I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a draft agreement (= one that is not yet in its finished form )
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The government of Iraq refused to accept the wording of the draft UN agreement.
a draft constitution (= one that is not yet in its final form )
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By 1908 China had a draft constitution.
a draft treaty (= one that has been written but not yet signed )
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The committee produced a draft treaty on arms limitation.
bank draft
banker's draft
draft an agreement (= write the conditions of an agreement, which may be changed )
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The legal team will draft a second agreement incorporating these changes.
draft board
draft card
draft dodger
draft dodging (= when someone avoids an order to join the army, navy etc )
draft legislation (= write it before it is finally approved )
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She is a member of the committee that is drafting the legislation.
draw up/draft a constitution (= write one )
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The American constitution was drafted in 1787.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
early
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That leak, he confirmed, was of an early draft of the memo, which he had torn up and binned.
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Savas was principal author of the early drafts of the National Urban Policy Report.
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And this experience modifies earlier drafts of their personal blueprint of the social world.
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These early drafts are instructive to him.
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An earlier draft had been rejected by the King who had requested a number of minor alterations.
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Barnes said she is asking the court to force the Navy to produce any earlier drafts .
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An earlier draft had been to George and Rowland Wilson but the latter's name does not appear on the final copy.
final
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Chancellor Norman Lamont and fellow finance ministers began hammering out the final draft in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon.
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This layout should be made as formal as if it were the final draft .
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Always use good quality paper, especially for the final draft .
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I have pleasure in enclosing our considered response and hope it will be carefully considered before the final draft is prepared.
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It is good practice to write your proposal word for word as if it were the final draft .
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Only 12 types of links were used in the semantic net that supported the final draft of the Hypertext book.
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The final draft of the environmental impact report on rezoning is to be completed in the spring.
initial
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In practice, initial drafts of rules will be the subject of ongoing discussions between all four parties.
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Larwin explained that the initial draft of the minutes had been summarized by a clerk who does not usually prepare minutes.
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The initial draft had stipulated that mining could begin only if all signatories agreed.
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But Cummock said that dissent was not given to President Clinton when he received an initial draft of the report.
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While they can devise initial drafts , as manager you should take a close interest in the contents.
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One way to do this is to encourage children to reread and revise their initial drafts .
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The initial draft received many letters of comment from both camps and was followed up with a public debate in Glasgow.
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Many purchasers will acknowledge that the vendor will wish to limit its liability and incorporate these basic provisions in the initial draft .
new
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A new draft constitution was approved on Aug. 23.
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Tell him I need a completely new draft .
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Before the publication of the new draft , the Bush administration had appeared to show greater flexibility in its negotiating stance.
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The speechwriters go back to work after his editing and bring him a new draft .
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At the time of writing, a new draft circular is under consideration.
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So I embarked upon a new draft of the Regulations.
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The new draft modifies the 1986 legislation in several ways, however.
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Rewritten after heavy criticism, the new draft is reckoned by most in the City an improvement on the original.
original
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Hope's original draft was longer, cohesive and more powerfully worded.
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Frequently strange things will happen to your original draft .
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In Hope's original draft , Pennethorne was dismissed on the grounds that his scheme had three faults.
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An original draft of the Hay-Pauncefoote treaty provided for notification to and accession by third States.
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The original draft directive proposed that advertising should be limited to the sort of details a business card carries.
preliminary
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If it wanted to reject the preliminary drafts , so be it.
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The preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation was only part of the trouble.
rough
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Could it really be the first rough draft of a Euro-constitution?
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Tanedo works individually with students, helping them brainstorm and write rough drafts .
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She cobbled together a rough draft and then rewrote it, trying to remove the more ostentatious signs of plagiarism.
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For a while the conditions are so propitious that by spring break I have a rough draft of my book.
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One approach to the hypertext-to-text coherence problem is a labor-intensive one and treats the hypertext form as a rough draft .
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He kept a journal now, one filled with assignments from Speech and Psychology and Math and various rough drafts for me.
■ NOUN
agreement
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As such, he could not recommend the draft agreement that had emerged from the conversations.
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It is also clearly much easier to produce one's own draft agreement than to work from and mark-up some one else's.
bill
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Take the normal Law Commission Report which analyses the problem and then annexes a draft Bill to remedy it.
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Indeed the member will not have a draft bill .
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This enabled reports to be published with draft bills annexed.
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Clarke's voluminous papers include many draft bills and policy documents.
