I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pay freeze (= when no one’s pay is increased )
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Ministers have approved a public sector pay freeze.
a pipe freezes
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That winter was so cold that the pipes froze and we had no water.
a price freeze (= when prices are kept at the same level by a company or by the government )
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A price freeze on nine basic goods was announced on June 14.
above freezing/zero (= higher than the temperature at which water freezes )
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Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing.
below freezing/zero (= lower than the temperature at which water freezes )
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In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.
bleed/freeze/burn/starve to death
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Thousands of people are starving to death.
deep freeze
freezing fog
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Flights were cancelled due to freezing fog.
freezing point
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Alcohol has a lower freezing point than water.
freezing rain (= extremely cold rain )
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the icy wind and freezing rain
freezing/icy cold
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Take your gloves – it’s freezing cold out there.
frozen fish (= stored at a very low temperature to preserve it )
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I stopped at the supermarket to buy some frozen fish.
frozen solid
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The lake was frozen solid .
frozen
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We never buy cheap frozen chicken.
frozen
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packets of frozen vegetables
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
over
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Ponds were frozen over in the London parks and a thin but icy fog concealed the raw branches of the winter trees.
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I murmur as I pull on my shoes and stockings because now I will not have to walk barefoot over frozen mud.
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In winter, unless they're frozen over , they're a lagoon.
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The water is low in the well, and solidly frozen over .
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If the mud flats freeze over , it is impossible for them to find sufficient food.
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A recent snow, partly melted, had frozen over again.
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They don't know about cold so intense that rivers freeze over so you can drive a horse and cart across them.
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It is frozen over and looks smooth and black, like burnished steel.
■ NOUN
asset
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Mr Doherty was suspended and court injunctions taken to freeze both his assets and those of the computer company.
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A federal judge has frozen most of the assets .
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This gave wide investigative powers, and made possible the seizing, freezing and confiscation of assets .
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The court decision prohibits the destruction of books and records, and freezes the defendants' assets .
bank
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The Witham was frozen from bank to bank from Lincoln to Boston.
ground
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He was frozen to the ground .
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But it is hard to resist a plant once you see it burst forth in flawless bloom from the frozen ground .
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Virginia started forward again - faster - then stopped, frozen suddenly to the ground .
hand
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The money is frozen in the hands of a third party and not paid out to either side.
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He stood back and blew on his frozen hands .
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In the winter spanners and hammers froze to the hands .
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A great bellow of inhuman rage froze his hand in mid air.
horror
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The man sitting next to her grandmother wore the distinctive sharp-peaked cap of the Gestapo and Peach froze with horror .
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Running through the orange grove, which already had little green oranges on, past the chickens, she froze with horror .
ice
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Water frozen into solid ice is not available for organisms to grow, so food stays fresh.
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The ground is frozen , thin ice covers the puddles between the furrows of the empty gray field.
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When a plant starts to freeze , ice accumulates first in interstitial water, leaf veins and other extra-cellular spaces.
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This rich broth can be used for soups or sauces or frozen in containers or ice cube trays for later use.
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Sea-birds froze on the packed ice on the marshes.
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The city was frozen in ice for three months.
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I was frozen solid, like ice on a pond.
spot
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I stood frozen to the spot unable to do anything.
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Virginia felt frozen to the spot , unable to move a muscle.
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The shock of the cage breaking froze everyone to their spot .
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When she approached the youth he took a hesitant step back but froze to the spot on seeing Graham's threatening look.
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He froze and studied the spot in the fog from where the movement had come.
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He was frozen to the spot .
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He turned to leave and was frozen to the spot .
water
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Wood can be glued very well by wetting it with water which is subsequently frozen .
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Lift the thread slowly to see whether the water above it has frozen .
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Apart from bait caught on the water , mostly frozen squid and sardines are used.
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We had to go downstairs to the toilet, and in the winter the water used to freeze up.
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A water main froze and broke in the neighborhood, and the streets have been flooded for two days.
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More of a problem is where water has frozen inside a pipe and split the pipe.
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But salt water has a lower freezing temperature than plain water.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
above/below freezing
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Temperatures remained below freezing during the afternoon.
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And when the temperature goes much below freezing , the EV1 barely goes at all.
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It roots out vines, truffles for lemon trees painfully heated by charcoal to three degrees above freezing .
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It should show frost when outside temperatures are below freezing .
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Temperatures had, for several days, been near 00F at night, and it was well below freezing now.
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Thanks to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream, the climate is also mild, temperatures rarely dropping much below freezing .
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The snow may crust at night, due to outward radiation, even thought the air temperature remains well above freezing point.
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When she complained to a doctor that it was down below freezing she could not have been nearer the mark.
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Yet it was not really cold here; the temperature was well above freezing point.
be chilled/frozen to the bone
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By that time I was chilled to the bone , exhausted from the relentless battering of the traffic, sullen and depressed.
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I swear you are frozen to the bone .
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The target unit is chilled to the bone , causing limbs to snap and weapons to break.
be frozen (stiff)
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A blue sponge of Holy Water in its receptacle just inside the door was frozen solid.
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Assets abroad were frozen by the U. N. These events set into motion the erasure of the middle class.
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Bacon should be kept refrigerated and although it can be frozen , freezing is not recommended because the product loses quality.
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By the time she turned around, Paula Engado was frozen in space like a china figurine.
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It's been predicted that the number of places on courses is likely to be frozen this year.
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The cooked meat can be frozen for one month.
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The extra pancakes may be frozen .
