noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
academic freedom (= the freedom to study what you want )
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There is concern for the academic freedom of both staff and students.
freedom fighter
freedom of assembly
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Restrictions on freedom of assembly have gradually been relaxed.
freedom of choice
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Patients should have more freedom of choice.
freedom of expression (= the right to say what you think without being punished )
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Student protestors who demanded greater freedom of expression were rounded up by police.
freedom of movement (= when people can go wherever they want )
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The automobile gave people a freedom of movement previously unknown.
freedom of the individual
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We live in a society which prizes the freedom of the individual.
the right to freedom of expression
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Everyone has the right to freedom of expression.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
academic
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Academics have no excuse not to provide students with the academic freedoms outlined earlier.
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The legislation has raised concerns about academic freedom , parental rights and government authority.
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This is entirely in keeping with the theoretical debate over academic freedom which we find in the literature.
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Parducci felt her dismissal violated her right to academic freedom .
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In other words, you can have one without the other: academic freedom and academic autonomy are distinctive concepts.
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Courts have held that academic freedom is based on the First Amendment and is fundamental to our democratic society.
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However, historically the highest status universities have resisted community service on ideological grounds; it threatened academic freedom .
complete
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The leader announced at the beginning that complete freedom of speech was allowed but speeches must be kept short.
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I felt complete and total freedom , complete and total joy.
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Although the platform was given a very sophisticated mounting it was not able to have complete rotational freedom .
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A nanny provides the most intimate care for a baby and offers parents complete freedom to come and go as they wish.
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However, it should not be allowed complete freedom to rule, since it can overwhelm and destroy.
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In practice there will not be complete freedom of choice for the individual.
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No-one has the complete freedom to do anything in our modern, regimented society.
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The Werner Plan placed emphasis on the fixity of exchange rates and complete freedom of capital movements.
economic
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But his message was lost on a people enjoying an economic and political freedom that he had never allowed them.
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For political freedom will mean little it if is not underpinned by economic freedom as well.
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The Friedmans' book is a polemic in favour of total economic freedom .
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Found and Fried criticize the doctrine of consideration as an unjustifiable impediment to economic freedom .
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Yeltsin signed a decree on Oct. 16 granting extra economic support and freedoms to Kabardino-Balkaria.
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Guarantees of economic freedoms included explicit recognition of the right of citizens to engage in private business.
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They see it not merely as a means for economic freedom , but also as a means for social mobility.
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The West will face some difficult decisions if Mr Gorbachev really does make a dash for economic freedom .
great
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He also announced liberal reforms including greater press freedom and the abolition of laws governing subversion.
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This sense of great freedom and energizing excitement will be the first of many primal emotions that you feel.
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The changes of angle the belt makes as it goes around the pelvis allow much greater freedom of movement.
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In the end he won a great victory for freedom .
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The important question was how should our great freedom and flexibility be used?
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The experience of united churches bears witness to their greater freedom in mission.
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This category has the least security, but the greatest freedom of manoeuvre.
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But the justices' great source of freedom and power is the lifetime tenure granted them by the Constitution.
human
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He was an agent, not of the capitalist West, but of the spirit of human freedom .
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Yet in the hierarchy of human freedom , there is now a level below that of the slave.
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This is perhaps understandable, but it is stretching credulity to expect us to bless it as the highest human freedom .
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Theliteral interpretation of the holy book reduced human freedom to a minimum.
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It is important, however, to distinguish his use of the conception of human freedom .
individual
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But, as will be seen shortly, this individual freedom has limits.
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Restriction strikes hard at the sense of individual freedom that is essential to an innovative environment.
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It creates a concentration of power in the hands of central state agencies, which jeopardizes individual freedom . 3.
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It was a world in which individual freedom in this world's affairs meant little; corporate continuance came before everything else.
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Extension of the individual freedom of conscience decisions to business corporations strains the rationale of these cases to the breaking point.
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One argument is that excessive government expenditure adversely affects individual freedom and choice.
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Democracy recognizes no prescribed path to be followed, because such prescriptiveness would curtail individual freedom .
new
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What new commercial freedoms does the advent of the microchip give us?
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But this new freedom is not an invitation to a life of leisure.
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But did this new found freedom last and did it cause an improvement in their lot?
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Some women report a new sense of freedom when they obtain knowledge about their legal rights.
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We have, therefore, changed the design slightly to take advantage of that new freedom .
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When fully carried through, self-knowledge can bring new freedoms .
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Sir Thomas was a constraining influence, and in his absence his daughters feel a new freedom .
personal
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Smokers are furious at what they say is an attack on their personal freedom .
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But our society has personal freedom as a goal.
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The great individualists so often cited to show the value of personal freedom have owed their successes to earlier social environments.
