I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay to see )
a prize draw British English (= a competition in which people whose names or tickets are chosen by chance win prizes )
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He won the car in a prize draw.
an outline drawing/sketch
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Once I am happy with the outline sketch, I start painting.
attract/draw a crowd
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The ceremony is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,000.
attract/draw sb/sth like a magnet
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She drew men to her like a magnet.
attract/draw tourists
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They hope to change the image of the city and attract more tourists.
blinds...drawn (= pulled down )
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The blinds were drawn to protect the new furniture from the sun.
devise/formulate/draw up a plan (= make a detailed plan, especially after considering something carefully )
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He devised a daring plan to steal two million dollars.
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The company has already drawn up plans to develop the site.
draw a cheque formal (= use a cheque to withdraw money from an account )
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Customers can draw cheques for any amount they like on their accounts.
draw a comparison (= say in what way people or things are similar )
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People have drawn comparisons between this movie and those of Quentin Tarantino.
draw a conclusion (= decide something from what you learn or see )
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We tried not to draw any conclusions too early in the investigation.
draw a contrast (= say there is a contrast )
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It is tempting to draw sharp contrasts between religion and science.
draw a game British English (= end the game with the same score as the opposing team or player )
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We played badly and were lucky to draw the game.
draw a graph
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Draw a graph to show changes in the death rate over this period.
draw a map
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He drew me a map of the route.
draw a match (= finish with the score even )
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United have drawn their last two matches.
draw an outline
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First, I draw out the outline of the leaf onto paper, and start adding areas of colour.
draw blood (= make someone bleed )
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He touched me with the knife and it drew blood.
draw breath written (= breathe )
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I hid behind the door, hardly daring to draw breath.
draw parallels
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books that attempt to draw parallels between brains and computers
draw the line
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Sometimes he found it hard to draw the line between work and pleasure.
draw to an end (= to reach the end )
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My holiday was drawing to an end.
draw up a contract (= write one )
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The two sides drew up a contract.
draw up a petition (= prepare one )
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They are drawing up a petition which will be presented to the Archbishop.
draw up a proposal
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A committee of experts drew up proposals for a constitution.
draw up/compile a shortlist
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The panel will draw up a shortlist of candidates.
draw up/draft a constitution (= write one )
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The American constitution was drafted in 1787.
draw up/issue guidelines
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The hospital has issued new guidelines on the treatment of mentally ill patients.
draw up/lay down a code (= create one )
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The syndicate decided to draw up a code of conduct for its members.
draw up/produce a checklist (= make one )
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Why not draw up a checklist of things you want to achieve this year?
draw your pension (= receive it )
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He's got another ten years before he draws his pension.
draw yourself upright (= stand straighter )
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Susan drew herself upright and thrust out her chin.
draw/attract/provoke criticism (= be criticized )
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The plan has drawn criticism from some groups.
draw/bring a response from sb
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The appeal for aid brought a big response from the West.
draw/close/pull the curtains (= close them )
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The room was dark because the curtains were drawn.
draw/derive comfort from sth formal (= take comfort from sth )
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Economists have been quick to draw comfort from the latest figures.
drawing board
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The current system just isn’t working – we need to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.
drawing pin
drawing power
drawing room
drawing to a close (= ending )
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The monsoon season was drawing to a close .
draw/make an analogy (= make a comparison )
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She drew an analogy between childbirth and the creative process.
draw/make inferences (about/from sth)
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What inferences have you drawn from this evidence?
draw/paint a picture
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She drew a picture of a mushroom on the blackboard.
draws nigh (= will start soon )
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Winter draws nigh .
draw/take/derive inspiration from sth (= get inspiration )
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She draws inspiration from mythology and folk stories.
drew abreast
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As the car drew abreast of him, Jack suddenly recognised the driver.
drew near
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We heard voices as we drew near the village.
drew up alongside
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A car drew up alongside .
drew...aside
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Mark drew me aside and explained the problem.
freehand drawing/sketch
gain/draw strength from sb/sth
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He gained strength from being back with the people and things he loved.
get/draw support
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The plan drew wide support from parents.
hold/draw sb close (= hold someone against your body )
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He drew her close to him.
line drawing
make/draw up/write a list
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Could you make a list of any supplies we need?
