I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
agreement
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Distribution - Setting up agency agreements while avoiding possible conflicts of interest; drafting franchise agreements as an alternative distribution method.
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The acquisitions are pending transfer of franchise agreements and other regulatory approvals.
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Similarly, franchise agreements are granted block exemption under Regulation 4087/88.
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The California Department of Transportation negotiated franchise agreements with four private consortia to build toll highways.
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Under the franchise agreement the franchisor grants the franchisee the right to sell the product in a particular territory.
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Adamson said he has fired employees and even canceled franchise agreements because of continued discriminatory practices.
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Training and product support are an essential part of a franchise agreement .
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The purchase reportedly includes nine Omni-owned hotels and management contracts or franchise agreements on 25 others.
cable
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In addition, TeleWest says that it is in negotiation with other cable franchise holders on possible interconnection of their networks.
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The Grand Forks City Council approved a transfer of the cable franchise recently to the partnership, which remains unnamed.
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Ample precedents exist for imposing spectrum use fees and cable franchise taxes for public telecommunications purposes.
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Broadcast station licenses and monopoly cable franchises cost their original owners nothing except legal fees.
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Competition at TeleCable has always meant winning and keeping the exclusive cable franchises granted by local governments.
fee
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The franchise fee will determine the point D, below which the retailer would make losses.
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Only £7,500 of his investment was the franchise fee that goes straight to Athena.
holder
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But how should the existing franchise holders be treated?
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In addition, TeleWest says that it is in negotiation with other cable franchise holders on possible interconnection of their networks.
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He joins the company from another major franchise holder in County Durham.
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The government mandates the franchise holder to supply all the electricity required by all users in the franchise area.
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Discounts vary between individual franchise holders .
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Videopics is presently training franchise holders in a Christmas promotion of personalised T-shirts for teddy bears.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Many towns were full of shopping malls and fast-food franchises.
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The franchise was later extended to any person over 18 years old.
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The city was still negotiating with cable TV companies over who'd get the first franchise to beam programs into people's homes.
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The constitution provided broad electoral franchise .
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This franchise will never have another second baseman as talented as Roberto Alomar.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And I might get the franchise .
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Brooks Marketing, which owns the Burke's franchise , is offering about 10 percent of its equity in return for £150,000.
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In Atlanta, the Marlins dominated a team that won 101 games and became the first franchise to reach six straight postseasons.
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Railtrack will own the infrastructure but the successful bidder for the franchise will run the trains.
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Some attributed the growth to the democratization of the Poor Law franchise in 1894.
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The franchise consists of more than 3,000 offices across the country.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The corporation that owns the spa is hoping to franchise this treatment nationally.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Advice on franchising has been provided by merchant banker Hambros.
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By 1978, Supercuts had six stores in the San Francisco area and began franchising.
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Color Me Mine in Van Nuys added three of its four stores during the past 12 months and began franchising the concept.
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He said interesting and constructive submissions on franchising had been received from the private sector and these were being examined closely.
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However, since franchising began in 1994, only 420 applicants had failed to pass the preliminary audit.
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What a pity the venture can't franchise these things.