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The peasants' chances of acquiring personal freedom were very much alive, but their chances of acquiring land remained small.
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Should stability take precedence over personal freedoms ?
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None the less, there were also women who chose against marriage in order to retain personal freedom .
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It relies upon terror and oppression, a controlled press and radio, fixed elections, and the suppression of personal freedoms .
political
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But his message was lost on a people enjoying an economic and political freedom that he had never allowed them.
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Intellectual liberation leads to political freedom .
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For the pluralist the most important political freedom is freedom of association.
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Despite the promises of the October manifesto in the spring of 1906, there were still no guarantees of political freedom .
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They are already reigning in political freedoms .
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They believe it will mean that for the first time in El Salvador's history, there will be genuine political freedom .
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Castro shows no signs of allowing any market policies to lead to the creation of opposition political parties or freedom of expression.
religious
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They would know the real meaning of religious freedom , something which has never really existed throughout religious history.
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This pioneering plea for religious freedom called diversity not a curse but a glory.
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His scientific discoveries and his fight for religious and political freedom , form equally important parts of an exceptionally industrious life.
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When the United States assured religious freedom around 1776, the founders paid little notice to this seeker.
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The Humane Slaughter Association is right to point out the arguments in favour of religious freedom .
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There have been instances of religious freedom being outweighed by a powerful public interest, however.
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The police were called and required the protesters to go home, in the name of religious freedom .
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The principle of religious freedom was established as fundamental from the beginning of this nation.
■ NOUN
fighter
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This may be what some of those egging the freedom fighters on want to happen.
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And Mel Gibson does pass muster as a filthy freedom fighter with a talent for decapitation.
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A skills shortage exists and the reintegration of former freedom fighters has proved difficult, with many incidents of undisciplined conduct.
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But quite the opposite happened, as the freedom fighters turned their confinement to good use.
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The hardest worked were the female freedom fighters .
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The army and police are no match for well-armed and determined freedom fighters .
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Police oppression of the freedom fighters brought my protest against authority almost to the point of obsession.
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You've also got various religious freedom fighters .
press
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If the law threatened press freedom , it was for Parliament, not the courts, to change it.
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Suppression of press freedom has not happened.
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There is to be greater press freedom .
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He also announced liberal reforms including greater press freedom and the abolition of laws governing subversion.
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Labour politicians have spent most of their working lives promising to protect press freedom .
■ VERB
allow
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Britain agreed to allow fifth freedom traffic through specific airports.
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You can allow yourself greater freedom of expression and take more risks.
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To allow these freedoms and pursue detailed academic planning requires sophisticated and reliable forecasting.
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The state does not allow absolute freedom of political participation and opposition.
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This is an advantage which allows the teacher full freedom to respond to local circumstances.
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Some feel that the school structure is too loose, allowing children too much freedom when choosing learning tasks.
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Planet Mars is most unhelpful this week, but do try to allow partners more freedom .
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Kay understood that our computers should allow us that freedom , too.
choose
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The worker is defined as a free agent since she or he has the freedom to choose his or her employer.
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Many of the ideas we have about work, including the freedom to choose any career we want, are fairly new.
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A lack of labelling contradicts the principles of freedom of information and freedom to choose .
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People are free to choose what they believe, but freedom to choose depends on prior knowledge of the choices.
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But we do much worse without the freedom to choose for ourselves.
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He insists on very great freedom to choose , even when there is stark and utter contradiction between the rival approaches.
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Traditional quilts combine the discipline of pattern with the artistic freedom to choose color and scale.
enjoy
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She enjoyed the freedom , but she dreaded being lonely.
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Although she enjoyed her freedom , she missed her son.
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Like all other institutions, it can not enjoy absolute freedom .
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Now I really am enjoying my freedom .
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The comedians were always to enjoy more freedom .
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In contrast, self-defeating organizations enjoy no such freedom .
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I enjoyed this comparative freedom and spent a lot of time pacing around the cell.
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But in the meantime he's enjoying his new-found freedom .
give
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The financial system was given more freedom than before, but that made it an even more ruthless broadcaster of economic frailties.
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It gave me relative freedom , you see.
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Self-drive An Enterprise self-drive holiday gives you the freedom and flexibility of your own car.
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The automobile fascinates us and gives us total freedom of movement.
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Why did those ancient replicators give up the cavalier freedom of the primeval soup and take to swarming in huge colonies?
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How can you give up yuh freedom ?
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Now only two in ten are given that freedom .
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We want to see more dual use of school playing fields and halls and will give schools more freedom in their management.
guarantee
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The closed shop: Mr Fowler said the legislation would guarantee people the freedom to decide whether or not to join a union.
