verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
born/delivered etc by caesarean
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Both her children were born by caesarean section.
deliver a baby (= help a woman to give birth to a baby )
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Usually your baby will be delivered by a midwife.
deliver a blow
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Opinion polls delivered a nasty blow to the Tory leader.
deliver a punch formal (= hit someone )
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Who actually delivered the punch that killed the man?
deliver a speech formal
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The President delivered a major speech to Congress yesterday.
deliver the mail
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The postman had just delivered the mail.
delivered a death blow to
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His decision to leave the show has delivered a death blow to the series.
deliver/sound a warning (= give a public warning )
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The chairman sounded a warning that jobs could be lost.
give/preach/deliver a sermon (on sth)
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The vicar gave a sermon on charity.
issue/deliver an ultimatum (= officially give someone an ultimatum )
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The authorities issued an ultimatum to the students to end their protest or face arrest.
pass on/relay/deliver a message (= give someone a message from someone else )
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I asked Rob if he would pass on a message for me.
present/deliver a petition
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A group of pensioners went to London to present the petition.
return/give/announce/deliver a verdict (= officially say what a verdict is )
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The inquest jury returned a verdict of 'unlawful killing'.
turn in/deliver a performance (= give a performance )
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Both actors turn in great performances.
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In the role of Carmen, Ms Leblanc delivered a quite exquisite performance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
ability
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They are judged, not for intellectual elegance but for their ability to deliver .
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His ability to deliver is simply running out.
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The charter's real test is its ability to deliver its objectives and redress any failures.
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His power was based on his ability to deliver the Cook County vote.
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My comfort in all this is the staff's professionalism and ability to deliver in these areas.
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With that mind-set, everything else becomes secondary to the ability to deliver the next quarterly earnings push-up.
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Compulsory competitive tendering will oblige local authorities to bring in managers who demonstrate their ability to deliver the best services to tenants.
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Being asked to deliver these services is a tremendous vote of confidence by Ministers in our ability to deliver.
address
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She attended Wellesley College where she was the first student to deliver the graduation address .
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In January 1961, Eisenhower delivered his farewell address .
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But after their three-hour presentation, Ranieri rose to deliver the closing address .
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It wasn't Rudy intention to play the role of the Gipper or deliver an address like Lincoln at Gettysburg.
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Molinari delivers the keynote address on Tuesday.
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Clinton appeared unruffled by the last-minute hitch, delivering his hour-long address in a crisp and fluid style.
baby
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He said he feared carrying and delivering a baby would kill her.
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This is where Madonna delivered her baby .
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André has just delivered the third baby this week.
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Marge Owen had delivered a healthy baby girl.
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I've delivered two still-born babies , but no one has ever died in my hands.
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It was my grandmother who delivered the baby .
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Athletes who have trained normally through the first two trimesters have delivered normal babies . 4.
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After delivering a baby by caesarean section, Dougherty was given medication for what appeared to be normal postoperative pain.
blow
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Furthermore, its flexibility and power of movement are considerably greater, so that less power is needed to deliver a blow .
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She stood her ground and got an almighty shove from Vassily, who smiled at me apologetically as he delivered the blow .
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Government forces delivered a critical blow to the rebels on March 7 when the Defence Ministry's communication links were severed.
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By the late 1880s there was nothing terribly mysterious about getting a steam hammer to deliver a blow of so many tons.
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Our final rehearsal before Farnham, however, delivered the cruellest blow so far.
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When he delivered his last blow , he avoided my face, and looked worried.
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He had not delivered the fatal blows , he had not pulled the trigger.
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That could deliver a severe financial blow to the county.
care
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This rejects the philosophy that the market can deliver health or community care efficiently, effectively or fairly.
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However, health authorities and family practitioner authorities are keen on the idea of generic teams delivering patch-based care .
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The intention was that managers should provide a positive and supportive climate for professionals to deliver health care .
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Governments around the world must spend more on the systems needed to actually deliver health care .
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Most of the countries concerned will need a radically reorganized system for delivering primary health care .
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It is organising the service, delivering high-quality care and using manpower and finance to the best possible effect.
goods
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Inevitably, therefore, the government fails to deliver the goods as demanded, as expected, and sometimes even as promised.
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But the scoreboards are a continuing reminder they have to make it work, and deliver the goods .
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Being a dedicated tough cookie, he has delivered the goods in impressive manner.
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The only problem was delivering the goods .
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But in the final hour he did deliver the goods , taking impromptu questions from the audience.
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For years almost all the research on ability grouping and tracking has demonstrated that it does not deliver the goods as promised.
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If Hariri can deliver the goods , it could soon look whole again.
