verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extend a deadline (= make the date or time later than it was before )
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My editor agreed to extend the deadline by two weeks.
extend a metaphor (= to use other metaphors with a similar idea )
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The poem extends the metaphor of food still further.
extend your influence (= make your influence larger )
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Syria had the opportunity to extend its influence in the region.
extend your sympathy to sb formal (= express sympathy )
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I’d like to extend my deepest sympathy to the victim’s family.
extend/accord sb a welcome formal (= give someone a welcome )
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Staff and students extended a warm welcome to visiting parents.
extend/broaden/widen a definition (= make it include more ideas )
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The new law has broadened the definition of terrorism.
extended family
extend/expand the scope of sth
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They may extend the scope of the project.
extend/increase/stretch sb’s lead (= make the lead bigger )
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The Australian rugby team extended its lead with a try from Stirling Mortlock.
extend/prolong your stay (= stay longer )
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He could not be persuaded to extend his stay.
extend/renew sb's visa (= allow a visa to apply to a longer time )
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He hoped that his visa might be extended.
offer/extend the hand of friendship (= officially say that you want a friendly relationship )
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America extended the hand of friendship, but it was rejected.
offer/extend your thanks to sb (= thank someone publicly )
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We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.
sb's extended family (= including not only parents and children, but also grandparents, aunts etc )
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She gets a lot of help from her extended family.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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The reader also extends the author's ideas, using his or her own knowledge, experience, and so on.
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That bossy controlling outlook also extends to friendships.
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The use of dryness extends also to routine operational practice.
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If these researchers are right, the ramifications of this continental shifting may also extend beyond the oceans and solid ground.
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Staff Pro Security also extends to Nevada.
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This enables the player to impart more spin on the ball and also extends the power zone for off centre hits.
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The city and some private employers also extend medical benefits to gay employees' partners.
far
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There is a directness, a genuine sense of conviction in these words which extend far beyond strategic posing.
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It extended far beyond nuclear delivery weapons.
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The bank did not extend far in either direction.
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The significance of the South Carolina primary extends far beyond the 37 delegates at stake Saturday.
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Many fishnet organizations extend far beyond any given company or industry.
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But his problems extend far beyond Capitol Hill, as recent opinion surveys have shown.
further
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After 1945 vast new estates, mainly of semi-detached houses, began to extend further out.
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Diverse printing and retouching techniques further extended the range of subjectivity to which photographers eagerly laid claim.
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In 1882, this elaborate system was extended further .
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The next chapter will extend further the explanation of how the structures interact to produce different forms of the body politic.
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The display can be further extended by incorporating 2 large photo panels: again this depends on the size of the venue.
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In 1823 steam-power replaced water and in 1888 the mill was further extended along the street.
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On the contrary, it extends further to include the Zealots as well.
over
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The applications of this principle extend over almost every field of economic inquiry.
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These-spells of autocracy were once frequently longer and of indefinite duration, sometimes, indeed, extending over decades.
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The cases extend over a period of ten years.
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Skiing can also have a significant environmental impact, since provisions for it extend over relatively large areas.
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The resulting shallow pits and pools, often extending over many hectares, accumulate salts and nutrients from year to year.
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Beaver lakes are extended phenotypic effects of beaver genes, and they can extend over several hundreds of yards.
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The wings were extended over 60 years later, possibly when John Dampier acquired the estate in 1781.
to
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It is a most lovely valley area, extending to over forty acres.
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On a busy main road with plenty of people walking around, the curfew will be extended to 1.30am.
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All these shapes posses a hierarchical structure extending to infinitely small scales.
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Agriculture Cultivation extends to about 600m, ending at a lower level on the colder north side of the island.
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The personal decision horizon is likely to extend to around two years.
■ NOUN
area
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In 1992 support activities have extended to encompass all areas of the voluntary sector from the Arts to Zoological research.
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She could use this capital to dictate the form of reconstruction and to extend the areas of her own influence.