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Article 19 of the Covenant guarantees the right to freedom of expression in all its forms.
limit
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But the decisions of one community should not limit the freedoms of another.
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Such creatures always move immediately to limit freedom .
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For the Code does not limit their freedom to question suspects provided they do not propose to use their statements in evidence.
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In authoritarian media systems, the media might be privately owned but have only limited freedom to criticize government.
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Ordinary cable-connected tie-clips are quite inexpensive but they limit freedom of movement.
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But, at the same time, the apparatus of the modern State imposed a new order which strictly limited such freedom .
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What many merchant-bank objectors most dislike is that a grey market limits their freedom to price an issue as they want.
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But the principle of user autonomy was limited with regard to freedom to leave the building during opening hours.
mean
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But had the Empress been grateful that her brother's sacrifice had meant her freedom ?
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Such relief generally means not freedom but a new criminal trial in state court.
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It means simply freedom from coercion by others and it is achieved when a sphere of private autonomy is created.
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Their history, their grappling with the meaning of freedom , was here and now.
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It meant the freedom to talk freely, discuss matters which could not be voiced within four walls.
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In it also are relevant lessons about liberation and the meaning of freedom , as the preschoolers were learning last week.
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What exactly the government did mean by freedom was hard to discern in the nineteen legislative Acts which together constituted the emancipation.
protect
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In other words private property serves to protect the individual's freedom .
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We are thus not persuaded that the Hyde Amendment impinges on the constitutionally protected freedom of choice recognized in Wade.
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Labour politicians have spent most of their working lives promising to protect press freedom .
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The First Amendment may be invoked against infringement of the protected freedoms by law or by law-making.
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Abuses of the investigative process may imperceptibly lead to abridgment of protected freedoms .
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Making the right choices, like protecting freedom , demands eternal vigilance.
restrict
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In addition, they promote fast-track, prefabricated building techniques that further restrict the architect's freedom .
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Critics say some of those provisions unfairly restrict freedom of speech.
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I put it to Assemblyman Keene that this weakened the bill, and restricted the freedom of action of patients and doctors.
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Limited partners have very restricted freedom of financial action.
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Are we restricting the freedom of the individual?
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Legislation restricting freedom of bequest is found in a number of countries.
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In what ways did the Persian Empire restrict the freedom of its subjects?
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After all, the confines of a narrow road restrict a person's freedom .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a whiff of danger/adventure/freedom etc
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Instead of music we offered honest talk and a whiff of freedom.
comparative comfort/freedom/wealth etc
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I enjoyed this comparative freedom and spent a lot of time pacing around the cell.
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The comparative freedom that the close presence of grandparents afforded wives contributed significantly to the high standard of farming seen.
in the name of religion/freedom/science etc
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He also reminded the court that such auctions were permitted by the United States constitution in the name of freedom of expression.
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Lord Salmon clearly felt strongly and spoke in the name of freedom and democracy.
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Most gruesome and horrible mutilations - and all, mind you, in the name of religion.
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Objections to the creation stories are made up in the name of science.
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They banned meat, eggs and alcohol in the name of religion.
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They can take the fun out of sports in the name of religion.
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They do so all in the name of freedom.
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We are seduced by what science can do in the name of freedom and civilisation.
long live democracy/freedom etc
room for manoeuvre/freedom of manoeuvre
taste success/freedom/victory etc
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And Long has yet to taste victory in this tournament, unlike his half-back partner Martyn.
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Others decided to taste freedom in other fields of social activity: speculation on the black market, opening businesses etc.
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They just wanted to taste victory after all that losing.
winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As children, they dreamed about the freedoms and riches they would enjoy in the U.S.
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Davis celebrated his freedom with a steak and a beer.
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In a country where freedom of speech is guaranteed, citizens should expect to hear ideas with which they disagree.
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No democracy can exist without freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
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One of the protestors was arrested again after only 48 hours of freedom .
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People here have the freedom to practise whatever religion they like.
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Teachers in the special program have a greater amount of freedom in what they teach.
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The constitution guarantees freedom from persecution on grounds of race, sex, or sexuality.
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The leaders of the demonstration made speeches demanding greater political freedom .
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The negotiations led to freedom for the eight hostages.
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There was a huge party at the Berlin Wall as East Germans celebrated their freedom .
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This change in the law will give parents more freedom to influence their children's education.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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According to liberalism, no principle justifies the limitation of individual freedom .
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But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much.
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It is small wonder that he sought quiet and freedom from external pressure to follow his inner vision.
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It stands at the pinnacle of notions of individual self-expression and artistic freedom .
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Their claim for freedom rests not on innocence, but on being unjustly imprisoned.
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There have been instances of religious freedom being outweighed by a powerful public interest, however.