open/draw (back)/pull back the curtains (= open them )
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Would you mind opening the curtains?
open/pull down/draw the blinds
pull on/drag on/draw on a cigarette (= smoke a cigarette with deep breaths )
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Ed was leaning out of the window and dragging on a cigarette.
pull/draw up a chair (= move a chair nearer someone or something )
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Pull up a chair and look at these pictures.
raise/arouse/draw sb’s ire (= make someone angry )
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The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents.
score draw
sth draws to a halt (= a vehicle slows down and stops )
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As the train drew to a halt, people started to get off.
take/draw encouragement from sth
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We drew encouragement from the letters we received from well-wishers.
win/draw/receive etc plaudits
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Her performance won plaudits from the critics.
write/draw up/prepare a draft (= write one )
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Always write a rough draft of your essay first.
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He drew up a draft of the club’s rules and regulations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
back
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Martin, eyes glaring and lips drawn back in a feral snarl.
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He went quickly through the house to the front room and drew back the curtains.
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Her eyes opened slowly as he drew back .
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The armies drew back on either side and in the space between, Paris and Menelaus faced each other.
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His fist clenched and drew back .
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Ralph drew back his window curtain, moved his desk so that the sun kept his tea warm.
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A spear point cut through her fur robes, pierced her skin, then drew back .
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Within a very short time, she heard the sounds of bolts being drawn back .
closer
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As we drew closer , everybody else slowed down and eventually stopped.
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In this respect, beef is beginning to draw closer to the natural quality of buffalo.
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As Tamar's time drew closer , she remembered the difficult labour of Victoria's birth and grew more and more apprehensive.
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Indeed, as we draw closer , our information is confirmed by the chipped and faded lettering on the front window.
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Possibly, as war drew closer , the police wanted some pretext to keep Joyce on their books.
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The scuff of heavy boots drew closer .
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She began to writhe as they drew closer still, gasping and moaning as her hips matched the rhythm of his demands.
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As we are drawn closer we become further entangled in his web of deceit.
heavily
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This approach draws heavily from the insights of Gramsci, Lukacs and Adorno.
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Yet they fought allowing women to compete for opportunity in the select academies from which the leadership is so heavily drawn .
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This chapter draws heavily on the best known and most detailed model of cohesion available.
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His books draw heavily on his experiences as a therapist.
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The National and the Boat Race draw heavily on tradition.
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There was a deep financial connection between the two: Both drew heavily on the willingness of investors to speculate in bonds.
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His work on social capital and civic engagement has been heavily drawn upon by Francis Fukuyama and others.
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The Wyvern production has drawn heavily on local talent.
in
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Like some bloody simpleton he was being drawn in .
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The fewer we became, the more strongly we had to support each other and draw in .
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Hood: a well-shaped hood gives maximum head cover when the hood is drawn in tightly.
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Outside the evening is drawing in already.
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At the next intersection he drew in against the left-hand wall, peering around the corner into the corridor to his left.
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Cooking works by conduction, as heat from the surface is drawn in .
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Outlines and details are drawn in with a Rotring pen.
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A pathfinder programme under the Private Finance Initiative should draw in even more.
near
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As she drew near , she called out and asked me the time.
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As lunch-time drew near I decided to let the children listen to the music while they were having their meal.
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As we drew near and I watched 747 after 747 climbing laboriously into the clouds, I wondered what fate befell me.
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As the pair drew near he turned and fled.
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As midnight draws near , many people make their way to church.
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The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.
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The roar of the crackling fire drew near and doom seemed inevitable.
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One man fell to his knees as the Archbishop drew near .
on
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He wrote one or two nostalgic short stories about the pangs of love, drawing on past memories and exaggerating them.
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They draw on and, in so doing, recharge the powerful myth of blood connection, shared blood connection.
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The day drew on , and Tagan scouted ahead to look for a possible camping site.
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There is certainly no lack of material to draw on .
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It made coping with locally severe unemployment difficult, since only the resources of the rate-paying parishioners could be drawn on .
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Half the profits are deposited in a corporate account that can be drawn on only with stockholder consent.
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The intention, as always, is that sections should be drawn on as required.
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This, with all their friends to draw on for conversation.
out
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A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet whereas a ductile metal can be drawn out into a wire.
