noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hearing aid
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Many of the older residents wear hearing aids.
a hearing problem
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There are special telephones for people with hearing problems.
a hearing test
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I went for a hearing test last week.
disciplinary hearing/committee (= a meeting or group that decides if someone should be punished )
fair trial/hearing
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the right to a fair trial
hard of hearing
hearing aid
hearing loss
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a type of hearing loss that affects language development
lose your sight/hearing/voice/balance etc
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Mr Eyer may lose the sight in one eye.
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The tour was postponed when the lead singer lost his voice.
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Julian lost his balance and fell.
restore sb’s sight/hearing (= make someone who cannot hear or who is blind, hear or see again )
visually/hearing/mentally etc impaired (= used to describe someone who cannot see, hear etc well )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
congressional
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These issues will be the subject of Congressional hearings this month, but are unlikely to threaten the tour schedule.
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The brief contradicts statements made by Philip Morris executives in congressional hearings , the lobbyist said.
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No congressional hearings were ever held.
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Gingrich said he favored congressional hearings into campaign fund-raising practices such as those undertaken on behalf of Clinton during the latest campaign.
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Reno muted criticism by taking responsibility for the decision, as well as hanging tough during congressional hearings in 1995.
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I think there will be congressional hearings into the 1868 Treaty.
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During congressional hearings on the Valujet accident, Sen.
deaf
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Both deaf and hearing actors play to a deaf and hearing audience.
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Both deaf and hearing people do interpret stimuli presented for memory in terms of linguistic knowledge of both the task and the stimuli themselves.
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In deaf - hearing interaction, however, it is possible to consider the interlanguage as a usable form.
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The study will follow the reading progress of both deaf and hearing children in the light of their ability to sign and finger spell.
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The prospects of interchange at the research level between deaf and hearing people are very good.
disciplinary
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But a disciplinary hearing of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland was told he sold the product without a prescription.
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He seems certain to face a General Medical Council disciplinary hearing , and his practice is being sued.
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The principles of fair procedure which govern the conduct of disciplinary hearings also apply, by and large, to appeal hearings.
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If a disciplinary hearing is to take place, it is likely to occur very soon, a source said.
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The Institute is now under increasing pressure to open up its disciplinary hearings to the public.
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The Jockey Club has announced it is to look again at the appeals procedure available to parties involved in disciplinary hearings .
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My husband wasn't suspended but went through a disciplinary hearing and things were dealt with there, or so we thought.
early
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The relationship came to light when a mysterious note was handed to a barrister at an earlier hearing .
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He said Shooter, who admitted the blackmail plot at an earlier hearing , was an author of several works of fiction.
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At an earlier hearing , he'd pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol in his blood.
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Southall, who admitted speeding at an earlier hearing , was fined Pounds 700 and given six penalty points.
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Judge Geoffrey Jones caused a storm by making the comment at an earlier hearing because Ian Stevenson also admitted assaulting two boys.
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McGregor had admitted forging the coupon at an earlier hearing which was adjourned for reports.
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An earlier disciplinary hearing at the 106-year-old golf club suspended Branch for six months.
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At an earlier hearing police said Griffin blasted Lynn's car with a. 44 Magnum after she broke up their affair.
fair
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The audi alteram partem rule-the right to a fair hearing .
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He says that he feels it was a fair hearing .
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Attention is exclusively on the right to a fair hearing .
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The Audi Alteram Partem rule-the right to a fair hearing .
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Students could not win a fair hearing it seemed, but they did not pursue the matter any further at this time.
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But right now, all I want is a fair hearing .
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I ask hon. Members to give a fair hearing to the last few questions.
full
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In 1982, 78 percent of cases in which pre-hearing assessments had been requested did not proceed to a full hearing .
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A full hearing is expected by mid-April.
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The judge also ordered that the matter be further considered at a full hearing on 10 July 1992.
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Lord Penrose said that the case should proceed to a full hearing of evidence on those points.
