noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
open
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Its authors say the motorway has opened the floodgates for development on a scale planners hadn't envisaged.
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A move like this will open the floodgates .
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The case could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims worldwide.
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This easing of restrictions opened the floodgates for commercial Internet access.
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According to the country's national water director Americo Muianga, its managers have opened floodgates to ease pressure on its structure.
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So he opened the floodgates of the South Platte River and unleashed 96 million gallons of rushing water.
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The score that opened the floodgates came out of nothing after 62 minutes.
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California's first execution may open the floodgates .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A move like this will open the floodgates.
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Once this floodgate opens, there will be knightly surcharges for courses, laboratories, lecture hall air and library dust.
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The floodgates opened then and Bordon piled up six more goals.
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The floodgates were now open and it is from here that the reverse sequence of On the Look-Out commences.
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The decision closes the floodgates to hundreds of potential appeals by convicted drink-drivers.
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This easing of restrictions opened the floodgates for commercial Internet access.