I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a clear/firm decision (= a definite one )
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It's now time to come to a clear decision on this.
a construction company/firm
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It’s the largest construction company in Mexico.
a firm conclusion (= definite decision )
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At the end of the day, no firm conclusion had been reached.
a firm friend (= a friend you like a lot and intend to keep )
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They had remained firm friends ever since they first met.
a firm friendship (= one that is strong and not likely to change )
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I established a firm friendship with Terence.
a firm handshake (= holding and shaking someone's hand firmly )
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Stan greeted me with a firm handshake.
a firm pledge
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He also gave a firm pledge to build up the National Health Service.
a firm promise (= definite )
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What had happened to all those firm promises of help?
a firm/strong belief
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It is still my firm belief that we did the right thing.
a firm/tight grip
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The streets were crowded and she kept a tight grip on her bag.
a good/firm/thorough etc grasp of sth
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Steve has a good grasp of the European legal system.
a rival company/firm
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It may have to merge with a rival company to stay in business.
a solid/firm/strong base
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A good education should give you a solid base for life.
a sound/firm/secure footing
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They managed to get the business onto a more secure footing.
a sound/firm/solid basis
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Drama school may provide a sound basis for an acting career.
a tight/firm hold
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Rose had a tight hold of her hand.
an employee joins a company/firm etc
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Employees who join the firm after April receive a percentage of the annual bonus.
an old/firm/particular favourite
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a sweater that’s an old favorite
electronics company/industry/firm etc
firm
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a round loaf with a firm texture
firm/soft/hard etc mattress
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an old, lumpy mattress
firm/tough action
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We need firm action to deal with the problem.
good/strong/firm discipline (= clear rules that people understand and must obey )
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Without good discipline in a school, the standard of teaching suffers.
law firm
PR agency/firm/consultant
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a large PR firm
reputable firm/company
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If you have a burglar alarm fitted, make sure it is done by a reputable company.
solid/firm foundation
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The course gives students a solid foundation in the basics of computing.
start a business/company/firm etc
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She wanted to start her own catering business.
take a tough/firm/hard line on sth
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The school takes a very tough line on drugs.
wet/firm/soft etc underfoot
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The wet wood is very slippery underfoot.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
foreign
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And, Mr Trittin notes, some of the buyers were large foreign financial firms , taking advantage of the weak dollar.
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Meanwhile many public assets were sold off cheaply, often to foreign firms .
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Staying friendly with foreign telephone firms also helps in other ways.
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And there are also foreign firms , Netto and Aldi, who are trying to get a toehold here.
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Some local legislatures have begun to demand bigger payments from foreign mining firms working on their turf.
large
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Effectively, there are three large airliner firms left in the world market.
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Partners of Kaye Fialkow will become partners of the larger New York firm .
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Capital then emerges again more efficient, but concentrated in larger firms the successful absorbing the weak.
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National Express, a large bus transport firm .
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We will shortly examine the policies which have been adopted to restrict the degree of monopoly power exercised by large firms .
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A third major source of short-term financing, commercial paper, is available to large firms with high-quality credit ratings.
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Both of these tendencies were well under way by 1985 with nearly all the large firms included in Table 11.1.
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Philadelphia had but few large firms with many hundreds or thousands of employees.
local
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Gifts in kind on a larger scale by local shops or firms also exist on a large scale.
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For help in getting started, call sales managers of well-known local brokerage firms .
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Implementing a series of recycling procedures in corporation offices and preparing information leaflets for local firms about similar initiatives.
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Did they call a local architecture firm ?
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Already complementary technology agreements have been made among local firms to support these ambitions.
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Whether by some form of contract or by increasing local capital, firms can continue expanding their economic involvement.
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But, though local firms contributed, the public still footed much of the bill.
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The arrival of a new and major market in the Lancaster area represents a major opportunity for local firms .
major
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This all goes to dissuade consultants in the major firms from leaving.
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Several major law firms have recently enacted codes of conduct to delineate appropriate behavior and to ward off official complaints.
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This has meant that one of the major firms of chartered accountants has been employed.
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The city also reached agreement with a major development firm to market the industrial park area.
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This sub-sector is an increasingly competitive one which all of the major firms have identified as a growth area.
