I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a book fair (= an event at which publishers and authors show new books )
a certain/fair amount of sth
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Dina encountered a fair amount of envy among her colleagues.
a craft fair (= event where people buy and sell crafts )
a fair chance (= a fairly good chance )
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If you work, you have a fair chance of passing the test.
(a) fair comment (= a criticism that is reasonable )
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I accepted as fair comment 90% of what he said.
a fair fight
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It was a fair fight, just two on two.
a fair reflection (= reasonable and right )
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The score was 4 – 1, which was a fair reflection of the difference between the sides.
a fair trial
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He is entitled to a fair trial.
a fair whack (= quite a large amount )
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There’s still a fair whack of work to be done.
a fair/unfair comparison
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A fair comparison between the two firms is extremely difficult.
a good/fair/nice size (= fairly big )
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The garden is a good size.
county fair
ensure fair play
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rules designed to ensure fair play
fair competition
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Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices.
fair copy
fair dinkum
fair game
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The young star’s behavior made her fair game for the tabloid press.
fair play
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rules designed to ensure fair play
fair sex
fair trade
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fair trade bananas
fair warning
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He was given fair warning that such behaviour would not be tolerated.
fair
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Her long fair hair fell untidily over her shoulders.
fair (= one in which everyone has the same chance of winning )
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Divide the class into groups in a way that will make it a fair contest.
fair (= light in colour )
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People with fair complexions should use plenty of sunscreen.
fair
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I am sure we can agree on a fair price.
fair (= with no unfair advantage to one person or group )
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The ruling party has promised that the elections will be fair.
fair/pale/white
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I have fair skin that burns very easily.
fine/sunny/fair/dry
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If the weather is fine, we’ll eat outside.
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Water pot plants daily during spells of dry weather.
given a fair crack of the whip
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They feel they haven’t been given a fair crack of the whip .
list sb in fair/stable etc condition
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Several passengers were listed in critical condition.
plain/honest/fair dealing (= a particular way of doing business )
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a reputation for fair dealing
sense of fair play
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This kind of behavior violates many people’s sense of fair play .
trade fair
(whether) by fair means or foul (= using unfair methods if necessary )
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They were determined to achieve victory, by fair means or foul.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
amount
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That involved a fair amount of travel.
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Oliver Ingraham had even more clothes than Jasper had, and Jasper had a fair amount of clothing.
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After some further outside tests and a fair amount of soul-searching, I eventually bought this detector and the 10.5in accessory coil.
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Moreover he has spent a fair amount of time staying in touch with Donna Davidson and others on the reengineering project.
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There is a fair amount of tidal movement but 5 oz plain leads are the order of the day.
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It may take hours to get it started, a fair amount of cursing and a few swift kicks.
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You may also be involved in a fair amount of travel.
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The machine occupies a fair amount of desk space.
bet
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As soon as a board attempts to interfere with management tasks it's a fair bet that profits will decline.
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And I got on at 50-1 immediately after that race, and had a fair bet .
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Since they're not, it's a fair bet that they show something she doesn't want you to know.
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It is a fair bet that this suspicion is right.
bit
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In the past I'd seen a fair bit of Lloyd.
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The uncertain nature of Internet connections still results in a fair bit of static at times.
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However, top of range is top of range in both cases and professional instruments cost a fair bit .
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I conduct executive searches for senior-level management, so I know a fair bit about how these companies are managed.
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They'd have a fair bit of tidying up to do before they left.
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New Labour comes in for a fair bit of his well-advertised stick.
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Like Storie Russell also did a fair bit of coaching.
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You do have to compromise a fair bit and I suppose that I would like more freedom than I've got.
chance
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The private sector must be given a fair chance to compete for local authority contracts.
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She feels she has a fair chance .
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If it were not for the debilitating character question, Clinton would surely have a fair chance of beating Bush.
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People get a fair chance to turn themselves around.
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Had he done so, there was a fair chance of victory.
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But people demand a fair chance at justice as surely as they demand medical care.
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You appreciate that there is a fair chance that you might find yourself prematurely in another world?
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The youth Law changes are in their infancy and are an asset to the game if they are given a fair chance .
comment
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To say that temperament is to a certain degree putty in the owner's hands, is fair comment .
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Films rather than books were the medium to aim for-fair comment , of course, that helped me change direction.
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This was fair comment at the time; some of it doubtless justified.