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A full hearing on the case will be heard in the High Court tomorrow.
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A full hearing will start on April 27.
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However, on the resumption of full hearing , Judge Ireland instructed that Beattie be released immediately.
hard
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Read in studio Viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing will be getting a new service from Central next week.
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The theatre is equipped with an induction loop for the hard of hearing .
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In fact, people think being hard of hearing is funny, or being short-sighted.
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One third of those over 65 and one half of those over 80 are hard of hearing .
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In the first instance certain basic guidelines that make communication easier for the hard of hearing were suggested.
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If you know in advance that some people are hard of hearing you can seat them accordingly.
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There will be special areas with induction loop facilities for the hard of hearing and sign language interpreters will be on hand.
preliminary
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The documents used during the preliminary hearing may not, subject to limited exceptions, be used at the trial.
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Most felonies are first addressed in Municipal Court for arraignments, continuance matters and preliminary hearings .
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After a preliminary hearing at a Lewes court the detained men were released on bail.
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A short preliminary hearing of the case was held last Monday.
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Yesterday all eight members of the feuding families were at Sleaford county court, Lincs for a preliminary hearing .
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This can be corrected at the pre-trial review or preliminary arbitration hearing .
public
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The College believes a public hearing is necessary to ensure the full facts surrounding the tragedy are uncovered.
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Tonto National Forest already has held public hearings on the mining proposal.
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So it appeared at the public hearings .
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If granted, those who registered opposition at the public hearings would have 30 days to appeal.
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We have public hearings and questions are put to us; sometimes it can be quite harsh.
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San Francisco Supervisor Michael Yaki talked of holding public hearings .
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Under the Gephardt plan, the issues would be selected after public hearings and the referendum results would be nonbinding.
■ NOUN
aid
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Some venues have an induction loop fitted to assist hearing aid users.
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Headphones are not practicable for hearing aid wearers because the proximity of the headphone causes acoustic feedback in the aids.
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Similarly, the transistor took decades to become incorporated into commercial products such as hearing aids , navigational instruments and computers.
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This room was equipped with an induction loop to transmit sound to people with suitably receptive hearing aids .
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This saves explanations, searching for hearing aid and general inconvenience.
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The deaf are finding that their hearing aids are amplifying more than just the voices of their friends.
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I think he should get a hearing aid - it's easier than shouting all the time.
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One thing I had in common with Nigel was our National Health hearing aid .
appeal
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The order resulted from an appeal hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
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But, after two days of appeal hearings , the tide has turned.
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Eddie Browning says he's angry over long delays facing other prisoners seeking appeal hearings .
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Right at the last minute, before the final Court of Appeal hearing on 1 May, evidence alleging torture was adduced.
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But any grounds for the House to consider that the appeal hearing was so defective as to require re-opening seem nonexistent.
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Players' union chief Taylor is expected to defend Durie at an appeal hearing in London.
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Matters like compliance costs, assessments and appeal hearings are also dealt with here.
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But after two days of appeal hearings , you can see the tide turning in Microsoft's favour.
child
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The study will follow the reading progress of both deaf and hearing children in the light of their ability to sign and finger spell.
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Deaf children's reading ability does increase over time, however, although it never reaches the levels of hearing children .
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The practice of hearing children read has invariably been closely linked with the universal use of basic reading schemes.
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They will mix with hearing children from the beginning.
confirmation
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The Senate leadership quickly gave its consent and we ran many of the confirmation hearings live.
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At her Senate confirmation hearings , she wasted little time proving him right.
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As is customary with appointees facing confirmation hearings , Albright declined to be interviewed for this article.
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Lake is not granting interviews as he prepares for his confirmation hearings .
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Some were raised in confirmation hearings .
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During Senate confirmation hearings , Sen.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee did not make her charges public and closed the confirmation hearings without calling her as a witness.