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Drain off the water that has been drawn out .
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The door irised open and he reached inside, drawing out the tiny phial before the door closed up again.
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She raised her eyebrows and drew out a hank of hair, backing slowly away from me.
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Long drawn out and unpredictable as the process may be, it has one great advantage for the policy-maker.
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Staff will draw out a length of any roll for inspection.
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Orange flame drew out and broadened.
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The proto-underground drew out the proto-glitterati.
together
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She was wretchedly conscious of Rohan watching her, his brows drawn together in frowning concentration.
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And in battle, you are all drawn together .
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This issue of the Community Development Journal draws together articles about health and health care around the central theme of control.
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In the room splashed with golden autumn light, they had drawn together , as close as eggs in a nest.
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An incident occurred during one session when the children were drawing together .
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We can return to these questions now, and draw together the strands of the preceding argument.
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My own argument I will draw together in the conclusion.
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In March, Emap Digital was formed into a separate division drawing together Emap's established internet presence in one focused organisation.
up
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The fixed dose mixtures are certainly useful for patients who are unable or unwilling to draw up two different insulins.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is drawing up a list of projects.
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Codes of conduct were beginning to emerge and a range of permissible and impermissible subjects was being informally drawn up .
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He gathered his fingers into paws, drew up his arms and legs.
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Even drawing up proposals for recycling waste materials in Britain requires ten sub-committees.
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Marshall drew up a chair for her.
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Some of them are involved in drawing up legislation which is based on the new communication policy.
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Newcomers shine McHale has already drawn up a list of possible transfer targets.
■ NOUN
analogy
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Oresme even drew an analogy with what would happen on a moving ship, as Galileo was later to do.
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Here we may draw an analogy between geriatrics and paediatrics, another age-based medical specialism.
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We can perhaps draw a useful analogy with pharmaceutical products.
attention
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Critics of Berhn and Kay's scheme have drawn attention to the problems inherent in their notion of basic.
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It was the adventure and the daring that drew their attention .
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At this important stage, we would like to draw attention to some particular concerns.
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No brilliant tactical moves to draw attention from the players.
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The hon. Gentleman draws attention to the non-proliferation treaty.
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For some reason the rumpled appearance of the hat drew my attention .
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The scheme draws attention to the main problem faced by most university crèche schemes: money.
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He can also use the election to draw attention to his agenda.
blood
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Blood banks must balance hospitals' need for blood with the need to draw blood only from healthy, relatively risk-free volunteers.
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It was vicious, and it drew blood .
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It should be exercised so hard, so incessantly, that it swells in effort and draws all your blood !
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It was the Kings who drew early blood racing into an eight two lead.
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As a Manila barrio streetfighter, he had drawn more blood than Dracula in a year of Halloween nights.
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They vary from superficial scratches to full-thickness lacerations, but almost invariably draw blood .
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He set immediately to work cutting and eating the chop, drawing the blood away from his brain.
breath
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Benedict drew a hissing breath , and pulled up his horses, his eyes never leaving hers.
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Ah said Mr van der Luyden, drawing a deep breath .
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He drew a deep breath and headed for the nearest parked car.
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I had simply come upon them after they drew in one breath and before they took another.
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He drew in a sharp breath , his stooped shoulders almost straightening.
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The Campbell drew a deep breath .
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She drew in her breath sharply and bit down hard on her bottom lip in an effort not to cry out.
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Both the Paviours were stiffening in appalled disbelief, even young Lawrence had drawn a hissing breath of doubt.
chair
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Rourke went over to her and drew her towards a chair .
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Marshall drew up a chair for her.
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He drew a chair up to the bed and played one of the poker hands.
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He hovered with a nervous half-smile as the waiter drew out Lucy's chair and seated her.
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In the funereal chill Vassily drew up a chair and poured us both a drink.
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When they reached the cafe, Zeinab drew up a chair beside Hargazy.
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Lunch was set on the terrace, as he'd promised, and Luce let him draw out a chair for her.
close
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As training drew to a close , a delicious smile suddenly appeared on Nick Mallett's face.
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The long gray afternoon drew to a close .
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It is more a mode of address for a slightly iffy constitutional compromise that is drawing peacefully towards its close .
