adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an independent commission
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The plan requires approval by an independent commission.
an independent country (= not controlled by another country )
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Malaysia has been an independent country since 1963.
an independent expert (= someone who is not controlled by, or does not receive money from, an organization or the government )
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The authorities called in an independent expert to advise them.
an independent film (= a film made by a small film company )
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Young directors began making small independent films.
an independent inquiry (= one that is organized by people who are not involved in a situation )
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The Labour Party is calling for an independent inquiry into the conduct of the police.
an independent review
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Their findings have been confirmed by a recent independent review.
an independent state ( also a sovereign state formal )
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Croatia became an independent state in 1991.
an independent/sovereign nation (= one that rules itself, rather than being run by another country )
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Countries that were once colonies of Britain are now independent nations.
an outside/independent consultant (= one who does not belong to your organization )
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An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
economically independent (= not depending on other people for money )
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Societies change when women become economically independent.
independent clause
independent/impartial advice (= from someone who is not involved and will not get an advantage )
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The banks claim to offer independent financial advice.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Who seeks to support and encourage midwives in their struggle for recognition as independent practitioners?
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Living out that ideal has been the key to the Severns' success as independent owners of their own business.
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We're as independent as ever.
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He does not complete work assigned as independent work.
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In the first months the Provincial Juntas acted as independent sovereign states.
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A knowledge of these 895 will, obviously, include the 660 that occur as independent phonetics.
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This right to operate as independent contractors rather than as salaried servants of the state has been zealously preserved by general practitioners.
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Both the companies will continue to exist as independent companies.
financially
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He was over sixty and a relatively wealthy man, with a wife who was financially independent .
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Less than a dozen years after their car wash days, Pam and Larry Winters are financially independent .
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The poster campaigners at Beida picked up this point, that academics were becoming financially independent and seeking ways of making money.
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Many of them were financially independent .
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His father's death in 1821 left him financially independent .
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It wanted the new structure to be a financially independent party with exclusive political loyalty from its members.
fully
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A social worker is usually involved because a person has ceased to be fully independent in some aspect of daily living.
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There is a fully independent , four-wheel-suspension system with McPherson struts and stabilizer bars, front and rear.
more
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Bees, thus, actively approach horizontal stripes and avoid vertical ones, suggesting that there are two or more independent channels.
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As already stated, a system whose parts vary in a more independent manner is more adaptable.
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Rosa's concern was partly on her own account: she wanted to encourage him to be more independent .
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Term limits for commissioners would enable them to make more independent judgments regarding violations of the law.
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In some other countries central banks are more independent of the government and can take much more initiative in deciding monetary policy.
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A moment's reflection will show that it would make private members more independent .
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As he became more independent of booksellers he began to choose works for publication which suited his own taste.
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Correspondingly, the police have become gradually more independent of local capitalist interests.
newly
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Or it could have refused to recognise Bosnia, stayed on the territory of the newly independent state and fought.
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These problems reveal the contradictions within the newly independent society, particularly the contradictions between the new rulers and the masses.
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Subsequent economic development in these newly independent nations was assisted by the overall growth of world trade and investment.
■ NOUN
advice
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Secondly, is the fact that there was no separate independent advice fatal to the plaintiffs' claim?
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Nothing but independent advice or relief from the ascendancy of her husband over her judgment and will would suffice.
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The wife had no independent advice .
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On independent advice , the syndicate of more than 200 banks appears to have decided Eurotunnel is no longer a bankable proposition.
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Price Waterhouse had been used to help with quality issues and to provide independent advice .
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But the new rules require any directors not involved in the buy-out to obtain independent advice .
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Again it makes sense to take independent advice on how to save for old age when you're living abroad.
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Several planners expressed the need for independent advice in this area.
body
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It is an independent body and the courses are drawn up by specialist committees including representatives from government, industry and teaching.
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The Centre is an independent body , with charitable status.
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The client may need reassurance that the standards the hotel claims to offer have been scrutinised by an independent body .
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This is an independent body of doctors, philosophers, lawyers and theologians which promotes the study of ethical issues.
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Each is the independent body recognised by government as responsible for promoting training in its own part of the economy.
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Sugden warned that independent bodies would become toothless if they were constantly overruled by the government.
candidate
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In addition 84 seats in the expanded 250-member Assembly were reserved for independent candidates .
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In the 1975 election, however, voters chose four independent candidates for the council and elected independent Margaret Hance as mayor.
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The chairman of Cheltenham Conservatives discounts any fears of an independent candidate splitting the Tory vote.
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Texas state law does not allow for the substitution of an independent candidate once he has won a spot on the ballot.
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In elections to rural councils independent candidates won two-thirds of the seats and 80 percent of mayorships.
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But Perot is listed as an independent candidate , and he promised a nominating process open to all comers.
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Neither group competed as a political party in the elections, instead giving their backing to independent candidates .
