noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cookery demonstration (= when someone shows you how to cook something )
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After the cookery demonstration there is a free buffet.
a peaceful protest/demonstration
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5,000 students began a peaceful protest which turned into a violent confrontation with police.
a violent protest/demonstration
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This incident sparked violent demonstrations outside the airbase.
civil rights demonstration/movement etc
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a civil rights leader
stage a strike/demonstration/sit-in etc
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Activists staged a protest outside the parliament.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Often these were the starting points of big demonstrations which were broken up by the police.
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When they have big , angry demonstrations outside their conference centres, it focuses their minds.
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It was the biggest demonstration since the lifting of martial law in 1988, and was estimated by police to number 10,000.
civil
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The Parachute regiment shot dead 13 unarmed Catholics on an illegal civil rights demonstration in Londonderry on January 30, 1972.
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King had been dealt a setback in Albany, Ga., which was not moved to integrate by civil rights demonstrations .
clear
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The whole exercise was a clear demonstration of the unequalled capabilities of the Mystère 20 as an airline pilot trainer.
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It was simply the clearest demonstration yet of the no-win situation Rudy Tomjanovich and his U.S. team find themselves in.
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It was the clearest possible demonstration that they had mastered the problems of the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile.
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The best videos offer sound, clear advice and demonstrations , and are full of ideas and inspiration.
further
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Casually our host suggested that we might like a further demonstration of the rats' boldness.
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Voice over Police have been mounting a guard at the hunt's kennels in case Tom's death provokes further demonstrations .
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The decree was greeted by further demonstrations .
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The Alliance called a general strike the next day, but cancelled further demonstrations , fearing fresh violence.
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The range of community relations programmes is impressively wide and is a further demonstration of imaginative commitment on the part of community relations police.
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Draskovic was released on March 12 following further demonstrations on his behalf, and the charges against him were quashed.
large
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The protest added to momentum created during a larger demonstration Monday in the central business district.
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The president's foes are vowing to hold large demonstrations every few days to keep pressure on Estrada to resign voluntarily.
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This was the one international issue between the Boer War and 1914 which mobilized large public demonstrations .
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A further large demonstration took place in Sofia on Jan. 7.
mass
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On April 3 mass demonstrations protesting at the killings took place throughout the Kathmandu area.
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Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic.
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Meanwhile the opposition threatened to resume mass demonstrations if an acceptable political agreement was not reached.
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On 16 November the 5 October route was traversed again, this time by a mass demonstration .
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The referendum had been preceded by a series of mass pro-Assad demonstrations in Damascus, the capital, and other cities.
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A mass demonstration on the Means Test had petered out in confusion and each party blamed the other for its failure.
massive
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Successive massive pro-democracy demonstrations prompt the resignation of Erich Honecker after 18 years in power.
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The night it was tabled he organized a massive demonstration .
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It was during the third month of massive opposition demonstrations in Belgrade, and President Milosevic's position was being shaken.
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Since the war started, there has been hardly anything shown of Arab people, except, of course, massive anti-west demonstrations .
peaceful
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No one had expected anything more than a passing peaceful demonstration .
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One proposed change would return to the police the power to ban peaceful demonstrations , while another would sharply limit privacy rights.
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As many as 400,000 people participated in a peaceful demonstration in Srinagar on Feb. 23.
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Since December 1989 peaceful demonstrations have taken place in the capital, Ulan Bator, in support of political and economic reforms.
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Thousands of fans up and down the country plan one minute's peaceful demonstration to coincide with weekend kickoffs.
practical
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Illustrated lectures, gallery discussions and practical demonstrations will be held by Helen Glanville, conservator.
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The approach is a practical one with demonstrations and practical exercises throughout much of the 20 hours.
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It was only when they saw a practical demonstration on the day that they realised how simple and inexpensive it was.
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Seminars, including practical paint spraying demonstrations aimed at sales forces, technical and customer services personnel were held in April.
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Maurice had organized a well-integrated programme of lectures, practical demonstrations and excavations, as the details show.
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Paul presents a practical demonstration along with his prayers.
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Crucially, a visit will allow the librarian or teacher to try the microcomputer out and see practical demonstrations .