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The lake is frozen solid, but its shape is clearly drawn, absolutely flat in the undulating landscape.
be frozen with fear/terror/fright
boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc
chilled/frozen/shocked etc to the marrow
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Soaked to the skin and chilled to the marrow of her bones, she shivered uncontrollably.
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The thought made him flush hot with embarrassment even though chilled to the marrow .
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Though chilled to the marrow , Karelius was otherwise not in too bad shape.
frozen stiff
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And they'd pull her dress off her, and it was frozen stiff .
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He was frozen stiff in the weeds beside the track.
wage freeze
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The wage freeze was part of a campaign to bring down inflation from 2,000-2,500 percent to a target of 13 percent.
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The 340 hourly-paid workers would not accept a wages freeze and cuts in their benefits and were sacked.
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They agreed to return to work but under protest at the wage freeze and benefits cuts.
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Those who had feared price and wage freezes were relieved.
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Three-quarters of the workforce was sacked after failing to accept a management plan which involved a wages freeze and benefit cuts.
when hell freezes over
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All government employees have had their salaries frozen at last year's levels.
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Dole urged fellow Republicans to back his plan to freeze state spending and cut taxes.
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Don't freeze the rolls for longer than three weeks.
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Hey! The milk's frozen solid!
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Run a thin stream of water to help keep the pipes from freezing.
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The city may have to freeze the hiring of new police officers.
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The cold weather froze firefighters' hoses.
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The company has announced that it intends to freeze all salaries for a year.
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The court issued an order freezing the company's assets temporarily.
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The water in the lake used to freeze most winters, and then it was good for skating.
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You'll freeze if you don't put a coat on.
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You can freeze any leftover chili for another meal.
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You can make a big batch and freeze some of it for later.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An increase in state pensions, due in November, was frozen.
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And at this point, all of us froze, because we all knew the awful reality we were in.
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As soon as the music stops everyone freezes.
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As the ground freezes over the winter, many species of plants on the Great Plains come loose and become tumbleweeds.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Not Swindon; the big freeze has been a nightmare.
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But the big freeze suprised the weathermen with warnings coming as late as 4am to council depots.
deep
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Odd skimmer and some roach fron Warrington water to ice breakers before the deep freeze .
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So far, winter has kept most parts of the country in the deep freeze .
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The new year saw the first signs of a thaw in that deep freeze .
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The deep freeze caught those that distribute gas to homes and offices by surprise.
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Opening the deep freeze is like standing on stage at the Palladium: there are that many eyes staring out at you.
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I've been a life insurance salesman and I was in the deep freeze business for ages.
hard
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And a hard freeze should take place before harvesting in late November.
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Wait to prune in March, when the Gulf Coast area is usually out of danger of a hard freeze .
■ NOUN
pay
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A public sector pay freeze and a squeeze on benefits are thought to be among the main items in the package.
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While the Cabinet has yet to make final decisions, ministers seemed set to approve a pay freeze .
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Around one in eight of the survey sample reported a pay freeze for the workers concerned.
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Cuts in benefits and a public sector pay freeze are thought to be likely.
wage
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Those who had feared price and wage freezes were relieved.
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They agreed to return to work but under protest at the wage freeze and benefits cuts.
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The wage freeze was part of a campaign to bring down inflation from 2,000-2,500 percent to a target of 13 percent.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be chilled/frozen to the bone
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By that time I was chilled to the bone , exhausted from the relentless battering of the traffic, sullen and depressed.
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I swear you are frozen to the bone .
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The target unit is chilled to the bone , causing limbs to snap and weapons to break.
be frozen (stiff)
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A blue sponge of Holy Water in its receptacle just inside the door was frozen solid.
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Assets abroad were frozen by the U. N. These events set into motion the erasure of the middle class.
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Bacon should be kept refrigerated and although it can be frozen , freezing is not recommended because the product loses quality.
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By the time she turned around, Paula Engado was frozen in space like a china figurine.
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It's been predicted that the number of places on courses is likely to be frozen this year.
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The cooked meat can be frozen for one month.
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The extra pancakes may be frozen .
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The lake is frozen solid, but its shape is clearly drawn, absolutely flat in the undulating landscape.
be frozen with fear/terror/fright
chilled/frozen/shocked etc to the marrow
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Soaked to the skin and chilled to the marrow of her bones, she shivered uncontrollably.
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The thought made him flush hot with embarrassment even though chilled to the marrow .
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Though chilled to the marrow , Karelius was otherwise not in too bad shape.
frozen stiff
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And they'd pull her dress off her, and it was frozen stiff .
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He was frozen stiff in the weeds beside the track.
wage freeze
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The wage freeze was part of a campaign to bring down inflation from 2,000-2,500 percent to a target of 13 percent.
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The 340 hourly-paid workers would not accept a wages freeze and cuts in their benefits and were sacked.
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They agreed to return to work but under protest at the wage freeze and benefits cuts.
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Those who had feared price and wage freezes were relieved.
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Three-quarters of the workforce was sacked after failing to accept a management plan which involved a wages freeze and benefit cuts.
when hell freezes over
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The prime minister has announced a freeze on income tax for two years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Banana plants will die back in a freeze but usually return in the spring from the rootstocks.
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Other stringent measures included a freeze on tax allowances this year.
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Unless a freak freeze is experienced, an unusually warm late winter-early springtime will have Augusta National in lush heavily-grassed condition.
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Wait to prune in March, when the Gulf Coast area is usually out of danger of a hard freeze .
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While the Cabinet has yet to make final decisions, ministers seemed set to approve a pay freeze .