adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a head-on crash (= in which the front part of two vehicles hit each other )
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He died in a head-on crash with a lorry.
collided head-on (= when they were moving directly towards each other )
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Two trains collided head-on .
head-on collision (= between two vehicles that are moving directly towards each other )
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Two people were killed in a head-on collision on highway 218.
tackle sth head-on (= in a direct and determined way )
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The issue of cost must be tackled head-on.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
collide
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The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
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Shortly after the £5 million junction was opened, two trains collided head-on killing four people and injuring 22.
tackle
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They are being tackled head-on both in the popular press and Communist Party theoretical journals.
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The amalgamation has also helped Marsden tackle head-on the problem of cutting internal overheads.
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The problem of business managers pursuing their own ends while shareholders foot the bill is tackled head-on .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
meet (sth) head-on
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With its new factories, the company intends to meet the competition head-on.
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A woman who would tackle the hardest tasks for those she loved, who met life head-on and never cried craven.
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Her soft blue eyes hardened as they had never done before in her life and she met his gaze head-on.
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On a treacherous curve, both vehicles went out of control and met in a head-on collision.
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On Christmas Day, he met the opposition head-on.
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Rising to his knees, Theseus regained his sword and met the charge head-on.
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They flow around events rather than meeting them head-on.
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While he hedged on most, he met one inquiry head-on.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Even companies that had family policies did not address the ethical issues head-on .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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On Christmas Day, he met the opposition head-on .
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The amalgamation has also helped Marsden tackle head-on the problem of cutting internal overheads.
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The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
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They are being tackled head-on both in the popular press and Communist Party theoretical journals.
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They flow around events rather than meeting them head-on .
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This was a very different impact, head-on against all but stationary horsemen, solid in their ranks and having seen the approach.
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We are conscious of the issue and we have developed policies which address it head-on .