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The course extended through four days involving videos, practical demonstrations , workshops, seminars and open discussions and debate.
public
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What is needed are peaceful campaigns aimed at the whaling communities via public demonstrations .
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On Aug. 13 an indefinite ban on all public demonstrations was announced.
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Thus began a series of violent public demonstrations that brought about severe property damage, bloodshed, and death.
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Convincing public demonstrations of this are, however, rare.
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It was a statement that was patently false, and an embarrassing public demonstration of his weakness as university leader.
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If it is a public demonstration suggest that they wear a suitably neat outfit such as a track suit.
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This was the one international issue between the Boer War and 1914 which mobilized large public demonstrations .
violent
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This sparked violent demonstrations outside the base.
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Such political behavior can manifest itself in strikes, violent demonstrations , insurrections, and revolutionary action.
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In July 1986 violent demonstrations occurred at Yarmuk University in which thousands were arrested.
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Thus began a series of violent public demonstrations that brought about severe property damage, bloodshed, and death.
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Thus in July 1981 a violent demonstration took place in Kano against a particular policy of the Governor.
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Further violent demonstrations were reported in Douala on Oct. 14, leaving dozens injured and causing major damage to property.
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In 1932 there were violent demonstrations , several of them leading to serious riots.
■ NOUN
project
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Projects include the Fast-breeder reactor demonstration project and a high temperature gas-cooled reactor.
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Several aspects of this demonstration project warrant a hard look.
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Such a strategy underpinned the demonstration project which had been running since 1977 in Eindhoven and Rijswijk.
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The intention is that the demonstration projects will prove attractive enough to stimulate other local authorities to follow suit.
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Even in this demonstration project one of the nine families with a positive diagnosis apparently entered the programme in ignorance.
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There have been many demonstration projects , but most of these have been on a very small scale.
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For the first two years, the consortium will undertake a feasibility study into the best location for a geothermal demonstration project .
protest
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The disabled from the Prestbury centre and other similar centres are planning a protest demonstration in Cheltenham on Friday to oppose charges.
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A protest demonstration by more than 2,000 people on April 7 demanded the bodies of those killed.
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Today he talks to police, leads protest demonstrations , confronts Government deputies.
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But widespread resistance and protest demonstrations continued.
street
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The younger generation did seem less committed to the politics of the street demonstration and the illegal parade.
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But on Dec. 25, Milosevic banned street demonstrations and deployed cordons of heavily armed riot police to block the parades.
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The Weimar Assembly protested to the Allies that the terms were too harsh and there followed a series of street demonstrations .
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Instead, the center-right opposition coalition that is leading the street demonstrations is demanding early elections.
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On July 16 Bhutto announced her intention to abandon parliamentary politics and engage in street demonstrations to press for fresh elections.
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The violent street demonstration witnessed by Abercrombie in Beirut had been in protest at these electoral violations.
student
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On 8 May a student demonstration in Marseilles was attended by a large number of workers.
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However, student demonstrations erupted at Bangkok's Ramkhamhaeng University on Feb. 25, and 15 people were arrested for illegal assembly.
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Fang would play an important role in the next round of student demonstrations at the end of 1986.
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Clashes between riot police and demonstrators had broken out during a student demonstration outside the Education Ministry on Oct. 24.
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The pro-democracy student demonstrations subsided, but the issues raised had not been addressed or resolved by the party.
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The student demonstrations against corruption occurred because of illegalities exposed as a result of his high standards of probity.
■ VERB
attend
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At the end of March over 800 people attended the demonstration at Gweebarra bridge.
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The women responded to their union's appeal, attending meetings and demonstrations .
break
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It was usually best to break up a demonstration in the early stages.
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Tear gas was used to break up demonstrations by 300 striking bus drivers and students in Managua on July 21.
call
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He was charged with calling an illegal demonstration , and with being a party to violence.
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In early 1995, Hillary Clinton called for a demonstration of how the database operated, another memo shows.
follow
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The visit starts with a demonstration and talk on woodcarving followed by a demonstration and talk on the work of a potter.
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A revolution has taken place following a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in 1952.