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Further, this disadvantage extends to other areas of social life.
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But Newsom introduced an amendment to extend it to all areas .
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This stepped-up aggressiveness extends to other areas .
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I therefore extended my area of search slightly and as I did this out popped one of the shop tokens illustrated.
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This control extends into other areas of family life.
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The scheme will be extended from Task Force areas to include successful City Challenge bidders.
credit
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But also, they include cases where lenders have extended credit when it would have been wiser not to.
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She touted reforms in Sacramento such as extending tax credits for research.
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I knew the proprietor must be struggling to make a living, because we could no longer afford to extend him any credit .
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Accounts receivable management requires striking a balance between the cost of extending credit and the benefit received from extending credit.
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Credit Limits Having decided to extend credit to a new customer you should: 1.
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Accounts receivable management requires striking a balance between the cost of extending credit and the benefit received from extending credit.
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Now they're extending our line of credit .
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She went to her bank for the simplest of loans: a loan to extend her available credit .
hand
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Recovering quickly, he smiled in return and extended his hand .
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Then he looked at Bill Wall, extending his hand with finger and thumb crooked.
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Lily did not move, she did not even extend her hand to him.
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He extends his hand towards me.
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When Seb entered the gipsy turned and extended a hand in greeting.
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All the players on the Oregon bench are standing, clapping, extending their hands to Red for high fives.
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And there, in a conspicuous lull, was Lady Henrietta herself, extending her hand and cheek.
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The first time I went there, I extended my hand , and the patient proceeded to kick me in the shins.
invitation
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I extend an invitation to the Minister to visit the community.
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Q: Will you extend a special invitation to them?
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Consideration should be given to extending an invitation to those on the mailing list.
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My wife will extend the invitation to the Carsons.
lead
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Firebrands beat Swindon 3-0 to extend a seven-point lead at the West League's winter break.
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In the second half, the Mustangs were able to extend their lead to 30 with a more up-tempo offense.
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Birkenhead St Mary's extended their lead at the top as the nearest challengers Sutton and Aigburth lost.
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Ball then kicked a penalty before Neath extended their lead with a try from John Davies.
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Ball kicked another penalty shortly before half-time to extend the lead to 14-6.
life
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The left has no interest in trying to extend its shelf life .
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To extend their storage life , tightly wrap and freeze them.
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It briefly considers the prospects for extending the operational life of obsolete systems through physical restoration as well as logical simulation.
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Freezing to extend storage life is practical.
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That company is now looking across the Channel to extend the working life of its hire machines.
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In this way an organism extends its life .
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It will be the first journal to make immediately available findings that could save or extend the lives of critically ill patients.
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When this relationship is extended , life on land becomes equated not only with non-questing but with spiritual non-being.
period
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When the ground is frozen, walking on it for extended periods of time can cause frostbite.
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Most hire firms will, however, extend the period of hire, unless the equipment has been promised to some one else.
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The king extended the period of the trial in anticipation of objections from the Harrisons' enemies.
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A Cat standard mortgage can include a redemption penalty, so long as it does not extend beyond the discount period .
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Or even overcome a business relation-ship that includes an extended period of waiting.
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Such cultures retain viability and continue to proliferate for approximately I week but changing the medium may extend this period .
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It looked as if I was going to be out of commission for another extended period of time.
plan
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Does he have plans to extend operations during night time as well as day time?
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There were no plans to extend that commitment, he said.
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Has he any plans to extend the free 0800 number to other taxes which could be reclaimed by pensioners and others?
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Mackintosh also has long-term plans to extend move into furniture design and manufacture.
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We have no plans to extend the current legislative provisions.
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Earlier this week, the college announced plans to extend to a second campus either in the Grassmarket or near Leith.
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He was delighted to find that there were plans to extend them.
range
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This could, of course, be extended to the whole range of non-personal tax allowances.