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He added that several other governments have requested copies of the draft bill from the Sri Lankan government.
budget
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Parliament was given the right to reject the draft budget , and to have the last say on non-compulsory expenditure.
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We will publish a draft Budget four months before the final version, to promote open discussion of economic and taxation policy.
constitution
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A new draft constitution was approved on Aug. 23.
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The session approved a draft Constitution which would be circulated for nationwide discussion.
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However, on May 29, 1991, the draft constitution was given its first reading by the Grand National Assembly.
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The Assembly set to work with a draft constitution prepared by Hugo Preuss.
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The influential Roman Catholic Church also opposed the draft constitution on the grounds that it permitted abortion.
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Meanwhile disagreement among the 72 deputies to the Assembly over the draft Constitution delayed its formal adoption until Feb. 9.
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The King approves the committee's draft constitution .
contract
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Send the epitome or abstract of an unregistered title, or Office Copy Entries and filed plan with the draft contract .
document
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The Labour party's draft document , which it did not dare to publish, refers to London policing functions.
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Baldwin was horrified by these draft documents .
dodger
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On March 6 pay bonuses were announced for all soldiers and an amnesty was declared for deserters and draft dodgers .
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They thought he was a draft dodger , and it wouldn't be long before some one came to the correct conclusion.
form
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Although these are still in draft form , the Lead Body will use them to prepare a new framework for Vocational Qualifications.
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The RoadMap is already out to members for review in draft form .
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These were first written down in draft form , then refined on input to the database.
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According to Moody, this play was in draft form by April 1923.
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As the proposal document took shape it was taken back to faculties in draft form for verification.
law
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If the draft law is passed by July, as the government hopes, the first privatisations could be in September.
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The draft law proposes that such work of art will be considered legally yours after twenty years.
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A central committee draft law discussing the powers of the presidency of the party was also introduced at the plenum.
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The draft law as a whole was passed by 1,682 votes to 43 with 63 abstentions.
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In September 1989 a draft law was presented which aimed to facilitate a large-scale privatization programme over the next five years.
legislation
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It is enshrined in draft legislation sponsored by Mario Segni, who championed the cause of electoral reform.
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The Government has now authorised the preparation of draft legislation .
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More positive was confirmation that draft legislation for a Bill of Rights should be ready by July 1990.
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There will be further consultations when the draft legislation is published.
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The vote came five years after the synod called for draft legislation to introduce women priests.
proposal
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The draft proposals tend to emphasize advisory structures and roles.
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It is relevant to the agricultural sector and there are several references to environmental considerations in the draft proposal .
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The assembly divided itself into five committees and 26 sub-committees to dissect the 131 draft proposals it has received.
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The draft proposals were to be discussed with the trade unions and opposition parties before being submitted to the People's Assembly.
regulation
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Many of the draft regulations will be complete by Christmas.
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The draft regulations also provide details of the proposed minimum content of summary financial statements for banks.
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The draft Regulation re-emphasises that Member States fix their HLCAs on bands according to the severity of permanent natural handicaps on agriculture.
report
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Its work was suspended during the election campaign and advisers fear that its draft report could now be shelved.
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There's a long draft report I would like you to do, by lunchtime if possible.
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Priddle's division inside the department last year wrote a draft report on conservation for energy secretary, Nigel Lawson.
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A transmittal letter should be used whenever draft reports are submitted or preliminary opinions given.
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There was also a full staff meeting where the draft report was discussed with the director.
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Boreholes were drilled and geophysical investigations were made at Shaftesbury, and a draft report has been prepared.
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But the airline had seen the draft report and accepted its findings.
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The draft report of the Cadbury Committee has been described as the opening of a debate.
treaty
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Will the Government veto a draft treaty Hon. Members Would you?
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Such measures were included in the December 1991 Maastricht draft treaty .
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It is our aim to do the same on the draft treaty on political union.
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He made it clear that at that point a judgement would be taken as to whether the draft treaty was acceptable or not.
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Luxembourg, the conference chair, has ignored these ideas in its draft treaty .
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The draft treaty of the Political Community, with 117 articles, was presented in Strasbourg on 10 March 1953.
version
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In its draft version the report declares that market forces alone will not ensure more efficient use of energy.
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The draft version for comment incorporates practices and interpretations that have become established over the years and includes some new provisions.
■ VERB
approve
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The session approved a draft Constitution which would be circulated for nationwide discussion.
