I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bus fare (= the money you pay for a bus journey )
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Can you lend me 50p for my bus fare?
a cab fare (= the money you pay to travel in a cab )
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My Dad gave me the money for my cab fare.
a discount fare
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The bus company offers discount fares to pensioners.
a fare increase
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The airline instituted a 10% fare increase.
a rail fare
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Rail fares are to increase by up to 9.4%.
a taxi fare
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She couldn't afford the £18 taxi fare.
a train fare
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How much is the train fare to Derby?
bill of fare
concessionary fares
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a concessionary fares scheme for pensioners
open-jaw fare
wholesome food/fare/meal etc
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well-balanced wholesome meals
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cheap
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The current cheapest airline fare is the £249 Apex special which must be booked in advance.
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During an air-fare war, you may get the cheapest fare by taking advantage of this offer.
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This, however, rather missed the point, since even cheap fares serve little purpose if there are no trains.
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Be aware, however, that some airlines do not grant the senior discount on their cheapest promotional fares .
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If one can spread a core cost over a larger operation one can offer cheaper fares .
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The cheapest restricted fare was $ 198.
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The Christmas New Year holiday an even cheaper promotional fare .
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The cheapest restricted fare: $ 528.
concessionary
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Local people and regular travellers would also retain their concessionary fares on the crossing.
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He said that last year the local authority spent £1.35m. on concessionary fares and would spend the same this year.
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Pass revival: Langbaurgh Council is set to reintroduce a concessionary fares scheme for pensioners and the disabled from July 1.
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Proper concessionary fare schemes will be developed in every area.
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Assisting people in rural areas by making concessionary fares on local public transport widely available.
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It's because Middlesbrough Council can not afford to increase the subsidy for concessionary fares from £1.35m.
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The 1883 Cheap Trains Act made concessionary fares for workers general and compulsory.
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The concessionary fares scheme in London will continue.
full
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Children 2-11 years inclusive not sharing with two full fare passengers: reduction 25%.
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Louis today would have faced an unrestricted full fare coach price of $ 1, 586.
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The full excess fare had to be paid.
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One-way full fares are $ 139 second class, $ 199 first class.
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Scheduled Apex return fare £127, 14 days advance booking, maximum stay three months, full economy fare £163.
high
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He hopes to drum up the support of sympathetic congressmen who blame the law for high fares .
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More than two-thirds were businessmen who travel on tight schedules and pay high fares .
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What would you predict that the consequences of such intensive regulation would be? High fares .
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Airlines experiment with the highest possible fares over the weekend.
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Will operator charges by Railtrack be reflected in higher fares and possible loss of patronage resulting from cross price elasticity?
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If so, are we passengers willing to pay substantially higher fares so that the airlines can continuously purchase new aircraft?
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Sometimes migrant trains were seen travelling eastward, despite the higher fares , just as packed as those going west.
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Employees may, however, face problems of increased travelling time or higher fares .
low
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Virgin subsequently filed its own, even lower fare to New York.
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The lowest possible restricted fare was $ 198.&038;.
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What Britain needs is serious government investment in public transport infrastructure-and lower fares .
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I would like the lowest possible senior fare between X city and X city.
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With each call, the CalPIRG callers asked for the lowest possible air fare on a specific route for a specific date.
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Many wait till the last minute, hoping that the airline will hold a sale and lower fares .
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The lowest fare is £309 midweek, low season.
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Q: Where can I find information on the lowest commercial air fares ?
special
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It was hoped that special through fares from Bristol and Exeter would also be available but this has proved impossible.
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Unlike special fare sales, the senior fares are available in most markets, albeit on a limited basis.
standard
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Twigs, leaves and grass are standard fare .
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The plot is pretty standard family escapist fare .
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Concessions only apply to standard fares and not to fares that have already been discounted.
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Potato salad and baked beans are standard fare at most delis.
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The standard return fare between Darlington and York would rise from £18.80 to £26.32.
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I said, miming standard television sit-com fare .
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All in all, standard fare .
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Ticket prices are to be 25 percent to 50 percent below standard coach fares .
traditional
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The farm at the site operates a rare breeds centre and also has a tea room with traditional fare .
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More discerning diners can sample such traditional Biltmore fare as gulf shrimp and crab claws on ice.
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Good traditional fare and seafood dishes.