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My time with Stark was drawing to a close .
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As the 1860s drew to a close , Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
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John Champagne and Bob Guadiana grabbed their chance to lead the way as 1991 drew to a close .
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With the announcement of Daimler, the 77-year existence of Fokker appears to be drawing to a close .
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The year 1995 drew to a close on a fitting note.
comparison
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Three years ago there was hardly a young black cinema at all, now critics are drawing comparisons as if bored with the idea.
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More recently, even liberal commentators have begun drawing comparisons between Clinton and Nixon.
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It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries.
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What then are the main conclusions about comparative politics that can be drawn from this cursory comparison to natural science?
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Not surprisingly therefore, he drew comparisons between the problems faced by the University and those confronting his own establishment.
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It should be possible to draw international comparisons .
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Table 3.4 draws some comparisons between their liabilities.
conclusion
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The policy conclusions drawn from the simpler model will also still follow.
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Kvitne said no conclusions could be drawn from that, but it illustrates the unique nature of head injuries.
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As with the origins of many other events no definite conclusions can be drawn .
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But quite soon different conclusions were drawn from this than Moore's.
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The only general conclusions that can be drawn from indifference analysis are the following: 1.
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This aggregate supply curve is of fundamental importance to the macroeconomic policy conclusions often drawn from the rational expectations hypothesis.
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In the face of this evidence, no conclusion should be drawn either way at present.
criticism
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O'Leary was elected chairman and he immediately drew criticism on the committee.
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That measure drew sharp criticism from Gov.
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The influential role played by President Francesco Cossiga in events leading to Andreotti's resignation drew criticism from some political quarters.
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But while Mr Mitterrand won praise and respect abroad, he often drew sharp criticism at home, especially from conservative commentators.
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Her decision drew strong criticism from environmental groups, nuclear non-proliferation activists and some members of Congress.
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The urban renewal administrative process drew considerable criticism because it was so long and encumbered with red tape.
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The failure to order a criminal investigation drew immediate criticism from several policyholders' lawyers.
crowd
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The railway draws a strange crowd before morning.
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One company has set up a full-size working carousel to draw a crowd .
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Any tumultuous exterior I offer is merely to draw the crowds .
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Its summer concerts, featuring such stars as Harry Belafonte and Boz Scaggs, draw crowds .
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It drew the crowds , I guess.
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The Legionnaires march drew a large crowd of veterans, their families and some students.
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Three years old and already drawing crowds .
curtain
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He showed them into the lounge and drew the threadbare curtains before switching on the light.
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If at that moment my ancient stately lily pad had been able to draw her bed curtains , she surely would have.
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Sir George drew the curtains , and motioned Roland and Maud to sit down by the fire, in the velvet chairs.
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Fascinated, she drew open the curtains to let in more light.
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He had scarcely had time to draw the curtains when there was a small, familiar tap at the door.
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He went quickly through the house to the front room and drew back the curtains .
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He moved to one of the windows to draw the curtains , but before doing so he peered out.
distinction
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One classificatory device that has been used frequently draws distinctions between church, denomination, and sect and cult.
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However, if your company does not draw this distinction , the entire reimbursement is considered wages.
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The key was to draw as firm a distinction as possible between the mirza and ordinary folk.
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Some Republicans believe Dole can draw a clear enough distinction with Clinton to make foreign policy a telling issue in the campaign.
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Among birds, where does one draw the distinction between short beaks and medium sized beaks?
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It is now commonplace to draw a distinction between care in and care by the community.
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Hybrid zones show how hard it is to draw a distinction between the two.
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The text of the Convention drew no distinction between evidence obtained from third parties and that obtained from litigants themselves.
experience
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These Rape Crisis groups usually draw extensively on the experience and sense of priorities of women who have been raped.
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Fathers draw naturally on their experience with their own fathers, although not always with satisfactory effect.
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Gil Benson draws on his experience .
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Men have always drawn on their experience in organized athletics to meet the challenges of a competitive workplace.
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Also considers the potential for car-free housing, drawing on experience from Bremen, Amsterdam and Edinburgh.
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Naturally, most draw on their personal experiences .
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It has also drawn upon the experience of two of its members in broadcasting and recording.