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For 15 years, I have worked for a nonprofit civil-rights organization that regularly enjoys the co-counsel support of major law firms .
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The promotion makes him the youngest chief executive of a major Wall Street firm .
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Barriers had disappeared in all the top universities, the major law firms , and most industries.
private
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The Government also wants private firms to curtail wage rises, currently running at around six percent.
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There is no private law firm where the defeated candidates can retire.
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Employees of the private firms selected would be helpless to resist Provisional dictates.
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Even when private firms do not have monopolies, they at times develop enough political power to stifle competition.
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It is good for business, giving private firms new opportunities to market their services.
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Some are run by private schools or firms , on contract with school districts.
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They're protesting at the government's proposals to allow private firms to tender for prison work.
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It shows that in most cases, private firms deliver services more economically than public organizations.
small
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That is already happening: lending to small firms rose only 5.5% last year.
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It may be particularly difficult for small firms to provide highly structured and intensive work-based learning experiences.
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For small firms that could reach 2.6 per cent.
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In general, smaller firms are more flexible.
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Business rates will become a local tax again, with rate rebates for small firms .
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This would discriminate against the growth of small , new firms , which may rely on bank loans to finance their investment.
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For a small firm of solicitors in a market town, conveyancing has accounted for about half of all fee income.
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By 1989, there were 3,000 -a net gain of 1,200 in office functions, retailing and small firms in nursery workshops.
■ NOUN
brokerage
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Because she has a substantial portfolio, she should be able to seek this out at any full-service brokerage firm .
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Officials at all three brokerage firms say the charge applies to a relatively few clients.
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With leading brokerage firms possessing large customer bases such as Goldman, Sachs&038;.
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The authority said the banks and brokerage firms eliminated or are resolving the problems.
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No banks or brokerage firms failed.
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Adler Coleman, a clearing company for about 40 brokerage firms , files for bankruptcy protection.
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With the vast majority of suburban commuters unable to get to New York, brokerage firms were operating with skeleton staffs.
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Computer and semiconductor stocks slid as three brokerage firms downgraded earnings estimates for Dell Computer.
law
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New York-based Martindale-Hubbell publishes an eight-volume guide to the legal profession which contains entries for 700,000 lawyers and 44,000 law firms .
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Most law firms , in my view, are self-perpetuating aristocracies.
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Other law firms may be less conscientious.
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Law firm were law firms, and areas such as marketing and finance were foreign to them.
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The historic deal, hammered out with the 60 law firms representing the Castano case, is intriguing.
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He could hook up with one of those fancy law firms in Minneapolis.
research
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A panel of households was recruited, all of which agreed to buy their tea through the research firm for three months.
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So I called in a market research firm and commissioned a survey of the district.
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Inc., a social research firm for Domini.
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Weprin Associates, a New York-based research firm .
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Nationally, about 37 percent of households have a computer, according to Odyssey, a technology research firm in San Francisco.
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Young, the accounting research firm .
search
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As we suggested, this applies even to the largest and most prestigious search firms .
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Although the firm was based in Minneapolis, the executive search firm found Ed in New York.
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The top multinational search firms , according to users, have a number of advantages.
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It follows four major initial public offerings of such search firms in the last three months.
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Remuneration planning remains an activity of growing importance for search firms such as Tyzack, as companies agglomerate and national compensation characteristics clash.
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No executive search firm has been named.
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Overall, use of search is now widespread enough to enable search firms to ride out storms in specific sectors.
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The early search firms were dominated by two types of individuals.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a (great/firm) believer in sth
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Daley was a firm believer in the bootstrap theory.
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He was a firm believer in the power of prayer.
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He was a great believer in expressing aggression, not bottling it up.
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Lampard was a great believer in eating whenever you could.
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Letterman is a believer in the immigrant mentality.
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Molly was a believer in homeopathy and underwent her last operation and subsequent treatment in the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.
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She is a believer in fundamentals, in technique.
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Tip is a firm believer in fate, and in 1961 the finger pointed in the right direction for him.
brokerage house/firm
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Adler Coleman, a clearing company for about 40 brokerage firms, files for bankruptcy protection.
