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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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early
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The inquiry should be completed by early March .
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Supporters expect the legislation to be introduced in the Senate in early March .
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Two senior investigators into Stasi connections were dismissed in early March after publicly criticizing the government's exoneration of De Maizière.
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Barring last-minute troubles, the book will be on sale by early March .
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Following widespread protests the government announced the cancellation of the dam project in early March .
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And the unit is not scheduled to return to Norfolk until late February or early March .
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Already by early March , Verdun had become a ghost town.
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Joe set forth the Chennault case once more in a twenty-one-page memorandum sent to Hopkins in early March .
late
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Greenhouse varieties are sown in early March; those for outdoors in late March or early April.
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Then, during late March and April, they made rather half-hearted and dilatory attempts to get agreement on this basis.
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During the gas war that began in late March , gas station owners competed fiercely.
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Young plants in each of the three colours will arrive in late March , with full planting instructions.
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Some through passage perhaps occurs in late autumn and is clearly discernable in late March and April.
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Sow herbs indoors now, then transplant outside in late March or early April.
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delivery
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Treasury bonds for March delivery dropped 7 / 32 to 120 1 / 8.
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Bond futures for March delivery rose 0. 11 from their Friday Tokyo close to 119. 71.
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Bond futures for March delivery will probably trade between 119. 50 yen and 119. 90 yen today, Ishibashi said.
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Bond futures for March delivery rose 0. 17 from yesterday to 119. 87.
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Bond futures for March delivery rose 0. 08 yen to 120. 06.
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Bond futures for March delivery fell 0. 14 yen to 119. 46.
■ VERB
announce
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The election results had been announced on 6 March .
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The results of those hearings are to be announced in late March or early April.
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He is expected to announce a March poll soon, but the elections could be delayed until June.
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Before the merger plan was announced in March , Blue Cross was considering giving $ 2. 4 billion to the foundation.
begin
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Building work on the unit, for which a public appeal raised £250,000, is due to begin in mid March .
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The invasion of Java, culmination of the southern operations, was to begin on 1 March .
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Manufacture began in March 1998, and 1,000 tonnes of stone were moved on site in March last year.
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The San Mateo program began in March 1991, and operates 24 hours a day.
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These protests were added to a series of crippling miners' strikes which had begun in early March .
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During the gas war that began in late March , gas station owners competed fiercely.
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But at the same time, the union is opening strike centers and preparing for a walkout that could begin March 26.
die
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States developments More than 70 people died during March in a fresh wave of violence in parts of Punjab.
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After a 13-month stint, the wheezing and frail Chernenko died in March 1985 at age 73.
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Three members were up for reelection, and a fourth seat had been open since Councilman Louis Heine died in March .
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The first died March 30, and a second was destroyed April 13 after showing symptoms of Ebola.
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Before dying in March 1953 Stalin seems to have decided at last to get rid of him.
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He died on March 2, 1990.
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Some pox formed in his throat and, unable to swallow, he died on March 22, 1758.
end
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The curfew will end next March , when his debt to society will officially have been paid.
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The company a year ago changed its reporting period to a fiscal year that ends March 31 from a calendar year.
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And that was after he ended his campaign in March .
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Matthews said it will record an undisclosed gain on the sale in the quarter ending March 31.
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It had a really bad time in the year ended March 1994.
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The company is aiming to break even at the pretax level in the year ending March 31.
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They now expect New Zealand consumer prices to rise by 1. 6 percent in the year ending March 31.
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Arcade had net profit 16. 9 million guilders in its fiscal year ended March on sales of about 398 million guilders.
hold
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The bookmaker told Kalra he had befriended Cronje and was planning to fix the matches scheduled to be held in March .
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Clinton said he expected a summit with Yeltsin to be held in March in Washington, as planned.
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Soon after the verdict, Legionnaires held their annual March 16 parade to commemorate their war dead.
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The hearing was not held until March 22.
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He will hold hearings in March on the channel lineup.
meet
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It will meet again on 3 March to make recommendations which the recreation committee will consider on 15 March.
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Mr Muor was part of the coalition that put together the first meeting at Wunlit in March last year.
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Many financial analysts said it also is likely that no changes will be made at the next meeting on March 25.
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But reforms would have to be confirmed by the Unionists' annual meeting next March .
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The award will be announced at the bureau's annual meeting March 27 at ArtLink.
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The company said stockholders will be asked to approve the bid at a special meeting in late March .
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Their first meeting , in March 1966, was a bust for King.
open
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The store, at Balloan Park in Inverness, will open on 4 March .
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The museum is expected to open in March 2003.
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Though the first store just opened in March , Shinner knows he must strike while the market is ripe for expansion.
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The 200-foot-tall circular tower is scheduled to open March 1.
rise
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Bond futures for March delivery rose 0. 11 from their Friday Tokyo close to 119. 71.
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Bond futures for March delivery rose 0. 17 from yesterday to 119. 87.
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Bond futures for March delivery rose 0. 08 yen to 120. 06.
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In London on Friday, bond futures for March delivery rose 0. 09 from their Tokyo close to 119. 69.
schedule
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The trip is scheduled for March 12 to 21 and will be led by artist-teacher and Oaxacan specialist Raoul de la Sota.
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The play opens Monday and is scheduled to close March 20.
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Some of the constituents will change at the next review scheduled for March 6 2001.
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Wilson has urged legislators to put off a scheduled March ban of the pesticide methyl bromide.
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John Hutt's termination was scheduled for 6 March .
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A preliminary hearing on the charges is scheduled for March 20.
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Hauser is scheduled to be arraigned March 15.
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Parliamentary elections are scheduled for March 3 -- more than a year before the Socialists' term officially ends.
start
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The ship has been at Rosyth for some weeks and work should have started on 1 March .
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It started March 22 at a tournament in Phoenix.
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Full installation starts in March and will be completed by July.
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Major-league baseball will make available about 1, 000 regular season out-of-market games on DirecTV starting March 31.
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The first round of privatization was due to start in late March .
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Bell started Job Corps last March , standing 6 foot 6 and wearing a scowl.
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Planting should have started on March 1.
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Refiners must start full production by March 1, and none have asked for a waiver.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bogard was arrested in January 1994 and convicted last March .
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Following a general strike and calls for his resignation, the President was arrested on 26 March by fellow army officers.
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Friday, 20 March more discussion with the experienced program design group.
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Romiti will become chairman of Fiat when Gianni Agnelli resigns in March .
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The cost: $ 995 for two people for two nights, or $ 695 for one night, through March 3.
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This compares to approximately 35 % in March , 1998.