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There is no wrong done if it is true, or if it is fair comment on a matter of public interest.
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If its people called you a liberal subversive in the pay of effete capitalist Western powers it was regarded as fair comment .
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Another defence to an action for defamation is that of fair comment .
competition
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They evidently prefer strict discipline and central control to fair competition .
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Others were unenthusiastic about the government's notion of fair competition .
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When will we have a level playing field in Northern Ireland with fair competition between all ports?
condition
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Body seems in fair condition , own hair, not thinning.
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Another victim was in fair condition with minor bruises, and the condition of the seventh was not known.
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Three remain at Massachusetts General Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition Tuesday.
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The architecture is still in a fair condition and some of the marble facing remains.
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Borders, 47, who was in fair condition , suffered a concussion and swelling to the right arm and left eye.
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The gallery is frail, the roof in fair condition .
deal
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Only in this way can you be confident of a fair deal .
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But to him, the only fair deal benefits him, not Tucson.
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Failure to give you a fair deal in this respect is likely to expose a company to legal attack.
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In the hope of getting a fair deal , you should press him to undertake the most careful inquiry into the facts.
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Andy does his best by us, and overall most get a fair deal .
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Knowing Anthony's appetite that was probably a very fair deal , Nigel thought.
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Yet, it was a pretty fair deal .
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This seems a very fair deal , for the transformation is pretty dramatic.
degree
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There is probably a fair degree of subjectivity in this exercise.
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The best Scourie brown trout lochs require a fair degree of fitness to reach.
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Though greeted with nothing like the derision that met Howarth's six-page statement, the spokesmen encountered a fair degree of scepticism.
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Gedge had a straight-forward upbringing, but one with a fair degree of discipline.
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Even where they did, there was a fair degree of flexibility.
election
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We knew that a fair election would not in itself solve the country's problems.
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Overseeing a free and fair election is one thing; enforcing the result is quite another.
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It is surely a fundamental principle of fair elections that all voters should cast the same kind of vote.
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Pervez Musharraf says will be crucial to ensuring free and fair elections .
exchange
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That sounds like a pretty fair exchange .
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Such items seemed a fair exchange for free baths.
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When he asked anxiously if she minded, she said it was a fair exchange for all his kindness to her.
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I didn't consider it a fair exchange .
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A possibility of future heartbreak against the certainty of present pain ... It seemed like a fair exchange .
game
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All kinds of birds and fish were also fair game , with parrots being particularly prized prey.
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Any woman on this street would seem to be fair game , and especially a gaijin.
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Unlike the Koran, however, the Bible has long been fair game for spirited literary re-readings.
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Government officials were always fair game to be bought by special interests.
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However, small, non-mechanical parts are fair game and might show considerable savings.
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All along, Republicans have viewed Hillary Clinton as fair game rather than fair maiden.
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Any effect that a change in a gene has on its own replication probability is fair game for natural selection.
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Publicly owned structures such as the Brooklyn Bridge are fair game , Mr Tratos says.
hair
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He stroked her fair hair before taking it.
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The Indo-Aryans, by contrast, mostly but not invariably had pale skins and fair hair .
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Her fair hair was dull and dark-looking.
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As mine was a redemptive story about fair hair , hers was one about straight hair.
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In his crinkly fair hair there was hardly any grey.
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He was a small, thin man, between thirty and forty years old, with fair hair and no beard.
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He's got long fair hair and a little white face too.
hearing
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The audi alteram partem rule-the right to a fair hearing .
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He says that he feels it was a fair hearing .
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Attention is exclusively on the right to a fair hearing .
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The Audi Alteram Partem rule-the right to a fair hearing .
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Students could not win a fair hearing it seemed, but they did not pursue the matter any further at this time.
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But right now, all I want is a fair hearing .
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I ask hon. Members to give a fair hearing to the last few questions.
number
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But a fair number of them went on to greater things.
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Of course, he had also collected a fair number of stings, but he had scarcely noticed them.
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Scientists must proceed cautiously, moving ahead only with the assent of a fair number of their colleagues.
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This is when the physical education program takes place as well, including a fair number of intramural sports.
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An answer that the Under-Secretary gave me on 15 October 1990 suggested that a fair number of warning signals would be available.
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And a fair number of letters from advanced users who thought this whole exercise was a little too simplistic.
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The capitals are not all genuine, but a fair number of those in the nave and side-aisles surely are.