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And they are drawing on their own experience as past lawmakers and policy setters.
fact
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If not, the reference to the terms should at least draw attention to the fact that the terms contain exclusion clauses.
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Either way, the rest of us can draw comfort from the fact that all these experts are befuddled, too.
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The Republicans drew comfort from the fact that trends of opinion had, for some time, been moving in their direction.
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Insertion and side sequences draw attention to the fact that conversation is discourse mutually constructed and negotiated in time.
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The Marxist Left drew attention to the fact that the sources of industrial conflict were just as explosive as ever.
line
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I draw the line at that!
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Ask a student volunteer to draw a line down the middle of one side without taking the pencil off the paper.
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Where and how do we draw a line between ontological existents and fictions?
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I fell in with those who drew the line at violence.
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Planning and controlling are so intertwined that it is artificial to draw rigid lines between them.
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They draw a line that the public, according tothe polls, rejects.
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He admitted drawing the dividing line will be hard.
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As huntress she both preserves and destroys game animals, but she does not draw the line at animals.
lines
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How would he draw his lines in our home at Christmas?
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The motion of the sea was always there, and there were no firmly drawn lines .
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Q&A lets you draw boxes and lines on your document and do the usual text enhancements, like bold, italic and so on.
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But so many people I knew then drew no lines at all.
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Planning and controlling are so intertwined that it is artificial to draw rigid lines between them.
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The traditional organizational chart with divisions, departments, and sections drawn along functional lines may cease to exist.
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The budget proposed by Wilson could draw new battle lines .
list
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A mathematician, he and his care manager drew up a list of 12 unmet needs.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is drawing up a list of projects.
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It is not possible to draw up an exhaustive list of matters that may legitimately be taken into account.
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Have you even tried to draw up a list of the actions you have to perform regularly to succeed?
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Although managers have drawn up a list of personalities who could be invited to open the centre, identities were not revealed.
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He had drawn up the list of church members and he maintained the other lists too.
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Newcomers shine McHale has already drawn up a list of possible transfer targets.
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We can draw up a full list of patients so that every bed is filled every night.
map
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Democritus drew up a map along these lines.
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When it comes to drawing a road map of the brain, disease is often the best cartographer.
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When William Senior drew his map of c.1635 Chesterfield had still not expanded beyond its medieval limits.
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For science, students drew maps of the nearby river, studied its ecosystem, and investigated animals in the area.
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The range of values taken on by the variable is divided into a number of classes before the map is drawn .
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I drew maps and flowcharts of the events and stood people up and marched them through key scenes.
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He drew him another map and watched Blunset wander off into the darkness.
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The Home Guard had drawn him a map of how to get to Maryhill, and he was quite happy now.
parallel
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Mather draws some interesting parallels between the development of agricultural systems and that of forestry.
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John Mortimer made the presentation speech, drawing parallels between Dickens and Dostoevsky.
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The cartoon draws a false parallel between two events.
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Early twentieth-century sociologists also drew parallels between the workings of biological and social systems, some of which were extremely crude.
picture
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Repeated commissions and zemstvo investigations drew a grim picture of peasant destitution and growing frustration.
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You might encourage them by drawing a picture of a playground slide.
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She has also drawn and painted pictures of her experiences.
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I just draw pictures or whatever and think about other things.
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Letters and words are peculiarly human manifestations, so let's make the computer draw pictures instead.
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Alternatively, the students could draw pictures rather than write stories and present their pictures to the class.
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To help you complete this plan, try to draw a picture that you will associate with your goal.
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They inspire so much you want to draw pictures like Sis'.
plan
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Together, drawing up a training plan which gives adequate opportunity for working as a group, as well as identifying individual training needs.
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Anticipating the possibility of such a crisis, G Group several months earlier had drawn up a contingency plan .
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Scientists are now drawing up plans to clean up the mess.
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The draftsman no longer draws his plans .
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It will draw up these plans in the light of national policies and local priorities and resources.
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The government made counties keep track of all waste produced in their areas and draw up disposal plans .
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The district councils being usually responsible for drawing up detailed local plans in accordance with policies defined in the structure plans.
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He set about drawing up a rescue plan amid a political storm that resulted in the resignation of two cabinet ministers.
proposal
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Even drawing up proposals for recycling waste materials in Britain requires ten sub-committees.
