I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a marching band (= musicians who march as they play )
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the Ohio state marching band
a protest march
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They staged a protest march through the city’s streets.
as mad as a hatter/March hare (= completely crazy )
marched in procession
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They marched in procession to the Capitol building.
marching band
next/last March
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She started work here last March.
onward march
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the onward march of science
route march
the end of March/July/December etc
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My licence runs out at the end of May.
troops march
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British troops marched north to attack the German forces.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
army
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They travel throughout the Empire, joining armies as they march to battle.
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He was humming an old army marching tune.
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An alliance was made and Sigmar's army marched east to the beleaguered hold of Zhufbar.
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His intention was to collect an army to march against the city.
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On 29 August, after hurrying away from the sound of gunfire, the royal army marched into Inverness.
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There is still a Fort Sheridan, which was built originally so that the Army could quickly march on a strike.
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Joined by a contingent of Sword Masters, his army marched on into southern Avelorn to reclaim the Everqueen's land.
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About 10.30 a.m. the army began to march past.
band
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The boys wore the same grey shorts and jerseys; the band was practising, marching and counter-marching on the playing field.
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Led by Hepworth Band they march through the village to Scholes, with stops enroute for the singing of hymns.
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To the strains of the Police Band , the men marched past, first in column later in fours.
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Outside the birdsong has been replaced by the sound of a military band marching up the road.
city
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On the seventh day they march around the city seven times.
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Unconvinced, the battalion marched out of the city , but the undaunted colonel followed, arguing as he went.
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We succeeded in doing this despite the Czech authorities' decision to ban marches in the city .
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His intention was to collect an army to march against the city .
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He marched northwards from city to city, addressing the people in the market places, gathering about him an army.
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It will lead youth marches in various cities , and try to expand its 191 college chapters and 220 youth councils.
door
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Suspecting some bizarre practical joke, Charlotte marched up to the front door and rang the bell.
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Instead, she delivered what looked like a scathing remark and marched toward the door with Henry scrambling after her.
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He then marched out of the front door , beyond the scrutiny of the library staff.
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Both women looked at him in joint appeal and he marched to the door , pulling it open with unnecessary force.
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He marched through the swing doors in front of the others and Camb got into the car.
house
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I put on Hyde's clothes and marched confidently through the house .
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She marched around the house , strutted, and howled for what she wanted.
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When Susan marched into the house it was clear that something had been said.
man
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After the incident, Hooper and his men were marching from the camp.
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Where certain sorts of men marched in ahead of their wives.
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The men who had marched north with Duncan to dispose of his dangerous half-brother at Tarbatness had mostly died in that battle.
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Now a new man , the sergeant marched out gratefully, ready for another day.
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Sillett has his men marching again.
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Then Agnes realized that there was a squad of men marching behind the carts.
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BOn my block men march down the street every day with packets of fliers they stuff into mailboxes.
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On the opposite side were the men who had marched up from Levenmouth.
people
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Two hundred and fifty people marched the short distance from the company's base to Dundee's Camperdown Park for a rally.
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Those young people are often seen marching to the same drummer as their elders now.
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Thousands march against Ulster violence Meanwhile, thousands of people have marched against the violence in Ulster.
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On 24 May, 100,000 people marched through the Causeway Bay shopping district.
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I drew maps and flowcharts of the events and stood people up and marched them through key scenes.
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About 4,000 people marched along the twisting country road to the site, led by a traditional pipe band in full regalia.
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Later, around 3,000 people marched on the parliament building, where there were minor scuffles with police.
room
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The man started to laugh and Lais glared at him angrily, grabbing Peach's hand and marching her from the room .
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Moving briskly, Wade dug out a plastic garbage bag, marched into the living room , and collected the dead houseplants.
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In Por Tanssie, no one would have marched into a room uninvited in case the person inside was in a state of undress.
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Without a word she marched from the room .
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Fully dressed at last, Queequeg, harpoon proudly in hand, marches out of the room .
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Jack marched back across the room and sloshed more Bailey's into her half-full glass before refilling his own with bourbon.
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Joan Carrier; the head nurse, parted the onlookers, marched into the room and stood over the table.
soldier
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Now: When the soldiers march across in the beginning, do you remember?
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All the audience saw were twelve soldiers marching slowly towards them apparently from miles away.
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Much more inspiring and less frequent were the sight and sounds of soldiers marching to war from drill hall to station.
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Joseph arrived in sullen mood, having learnt that soldiers were marching through the Wallowa among his women and children.
street
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With Sam and four friends I marched towards our street .
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Not just me, not just my friends, but everybody who marched in the streets .
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BOn my block men march down the street every day with packets of fliers they stuff into mailboxes.
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One day soon afterwards, Lily and I stood and watched a contingent of troops marching through the streets .
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They often took long walks together, how ever, marching through the streets of London in companionable silence.
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They fall in a pattern, a few minutes apart, marching through the streets as the gunners zero in.
student
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Wuhan, a large industrial city on the Changjiang River was next to see students march in defiance of the local authorities.
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On June 10, an estimated 17, 000 students started marching toward Panmunjom.
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Several thousand students and union members marched on the heavily fortified U.S.
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On one Saturday in October, five hundred students marched through Poughkeepsie protesting the Klan.
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On Monday evening, May 5, the 250 students marched out from behind the gate without incident.