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The campaign also reverted to the traditional two-party contest with the unexpected withdrawal of undeclared independent candidate Ross Perot.
company
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With our long tradition of effective management and careful attention to quality we have a bright future as an independent company .
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An independent company , that is, with its two main engines of growth showing definite signs of maturity.
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Patricof plans to operate Neill as an independent company .
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Both the companies will continue to exist as independent companies.
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That's helped to make it one of the most profitable independent companies .
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It also convinced managers of the trucking and warehouse operations to buy them out and operate as independent companies .
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The more independent companies shown in Table I were Cosmos and Horizon.
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We are a totally independent company dedicated to providing a high level of professional services to users of all Lotus software.
contractor
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It is thought that the independent contractor is not covered.
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The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.
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This right to operate as independent contractors rather than as salaried servants of the state has been zealously preserved by general practitioners.
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Bragg, 30, of San Marcos, who works as an independent contractor for a mortgage bank.
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The Act will also facilitate the further development of internal markets with competition between suppliers and opted-out hospitals acting as independent contractors .
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Many employees also prefer to be independent contractors , although it is not always clear why.
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Similarly, a small business that hires a marketing consultant must determine whether the consultant is an employee or an independent contractor .
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Perhaps the best rule to follow when it comes to independent contractors is not to make obvious mistakes.
counsel
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By the mid 1930s, he had begun to rule as a royal dictator without the benefit of independent counsel .
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If there are, the attorney general must petition a Washington-based panel of three federal judges to appoint an independent counsel .
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Forbes said an independent counsel was probably the best way to go.
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In several other less serious cases, Reno asked for an independent counsel .
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An independent counsel is subject to removal by the attorney general, the same as any federal prosecutor.
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Of all of these, the appointment of an independent counsel is the least desirable.
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It is clear that the independent counsel law has been misused or at least overused.
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Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have joined in the call for an independent counsel to investigate campaign fund raising.
film
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The subject is contentious enough in all conscience - the independent film .
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No one could argue with the contention that 1996 was the year of the independent film .
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The independent film movement, broadly speaking, grew out of an art tradition.
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But he eventually migrated to Chicago, where he acted in independent films and theater.
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National Video Resources aims to help increase public access to high quality, independent film and video.
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Mr Afman built up a profitable portfolio of loans, mostly to small, independent film studios and heavily secured.
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And those vignettes were made by local college students working with an award-winning independent film director.
inquiry
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The document could not be used for an independent inquiry arising out of other facts.
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They had been spoon-fed for so long that they had lost the habit of independent inquiry .
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He hoped that it would express disquiet at the circumstances of the Tully-West shooting and would call publicly for an independent inquiry .
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Stephen Merrell says a full independent inquiry should be held.
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An independent inquiry into the death of Ashley Kriel, and for his killers to be brought to trial.
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They still want an independent inquiry conducted by doctors from outside the Oxfordshire Health Authority.
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It has decided to launch an independent inquiry , to see whether more could have been done to help him.
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Opposition parties of both the right and left joined with the unions in calling for an independent inquiry into the Fez incidents.
life
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Voice over Bob is helping a dozen patients at Stoke Mandeville to prepare for a new independent life .
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Some one should have tipped these people off before they opted for the independent life .
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After leaving school, many Down's adults would be able to live reasonably independent lives if the appropriate environment were created.
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No woman should have to choose between an independent life and a baby.
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The recent changes in Community Care are designed to give more people the chance to live independent lives .
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They do not illustrate or copy familiar images, but live their own independent lives according to their own programmes.
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However, the presence of the physical handicap will make it more difficult for the person to eventually lead an independent life .
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The promotion of coherent networks of services which assist people to live dignified and independent lives in the community.
producer
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Twenty years later Channel Four, originally conceived as a publishing house for independent producers , succumbed to the same institutional pressures.
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Just how tough it could be for the independent producer is evident from the history of Minerva Films.
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He was more instrumental than any other independent producer in breaking the stranglehold of the major studios.
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One thing is for certain - the role of the independent producer is secured.
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The larger ones hope to soldier on as independent producers .
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The switch to waged work of previously independent producers also increased union membership.
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Do regional broadcasters need regionally based independent producers and do regionally based producers need regional broadcasters?
radio
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Most other independent radio stations had either had their equipment destroyed or had broadcast music programmes and other safe material.
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Read in studio One of the region's independent radio stations has won a top award at the radio Oscars.
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And there are now 15 independent radio stations in London alone, compared with three in 1979.
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The independent radio sector is also thought likely to attract foreign interest.
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This was the first independent radio station in the republic and was to be run by the students' official youth organization.
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The government withdrew facilities for independent radio stations.
school
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The poll, of nearly 2000 adults, showed 72 percent favoured the retention of independent schools .
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Of the 42,000 who leave independent schools , more than 11,000 go to a top-13 university.
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Fees for independent schools are high.
