noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hold sb prisoner/hostage/captive
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A senior army officer was held hostage for four months.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
other
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Where was the intuitive faith of the wives and lovers of those other hostages in Beirut?
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So it was with the other hostages .
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As you all know, he is now free and we hope the other hostages will soon be free too.
western
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It was simply guesswork that it was in that place that some of the Western hostages were kept.
■ NOUN
crisis
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Rafsanjani's desire to act on the hostage crisis was tied to domestic concerns.
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Together, Minnig and Cipriani carry the hopes for a peaceful resolution of the hostage crisis here.
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President Bush is being widely praised for his deft handling of the hostage crisis .
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The long-term impact of the crisis will likely be determined by the outcome of the hostage crisis.
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An impasse in the hostage crisis had been reached, to continue through the summer of 1980.
negotiator
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After hostage negotiators heard the gunshot over the phone, police waited about a half hour before entering the home.
situation
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All hostage situations are dangerous and potentially life-threatening.
■ VERB
free
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They freed their hostages , including the ambassador, and left the embassy peacefully on Oct. 7.
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A deal to free the hostages fell through, apparently because their release would have left the rebels without bargaining power.
hold
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Gen. Oscar Florendo, who was being held hostage by the rebels.
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Putin is being held hostage by his generals.
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Yet, the Republican Party is being held hostage by the religious zealots.
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She was out, so he held three women staff hostage until he allowed two policemen to take their place.
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But Havel also has preached that the country must not be held hostage to its past.
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He then called 911 to tell police he was holding the hostages .
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We are all held hostage to each other in this nation.
kill
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Mr Speight has allegedly threatened to kill the hostages if an armed rescue mission is mounted.
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Fierce fighting continued amid rebel threats to kill hostages .
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No one has thought through what happens when a group of private contractors are killed or taken hostage .
release
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The gunmen released most hostages and headed for Chechnya with the rest after receiving a promise of safe passage.
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Smith released the hostages , but remained in the house.
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On 26 July 1986 Father Lawrence Jenco was released after being held hostage for 18 months.
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Newly released hostage Frank Reed declares from his hospital balcony that he is looking forward to a three-pound Maine lobster.
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As a precaution they recently released 40 of their hostages , in case they were carrying the disease.
remain
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In the opinion of most, however customer service and quality remained hostage to the lack of cooperation from the functional heads.
rescue
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But increasingly Waite had become involved in his attempts to rescue hostages held in the Middle East.
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Carter also gave a go-ahead for a military attempt to rescue the hostages .
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President Carter displayed considerable restraint in the crisis until an attempt was made in April 1980 to rescue the hostages by force.
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Carter ordered the Pentagon to prepare a contingency plan for military action to rescue the hostages .
take
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After Aegidius's death, Odovacer took hostages from Angers.
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The suspect, Myron Bowers, 36, was captured with the help of a man he briefly took hostage .
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The heavily armed gunmen initially took 24 hostages , but later released 14.
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No one has thought through what happens when a group of private contractors are killed or taken hostage .
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Mrs Rees's daughter Leanne was taken hostage in the house.
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Later, Cyrus and Poe must stop Johnny from raping a female prison official whom the prisoners have taken hostage .
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The seige ended peacefully and Yacoub was later charged with taking hostages and with illegal possession of a firearm.
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One unconfirmed report said Hamilton had intended to take the children hostage but that his plan went awry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A British journalist was held hostage for over four years.
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An attempt to rescue the American hostages ended in disaster when a helicopter crashed.
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The group has threatened to kill the hostages unless the government frees 15 political prisoners.
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The medical team were captured and taken hostage .
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The terrorists say that they will kill the hostages if we don't agree to their demands.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For a politician to have a clear objective is to offer hostages to his opponents.
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Later, Cyrus and Poe must stop Johnny from raping a female prison official whom the prisoners have taken hostage .
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The government radio said 32 hostages had been released by 11 a. m., but that could not be confirmed.
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They may then have been required to give hostages as a guarantee of future good behaviour.
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We must exchange hostage for hostage.
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When in residence, their occupants were under surveillance; when absent, they left their families as hostages.