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On Sunday night, about 300 tenant supporters, community activists and students marched to the site from Justin Herman Plaza.
thousands
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On that day thousands marched from West to East Berlin in protest at the terms of unification.
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Tens of thousands of protesters were marching toward the presidential palace to demand his immediate resignation.
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Thousands march against Ulster violence Meanwhile, thousands of people have marched against the violence in Ulster.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"I'll never forgive you for this," Marge said, and she marched off without a backward glance.
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Over ten thousand workers marched through the capital demanding higher wages.
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Several hundred students marched across campus to protest.
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Several thousand people marched on the French embassy.
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Sheila marched straight into the office and demanded an apology.
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The 555th Battalion marched in the parade.
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The prisoners of war were marched around the compound.
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Thousands of US soldiers marched through the streets of Paris.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In May 1846 Fremont marched back south to California.
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Marquez, realizing he must act quickly, marched toward Queretaro.
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Pestilence and devastation would march across the land; and the four horsemen ride the sky.
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The men were so tired they found it hard to march .
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The police escort us as we march down Seventh Avenue.
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They marched him past the desk of the section supervisor into a two-tiered cell block.
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This has caused some concern as peaceful demonstrators may be prevented from marching because of the threat posed by a potentially disruptive counter-demonstration.
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We have not marched all this way to sit and wait!
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
long
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Only one Valence had returned, to die slowly of poisons he had absorbed during the long march .
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Bertinotti described the experience as' a long march in the desert in order to arrive at an oasis.
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The unit split up into three convoys for the long march to Kufra.
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You hear it all the time, as Thatcherism makes its long march against the historical inevitability of socialism.
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The long march to 1945 and beyond had truly been halted.
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But we should be further on in the long march from paternalism.
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General Mao-Tse-Tung was leading an army of 100,000 peasants on a long march south through Sianfu.
onward
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For more than a century factory acts and ever shorter working hours marked the onward march of industrial progress.
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If the onward march of globalisation can not be halted, the case for a more effective regional policy has become unassailable.
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Practical gardening Organic gardening continues its onward march through our bookcases.
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It's as if he has been holding up the onward march of history, and history can not wait.
peaceful
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The occasion was a peaceful march on government offices to protest against high crime levels.
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Blacks knew that every peaceful march and favorable court decision was being answered with acts of officially sanctioned violence.
quick
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Although he walked at a quick march through the crowd, Renwick managed to keep Moore's black hair in sight.
■ NOUN
protest
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Outside in the street student protest marches wander aimlessly by.
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Also Tuesday, opposition leaders said they will mount a new challenge to riot police blocking protest marches .
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A protest march of an estimated 1,000 construction workers took place on April 7 in Lima.
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A largely black protest march was held here recently to demand the return of safe streets.
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Later in the day security forces stormed a candlelight protest march , beating young people who called for peaceful change.
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Jesse Jackson led thousands on a protest march through Sacramento.
■ VERB
ban
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Had Craig banned the march , he would have infuriated the civil rights people.
call
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In spite of the firing 300 demonstrators succeeded in reaching the border at Chakoti, where Khan eventually agreed to call off the march .
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Gandhi immediately called off his march .
halt
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Bridges were reported to have been blown up and roads to the capital blocked in an effort to halt the march .
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But not even the most stringent economies could halt the march of the inevitable.
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So what, if anything, is being done to halt the seemingly relentless march of rainforest destruction?
hold
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New discoveries have opened up all kinds of possibilities for holding back the march of time.
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Likewise, Chicano activists have held marches and demonstrations in San Diego during the convention.
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Like Franco, Arrese was trying to hold back the march of history.
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And a group in San Francisco is using the anniversary of the march to hold a march of its own Thursday.
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It's as if he has been holding up the onward march of history, and history can not wait.
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People come and hold a march for me.
join
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Like many others joining the march , Cain has been a longtime fighter for civil rights.
lead
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The spokeswoman revealed that farmers' sons and daughters would be among the children leading the march .
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Congressional leader Fabian Alarcon, elected interim president by Congress, led the march .
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In the environmental movement, it was women who led demonstrations and marches and clung to trees to stop them being felled.
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In August 1963 Luther King led a massive march on Washington.
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You will lead the march , I shall be taking the salute.
organize
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They started organizing the march in February.
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Sometimes it means they help organize marches in front of crack houses.
stage
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Protests continued in June in Belgrade as students staged anti-Milosevic marches .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
steal a march on sb
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But buyers there may simply have stolen a march on the market.
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It sounds simple but it is not, which is why for the time being Zurich seems to have stolen a march on its rivals.
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Mr Blackmore said stores that open on Sunday are stealing a march on their competitors.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a Civil Rights march in Washington
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Local trade union leaders joined in the protest march against cuts in government spending.
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The soldiers did a march around the parade ground.
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Thousands of students took part in the march .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And a group in San Francisco is using the anniversary of the march to hold a march of its own Thursday.
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I'd just settled in my place when the trumpets blew and the march struck up for the grand parade.
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I did put the wedding march to a blue grass beat.
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Only one Valence had returned, to die slowly of poisons he had absorbed during the long march .
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Since Wallace returned from the march , he has committed himself to making change in his neighborhood individual by individual.
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So what, if anything, is being done to halt the seemingly relentless march of rainforest destruction?
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With fatigued muscles, we endured ruck marches, long runs and obstacle courses.