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What is true of schools in the public sector is true also, to a lesser extent, of independent schools.
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Parents began to turn in increasing numbers to the independent schools .
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The same would not be true of independent schools , which at least are well resourced.
sector
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A number depend upon special arrangements with one or more local schools, in either the state or the independent sector .
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So where does this leave the independent sector ?
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Local authorities will be expected to make maximum use of the independent sector . 4.
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We shall continue to encourage the development of childcare arrangements in the voluntary and independent sectors .
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No such option is available to the more fragile independent sector .
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State schools, she declared, had much to learn from the independent sector .
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The lack of strong leadership in the independent sector reflected the absence of any new producer talent.
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A third priority raised is contracting with the independent sector .
software
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It claims that over 1,000 independent software vendors have already signed up for the new version.
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The enticement to independent software vendors is the range of stable Sparc systems from laptops to supercomputers coming to market.
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Another 7 percent is contracted with independent software house, and computer makers provide the remaining 6 percent.
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If demand for its Microsoft based Intel Corp desktops encourage independent software vendors sufficiently development of a MicroSparc-based desktop will be considered.
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He believes such an outcome would only tick off independent software companies.
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Thousands of independent software developers have done so, to their profit and his.
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Some have to be dealt with using adhoc, independent software vendor solutions at present, such as application development environments and distributed databases.
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Some independent software vendors have gone further.
state
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The republic was declared an independent state on Sept. 23.
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Newly independent states now enjoy sovereignty, but the; y still need electricity.
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By 1830 MiloÜ was the internationally accepted ruler of a virtually independent state .
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Now in April 1958 there was a conference of independent states .
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They're independent states these days, no more free transport.
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This, in outline, is the situation facing the government of the newly independent state .
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Or it could have refused to recognise Bosnia, stayed on the territory of the newly independent state and fought.
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It has been replaced by a commonwealth of independent states .
study
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It will make provision for mixed-ability groups much easier to organise, and encourage independent study .
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Two independent studies since the 1968 election confirm the trend.
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Councillors will discuss the possibility of funding an independent study into the mine's viability.
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In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.
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The course manual can be used for independent study .
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Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
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The Bellcrest File is designed for independent study .
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For use in class, or for independent study .
television
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The results of the research will be given to both national and independent television networks.
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While they were still together she started a video course and now works for an independent television company.
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It was Mellor who salvaged something from the disastrous 1990 Broadcasting Bill, which presaged the widely-ridiculed independent television franchise round.
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These days there are hundreds of newspapers, including four competing dailies, and a handful of independent television and radio stations.
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Read in studio One of the founding fathers of independent television has been celebrating sixty years in broadcasting.
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The business is owned by the regional independent television companies.
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It is in the field of editorial content that the Great and Good of independent television have exercised their most direct influence.
variable
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So far only one report has used information for both birth weight and gestational age as independent variables in the analysis.
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It could not handle too many independent variables .
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An alternative choice of independent variables that is more convenient for certain types of four-terminal network is the input current and output voltage.
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In other words it enables one to modify the artificially simplistic notion of clear-cut dependent and independent variables having one-way causal links.
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It was the fact of the experiment that was the important independent variable , not the ones that Mayo was working with.
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The space-economy for example is simply the spatial pattern of organization created by the industrial economy; it is not an independent variable .
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The independent variable on which one has to focus is the political culture.
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Therefore, the regression coefficient is often considered as a measure of the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an independent/a positive/a free etc thinker
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Independent legal experts have been studying the case.
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a strong independent woman
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Changes in the rural economy turned many independent farmers to hired labourers.
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Croatia became an independent nation in 1991.
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Dad left me all his money when he died, which made me financially independent .
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I've always been attracted to strong, independent women.
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I quite like living alone. It's made me more independent .
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I suddenly realised that my precious son was a full-grown man, quite independent of his father and me.
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Joe's still not very independent , and he tends to follow me around.
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Local companies and industries have been helping independent schools to provide buildings and equipment.
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My mom was in fact quite independent . She had always had a job and her own bank account.
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Robin worked for one of the largest independent television companies.
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She is financially independent .
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The blood samples are being sent out for independent analysis.
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The country became independent from France in 1964.
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The country has three major network television stations, plus one independent station.
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We must encourage independent governments, not economic satellites.
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Yonkers has several independent bus lines.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Certainly he did not advise the wife that she should seek independent advice.
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Chain supermarkets are more likely to be discounters than independent supermarkets which favor specials.
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Corporate power is not merely a matter of the resources and market share of formally independent entities.
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However, older age at first pregnancy and fewer children were not independent factors.
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In the 1975 election, however, voters chose four independent candidates for the council and elected independent Margaret Hance as mayor.
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Small independent merchants who were threatened by both the supermarkets and the chains were forced to adopt the supermarket principle.
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The independent project organization appears to be the best approach from a social point of view.