noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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early
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There was a trial in early May this year, to determine whether Hughes was guilty of reckless driving.
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I turned down a higher-level job from Gil in early May .
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An election must be held by early May .
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This year, all but three of the 20 graduates of the programs had jobs by early May .
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From January to early May the biggest sources are evergreen trees such as juniper, cedar and cypress.
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The wedding was planned for early May .
late
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In initial efforts to hoodwink journalists, mine managers said there had been no work at Longshan since late May .
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Except during the general offensive, lasting from late 1967 until May of 1969, the enemy relied on different tactics.
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The execution dates are expected to be set for mid-April to late May .
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The park, a short drive south of downtown, is open from late May to early October.
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It was late May on the day that Duvall came.
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In a prison camp in central Bosnia in late May 1992, a man is beaten and kicked into unconsciousness.
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day
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Clun has reinvented its old May Day festival and reinvented the Green Man along with it.
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But without clear proposals for change, the protests in London last year and on May Day this year were disasters.
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If you checked ten or more, this is a May Day alert.
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It was May Day 1974, then yet to be made by the new Labour government into a public holiday.
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The violence on May Day was the direct and predictable result of the absence of boundaries and the abdication of responsibility.
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At least five people were injured during a May Day march in Sri Lanka when police fired tear gas.
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Marchers gathered in defiance of a government order that banned May Day celebrations and protests.
■ VERB
announce
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The award was announced in the May 1997 edition of Downbeat.
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Vanguard announced last May that Bogle planned to resign as chief executive on Jan. 31.
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Officials said the administration will announce May 15 what products will be subject to punitive tariffs of 100 percent.
begin
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Work on the first 200 ha of the site began last May and is expected to take 32 months.
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The problem for Jackson and the justice department is that times have changed since the case against Microsoft began in May 1998.
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But what began in May 1998 as a skirmish over a remote stretch of border exposed a deep reservoir of bitterness.
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The sailing season begins May 24 and runs through Oct. 6.
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The second study, which began last May , is not yet complete but involves the testing of about 10,000 brains.
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The frenzy of buying added to a stock market boom that began in May 1999.
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Not surprisingly, the trip began in late May here at home, with the first featured location our own Southwest.
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The initial excavations for the diversion tunnels had begun on May 16, 1931.
born
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Her baby was born on May 24, but it is too early to know whether little Katya is infected as well.
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Kaczynski was born May 22, 1942, in the quiet Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park.
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He was born 011 May 14, 1666, the only legitimate offspring of his father.
end
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The 49-day refueling shutdown was scheduled to end May 4.
expect
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Months previously, Netanyahu had been expected to win the May election.
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Meanwhile, the couple has embarked on their first joint venture; they are expecting a baby in May .
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Its results are expected some time in May .
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The companies declined comment, but an announcement is expected on May 20 in San Francisco.
hold
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The bomb followed the announcement on Tuesday that early regional elections will be held in May .
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Claudia Schneider is charged with one count of failing to disclose bankruptcy and has also been held in Miami since May .
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The meeting grows from one to two days and will be held on May 19-20.
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An election must be held by early May .
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One must be held by May 1997 anyway, even if the precarious Conservative majority holds.
launch
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The station was launched on 14 May 1973 using the first two stages of a redundant Saturn V left over from Apollo.
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Previously, the judge let two black women join Linda Pugh, a Virginia travel agent who launched the May 1996 suit.
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Masiyiwa still wants to launch the service in May .
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Seven Surveyor landers were launched between May 1966 and January 1968.
meet
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That writers' meeting in May 1986 was, happily, the last literary occasion that I found politically difficult.
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When the conference met in May of that year, voting followed regional patterns.
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Wegener said Chairman Peter Appeldoorn will step down at the annual shareholder meeting May 2.
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OfficeMax said it will name a successor before its annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for May 22.
open
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Showcase 2000, opens April 16 to May 14, 9: 30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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It will open in May , Baer said.
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The pilots' contract opens for renegotiation in May and the flight attendants' in January 1997.
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Berda Morley, who opened the store last May , spent years working in sales and design in the garment industry.
schedule
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The second round of voting is scheduled for May 5.
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Departures are scheduled for May 4, June 29, Sept. 21 and Oct. 5.
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The trial is scheduled for May 27.
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Sentencing is scheduled for May 7.
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The talks are scheduled to conclude in May 1999.
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Another pending decision which also awaits the new Board of Supervisors concerns the proposed bond election, tentatively scheduled for May 20.
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The Prague Spring tour is nine nights, scheduled May 10 to 20.
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OfficeMax said it will name a successor before its annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for May 22.
start
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The couple divorced in 1992, then attempted a yearlong reconciliation starting in May 1993.
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A family festival will also be held during race week, starting May 5.
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The next one starts May 31.
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Schwab initially will offer three types of insurance products to California customers starting May 6.
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The first six-week training program will start May 20.
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The Census Bureau began mailing test questionnaires starting in May 1995.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All entries must be postmarked by May 1.
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Because of the budget stalemate, the $ 175 million only became available in May , Lockhart said.
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Kaczynski was born May 22, 1942, in the quiet Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park.
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Last May , he said, she erected an altar to witchcraft on his dresser.
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The park, a short drive south of downtown, is open from late May to early October.
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The violence on May Day was the direct and predictable result of the absence of boundaries and the abdication of responsibility.