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It also approved a government draft for a commercial code to take effect from Jan. 1, 1992.
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The King approves the committee's draft constitution.
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Some mortgagees insist on approving the draft conveyance or transfer and regard must therefore be had to the practice of each mortgagee.
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It is right for 1992 that the House should approve the draft order.
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On June 7 the Cabinet approved the 1989/90 draft socio-economic development plan as part of the second five-year national development plan.
avoid
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Frank had married for love, but he timed the wedding to avoid the draft .
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Also, questions arose about the methods Clinton used to avoid the draft in 1968.
prepare
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I hope this information helps you in preparing the draft response.
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Jackson came over at once, armed with a fully prepared draft of a bill, which he read to the assembly.
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For the purchaser's lawyer, it is a useful basis from which to start preparing the draft sale agreement.
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There are other comparatively rare occasions when the seller's solicitors prepare the draft .
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A working group, with representatives of all the republics concerned, was established to prepare a first draft .
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Only one in eight local authorities had consulted disabled people before preparing a draft plan.
present
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When presented with the draft confidentiality agreement, the purchaser should ensure that there are adequate exemptions to the confidentiality obligation.
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The federal officials presented a draft of their plan for the extension.
produce
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It is also clearly much easier to produce one's own draft agreement than to work from and mark-up some one else's.
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Barnes said she is asking the court to force the Navy to produce any earlier drafts .
propose
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The draft law proposes that such work of art will be considered legally yours after twenty years.
provide
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A draft scheme to provide a comprehensive ambulance service for the whole of Bedfordshire was approved.
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This is soon to be published in draft and will provide a strategic planning framework for the region to the year 2005.
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The draft regulations also provide details of the proposed minimum content of summary financial statements for banks.
publish
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We have also published for consultation the draft asylum appeals procedure rules.
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Next month the commission plans to publish two draft directives on this topic.
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This is soon to be published in draft and will provide a strategic planning framework for the region to the year 2005.
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It was sensibly decided not to publish the draft White Paper they prepared.
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We will publish a draft Budget four months before the final version, to promote open discussion of economic and taxation policy.
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This enabled reports to be published with draft bills annexed.
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The Board expects to publish a specification in draft shortly.
read
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He read the completed draft through slowly a second time.
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As he read the first draft of his sermon, Barnabas listened with sincere interest.
submit
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The teachers' union even submitted the draft constitution to the bishops soas to get it right.
write
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The steering group are currently writing the first draft of these standards of performance.
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Tanedo works individually with students, helping them brainstorm and write rough drafts .
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It is easiest to write the first draft all in one go - then you sustain the mood of the short story.
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Before their Joblike job was finished eight years after they signed on, they had written an incredible 27 drafts .
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Priddle's division inside the department last year wrote a draft report on conservation for energy secretary, Nigel Lawson.
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If your company has a style guide, follow it closely. 3. Write and review the draft .
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I have written a draft which I have submitted to the relevant government authorities.
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Once you have written the draft , send copies to other committee members two or three days before the next meeting.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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By the end of the year, Jim had produced a first draft of his new novel.
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Could you close the window? There's a draft in here.
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I read a draft of the first chapter and thought it was very good.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Journalism, it is often said in newsrooms, is the first draft of history.
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Next, the draft would make it cheaper for disgruntled shareholders to sue directors for mismanagement.
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The cold draft forced visitors to wear heavy coats outside the Los Angeles Clippers' locker room.
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The Committee draws attention to any draft which it considers to raise a matter of political or legal importance.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
in
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Extra police were drafted in to attempt to move the crowds away.
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As expected, Paul Parker of Manchester United has been drafted in .
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There comes a point when new players have to be drafted in .
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Flopping Central banks from round the world were drafted in yesterday to stop the pound's slide.
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Derek Quinnell and Tommy David were drafted in .
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The expansion of the police administrative staff guaranteed a faster route to the top for those who were drafted in as clerks.
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Police marksmen were then drafted in for a 12 hour siege after he barricaded himself in.
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Sixty officers have been drafted in and they're confident of finding the killers.
■ NOUN
agreement
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Just sitting down together as a family to draft an agreement can encourage analysis and co-operation.
army
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The hotel was almost empty and all the young men had been drafted into the army .
bill
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There was widespread concern about the effect of the movies and over 30 states began to draft censorship bills .
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As drafted , neither bill would deny public elementary or secondary education to illegal immigrants, as Proposition 187 sought to do.