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Also, many foreign-exchange brokerage firms closed at noon.
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Because she has a substantial portfolio, she should be able to seek this out at any full-service brokerage firm.
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Computer and semiconductor stocks slid as three brokerage firms downgraded earnings estimates for Dell Computer.
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Of course, there is intense competition among the London brokerage houses to signal their bids as fast as possible.
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The authority said the banks and brokerage firms eliminated or are resolving the problems.
small business/firm/farmer etc
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As a consequence, greater emphasis has been placed upon encouraging locally-based regeneration, and especially upon a revival of small firms.
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But it also is threatening the livelihoods of many small business operators in San Diego and elsewhere.
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Confiscatory taxes and overly complex tax regulations make it exceedingly difficult for small business to perform this basic function.
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On March 19 it passed a regulatory reform bill, which is intended to lighten the weight of government on small businesses.
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Paid holidays are 25 percent fewer in small firms and only half of this allowance is actually taken.
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The company also has expanded its offerings to help large and small businesses use the Internet and private computer networks.
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The Northern arm currently caters to the needs of more than 1,000 small businesses.
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The people believed, and many of them were putting money into improving their homes, modernizing their small businesses.
stand firm/stand fast
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Edward got a job with a firm of accountants in London.
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Hanson decided to start his own management consulting firm .
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Harris joined the firm in 1992.
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She works for a law firm in Amsterdam.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But what followed was usually at least embarrassing for the firms, and quite often the disclosures provoked international action.
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But while workers in food factories are regularly inspected, sandwiches are often made by small firms and even one-man-bands.
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Now his firm has been axed from school duties in Swansea and faces prosecution.
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Paid holidays are 25 percent fewer in small firms and only half of this allowance is actually taken.
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She moved to Federated late last year to help the firm set up a new emerging markets fund.
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The firm then reimbursed the fund for the $ 200, 000 it had received from the fund for legal costs.
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When defaults proliferate, as they do during and after recessions, the two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
action
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Mr Dunion praised the charter's sentiments but criticised its lack of a firm action plan.
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Despite government promises of firm action , no official had to date been convicted of corruption.
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There are, no doubt, some circumstances where firm action is urgently necessary and where vacillation or debate would be fatal.
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Their teeth are sharp, and if you are bitten it is important to take firm action .
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Lack of any firm action by the police even led the Board to take the whole issue to the High Court.
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The Metropolitan Police will not hesitate to take firm action to free communities from this tiny minority.
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Conclusion Commitment and firm action are necessary in order to improve the standard of financial accountability in the public sector.
base
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A shift in the weather pattern, bringing low pressure systems across the Alps in December laid down a firm base .
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There is a sort of secret cave under the far bank which must be filled before a firm base can be established.
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The capitalist tenant, the concessionaire and so forth will similarly have a firm base in the growing economically petty-bourgeois element.
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That hope rests on a firm base .
basis
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This provides a firm basis for the new interest in evaluation and an earnest desire for its continued growth.
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This is where Hardware Anxiety Syndrome has a firm basis in fact.
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A single experiment of this sort can not provide a firm basis for any wide-ranging claims.
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But such wonder, such admiration, has its firmest basis in the discovery by faith of the marvel that is man.
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And yet he has not yet been able to put his legitimacy on a firm basis .
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In the future, broader co-operation and co-ordination may follow from the firm basis of this work.
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Was this just because she saw herself as a Frieda Lawrence figure, or was there some firmer basis for it?
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We can thus put our study on a firmer basis of observation and evidence than if we took a broader domain.
belief
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There was a firm belief among old-time ferreters that the ferrets needed to be vicious and half-starved to do their work well.
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A firm belief in the priesthood of all believers means that singing belongs to the whole congregation as well as to the choir.
believer
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He was a firm believer in the power of prayer.
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Bill Tobin is a firm believer that the scouting department should have more influence than assistant coaches in running the draft.
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Despite the obstacles they encountered in their research and their own experience, the three young interviewers remain firm believers in inclusion.
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Daley was a firm believer in the bootstrap theory.
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A firm believer in mysticism and fate, he felt he had ignored the course his intuition was guiding him to follow.
commitment
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But the environment minister, Tom King, could not give any firm commitment to further government funds.