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Proposed new legislation will extend the range of exempt companies to include Manx-registered public companies.
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They will also be ideal in fog, twilight and dull weather, enhancing vague details and extending the range of visibility.
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The Hampshire-based iron-work firm has just extended its range of hammer-and-anvil pieces to include a selection of castings using original patterns.
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New Fabric Backgrounds Colorama Photodisplay have extended their range of backgrounds by adding three new fabric materials to their product range.
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So the less one has the less he is tempted to extend the range of his needs indefinitely.
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I therefore welcome the inclusion of SmartIcons that extend the range of operations that you can easily do with the mouse.
scheme
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If the experiment is a success it is hoped to extend the scheme to other schools.
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The extended scheme will give the police power to apply for a curfew order as well as the local authority.
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Once established there was natural pressure to extend the scheme .
scope
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We have already extended the scope of the fund-holding scheme to allow general practitioners to provide services such as community nursing.
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It extends the scope of existing money laundering offences to cover the proceeds of other crimes.
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By doing this you can effectively extend the scope of the language.
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They do not extend the scope of authority covered by the main argument.
service
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The Institute plans eventually to extend the service to the whole of West Sussex and Hampshire, about 1 million homes.
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Several legislators have urged the government to suspend the controversial value-added tax that was extended to cover service industries.
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Competitive tendering could be extended to certain medical services as well.
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The club will open only at the weekends, but the organisers eventually hope to extend the service to seven days.
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So they are extending their repertoire of services to include unit trusts, PEPs plans and insurance schemes.
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Consequently, the costs of strengthening and extending the probation service could be defrayed by charging a fee to the offending corporation.
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Investment to both upgrade existing facilities and extend our range of services has therefore been made to strengthen our position.
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Charlie decided that, following this initial success, he should extend his delivery service to other customers in the East End.
system
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This research develops and extends these systems of tests, and incorporates expert system features into them.
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The lessons of athletics extend throughout the educational system .
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Guarantees of quality have to extend through the system rather than at separate points and junctions.
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This is an extended family of systems that always share information with each other, whether you want them to or not.
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This simple view also extends to the legal system .
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Ptolemy was much more ambitious in his use of the epicycle and extended the system to include all seven planets.
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This offering will enable customers to extend and tailor their systems to meet unique requirements.
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To extend our defence satellite system to cover the darkside channel would cost a further one hundred and twenty million.
welcome
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Zhukov came towards him eagerly, his arms extended in welcome .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to sb)
run/extend the (full) width of sth
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Even the view from the big window that runs the width of her office is unadorned.
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It ran the width of the ship and was full of machinery.
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She led them on to a small covered terrace running the full width of the house.
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The room she entered ran the width of the house, with windows at both ends.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Hello, Tom," he said, extending his hand.
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Derkin vows to fight any effort to extend sales taxes on food.
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I'll have to ask the bank to extend the repayment time on my loan.
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Miners have extended the tunnel in order to get a new supply of coal.
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Smith Point is a small piece of land extending a hundred yards or so into the water.
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The current contract expires in December, but will be extended to February 2004.
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The developer plans to extend Thomas Road to meet Tenth Street.
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The hotel has been recently renovated and extended.
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The River Nile extends as far as Lake Victoria.
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The Soviet Union extended all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
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The stock market headed lower today, extending its month-long decline.
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The US government is still trying to extend its influence over European politics.
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These cleaning devices are meant to extend the life of your cassettes.
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They will extend the subway from central Buffalo to the smaller towns around the city.
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Time Warner recently extended its reach to the world's biggest music business.
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TV coverage of the match had to be extended when it went into extra time.
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We're thinking of extending the kitchen.
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We can extend our effectiveness enormously by the use of up-to-date technology.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In 1970 the program was extended to low-income youth, primarily in urban areas.
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It extends to fears that the Republican coalition is cracking.
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The term of the Verma commission, which was to have ended on Aug. 25, was extended until Dec. 31.