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Formation of constitutional commission A commission to draw up proposals for changes to the 1947 Constitution was established on Sept. 9.
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Although the Commission drew up proposals , adopted by the Council in June 1980, no conferences have been held since.
sword
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Sharpe slowed to a walk and drew his sword .
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He drew his sword , his only weapon now, and rushed upon his enemy.
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He drew his sword and, with a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll.
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Menelaus drew his sword , his only weapon now, but as he did so it fell from his hand broken.
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The barbarian had vaulted down into the heather and had drawn the black sword , Kring.
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While the others set forth food for him, Boreas' sons took their stand beside him with drawn swords .
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Ramsay's lance snapped off, broken, and left his right arm and hand too numb to draw his sword .
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He drew his sword and plunged it into his side.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(go) back to the drawing board
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Voters rejected the bridge expansion plan, so it's back to the drawing board for city engineers.
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For San Jose, it was back to the drawing board.
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So Superman, once the most recognized and revered hero in comic books, was sent back to the drawing board.
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Sometimes, you also have to go back to the drawing board.
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The Cta episode has therefore sent the whole idea of direct dating of petroglyphs back to the drawing board.
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They must go back to the drawing board and review the whole of youth training.
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They want to see the road plan sent back to the drawing board.
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You also could go back to the drawing board with that budget, trying to reduce costs.
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You have to discard the propeller engine and go back to the drawing board.
be at daggers drawn
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In practice they are at daggers drawn as the furore over Tom Clarke's pronouncements on the subject this week amply illustrates.
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The prospect of an interesting friendship had been destroyed and now they were at daggers drawn.
be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat
be quick on the draw
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Amy was very quick on the draw in her interview.
divert/distract/draw attention from sth
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But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.
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Combine roses with earlier or later flowering plants, and with evergreens to distract attention from their leafless stems in winter.
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It also distracted attention from the continued effects of racism.
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Lisa tells us it diverts attention from the pain.
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Police said the message was a decoy to distract attention from the real danger area.
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Such comments have distracted attention from a long-awaited improvement in the economy.
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The authorities are said to take the view that the Gulf war will distract attention from civilian casualties in Jaffna.
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They know how to make themselves look good, and they also know how to divert attention from the less flattering stories.
draw a bead on sb/sth
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My adversary raised and very deliberately drew a bead on me.
draw a veil over sth
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His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences.
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The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake.
draw near
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Madge drew a little nearer so that she could hear what he was saying.
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Summer vacation is drawing near .
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The rebels hoped that many of the government troops would join them when they drew near to the city.
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The two men were talking, but as we drew near they turned and stared at us.
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As he drew near she made a half-hearted move to rise.
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As midnight draws near , many people make their way to church.
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As she drew near , she called out and asked me the time.
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As the pair drew near he turned and fled.
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Lebed is convinced his time is drawing near .
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The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.
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The campaign for book buyers' dollars is heating up again this summer, as the political conventions draw near .
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They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace.
draw/call attention to sth
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Both of these draw attention to the urgent need to provide better opportunities and facilities to encourage walking and cycling.
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Darwin knew these things perfectly well, and drew attention to them.
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Despite many advantages, such a definition fails to draw attention to the unifying characteristics of pragmatic phenomena.
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My hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the benefits of Community co-operation.
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One can merely draw attention to the problem here, for local arrangements were complex and varied.
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Richard Hodges has drawn attention to the beginnings of this process in the post-Roman period with the establishment of emporia.
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The feminine voice at the start of the Shipman's Tale is a conundrum that draws attention to the teller.
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Wearing sunglasses indoors is pretty much guaranteed to draw attention to you.
draw/cast lots
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It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots !
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She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots .
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The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.
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Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.
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They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.
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They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.
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Was it to be done by casting lots ?
draw/get the short straw
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Rose had drawn the short straw, and was thus forced to seek Lord Westbourne clasping the Romanov dagger.
draw/pull in your horns
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However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production.
on the drawing board
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Additional programs in international studies and telecommunications were on the drawing board.
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Parisians remain unconvinced that the project will be approved, especially since it is not the only idea on the drawing board.
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Plans also are on the drawing board to develop chips for the cable industry.