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Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare .
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More traditional fare can be found at the Plaka taverna just across the road.
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We ordered the fish and chips, expecting marvelous things from this traditional ale house fare .
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This deliciously light and quick-to-prepare dinner party menu makes a welcome change from the richer, traditional fare of the season.
typical
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Spice and fruit breads, similar to hot cross buns, were typical Elizabethan Lenten fare .
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It does not make for your typical comic fare .
unrestricted
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An unrestricted scheduled fare is ideal, but is not of course the most economical means of travel.
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Louis today would have faced an unrestricted full fare coach price of $ 1, 586.
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Delta Air Lines Inc. would charge $ 449 for the same trip under recently published unrestricted coach fares .
■ NOUN
air
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With each call, the CalPIRG callers asked for the lowest possible air fare on a specific route for a specific date.
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The service also can book air fare , ground transportation, lift tickets and more.
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For £35 10s 0d he offered a return air fare and a camping holiday in the Corsican sunshine.
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International air fare is not included.
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Head whirling, she went into a travel agency and enquired the air fare to Toronto.
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Seattle was 3,500 miles away, and we couldn't afford the air fare .
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Port taxes and air fare are extra.
bus
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A computer is the only way he could weigh up the effect of the bus fare factor.
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Through his twice weekly plasma sales, Willingham has helped Scheard and others buy clothes and food or pay bus fare .
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Their bus fares are paid, but I suspect that they walked.
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She will come to Indianapolis later, as Soon as there is money enough to pay for bus fare .
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She would walk, in lashing rain, a howling wind, rather than pay a bus fare .
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She could not afford the bus fare to see a doctor, much less his fee.
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Unable to afford bus fares , she walked to interviews.
cab
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The cab fare was thirty-three dollars.
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By network standards, that is cab fare .
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This girl, this young woman, coming here and asking for the loan of a shilling for a cab fare .
increase
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In particular, fare increases appear to lead to high losses of passengers, particularly at off-peak periods.
rail
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That's eighty-five pounds less my rail fare .
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Present rail fare concessions will be retained.
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Finally here is one comparison of a rail fare and a car fare.
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We regret that we are unable to provide this rail fare facility for clients booking within one week of departure. 6.
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This type of package is sometimes offered in conjunction with cheap rail fares and bus vouchers.
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The passengers felt bad enough earlier when they were hit by a regional rail fare rise of more than five percent.
return
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Standard return fare per person £56 - £62.
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The fare you pay is a flat rate £25 - a fraction of the normal return fare!
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Bargain five-day return fare for two adults in a car from £84.
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Refreshments on most trains. Return fares from £4.80.
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Scheduled Apex return fare £127, 14 days advance booking, maximum stay three months, full economy fare £163.
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He was broke, stranded, and penniless, and pleaded with Mum to send him his return fare money.
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The standard return fare between Darlington and York would rise from £18.80 to £26.32.
taxi
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It usually covers the cost of accommodation, breakfast, a main meal and return taxi fare from airport to hotel.
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Shortly after midnight, Josie handed Lucy her taxi fare and told her to scram.
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Don't be afraid occasionally to challenge claims for taxi fares and expensive meals.
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He still faces four charges of dodging taxi fares of between eleven and 50 pounds.
train
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Finally run out of money and had to borrow train fare from Chamonix to Geneva.
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Tlere was also that uncertainty about the train fare .
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He reported back faithfully to Theo, who had provided his train fare .
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Round-trip train fare was about $ 3. 50, admission $ 7. 50.
■ VERB
offer
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For £35 10s 0d he offered a return air fare and a camping holiday in the Corsican sunshine.
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A set number of seats may be offered at several fares on the same flight.
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If one can spread a core cost over a larger operation one can offer cheaper fares .
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This type of package is sometimes offered in conjunction with cheap rail fares and bus vouchers.
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The airlines will continue to offer more expensive fares for busy executives who need to keep their options open.
pay
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Cars stack up behind every bus, while passengers queue to pay their fares .
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More than two-thirds were businessmen who travel on tight schedules and pay high fares .
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More would have gone if there had been money to pay for their fares .
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Through his twice weekly plasma sales, Willingham has helped Scheard and others buy clothes and food or pay bus fare .