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The ring leaders, using runners to deliver their goods on the streets, sold about 100 phones each month.
judgment
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I have already, before delivering this judgment , heard argument about the precise form of the order.
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It is up to the people considering the planning application to deliver a judgment on the assessment.
lecture
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Moxie had early detected Ned smuggling in a bottle of whisky, and had delivered a chastening lecture .
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He has done all but deliver the lecture .
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I must have delivered hundreds of lectures , pep-talks, addresses, speeches, and organized many others.
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Mr Delors was at the London School of Economics, less than a mile away, delivering a lecture .
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In 1962 she had to deliver the Huxley lecture seated and the next year was her last in the field.
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Apart from his lectures at Woolwich, he delivered a course of lectures on the horse at Guy's Hospital in 1817.
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The acolyte Rizla clears his throat to deliver the lecture .
letter
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How and why is it intended that the Vendor's liability should be increased by delivering an inaccurate Disclosure Letter ?
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I did you a small service once by delivering a letter .
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Then, one bright windy morning, the postman was out delivering letters when he gasped in astonishment.
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He delivered the letters and ran a little bit of a farm he owned, whilst his wife looked after the Post Office.
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If we can not deliver a letter or packet for any reason, we will attempt to return it to you.
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On the day the King died, just before dusk, an unknown messenger had delivered a letter at the gate.
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Blattern should not pass by the gate again without delivering any letters .
message
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I've delivered the message , and I've received your answer.
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Another group of medications neutralizes the enzymes that normally break down dopamine after it delivers its chemical message .
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Its marketers are fabled for delivering feel-good messages .
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She went to Whitehall in London and waited for an opportunity to deliver her message .
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With an album, you can deliver a deeper message .
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We deliver our messages with the way we play the game.
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Such messages are relayed through automatic dialling machines to random or pre-selected telephone numbers and deliver a sales message without human intervention.
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Firms must find the right way to deliver their message .
performance
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However, looking at individual funds, only a few have delivered above average performance over one and five years.
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If so, individual assignments will deliver both performance and change.
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The industry has matured steadily over the last few years to the point that most established ISPs deliver reasonable performance and service.
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At age 35, Lewis delivered a performance that should have had every athlete shaking his or her head in admiration.
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The quality framework is much more about how we are going to deliver a highly competitive performance to ensure business success.
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Linney delivers a dynamic performance , which garnered her a recent Golden Globe nomination.
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Real teams are the best avail-able vehicle for small groups of people who must deliver both performance and behavior change.
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Wilkens delivers a show-stopping performance as the batty Madame Arcati.
product
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Salmonella is endemic in chickens and their eggs because the broiler system delivers cheaper poultry products .
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Or the fact Florida high schools are permitted to conduct spring football camps that deliver him more finished products , they speculate.
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It plans to announce and begin delivering product to customers by the beginning of next month.
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Customers will be linked to a local computer dealer, which will deliver the products .
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The argument is often made that what is required is applied research to deliver products and processes directly to industry.
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There the young workaholic did everything from sharpening his own saw to delivering the product in a two-wheeled handcart.
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They simply deliver their product online.
promise
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It will deliver the promises made in the citizens charter to extend the powers of the four regulators of the privatised utilities.
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And then Sheila went to work to make sure she could deliver on the Big Promise .
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And in this vacuum of ignorance, terrible practices have been tolerated because they delivered the promise of cheap food.
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But Comcast has made the investment and delivered on its promise .
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The bank and the fund are also confronted with pressing questions about their ability to deliver their promises .
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Now, the company is poised to deliver on the promise it has used to leverage its future during research and development.
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He has yet to deliver on promises such as welfare reform, an overhaul of campaign financing or a balanced budget.
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Will he deliver on his promise ?
report
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His task force is set to deliver its report any day now.
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The advisory council goes out of business now, having delivered its long-awaited report .
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Finally the letter must confirm the agreed date by which the report will be delivered .
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In a long blue-envelope letter to Dominy, dated February 3, 1965, Stamm delivered his report .
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Ouko had been about to deliver the report to President Moi on the weekend he died.
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Or set it to deliver reports on basketball but not baseball.
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She sat with us on the podium and the chairman delivered her annual report .
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The commission was due to deliver its report in mid-1991.
sermon
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The archbishop fled to Canterbury where he proceeded to deliver sermons and issue pamphlets against the crown's infringement of clerical privileges.
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Television actor Craig Nelson likes taking ministers to car races to deliver sermons at the track.
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Later that month, the Archbishop of Tuam delivered a sermon in which he came out against the mining.
