I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
care label
designer label (= an expensive brand from a well-known designer )
own label
sticky tape/label etc British English (= tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
designer
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Opposite the Cathay, one of the many new fashion emporiums is crammed with shoppers browsing the designer labels .
independent
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You can bosh it out, use the same strategies as the independent record labels .
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If not, it will be released under ShadowMan Entertainment Inc., their independent label .
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McLaren recorded Duck Rock for a small, independent record label called Charisma.
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An additional $ 50 million would go to independent labels in each of those five years.
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Staying on an independent label had maintained their credibility and an album of itchy, irresistible pop was consummate for most observers.
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The majority of new albums came from independent labels , where lower overhead lowers the break-even point.
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With their debut album for the superb independent label Dorado, D*Note are going to go clear.
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She sang at clubs and was offered a recording contract by a small independent label .
record
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Well known for all music styles, and especially noted for monthly nights hosted by other clubs or record labels .
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The closings reduced shelf space, which hurt record labels .
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But joy turned to despair as record label Arista axed Heather after poor sales of the album.
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Do old radio broadcasts, minor record labels and second-rate artists merit box sets?
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The amount they contribute is up to each individual and it is likely that big record labels could complain.
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Hardie has one big obstacle: The five big record labels haven't agreed to let him to sell their music.
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The absence had nothing to do with the group itself; changes and instability within the record label were to blame.
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Major record labels hope Monday's ruling will force people to pay what Napster allowed them to get for free.
sticky
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I'd scan the sticky label in the front to see the book's lineage of fellow-sufferers.
■ VERB
attach
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Secondly, there is a temptation to attach a diagnostic label to each condition so that it fits neatly on the problem list.
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Observing the world around them, they attached labels to concepts.
bear
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The parcel is then sent, bearing this label , in the ordinary way but without payment being made at the counter.
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Two other canisters bearing labels for radioactive material were also found, but preliminary tests failed to detect any radioactivity.
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The firm's wines, mostly bearing its own distinctive labels , include a magnificent collection of ready-to-drink burgundy.
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I reflected that every contribution to our sale could well bear such a label .
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The state of this condensed milk was that it is packed in tins bearing labels .
carry
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When the garment you choose carries the GORE-TEX fabric label , you know it's guaranteed to keep you dry.
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But you have to make sure they carry that label .
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Irradiated food must carry labels acknowledging the fact.
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Every stone a statement; every stone carrying an unwritten label .
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The mattress should be at least 4-5in thick, either foam or sprung, and carry a fire-resistant label .
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Everyday language does not carry labels to distinguish scientific talk from other forms of talk.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
attach a label to sb/sth
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Observing the world around them, they attached labels to concepts.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Labels on clothes should be removed for kids with sensitive skin.
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At one time he was given the label "communist" for his opposition to the Vietnam war.
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He objects to the sexist label - he doesn't think he's sexist at all.
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Stacy blushes at the label "father" of the institution, but admits he likes it.
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The group has just produced their new album on the Warner label .
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Use a liquid fertilizer, following the directions on the label .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And I smelled the pungent stickiness of the glue when I pasted the labels on the matchboxes, table, and chairs.
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But those labels are broadly applied.
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Helios is the mid-price label published by Hyperion.
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It was Elton John, a piano-playing singer-songwriter, who signed Sedaka to his new label .
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Some consumer watchdogs are concerned that the labels on the bottles aren't clear enough.
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Such labels bear a striking resemblance to advertising bill boards.
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There are lots of companies who will take charge of this whole operation, including the printing and fixing of the labels.
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This label reflects the apparent concentration of power in executives and the relative decline of legislatures' powers.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Anyone with a foreign accent, including refugee children, were labelled as potential saboteurs.
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Females are less likely than males to be labelled as delinquent and to be processed accordingly.
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Cicourel suggests that certain groups are selected, processed and labelled as criminal.
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One important issue we have not considered is what happens to the individual once he or she is labelled as criminal.
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They confuse popularity with wealth, and you are labelled as stingy.
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The kind to use for preference is any variety which is labelled as polyunsaturated or as high in polyunsaturates.
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The proposal has therefore been labelled as just as propagandistic as Mussolini's act.
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Noisy environment Quite justifiably, hospitals have been labelled as noisy environments.
clearly
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Make sure that each tape is clearly labelled for every text on it, and give each text a number.
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Products would have to be clearly labelled to identify the type of plastic they are made from.
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Each one is labelled clearly with the title in large letters in the bottom right-hand corner.
■ NOUN
food
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Four charges under the food labelling regulations alleged the names used to describe the products did not mention soya protein.
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April Fool's Day marked the entry into force of yet another food labelling law, the nutritional value directive.
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But consumer groups, which have insisted that genetically modified foods should be labelled as such, rejected the plan.
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We will improve standards of food labelling in close consultation with consumer representatives.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Campbell has labelled the commission's recommendations as sheer nonsense.
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Children who are labelled "slow" usually get less attention from teachers.
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Critics have unfairly labelled Young a racist.
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She carefully labeled each jar with its contents and the date.
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She lashed out at her critics who had labelled her a bimbo.
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The unemployed are often labelled as lazy or unreliable.
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When we're ready to label them as suspects, we'll release their descriptions.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And every writer seems to subdivide memory differently and use his own terms to label the different types.
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Characteristics chosen for labelling may reflect domestic environmental priorities, and criteria used in different national schemes may vary widely.
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Each one was labelled with a box number and contained a large brown envelope.
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It urges manufacturers to label sugar on foods but stops short of demanding legislation.
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Or, for the purposes of balance, label somebody a right Osvaldo.
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Students can be asked to draw and label the picture.
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The first and traditional conception of the company might be labelled the fiction/concession theory.