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This was followed by a demonstration , to which the Governor of the state was invited, but he did not attend.
give
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Facilities should be available to demonstrate equipment to customers, and staff trained to give correct and safe demonstrations .
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The first day we arrived over here we were given a demonstration about these screens.
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The agent will give a demonstration of the goods on sale, and visitors can examine them and try them out.
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From there they start examining the various clothes brushes, with Blue giving demonstrations on his own suit.
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But on this occasion he's donning his visor to give an art demonstration .
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By June he had worked out the serious bugs and was in business, giving lessons and demonstrations .
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Originally my colleagues and I used to give demonstrations whilst the teacher observed and then tried to copy.
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A bit later on, I saw you touring round with the army recruiting drive, giving demonstration bouts.
hold
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Some 400 local people attended a protest meeting at the weekend and will hold a demonstration to coincide with the planning talks.
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Likewise, Chicano activists have held marches and demonstrations in San Diego during the convention.
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The president's foes are vowing to hold large demonstrations every few days to keep pressure on Estrada to resign voluntarily.
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Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic.
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The new law on assembly allowed citizens to gather or hold demonstrations without prior approval from the local government.
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Black leaders have held demonstrations , candle-lighting ceremonies and town hall meetings over the controversy.
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Read in studio Crews from four fire stations threatened with closure have been holding a demonstration against the plans.
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Her supporters did something unthinkable at the time: they held anti-Suharto demonstrations .
join
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The peasants planned to join a demonstration to demand that the state government supply fertilizer and other assistance for their poor farms.
lead
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In the environmental movement, it was women who led demonstrations and marches and clung to trees to stop them being felled.
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Instead, the center-right opposition coalition that is leading the street demonstrations is demanding early elections.
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They led processions and demonstrations , delivered babies, saved lives.
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I joined the Teamsters and started driving trucks-was fired four years later for leading a demonstration .
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The threat was made after Bailey helped lead a demonstration last month at Gammage Auditorium before the Republican presidential primary debate.
organize
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The night it was tabled he organized a massive demonstration .
plan
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The disabled from the Prestbury centre and other similar centres are planning a protest demonstration in Cheltenham on Friday to oppose charges.
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Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic.
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Suppose a warrant is granted to tap the telephones of an organization which is planning a march or demonstration .
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The protesters also planned a series of demonstrations .
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The peasants planned to join a demonstration to demand that the state government supply fertilizer and other assistance for their poor farms.
provide
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Free estimates are available on request and a videotape provides a demonstration of how the system works.
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The U. S. Department of Labor also provided demonstration grants for a handful of school-to-work programs.
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The feasibility of providing a demonstration team will obviously depend on what items and people are available in the respective areas.
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Reproducible student pages are provided for some demonstrations as well as for some analysis and application activities and for the explanations.
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They provide most impressive demonstrations of the power of natural selection to put together good designs.
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Simulators can provide demonstrations which always impress visitors.
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Nurses had provided these demonstrations in all cases.
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Each of the five centres intends to provide direct sales, demonstrations , project design and planning and systems integration.
stage
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This is why it is important to avoid reducing fundamentalism to a handful of agitators who stage demonstrations in the streets.
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Southend fans staged a lengthy demonstration against the chairman after the 2-1 defeat by Ipswich at Roots Hall on Saturday.
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I thought to stage a demonstration that would surprise Professor Summerlee here.
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Over on the opposite corner, the Guardian Angels staged a counter demonstration .
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But Brook supporters have decided to hit back by staging their own demonstration to support the centre's work.
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People living in Marl Drive staged a demonstration after waiting more than 18 hours for council workers to come to their assistance.
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Disabled workers will be staging a demonstration outside the County Council in Trowbridge before Councillors meet to decide their future.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Our polluted air is a clear demonstration of the need for tougher environmental laws.
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Over 3,000 people took part in a demonstration against the dumping of nuclear waste at sea.
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The anti-affirmative action law sparked mass demonstrations.
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The police had to break up yesterday's animal rights demonstration .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In the demonstration , we began with an ice cube made from plain water.
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In this demonstration , each eye saw something different.
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The outcome of this demonstration is unclear because little information was passed on and most foreigners were busy with their Christmas celebrations.