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And when the rector took to the pulpit he delivered sermons brimming with moral admonition.
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A vicar preached his way into the record books when he delivered a sermon lasting 28 hours and 45 minutes.
service
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This is particularly true for staff engaged in delivering a service .
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We can deliver from room service for $ 4 a bag.
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Mr. Thurnham Does my hon. Friend agree that voluntary groups and private providers can efficiently deliver services for the disabled?
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The asset received in exchange for goods delivered or services per-formed is most often cash or an account receivable.
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Companies may become less willing to deliver services that do not contribute adequately to accounts and balance sheets.
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It shows that in most cases, private firms deliver services more economically than public organizations.
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Compulsory competitive tendering will oblige local authorities to bring in managers who demonstrate their ability to deliver the best services to tenants.
speech
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In Webb there is only one speech , delivered by Lord Keith.
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Never mind that he had a speech to deliver .
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A major speech had to be delivered .
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Still, it was superior to the acceptance speech delivered by Clinton two weeks later in Chicago.
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And the acceptance speech he delivered at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia last week was a success.
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She felt sick as she made a brief speech which was delivered in a rapid monotone.
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Despite all this, Kennan was upset when he read the speech Truman was to deliver to the Congress.
system
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In practice, of course, few paper systems delivered all these benefits but they were the rationale behind their maintenance.
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Salmonella is endemic in chickens and their eggs because the broiler system delivers cheaper poultry products.
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They delivered our current number system .
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They also differ in the nature of the system which would deliver that which is desired.
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Governments around the world must spend more on the systems needed to actually deliver health care.
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The system efficiently delivered the rapid reaction force it was designed to produce.
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As always such a system was seen to deliver distinctive moral benefits.
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Most of the countries concerned will need a radically reorganized system for delivering primary health care.
verdict
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Robin delivers the first verdict on it's performance.
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The foreman, a young man with glasses, delivered the verdict forms, which were read by the clerk.
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The jury delivered the not guilty verdicts on the fourth day of the trial.
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Letters delivered a verdict of innocence.
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After a morning of legal debate the jury returned to deliver formal verdicts after direction by Mr Justice Auld.
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Dyson sat back and put his finger-tips together, as if about to deliver his verdict .
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After initial indecision, the inquest jury delivered a verdict of lawful killing.
■ VERB
fail
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Inevitably, therefore, the government fails to deliver the goods as demanded, as expected, and sometimes even as promised.
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In reality, integration failed to deliver the promised advantages and had severe disadvantages.
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Congress rhetoric had raised their expectations, but state practice had failed to deliver .
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The Eastern Expo always has its raptor fans, and never fails to deliver for them.
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He challenged anyone to say where the unions had failed to deliver the goods.
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But it has failed to deliver the real improvements the electorate want.
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But this has failed to deliver results because each dismissed government has been replaced by a yet more irresponsible one.
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That is the guarantee for which people are looking and which the Government appear to be failing to deliver .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
come up with the goods/deliver the goods
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Neil Young's annual fall concert always delivers the goods with famous musicians and good music.
send/deliver sth express
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As a boy, Ralph delivered newspapers on a bicycle.
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Ask if the pizza place delivers.
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Budget cuts have affected the state's ability to deliver the services citizens expect.
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Do you think she will be able to deliver the goods?
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Election candidates frequently promise a lot more than they can deliver .
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Ford, a Democrat, is able to deliver the black vote in his hometown of Memphis.
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How soon can you deliver ?
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If the animal ignores the command, the collar delivers a mild shock.
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If your order is ready, it will be delivered to you tomorrow.
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Julia's third child had to be delivered by caesarean section.
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Mrs. Arnold is due to deliver a baby girl in April.
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Our family doctor delivered the baby.
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Rev. Whitman delivered a powerful sermon.
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The birth was so quick that my husband had to deliver the baby himself.
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The packed courtroom was hushed as the jury delivered their verdict.
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The Prime Minister's economic development strategy has not delivered the promised benefits.
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Traditionally, local midwives would deliver all the babies in the area.
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Unfortunately the package was delivered to the wrong address.
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Yet again the management has failed to deliver on its promise to provide extra staff training.
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Your computer will be delivered between 9.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the new genre of populist politicians will have to deliver far more than free elections.
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Attention switched to the new Coronations then being delivered, and the other six Vambacs failed to materialise.
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I know that my father was required by his parents to drown the kittens that the family cat would periodically deliver .
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In reality the service is more likely to concentrate on delivering wall-to-wall feature films, interactive games and e-shopping.
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John delivered a funny little speech.
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Yeb's big hand closes around mine, and we wait in strangled silence to be delivered.