noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
implacable
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C., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is an implacable foe of the treaty.
old
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It was Sutton's chance for revenge on his old foe Kelvin Mackenzie.
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It replaced all those stale, old foes of the past.
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Mr Lagos, his old foe , has called for the judicial system here to take Gen Pinochet to account.
political
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But President Clinton and his political foes are not far apart in their critical attitude toward the international body.
■ NOUN
abortion
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But de-emphasizing the ban would enrage their natural allies among abortion foes .
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Tony P.. Hall, D-Ohio, normally an abortion foe .
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Henry Hyde, a longtime abortion foe , who urged her to stay in the Dole camp.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
mortal enemy/foe
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I remembered doing this sort of stuff in sixth grade with my mortal enemy, Tommy Jancko.
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It was also the mortal enemy of horses and would rip them apart in seconds with its mighty talons.
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Well, it might be a big one with a misleading number-plate which simply doesn't stop that gets your mortal enemy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As we approached the camp a guard called out: ""Who goes there -- friend or foe ?''
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Mitterand drew France closer to the European union and to Germany, its former foe .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the political field is inscribed with the logic of friend and foe .
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His foes immediately expressed fear he will launch new attacks on them.
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Incorporation foes who argue Tucson will be ringed by suburbs ought to realize it already is.
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It may also give different impressions to friend and to foe .
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Oxygen became friend rather than foe and most organisms began to use it to fuel their lives.
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They can still run foes crazy with that setup, but now they can also go to Tall Ball.
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This third criterion is related to whether you feel this new person is friend or foe .