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Andrew Cuomo had the combined feminine power of two dynasties backing him at his Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday.
court
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While definitive answers may not yet be possible, recent court hearings and interviews with Lee's colleagues have provided new information.
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Cameras have been barred from the trial, and transcripts of previous court hearings have been sealed.
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The health authority confirmed a High Court hearing would start on April 9 in Middlesbrough.
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The court hearing system at Bushey isn't operating correctly; members are complaining.
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We have two reports, the first on today's court hearing .
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Voice over Whether or not Aldershot need to take up Swindon's offer of hospitality depends on a high court hearing on Wednesday.
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Even physical access to a court hearing was not guaranteed.
impairment
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This is one reason why hearing impairment in childhood is totally different from hearing loss in adult life.
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The authors recognise the many methodological problems in studying disabilities that may result from hearing impairment .
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Hearing checks are essential as conductive hearing impairment is very frequent in young children.
loss
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It should be recognized and accepted that coping with hearing loss can be utterly exhausting.
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My twin brother appeared by the age of about ten to have some hearing loss .
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Reading needs to be recognized as just one more part of your overall plan and pattern of tackling hearing loss .
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Different names are used to describe high-frequency hearing loss .
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This is one reason why hearing impairment in childhood is totally different from hearing loss in adult life.
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Now, with hearing loss , the routine needs to be reviewed, to plan when to talk and when not to.
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They had a history of hearing loss for an average of 18 months.
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Parents who do not detect an intermittent hearing loss can become irritable and controlling and label their child as disobedient and unresponsive.
people
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Deaf people also imagined hearing people to hold more negative attitudes than they actually did.
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Transcripts of hearing people and deaf people signing a sequence of three cartoon pictures were compared in a number of ways.
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In sign language terms these would include: Do hearing people control the fortunes of deaf people politically and economically?
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Do hearing people tend to occupy more influential positions in technology than do deaf people?
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Both deaf and hearing people do interpret stimuli presented for memory in terms of linguistic knowledge of both the task and the stimuli themselves.
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Many hearing people assume that sign language is the same the world over.
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This Congress demands that deaf people should have access to all official information to the same extent as hearing people.
problem
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There are special amplifiers for telephones and televisions, for people with hearing problems .
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It drew their attention to the fact that some of their clients may have a hearing problem without expressly saying so.
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Consequently parents may not suspect that their child has any hearing problem as there is no ear infection.
senate
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Citibank's role was outlined in Senate hearings in November organized by Sen.
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In numerous House and Senate hearings , Congress heard conflicting testimony from expert witnesses.
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It was a period of great stress for the Chief, what with the special prosecutor and the Senate hearings .
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The 1916 Senate hearings produced no debate on the question of whether concern about leprosy was in the national interest.
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adjourn
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Magistrates adjourned the hearing until later today after a solicitor asked for more time to consult his clients.
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Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith said as there was a possibility of industrial disease he was adjourning the hearing pending further inquiries.
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Magistrates adjourned the hearing until May 14.
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Coroner, Lester Madrell adjourned the hearing for police to continue their investigations.
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The magistrates adjourned the hearing until October 8, when committal proceedings are likely to take place.
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Judge David Selwood adjourned the hearings to October 7 for pre-sentence reports.
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The Cleveland coroner adjourned the hearing pending further inquiries.
appear
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A dissenting shareholder should lodge his opposition at the meeting of shareholders and should also appear at the hearing of the petition.
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So it appeared at the public hearings .
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They appear at Capitol Hill hearings , inaugurations, embassy dinners and presidential galas.
attend
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The contemnor attended the hearing of the motion to commit, at which he was represented.
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However, she attended the hearing and told the coroner she agreed with the police report.
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Creditors has travelled thousands of miles to attend this hearing .
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The parties will then have an opportunity to attend the hearing and make representations before the court makes a final decision.
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Staff have also found it necessary to attend children's hearings both before and after an assessment panel.
