed weak December sales as well as inventory reductions.
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But disappointing December sales prompted downgrades from analysts.
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Today, major chain stores and automakers are slated to release December sales figures.
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House of Fraser will announce its December sales on Tuesday.
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announce
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They justified the ceasefire thatthey announced last December , and said they were prepared to put an end to acts of violence.
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That merger was announced in December .
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The winner will be announced on December 2.
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The regulator announced in early December that it would launch an inquiry into funds using illicit methods to increase performance.
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House of Fraser will announce its December sales on Tuesday.
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Among several dismissals announced in December , AT&038;.
begin
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The new prices were due to begin on December 1, although they were subject to agreement from the regulator.
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He began work in December 1919.
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A second shutdown that began in December furloughed 280, 000 workers for 21 days.
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Production began on December 10, 1984.
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Negotiations on a treaty to limit this greenhouse gas begin in December .
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He was training outside of Moscow when fighting began in Chechnya in December that year.
end
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Kibweteere believed that the world would end on December 31, 1999.
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Both companies, however, are expected to post losses for the quarter that ended in December .
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In the quarter ended December , retail sales by value were up 4. 8 percent from a year earlier.
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In a widely supported effort that ended in December , black leaders, including the Rev.
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When the program ends in December 2002, patients using Diflucan will continue to receive the medication for free, Pfizer said.
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Microsoft said profit from operations rose 45 percent in its second fiscal quarter ending in December .
release
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Today, major chain stores and automakers are slated to release December sales figures.
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The Labor Department will release its report on December changes in consumer prices on Tuesday.
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The Labor Department will release delayed December employment data tomorrow morning.
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S will release its December sales figures in mid-January.
report
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The government will report its December consumer price index on Feb. 1.
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It posted no violations in November, but did report some in December .
rise
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Passenger traffic on board Le Shuttle in December rose 21 percent on the previous month.
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Full-time employment in December rose slightly to 6. 28 million, from 6. 27 million in November.
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Total sales for the 44-week period through December rose 14 percent yet same-store sales worldwide rose 1 percent.
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Merchandise exports in December rose 15. 9 percent to $ 9. 27 billion.
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A second shutdown that began in December furloughed fewer workers, 280, 000, but lasted 21 days.
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By December 1952, he was running it.
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Judge Jones had had a form of leukemia for several years when he was sworn to the bench in December 1994.
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Louis Index is up about 28 percent from its December 1994 base of 100.
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Manzi said he was contacted by an intermediary in December who suggested he look into Industry.
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Sagittarius 23 November to 21 December There's more to life than power.
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The central bank said prices for a basic basket of consumer items rose 3. 93 percent in December .