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The balancing of these main curves is done on the drawing board.
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Until that changes, the Tobin tax will remain on the drawing board.
take/draw sb to one side
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Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie.
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He was always taking me to one side , telling me what I should and shouldn't do.
the luck of the draw
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It was by the luck of the draw that I got a corner office.
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As always, jury duty is the luck of the draw.
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It depends on the luck of the draw.
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United are getting the luck of the draws, but still need a lucky win.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Did you win?'' "No, we drew.''
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Amy loves to draw cartoons.
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Brooks can speak for several minutes without drawing a breath.
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He wound in the line, steadily drawing the fish towards the bank.
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I'm good at drawing animals, but I can't draw people.
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I've been drawing unemployment benefits for six months.
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It was an unparalleled gathering of black artists from around the world, drawing delegates from fifty countries.
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It was getting dark so I drew the curtains and switched on the light.
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Mike was sitting outside, drawing a picture of the trees at the bottom of the garden.
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Paula drew back the sheet and looked at the sleeping child.
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Real Madrid drew with Barcelona in the last game of the season.
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Sandflies are tiny insects that swarm and bite, sometimes drawing blood.
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She can draw really well.
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She reached in her purse and drew out a silver cigarette case.
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She took my hand and drew me closer.
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Someone had drawn a line under my name.
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Such was the reputation of the school that it drew boys from all over the south of England.
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The Australian rugby team drew the first game of their European tour, sixteen-all against France at Lyon.
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The carriage was drawn by six white horses.
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The football game is expected to draw a crowd of around 50,000.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I draw on people from other regions in the company whose career paths I am not likely to cross any time soon.
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I want to consider whether the way in which environmental impact assessments are drawn up at the moment is satisfactory.
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Only then did Blanche draw herself up to her full five feet ten inches and arrest him.
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Such a government should include members drawn from the existing parliament, the nonviolent opposition movement and rebel leader Kabila himself.
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The men were drawn to their work not only by curiosity and zeal, but also by an inspiring patriotism.
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The Ministry of Railways and the national monopolies commission will draw up revised conditions of carriage to reflect the new statute.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Edward had no uniform, which was the biggest draw , but he had cash, and what the girls called style.
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The biggest draw has been the fence in front of Dale Earnhardt Industries in Mooresville.
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Iverson, 25, is one of the game's biggest draws because he's one of its most gifted artists.
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The new operators are setting out to make it a much bigger draw .
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She was a big draw on Bourbon Street.
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Texas, with 123 delegates, and Florida, with 98, are the big draws .
goalless
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Johns made a second-half appearance for the Reserves in a goalless draw at Darlington and caught the next train back to London.
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This was obviously the case last January, when the teams fought out a goalless draw in grim weather at Ayresome Park.
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Aided by luck, West Ham held on and it was a goalless draw .
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Roughwood played a goalless draw at Farmers Arms and Pinewood shared six goals at home with Bulford.
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Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form.
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After losing centre-forward Lloyd Davies with a knee injury, the Cobblers soldiered on with ten men to earn a goalless draw .
quick
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But Goldie, quick on the draw , intervenes.
round
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Let us hope they're still dancing when it is time for the Fourth Round draw .
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First round draw: Berkshire v Kent, Cambridgeshire v Hants.
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The second round draw is: Crewe Utd v 1st Bangor.
■ NOUN
prize
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Our next prize draw will take place on 31 May - remember each entry is eligible.
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There will also be a free prize draw with £100, £50 and £25 Guinness vouchers on offer.
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A prize draw was held regularly, and winners were awarded specially designed T shirts.
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Some local authorities have been very effective at this - in Greenwich, people who registered were entered in a prize draw .
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The festival organisers will give away one free ballon ride a day in a prize draw .
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Ministers aim to widen interest by running a host of smaller competitions alongside the £1 million-a-week prize draw .
■ VERB
end
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The net result would probably be active combat that could end in a draw .
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Antwerp took the tie on the away goals rule, the first leg having ended in a goal-less draw .
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This round of the fight has ended in a draw .
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I knew it would be a race back to Stuart Street and I was pleased that it ended in an honourable draw .
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If the 24-game series did end in a draw , Kasparov would keep his title.