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It was responsible for drafting a Bill and a campaign which resulted in the introduction of radical and influential legislation in 1974.
committee
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The Industry Ministry was scheduled for abolition, to be replaced by a State Committee directed towards drafting industrial strategy and privatization.
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Janet led us through the victories at the polls, then appointed a committee that drafted the Florida Educational Equity Act.
constitution
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The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution .
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The actual drafting of every constitution is either directly or indirectly controlled by those with political power in the society.
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The new parliament's principal task would be to draft a constitution for approval by the electorate in a referendum.
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A 16-member commission to draft a new constitution was also set up.
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Elections should then follow for a constituent assembly which would draft a constitution .
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It decreed that a council of representatives would elect a president and would be responsible for drafting a constitution .
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New constitutional committee A 14-member committee was appointed on Jan. 21 to draft a new constitution for multiparty democracy.
document
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The committee has until May to draft a document .
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One lawyer needs to work on the collective ideas and draft the documents .
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Kings sometimes instructed or allowed churchmen to draft and write these documents , and Cnut apparently often did so.
law
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Instead, he believes he can begin drafting new laws to put his ideas into practice.
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This rump has been ordered to draft a new electoral law within two months so that new elections can be held.
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It took until May 1949 to draft the Basic Law .
legislation
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There is a movement afoot to draft legislation that would repeal the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law.
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Under severe pressure from the neighborhood, the council drafted legislation to stop construction of the metal houses.
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The 40-member steering committee was mandated to formulate agreements on all outstanding issues and to draft legislation to formalize any agreements.
letter
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I've already drafted a letter informing him that it may be some time before Miss Brown's estate is settled.
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I drafted a letter to the publisher, complaining about the offending sentence.
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I will send copies of the correspondence, and we should draft follow up letters .
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George had drafted a letter in her name concerning her thoughts on her novel Frankenstein.
officer
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Police drafted armed officers into the village and called in a helicopter with heat-seeking equipment.
paper
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At her request, an interagency team was organized to draft a strategy paper laying out the reasons for ousting Boutros-Ghali.
plan
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With those principles, Lord Owen and Mr Vance drafted their plan .
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Kwalwasser drafted a reorganization plan for his office that the board of education approved Tuesday.
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The parents also complained they were not consulted in drafting the plan .
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Whenever I draft a plan , it is approved almost without consideration.
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He drafted plans , elegant plans, in eighth -, quarter -, and half-inch scale.
proposal
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There is an element of utopianism in drafting such proposals , though I believe these ideas are worth pursuing.
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The two friends drafted a fee proposal for their client, asking Duboc to pay them $ 3 million.
statement
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One or other of them drafted a statement which was a flat denial that he had misbehaved either sexually or politically.
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Subgroups again met to draft a statement .
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You might draft a specimen statement and show it as an appendix.
version
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He asked Bill Hope to draft a final version that could be tested one more time back in the company.
■ VERB
begin
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A ministerial meeting in Venice agreed to this and in June work began to draft the treaties.
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There was widespread concern about the effect of the movies and over 30 states began to draft censorship bills.
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Instead, he believes he can begin drafting new laws to put his ideas into practice.
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The drafter should not begin to draft until he/she knows exactly what he/she wants to say.
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Now, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, all these councils have begun preparations to draft or update their plans.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ballou drafted a proposal which was later presented to the school board.
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Craigwell was the first player drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks.
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She's busy drafting her speech for next week's conference.
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Somehow my boss drafted me into filing these reports.
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The prisoners sat down together to draft a letter to the governor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A 16-member commission to draft a new constitution was also set up.
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He was drafted into civilian service by missy Peckha.
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Officials are drafting the strategy, which aims to raise teaching standards through training and staff support.
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She drafts official proclamations and reads them with great ceremony.
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The drafter should not begin to draft until he/she knows exactly what he/she wants to say.
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The White House did not draft its own amendment, and Clinton said he would work with Congress to draft one.
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With those principles, Lord Owen and Mr Vance drafted their plan.
III. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Garven said he could not reveal details of the draft report.
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It was almost 2am when the news came through that a draft agreement had been reached.
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On the last day, the team presents a draft report to the superintendent.
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The council also instructed Gittings and Lounsbery to come back in 30 days with a draft ordinance for a citywide cabaret tax.
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The packs will include title documents, searches, surveys and a draft contract.
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We have had thousands of requests for the draft procedures'.