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The lecture notes are fragmented; a fair number of sentences remain incomplete.
play
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Curiosity alone kept me there, and fair play .
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Boxing is a means toward good citizenship, of fair play , of self-reliance.
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These clubs did not necessarily take their sport in the spirit of fair play .
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Aladdin was very good-natured and had a sense of fair play .
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It doesn't feel like fair play , but I have to forgive them.
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Only in a secure Britain can we break down barriers and give people a real sense of fair play .
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In fact, the Globe favored public ownership but believed in fair play for the private interests.
price
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But Sir Emmanuel was good in other ways and he used to buy our wool at a fair price .
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Lockheed Martin paid a fair price for Loral given the demand for defense-electronics companies, he said.
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The utilities couldn't deliver electricity at a fair price because the government forced them to sell at an unfairly low price.
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Speaking of a fair price , where will the money for the reward or bonus come from?
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Economic practices come into the literature in determining a fair price or a fair wage.
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This measures the ratio of the fair price of the share to the book price taken from the balance sheet.
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A fair price , they say, is about 46p, the equivalent of net assets.
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That function was not the provision of wholesome food at fair prices .
shake
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Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake ?
share
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But he has had more than his fair share of injuries in that time.
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Fishermen are willing do their fair share to protect these magnificent fish.
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You seem to like your fair share of them, of course.
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It had at least its fair share of brains.
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He has become one of the most wicked on a continent that has seen more than its fair share .
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Accordingly, each of these five albums offers a fair share of revelatory moments.
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Minginish itself had its fair share of magic.
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He complains people living outside the city use Tucson services without paying their fair share .
skin
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Freckles usually went with very fair skin .
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It was a child of about two, with fair skin , plump, round-eyed. 1 smiled and shrugged.
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Having the fair skin that so often accompanied red hair, she was usually more careful.
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Mark's fair skin blocks even less.
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She was a real beauty, with the Earnshaws' dark eyes and the Lintons' fair skin .
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Q I have fair skin that burns very easily and barely tans.
trade
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They have objected to the suggestion that fair trade means that their own chocolate is unfairly traded.
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Religious and civil power united to support a planned economy and fair trade practices.
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One example is the fair trade movement.
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Where, for example, is there even a passing reference to the benefits of fair trade ?
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Saouma called for fair trade terms to allow developing countries to sell their agricultural products to the industrialized countries.
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As if it were a fair trade , she had left the gun on the coffee table next to the flowers.
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The first set of sales figures suggests that consumers are very responsive to this idea of fair trade .
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Compelling arguments for fair trade have been raised by influential spokespersons.
trial
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Two unresolved issues fuel speculation that he might not receive a fair trial .
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What I did was win us a change of venue on grounds that a fair trial was impossible in Greene County.
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The police seem to be a law unto themselves sometimes, even if it does prejudice a fair trial .
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Tyson insists he did not receive a fair trial , but the courts say he did.
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In order to give Love Hearts a fair trial .
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When the principle of free speech collides with the principle of fair trial , the former may have to give way.
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Today many physicians admit that complementary medicine has some potential and deserves a fair trial .
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Any human being should be entitled to a fair trial .
way
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But is it not the only fair way to describe a policy that deceived so many people for so long?
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On the contrary, I think it is rather a fair way .
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If you're like me you've still got a fair way to go!
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John Smith has sought to present Labour's tax increases as a fair way to redistribute money from rich to poor.
weather
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This was one of Rona's showpieces, and in fair weather would be the archetypal cave of smuggling fiction.
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In the land of fair weather , there appeared to be plenty of fair-weather fans.
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It was by all accounts a good match and fair weather was maintained throughout.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fair crack of the whip
at a great/fair lick
can't say fairer than that
fair play to sb
get/give sb a fair shake
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Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake ?
it's a fair cop
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And criminals are warned that from then, they won't even have time to tell police it's a fair cop .
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Do you want me to say that it's a fair cop or something?
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It's a fair cop - honest, officer!
it's a safe/sure/fair bet (that)
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As soon as a board attempts to interfere with management tasks it's a fair bet that profits will decline.
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He may not fancy it, but it's a safe bet that he would be the first man to do it.
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Since they're not, it's a fair bet that they show something she doesn't want you to know.
the fair sex
turnabout is fair play
your (fair) share
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I've made my share of mistakes.
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We'll make sure everyone gets their fair share .