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An impatient mob broke down the doors, took possession of the station, and commandeered the trains without paying their fares .
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She will come to Indianapolis later, as Soon as there is money enough to pay for bus fare .
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She would have to pay her own air fare , of course.
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If so, are we passengers willing to pay substantially higher fares so that the airlines can continuously purchase new aircraft?
raise
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Both of these carriers raised their base fares 10 percent and are collecting the windfall on tickets currently being sold.
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A lack of funds was the explanation used by a majority of the Council for voting to raise bus fares .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
second-class ticket/fare/compartment/cabin etc
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I wanted two second-class tickets to Coimbra.
tax/fare dodger
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And he identified poll tax dodgers as part of the problem.
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And the trawl for tax dodgers also threw up other misdemeanours.
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On March 6 pay bonuses were announced for all soldiers and an amnesty was declared for deserters and draft dodgers .
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Read in studio Police have begun a campaign against car tax dodgers .
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The government, it seems, is counting heavily on getting money from tax dodgers .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare .
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Children will be thrilled to find such simple fare as macaroni and cheese on the menu.
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Goose, duck, and turkey are typical holiday fare in the Netherlands.
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How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?
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I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare .
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The fare is cheaper on Saturdays and Sundays.
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The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.
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The Elephant and Castle is known for its traditional English fare .
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The movie is suitable family fare .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Finally run out of money and had to borrow train fare from Chamonix to Geneva.
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I said, miming standard television sit-com fare .
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Lindsey Inn, offers an assortment of hearty fare and seafood dishes in a comfortable atmosphere.
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Room, air fare and one show ticket: $ 400 to $ 470, also two nights.
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The fare laid before Botha last night was hardly epicurean.
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The full excess fare had to be paid.
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The only possible response from the independents would be to also reduce their fares but without the cross-funding safety net.
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The specials, publicized only on the Internet and good for weekend getaways, are far lower than any other fares.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
badly
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During the Salazar dictatorship Madeira fared badly , particularly after the revolt in the island in 1931.
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Compared with other nutritious foods, they fared badly .
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The party fared badly at the election in April last year, and Craxi's name has appeared regularly in the inquiries.
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Sangster has also fared badly through his involvement with Classic Thoroughbreds, a more recent venture.
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Ethnic minority groupings, squatters and welfare rights workers, for example, usually fare badly in comparison with statusquo middle-class groups.
better
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It can be seen that, whilst all regions reflected the higher national unemployment rate, some regions fared better than others.
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Studies show that older people fare better when they are able to continue their lives as independently as possible.
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There is no reason to believe that diabetic patients fare better and they may do less well.
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Dance based on ethnic themes fared better .
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The Nationalists fared better in their foreign dealings.
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If managing diversity comes to be viewed as a business issue rather than an ethical one, minorities might actually fare better .
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The six men plus Brown who took the farmhouse fared better .
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The new power brokers on the political scene have not fared better either.
poorly
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They rarely publish their arguments in the technical literature; when they do, the arguments usually fare poorly .
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The state also fared poorly in the teen birth rate category.
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This prompted two Republican candidates who are faring poorly to invite Mr Weicker back to the party; he refused.
well
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Gloucestershire have not been faring well in the Benson and Hedges Cup.
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Even in cities which generally fared well in the face of federal budget cuts, the impacts in these areas were significant.
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One explanation is that the Conservatives have not fared well in local elections.
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Not faring well , but resting.
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First, there is the demand that individual animals have a life that fares well , all considered.
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Will it be said that animals raised on close confinement systems, for example, do not fare well , all considered?
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After two years of chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia, Jessica is faring well .
■ NOUN
bus
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He was trying to save bus fares so he could buy a new bike.
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The Sisters soon realised that many of the patients could not afford the bus or train fare every week.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although here, too, Chicago had fared better than many older cities, unemployment remained a serious, seemingly intractable problem.
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Even in cities which generally fared well in the face of federal budget cuts, the impacts in these areas were significant.
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First, there is the demand that individual animals have a life that fares well, all considered.
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I always enjoyed walking the full length of the street to check how the other shops were faring.
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I do consider myself a storyteller... and yet I am concerned that education is faring so badly.
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In the major terminal breeds, the Charolais fares worst with up to 17.3 percent of difficult calvings in some herds.
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Yeb isn't faring much better.