verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
again
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I hope they will intervene again .
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Mr. Clarke I hesitate to intervene again , as the hon. Gentleman is getting near to the time left for my contribution.
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Mr. George Howarth I had not intended to intervene again , but the Minister has invited me to do so.
directly
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Western governments can not intervene directly to support the reformers.
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Secondly, Hu suggests that the Fed should forswear intervening directly in equities or equity derivatives.
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Rather than intervening directly , the Home Office appointed an independent commissioner, whose report vindicated Dyer's accusations.
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Thus relieving them of the terrible necessity of having to intervene directly .
militarily
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Meanwhile Western countries remained divided over whether to intervene militarily in the conflict.
only
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The courts could intervene only if unfairness was such as to amount to an abuse of power.
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Eisenhower was determined to intervene only with the full support of both Congress and adequate allies.
personally
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In 1859 the tsar intervened personally to prevent church leaders from consigning Belliustin to a monastery in the White Sea.
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One has to be grateful to him for intervening personally .
■ NOUN
affair
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They had no sanctioned power to intervene in the affairs of their members, but only to represent them to outsiders.
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If the attempt was made and failed, the organisation would be discredited and no longer able to intervene decisively in Ulster affairs .
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They were probably right to suspect that St Petersburg had begun to think of intervening in their affairs .
authority
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In theory, a shaikh did not have authority to intervene in quarrels within his lineage.
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The last time a president invoked his authority to intervene in an airline labor situation was the mid-1960s.
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In some authorities officers intervene in discussions at will whereas in others more formal rules apply.
behalf
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Most councillors expect to be lobbied by constituents and asked to intervene on their behalf .
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It would not have been the first time Franklin Taylor had intervened on behalf of his sons.
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He called on United States President Bush to intervene on their behalf .
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Unfortunately, I am unable to intervene on your behalf .
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During that time, Dong called on Ambassador Durbrow to intervene on his behalf .
case
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It would be more profitable to concentrate on deciding what factors should lead the courts to intervene in any particular case .
court
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The courts could intervene only if unfairness was such as to amount to an abuse of power.
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The court may intervene where there has been a failure to comply with express procedural requirements.
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The fundamental principle is that the courts will intervene to ensure that the powers of public decision-making bodies are exercised lawfully.
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He agreed that the courts could intervene if the question was whether or not the Commission had acted within its powers or its jurisdiction.
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The danger is not that the courts will intervene too much, but too little.
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The labels law and fact have been attached depending upon whether the courts wish to intervene or not.
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It would be more profitable to concentrate on deciding what factors should lead the courts to intervene in any particular case.
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If a body exercising the statutory powers went beyond the four corners of the act, then the court could intervene .
dispute
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Members have been instructed not to intervene in any dispute at the Wolds.
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The world is not going to intervene to stop such disputes .
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I guessed that he didn't intervene in my dispute with Shadwell because he wanted the situation to deteriorate further.
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Mr Poole said there were signs that the Army was being put on standby to intervene in the three-week-old dispute .
exchange
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Nobody will believe that governments are likely to intervene when exchange rates move toward the edge of their bands.
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The second factor is how the government intervenes to affect the exchange rate.
family
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It has to take powers to intervene in family life and take into care children who are being neglected or badly treated.
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Officials cite a need for statewide consistency in when to intervene in family matters.
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There was moreover a great reluctance to intervene in the family itself.
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How does one intervene in the Family Disease?
forces
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The resignation of the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, early in 1938 provided an opportunity for the popular forces to intervene .
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Ciampini said he was in Srebrenica in March and could foresee a disaster unless outside forces intervened .
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Borja ordered the armed forces to intervene after violent clashes, including gunfire, between the security forces and the demonstrators.
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Chatichai was forced to demote Chalerm in November after the armed forces had threatened to intervene .
government
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But there are areas where governments could profitably intervene in a more positive and co-ordinated way.
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The federal government intervened for the first time with relief and welfare funds to protect the individual from economic misfortune.
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Eventually, the Government intervened to prevent the manufacture of that product in Britain.
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The government tended to intervene swiftly with police and troops when major plants or the railway system were disrupted.
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This was the third time in six months that the federal government had intervened in state politics to redress alleged fraud.
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Nobody will believe that governments are likely to intervene when exchange rates move toward the edge of their bands.
