adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
declared a disaster area (= officially called a disaster area )
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The town was declared a disaster area after the floods.
declared a mistrial
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The judge declared a mistrial .
declared bankrupt (= by a court )
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In 1977 he was declared bankrupt .
declared insolvent (= officially said to be insolvent )
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The company was later declared insolvent .
declared null and void
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The contract was declared null and void .
sb’s declared/stated aim (= an aim that sb has stated clearly )
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The Department’s declared aim is targeting benefits where they are most needed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
aim
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His declared aim was economy and he endeavoured to make use of the natural contours as effectively as possible.
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The declared aim of such finance pirates is to break up the giants, and sell them off bit by bit.
intention
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It had begun the seventies with the declared intention of contributing 0.7 percent of the gross national product in official aid.
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Archaeology has as its declared intention the reconstruction of past societies and the understanding of processes of long term social change.
policy
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The declared policy of this Company is as a commercial operation.
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That is a declared policy - and it is wrong.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be/become/be declared persona non grata
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clearly, handshaking is a symbol of declared friendship and is intended to put one at one's ease.
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Ferdinand's declared programme in May 1814 was based on the programme of the Persians.
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I therefore approach Labour's declared commitment to a nuclear-based defence policy with great scepticism.