verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dispose of waste
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environmentally friendly ways to dispose of waste
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
favourably
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The majority were favourably disposed , some were ambivalent and a few highly critical of the messages and their style.
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I think maybe she had seen the television programmes and was favourably disposed .
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It is expected that he will be favourably disposed towards the report's proposals.
kindly
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He had always been kindly disposed towards his stepdaughter.
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He seemed kindly disposed , yet glum, and held himself somewhat aloof.
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The best that can be hoped for, on their behalf, is that human beings are kindly disposed towards them.
well
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He was very well disposed towards his student passengers.
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Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 1626.
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Jackson was well disposed towards journalists of left-wing sympathies.
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However, it is a commonplace observation that capitalism is not well disposed towards standardisation.
■ NOUN
asset
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It falls only on those who do not dispose of their assets seven years or more before their death.
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He was looking for smallish, easy to dispose of assets , stuff to chip away at.
body
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Christie would dispose of Beryl's body and have the baby Geraldine adopted.
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Anyway, the people who disposed of her body mopped up some blood, and squeezed it out on to the garments.
case
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They, and they alone, have the right to dispose of a case involving a child.
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The four dissenting justices wanted to dispose of the case without considering the constitutional question.
loan
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The government has already proposed using 685 billion yen in taxpayers' money to help dispose of the loans .
money
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The government has already proposed using 685 billion yen in taxpayers' money to help dispose of the loans.
property
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Even the primary right of freedom to dispose of the property as the owner wishes is not absolute.
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Personal property managers acquire, distribute, and store supplies, and may sell or dispose of surplus property.
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X disposes of property by way of gift to Y in 1993.
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In addition he can apply to the court for an order empowering him to dispose of property subject to a prior charge.
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I am not allowed to dispose of my property or live in it.
waste
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This has been seriously assessed as a way of disposing of nuclear waste , but not toxic waste.
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The nations augmented the prohibitions in 1993 with a voluntary moratorium on disposing of low-level radioactive waste .
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After recycling, we must find the safest way in which to dispose of the waste .
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Unable to dispose of the poisonous waste , the yeasts shut down and become dormant.
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Other provisions to provide incentives for states to dispose of the waste remained intact.
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Where toilet facilities are not available, dispose of human waste in a sanitary manner.
way
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In short, Sangenic is the most modern, most environmentally friendly and most economic way to dispose of disposable nappies!
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Specifically, the way ill which households disposed of their total personal income in 1988 is shown in Table 7-2.
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The only way to dispose of these rabbits is while they are out on their feeding grounds.
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When he went back to Proetus, the latter had to think out other ways of disposing of him.
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This has been seriously assessed as a way of disposing of nuclear waste, but not toxic waste.
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The best way to dispose of so much water is to pour it into the city sewer.
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After recycling, we must find the safest way in which to dispose of the waste.
■ VERB
acquire
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But, it has given no indication of whether it intends to acquire or dispose of any data processing activities.
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At all periods there must have been recognised places in a locality where goods could have been acquired or disposed of.
help
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Each time she helped her son dispose of a poached salmon she felt good.
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The government has already proposed using 685 billion yen in taxpayers' money to help dispose of the loans.
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The United States has decided to make a bold step toward helping to secure and dispose of this material permanently.
sell
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Personal property managers acquire, distribute, and store supplies, and may sell or dispose of surplus property.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Man proposes, God disposes
be disposed to sth
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Already the local people were disposed to make over various small sums for the use of the Schoolmaster.
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He is disposed to criminality, drugs, and violence.
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Lord Beresford was disposed to chat about the forthcoming cricket season, but was briskly recalled to his duties.
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No one except me, and least of all the President, was disposed to interfere with that.
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Practically speaking, we ritually verify what is there, and are disposed to call it reality.
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The cots were disposed to form a long seat along one side of the coach, the remaining floor space being clear.
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The former are disposed to combine in order to raise, the latter in order to lower the price of labour.
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We know that most children are disposed to comply.
be well/favourably/kindly disposed (to/towards sb/sth)
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He said Bonn was favourably disposed to such a conference if it were well prepared.
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I think maybe she had seen the television programmes and was favourably disposed .
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It is expected that he will be favourably disposed towards the report's proposals.
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Jackson was well disposed towards journalists of left-wing sympathies.
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The best that can be hoped for, on their behalf, is that human beings are kindly disposed towards them.
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The majority were favourably disposed , some were ambivalent and a few highly critical of the messages and their style.
be/feel/seem etc disposed to do sth
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Congress has had a torrent of learned advice on this amendment, none of which it seems disposed to listen to.
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Ernest Conway had never felt disposed to adopt a conventional, benign, grandfatherly role.
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Gradually the talkative groups settled into a contented silence, but no one seemed disposed to go to sleep.
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Headteachers say governors come to school on special occasions but don't seem disposed to become involved more routinely in school affairs.
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James didn't seem disposed to take the hint.
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Seb's father was a large, comfortable-looking man who did not seem disposed to make a fuss.
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The brothers exchanged glances, neither saying a word, though they seemed disposed to.
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The very houses seemed disposed to pack up and take trips.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Avoid inhaling sawdust of pressure-treated wood, and do not burn any scraps; dispose of both in the trash.
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Each bird disposed itself on the sea like a great white flower.
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It's especially useful in lofts or cellars, and will also dispose of bath and/or shower waste through the same pipes.
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McLaws' troops were disposed as on the previous day, with orders to hold the enemy in front....
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Over a few years he disposed of about £40,000.
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Personal property managers acquire, distribute, and store supplies, and may sell or dispose of surplus property.
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Sin could be repented of by an act of volition; failure could not be disposed of so easily.