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Neighbouring countries' governments have intervened in favour of their own people.
life
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It has to take powers to intervene in family life and take into care children who are being neglected or badly treated.
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One of them was later to intervene to save his life .
market
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The state was as reluctant to intervene in the housing market , despite its manifest deficiencies.
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Even now, though, central banks intervene in the market and sometimes coordinate to push currencies one way or the other.
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Finance ministers of the Group of Seven industrial countries agreed to intervene in financial markets if need be.
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How has the government intervened in the housing market ?
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In the intervening period, the market sector has become dominant and all three sectors concentrate on using resources efficiently and effectively.
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They want to give new competitors more of a chance, even if it means intervening in the market to do so.
matter
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Is there any evidence of gravitational attraction being modified by intervening matter .
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Officials cite a need for statewide consistency in when to intervene in family matters .
minister
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Now the grocery shops want the Prime Minister to intervene .
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Will the Prime Minister intervene to stop this disgraceful taxation of the sick - yes or no?
police
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The nearby crowd surged forward and police had to intervene .
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Hundreds of police were poised to intervene if things got out of hand, but they did not.
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Referee Vic Callow stopped play and asked police to intervene after the boy made several comments.
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Riot police intervened with teargas; 22 people were injured.
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Only much later did riot police intervene to disperse the protesters.
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Suspended Stoke striker Wayne Biggins clashed with Halsall after the final whistle and police were forced to intervene .
power
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It has to take powers to intervene in family life and take into care children who are being neglected or badly treated.
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They had no sanctioned power to intervene in the affairs of their members, but only to represent them to outsiders.
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He points out that he has no powers to intervene in the laying of a pipeline on part of his farm.
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They know they are drinking themselves to death and in such an instance the social worker has no legal powers to intervene .
process
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Technical control arises from work processes which allow the manager to monitor and intervene in the labour process itself.
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No questioning of the validity or desirability of the task can be permitted to intervene in the process .
state
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Failure to improve could result in the secretary of state intervening .
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In the two generations since the Revolution, the state has intervened in many aspects of family life.
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Now they have asked the Government of the newly independent former Soviet state to intervene .
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Conservatism has a dogma that the State should not intervene .
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Neither the successful actors nor the state intervene to protect those who fail to capture many resources.
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The state intervenes as a last resort or safety net when parenting leads to dangerous or inadequate levels of child care.
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But the state intervenes to ensure that national priorities are protected.
■ VERB
allow
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This might then allow the teacher to intervene to encourage effective strategies.
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A user interface reportedly allows a developer to intervene at any stage in the translation.
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Occasionally, much to their glee, Mr Major allowed them to intervene .
ask
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If the plan does not resolve a serious complaint, they should ask their employer to intervene .
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But an army spokesman denied that it had been asked to prepare to intervene .
decide
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Joan decides to intervene immediately to prevent injury to Robert.
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When Austin murdered Bishop, the United States decided to intervene .
try
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Attacked A neighbour heard his screams but was driven back into her house when she tried to intervene .
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When the two began arguing, the store manager tried to intervene and was shot in the hip.
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Anybody who tried to intervene was beaten up.
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Lisa tried to intervene , but Tabitha kept swinging a knife.
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We did not know that some one had tried to intervene , just minutes before.
wish
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I shall happily give way if he wishes to intervene .
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The labels law and fact have been attached depending upon whether the courts wish to intervene or not.
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The label rational basis would simply be reflective of a conclusion already reached that the court does not wish to intervene .
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The Great Powers who wished to intervene were primarily interested in the destruction of Bolshevism rather than in national independence perse.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the intervening years/months/period etc
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But some underlying patterning remains, despite the intervening years and the subtle shifts in values and beliefs.
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I wanted to look young when I met my brother, perhaps because I had accomplished nothing in the intervening years.
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In the intervening years, as property taxes ate away at their nest egg, their proposals for other developments fell flat.
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Over the intervening years the inter-action and travelling of these eight aircraft is intricate.
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Recounting the matter in present time-without being returned-the patient is using all the intervening years as buffers against the painful emotion.
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Some time, then, during the intervening years, he had been granted a barony.
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The answer depends, to some degree, on the effectiveness of those who have been active in the intervening years.
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To occupy the intervening months she took a job in a hospital.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The country was on its way to an economic renewal, but then an earthquake intervened.
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The UN has not yet decided whether to intervene militarily.