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You've sure had your share of bad luck, haven't you?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All we're asking for is a fair wage.
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Both her children are very fair .
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Despite the discrimination they suffered, my grandparents remained fair , decent, good people.
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Do you think it's fair that she gets paid more money than me?
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Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
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Her husband should help take care of the baby - it's only fair .
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I've always tried to be fair to all my children.
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In order to be fair to everyone, ticket sales are limited to two for each person.
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It should be generally fair and warm for at least the next three days.
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Jenny excels in science, but her grades in English are just fair .
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Julia has blue eyes and fair hair.
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Kelson has a reputation as a fair and compassionate judge.
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Mrs. Anderson is strict but she's fair .
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My grandfather used to say that life isn't always fair .
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Observers will be present to ensure a free and fair election.
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Someone fair skin like you should probably use a stronger sunscreen.
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The Indians were at first frightened of the fair -skinned Europeans.
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The new government has promised to hold free and fair elections.
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The old system of student funding seemed much fairer.
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To be fair , these are complicated, serious issues, and the department has only been discussing them for a short time.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All observers noted that the elections had been free and fair and that conduct had exceeded all expectations.
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And yet this is hardly fair .
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But people demand a fair chance at justice as surely as they demand medical care.
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Oh it was a fair scandal in our village, I can tell you.
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The Court held that he need not state expressly that his quote was a fair quote.
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The tax law provides for a deduction of the fair market value of the work of art.
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They also have an interest in sport that is seen to be clean, fair and exciting.
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Wearing my competition hat, I shall be happy to examine any evidence which suggests that competition is not fair .
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
annual
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By the 1700s, there were no less than seven annual fairs which mainly reflected the specialized industries that had developed.
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Shortly after arriving, she accompanied Joe to the annual church fair and supper.
■ NOUN
art
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Now in its seventh year, the Los Angeles contemporary art fair will take place from 3 to 6 December.
book
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The gloom apparent among publishers when President Menem made his appearance to open the book fair was understandable against this background.
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During the last few weeks of Little Stonham Primary School's history a book fair was held.
county
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Rains always fell on state and county fairs .
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Clark had set up a booth to display his wares at a county fair to which Roosevelt was paying a visit.
craft
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Her ceramics are sought after at craft fairs in Northallerton, Harrogate and York.
job
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The workers also were given the chance to participate in a job fair .
state
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None the less, the state fair was going on as scheduled.
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Did responsible parents take their children to the state fair ?
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Annie hired a new manager, William A.. Banks, who booked her in a number of state fairs .
trade
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Two months ago 1,450 firms from 30 countries laid out their wares at a trade fair .
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Eighty countries plan to attend the Baghdad trade fair in November.
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A similar problem may arise where orders are placed by telephone, or at trade fairs , over lunch and so on.
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Champagne was also prospering during this time from the great trade fairs .
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A concurrent trade fair will comprise stands of about fifty museums, exhibition specialists and suppliers.
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Come to the Munich trade fairs and plan your future without frontiers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fair crack of the whip
at a great/fair lick
can't say fairer than that
fair dinkum
fair play to sb
get/give sb a fair shake
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Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake ?
it's a fair cop
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And criminals are warned that from then, they won't even have time to tell police it's a fair cop .
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Do you want me to say that it's a fair cop or something?
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It's a fair cop - honest, officer!
it's a safe/sure/fair bet (that)
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As soon as a board attempts to interfere with management tasks it's a fair bet that profits will decline.
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He may not fancy it, but it's a safe bet that he would be the first man to do it.
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Since they're not, it's a fair bet that they show something she doesn't want you to know.
light/fair/dark complected
the fair sex
turnabout is fair play
your (fair) share
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I've made my share of mistakes.
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We'll make sure everyone gets their fair share .
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You've sure had your share of bad luck, haven't you?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But then I went to one of those arts-and-crafts fairs.
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Did responsible parents take their children to the state fair ?
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Go to a franchise fair , for example.
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Her ceramics are sought after at craft fairs in Northallerton, Harrogate and York.
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Such fairs are a great morale booster for any nurse who feels unappreciated.
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The number of stalls and the range of employers represented at careers fairs has dwindled sharply.
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Want the agricultural shows filled with fairs and cheap sideshows so they can enjoy themselves? 9.
III. adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Her job is to make sure that the money is distributed fairly.
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I believe I acted fairly when I expelled those students.