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That sounds like a firm commitment .
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The most far-reaching omission was the lack of any firm commitment to a policy for integration.
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A third was that decentralization requires a firm commitment from the top.
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The rest of the world owes them at least a firm commitment to primary education.
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The root of materialism is probably a firm commitment to empirical scientific method as the only reliable way to discover truth.
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Such a firm commitment was not sought at this stage.
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It was not until the second half of the 1950s that autarchy was definitively superseded by a firm commitment to international capitalism.
conclusion
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With regard to acquittal rates in the magistrates' courts, our data are too uncertain to draw firm conclusions as they are incomplete.
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Interpretation of the vast library of information in these radar images continues, but a number of firm conclusions are already evident.
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It was too early to reach firm conclusions as to the direction's effectiveness.
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Any firm conclusions would require much more lengthy analysis than is possible in this book.
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Would seeing a re-run of the incident, as he had recounted it, help Terry Gill to a firmer conclusion ?
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Perhaps the only firm conclusion to emerge from this continuing debate is the recognition that the literary scene has become pluralistic.
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However, planetary chemistry is sufficiently complicated that this can not be regarded as a firm conclusion .
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It is not possible to come to a firm conclusion about this project in financial terms at the moment.
control
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To keep firm control over public spending.
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Mr Fujimori's backers seemed in firm control of media coverage of the election.
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Lockyer maintains firm control over Rules Committee decisions.
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These empires, run by the internalized voices of deified ancestors, demanded a firm control of classes and sections of society.
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You'd be wise, Miss Holbrook, to keep a firm control on your own lively imagination.
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Angel One had firm control of himself again, after his uncharacteristic loss of self-control.
conviction
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It is the firm conviction of your Board that you should not become shareholders in a company with such an unsound strategy.
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Like fighters, those who flee tend to hold firm convictions about how progress and growth ought to be achieved.
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Believe he could not, and at the same time he had no firm conviction that all was untrue.
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Fighting Organizational Behavior Patterns Strong, healthy individuals have firm convictions and beliefs.
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The right hon. Lady said no, no, no out of firm conviction .
decision
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A firm decision was taken at the onset of the competition to have 12 finalist.
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These matters will be looked at before a firm decision is taken.
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Under these difficult conditions, some firm decisions had to be made on cost savings, both with regard to investment and labour.
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The University said tonight the governing body at Somerville had made no firm decision on admitting male students today.
evidence
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They all point to Meredith Putt - but we've no firm evidence to offer a court.
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All had probably served the Nevilles, although firm evidence survives only for the Withams, Gowers and Constables.
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There is no firm evidence either way.
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It was thought for a long time that he was a Carthusian but there is no firm evidence for this.
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Yet dozens of independent scientists around the world have provided firm evidence linking OPs with similar symptoms.
favourite
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The Many-Spotted Catfish, Synodontis multipunctatus is a firm favourite among catfish enthusiasts.
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The dramatic headland of St Govan's Head is a firm favourite with climbers and there are many bridlepaths and riding schools.
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A firm favourite with visiting performers, since it's just a few yards from the Royal Opera House.
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Our local library, Macdonald Road, Edinburgh, produced a book on fishing that became my firm favourite .
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Once you have served baked jacket potatoes this dish will become a firm favourite .
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And as we all know the show remains a firm favourite .
foundation
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No building can stand without firm foundations , and neither can a marriage.
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Particularist feeling in the duchy of Aosta was hallowed by centuries of tradition and grounded in a firm foundation of local institutions.
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Then new gravel is laid directly on top - the old gravel will form a firm foundation .
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In fact, the learning rule can be given a firmer foundation .
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Therefore, the soil has to be removed down to firm ground, and a firm foundation prepared for the side walls.
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These are the firm foundations of economic recovery.
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Or concrete can be used as a firm foundation for a more decorative finish later.
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We will also continue to support the recruitment and development of trainees to provide a firm foundation for our future development.
friend
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They had remained firm friends ever since their first meeting.
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Many volunteers return many times and become strongly attached to a favourite reserve - and make firm friends .
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From my angle Edward and I were now firm friends .
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The girls' parents had held her in high regard and they had become firm friends .