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When the motion came before Judge Stockdale on 2 August 1991, neither of the defendants attended the hearing .
begin
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On Jan. 13 a court in Ankara began a hearing on the matter.
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It was about this time that Endill began hearing footsteps echoing around the corridors of Nightside.
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He replaced Mike Stout at the end of 1988 after Stout began to suffer hearing difficulties.
conduct
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Should they be allowed to conduct a formal hearing ?
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Thompson is seeking Senate approval for a $ 6. 5 million budget to conduct wide-ranging hearings later this year.
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The Congress meanwhile created a select joint committee to conduct hearings .
fix
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As soon as practicable after the pre-trial review, a date for trial is fixed , if a hearing is necessary. 5.
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No date has yet been fixed for a hearing .
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The court will either grant the request on written application or fix a date for hearing .
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The summons for directions will be issued to fix the hearing date for the petition.
hold
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They never hold any open hearings .
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Whether Congress holds extensive hearings into legislative policy adjustments may seem like boring, inside political baseball.
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Three Old Bailey judges were accused of ignoring the principle of open justice, and wrongly holding secret hearings .
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San Francisco Supervisor Michael Yaki talked of holding public hearings .
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He was ordered held for a bail hearing on Tuesday.
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The California Assembly has also decided to hold hearings on the proposed merger.
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The Maryland legislature agreed to hold joint hearings on abortion and began consideration of legislation introduced in January.
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Peter Torkildsen bolted from his party to hold the first-ever House hearings on the anti-discrimination measure.
look
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I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
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I look forward to hearing from you with your agreement to the above after you have discussed the matter with your colleagues.
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I look forward to hearing from you soon and, if possible, by 11 December 1992.
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We look forward to hearing from Mo and Barbara to see whether Sparkle has lived up to expectations.
lose
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Mr T has totally lost his hearing .
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Quite a number of the people you speak to will be getting on in years and have lost their sharpness of hearing .
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Her nan had lost her hearing working in the textile m ills.
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Francis was a very bright boy, but when five years old he fell ill with scarlet fever and lost his hearing .
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She lost her hearing totally and suddenly.
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Then three years ago, she lost her hearing and seemed destined for a life of isolation before she underwent the operation.
televise
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After that, the panel is expected to hold public, televised hearings on what punishment to impose on Gingrich.
tell
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They told the hearing in Hull that Lance was pestering them.
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On 4 July Mrs Kemp was told that the hearing would take place on 11 July.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be hearing things
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Oh, you are there. Good, for a second I thought I was hearing things.
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I thought I was hearing things.
mental/visual/cognitive/hearing etc impairment
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An artist who has a visual impairment , working with and not against its limitations.
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Five years after his illness began the patient complained of progressive visual impairment .
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Hearing checks are essential as conductive hearing impairment is very frequent in young children.
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However, visual impairment does seem to be related to both anxiety and depression.
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Nausea, visual impairment , or headache occasionally occur.
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The authors recognise the many methodological problems in studying disabilities that may result from hearing impairment .
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The complete lack of cognitive improvements leads them to suggest that cognitive impairment is intrinsically associated with long-term morbidity in schizophrenia.
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This is one reason why hearing impairment in childhood is totally different from hearing loss in adult life.
the hard of hearing
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a public hearing
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Bats have a very powerful sense of hearing .
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My hearing 's not very good - can you speak a little louder please?
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My hearing isn't as good as it used to be.
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Paula lost her hearing after a tragic car accident.
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Years of playing in a rock band had resulted in a loss of hearing .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a general principle it was recommended that hearings should be in public and that reasons should be given for decisions.
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Industry feared that even quite harmless products might have to be subjected to lengthy and costly hearings as a result.
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The order resulted from an appeal hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
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Thompson is seeking Senate approval for a $ 6. 5 million budget to conduct wide-ranging hearings later this year.
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Who at this point remembers a single moment in the Whitewater hearings that transcended hyperventilating partisanship?