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I wished they would go somewhere and fight a duel to the death, and that it would end in a draw .
enter
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Some local authorities have been very effective at this - in Greenwich, people who registered were entered in a prize draw .
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You will also be entered into the draw .
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Ed had entered a draw run by a local record store.
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If you wish to enter our lucky draw , please fill in your name and address below.
force
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Shell-shocked Liverpool recovered to force a 4-4 draw , but the ordeal isn't over yet, says Chesterfield boss Chris McMenemy.
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With one minute for five moves, however, he seemed to wake up, launching a counter-attack which forced a draw .
hold
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Shotton were held to a draw by Ashington.
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Their Glasgows rivals Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw by St Mirren.
play
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It is not good enough for our country to have a Government who are playing for a draw .
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Larne twice came close to stealing a second goal but seemed content to play for a draw .
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Roughwood played a goalless draw at Farmers Arms and Pinewood shared six goals at home with Bulford.
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Robson insists that he will not play for a draw .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be at daggers drawn
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In practice they are at daggers drawn as the furore over Tom Clarke's pronouncements on the subject this week amply illustrates.
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The prospect of an interesting friendship had been destroyed and now they were at daggers drawn.
be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat
be quick on the draw
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Amy was very quick on the draw in her interview.
call it a draw
divert/distract/draw attention from sth
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But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.
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Combine roses with earlier or later flowering plants, and with evergreens to distract attention from their leafless stems in winter.
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It also distracted attention from the continued effects of racism.
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Lisa tells us it diverts attention from the pain.
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Police said the message was a decoy to distract attention from the real danger area.
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Such comments have distracted attention from a long-awaited improvement in the economy.
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The authorities are said to take the view that the Gulf war will distract attention from civilian casualties in Jaffna.
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They know how to make themselves look good, and they also know how to divert attention from the less flattering stories.
draw near
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Madge drew a little nearer so that she could hear what he was saying.
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Summer vacation is drawing near .
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The rebels hoped that many of the government troops would join them when they drew near to the city.
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The two men were talking, but as we drew near they turned and stared at us.
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As he drew near she made a half-hearted move to rise.
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As midnight draws near , many people make their way to church.
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As she drew near , she called out and asked me the time.
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As the pair drew near he turned and fled.
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Lebed is convinced his time is drawing near .
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The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.
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The campaign for book buyers' dollars is heating up again this summer, as the political conventions draw near .
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They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace.
draw/call attention to sth
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Both of these draw attention to the urgent need to provide better opportunities and facilities to encourage walking and cycling.
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Darwin knew these things perfectly well, and drew attention to them.
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Despite many advantages, such a definition fails to draw attention to the unifying characteristics of pragmatic phenomena.
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My hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the benefits of Community co-operation.
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One can merely draw attention to the problem here, for local arrangements were complex and varied.
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Richard Hodges has drawn attention to the beginnings of this process in the post-Roman period with the establishment of emporia.
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The feminine voice at the start of the Shipman's Tale is a conundrum that draws attention to the teller.
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Wearing sunglasses indoors is pretty much guaranteed to draw attention to you.
draw/cast lots
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It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots !
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She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots .
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The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.
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Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.
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They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.
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They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.
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Was it to be done by casting lots ?
draw/get the short straw
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Rose had drawn the short straw, and was thus forced to seek Lord Westbourne clasping the Romanov dagger.
draw/pull in your horns
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However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production.
the luck of the draw
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It was by the luck of the draw that I got a corner office.
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As always, jury duty is the luck of the draw.
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It depends on the luck of the draw.
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United are getting the luck of the draws, but still need a lucky win.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"What was the result of the Barcelona v Real Madrid game?" "It was a draw ."
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If the final ends in a draw , the game will be decided on penalties.
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Last week's draw was a bad result for Arsenal, putting Manchester United ahead of them in the league.
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Neither side has scored. It looks as if it's going to be another draw .
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New York is always a big draw for tourists.
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The jackpot for Saturday's draw is over $5 million.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brian Horton says it is a good draw for United, but they have to beat Swansea first.
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I came up with the idea that the draw be made in court, in front of everybody.
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Only by this counter-attack against White's kingside pawns can Black hope to achieve enough counterplay to hold the draw .