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It was their second get-together, and the two have now become firm friends .
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It was the right decision for us both and we're still firm friends .
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He first met Minton in a top-floor club in Wardour Street and they became firm friends .
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We became firm friends and corresponded long after the war ended, but sadly he died in Zagreb in 1975.
grasp
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It remained his belief, though, that a firm grasp of wider realities would serve him well.
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Usually this happens because the task is too broadly stated to get a firm grasp on it.
grip
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As darkness gains a firmer grip the songbirds fade and the owls start.
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I took a firm grip on the wheel as I scented some-thing.
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The other retained its firm grip on the reins.
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I keep a firm grip on my hat and stare into the blustery abyss.
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It is like trying to get a firm grip on a plateful of pudding.
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He grasped Dalgliesh's hand with a firm grip but didn't speak.
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She struck out blindly and found herself taken in a firm grip .
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Right-wing think-tanks have an even firmer grip .
ground
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With John Ingram we are on firmer ground .
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There had been such a wide expanse of firm ground that a trench had never been worn.
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One can begin on fairly firm ground by asking how many officials had the necessary qualifications and experience for their work.
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It's good to feel the firm ground underfoot after hours of trudging through flooded fields and over hedgerows in the darkness.
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Therefore, the soil has to be removed down to firm ground , and a firm foundation prepared for the side walls.
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In regard to the wealth of individual secular priests we are on firmer ground .
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Only ten feet later she touched firm ground again.
hand
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In other respects careful management and a firm hand pushed up the royal income.
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When Barkley Ball was at its peak, there was little need for a firm hand .
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Finally fold the ribbon back on itself and press the strain relief device into position with firm hand pressure.
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In fact, a firm hand might have steered the team on the rocks.
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A firm hand on the reins?
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Although he runs the operation with a firm hand , the Steelers are more like a family than any other team.
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Lizzy would need a firm hand after this.
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The guests had been selected with a boldness and discrimination in which the initiated recognized the firm hand of Catherine the Great.
hold
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But at current levels the shares are a firm hold .
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As she staggered awkwardly, he grabbed firm hold of the sagging pyjama-jacket, arresting her flight as he held her there.
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Clumps of sturdy weed grew wherever they could take a firm hold .
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As soon as one does so, its lips close around it, giving it a firm hold .
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Choose a firm hold variant which will keep your style in place during winder weather and light drizzle.
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Each brush has a heat-resistant handle with a rubber-neck grip for firm hold while you style.
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Teachers of reading need to keep a firm hold of their hats, their expertise and their integrity.
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Nevertheless, the mountain goat maintains a tenuous but firm hold in its cruel environment, even though catastrophe is never far away.
line
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So the ambassador could not take a single firm line .
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Her long, graceful neck curved into the round, firm line of her bodice.
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The constable closed his lips in a firm line and made his way through to the yard.
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Stopping short of direction intervention, Carter had taken a firm line .
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But the Young King was incapable of taking a firm line .
offer
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Agree with the vendors the timetable of events following the meeting and the deadline for the revised firm offers .
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I got the script with a firm offer .
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If no firm offer has been made within three months the farmer is free to go ahead with his original plans.
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Now one firm offers a free guarantee that you won't lose out.
stand
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Handing his keys to the parking valet, he decided that he would take a firm stand .
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The decision to take a firm stand comes after local councillors revealed the misery suffered by many of their constituents.
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Dauntless decided to take a firm stand in the matter.
supporter
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As a former schoolmaster, he has always been outspoken on education issues and a firm supporter of traditional learning methods.
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Bob Dole had seemed a firm supporter , but that was then.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a (great/firm) believer in sth
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Daley was a firm believer in the bootstrap theory.
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He was a firm believer in the power of prayer.
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He was a great believer in expressing aggression, not bottling it up.
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Lampard was a great believer in eating whenever you could.
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Letterman is a believer in the immigrant mentality.
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Molly was a believer in homeopathy and underwent her last operation and subsequent treatment in the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.
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She is a believer in fundamentals, in technique.
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Tip is a firm believer in fate, and in 1961 the finger pointed in the right direction for him.
brokerage house/firm
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Adler Coleman, a clearing company for about 40 brokerage firms, files for bankruptcy protection.
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Also, many foreign-exchange brokerage firms closed at noon.
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Because she has a substantial portfolio, she should be able to seek this out at any full-service brokerage firm.
▪
Computer and semiconductor stocks slid as three brokerage firms downgraded earnings estimates for Dell Computer.
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Of course, there is intense competition among the London brokerage houses to signal their bids as fast as possible.
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The authority said the banks and brokerage firms eliminated or are resolving the problems.
stand firm/stand fast
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a firm red tomato
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A dam about a mile upriver from the city held firm during the earthquake.
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Buy peaches that are quite firm , as they ripen very quickly indoors.
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Cook macaroni until tender but still firm .
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Emily was polite but firm - her answer was 'no'.
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For this recipe you will need six firm tomatoes.
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I find I sleep better on a firm mattress.
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The dollar began Friday on a firm note.
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These exercises are good for making your stomach muscles nice and firm .
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We're going to have to be very firm with her, but still treat her with respect.
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What you need is a firmer mattress.
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You'll just have to be firm with him and tell him he can't have any more money.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Leapor is firm that her friend will be happier with a man who is dependable and who lives within his means.
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Monkfish has a very firm and meaty flesh, so it's easy to use for kebabs.
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The cut surface was firm and pale, but with no areas of necrosis.
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The suspension is the same as that used in the Sunny GTi, which makes it firm without being too hard.
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There was something about the firm set of her body that Jay knew instinctively: she was a survivor.
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Winding down I gave a firm strike only to find that I had missed the take, I was gutted.
III. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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Although I haven't given up trying to firm up my arms, I'd like to disguise them, too.
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Within eighteen months, they had firmed up a business plan, and Liz said good-bye to her migraines.
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The researchers are to examine more trees including four more species before they firm up their claims.
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Eckersley was made in Oakland, firmed up in Fremont and raised to his glory in Oakland again.
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I made contact, and the arrangements were firmed up over the next week.
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That figure is expected to increase by an additional 700, 000 when the 1995 figures are firmed up .
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If not a few sessions a week on an inclined treadmill should help firm up those wobbly thighs.
■ NOUN
street
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The plan also would make it less attractive to financial institutions and Wall Street firms to own tax-exempt municipal bonds.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a (great/firm) believer in sth
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Daley was a firm believer in the bootstrap theory.
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He was a firm believer in the power of prayer.
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He was a great believer in expressing aggression, not bottling it up.
▪
Lampard was a great believer in eating whenever you could.
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Letterman is a believer in the immigrant mentality.
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Molly was a believer in homeopathy and underwent her last operation and subsequent treatment in the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.
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She is a believer in fundamentals, in technique.
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Tip is a firm believer in fate, and in 1961 the finger pointed in the right direction for him.
brokerage house/firm
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Adler Coleman, a clearing company for about 40 brokerage firms, files for bankruptcy protection.
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Also, many foreign-exchange brokerage firms closed at noon.
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Because she has a substantial portfolio, she should be able to seek this out at any full-service brokerage firm.
▪
Computer and semiconductor stocks slid as three brokerage firms downgraded earnings estimates for Dell Computer.
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Of course, there is intense competition among the London brokerage houses to signal their bids as fast as possible.
▪
The authority said the banks and brokerage firms eliminated or are resolving the problems.
small business/firm/farmer etc
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As a consequence, greater emphasis has been placed upon encouraging locally-based regeneration, and especially upon a revival of small firms.
▪
But it also is threatening the livelihoods of many small business operators in San Diego and elsewhere.
▪
Confiscatory taxes and overly complex tax regulations make it exceedingly difficult for small business to perform this basic function.
▪
On March 19 it passed a regulatory reform bill, which is intended to lighten the weight of government on small businesses.
▪
Paid holidays are 25 percent fewer in small firms and only half of this allowance is actually taken.
▪
The company also has expanded its offerings to help large and small businesses use the Internet and private computer networks.
▪
The Northern arm currently caters to the needs of more than 1,000 small businesses.
▪
The people believed, and many of them were putting money into improving their homes, modernizing their small businesses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The researchers are to examine more trees including four more species before they firm up their claims.