adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a national/nationwide campaign
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The walk was part of a national campaign to raise £900,000.
a national/nationwide chain
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He was head of a national chain of grocery stores.
a national/nationwide strike (= all over the country )
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In April 1984 the National Union of Mineworkers called a national strike.
a nationwide appeal
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The missing 15-year-old was found yesterday after a nationwide appeal for help.
a nationwide search (= in every part of a country )
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Kim was missing for two months, prompting a nationwide search.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
election
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Meanwhile, political and ethnic strife in Bosnia have steadily mounted in the run-up to nationwide elections there on September 14.
network
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We are well qualified and equipped to do this through our committed and trained people and our nationwide network of local offices.
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The fear is that a nationwide network of police computers could swap unsubstantiated gossip and suspicion about individuals.
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Ellis was trapped after Liverpool trading standards officers, posing as dealers, smashed a nationwide network of underground sellers.
poll
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Another nationwide poll taken last month by the Los Angeles Times gave the Democrats a seven-point edge.
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It is likely to be its party chairman Gennady Zyuganov, who now leads nationwide polls for president.
protest
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So effective was their network that pro-democracy groups were able to organise two unusual nationwide protests .
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Rabbi Wise called for nationwide protests .
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Beida was slow to become involved, but their ultimate participation completed the final link in the nationwide protest .
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Opposition leaders said they would try to stage nationwide protests , but previous opposition rallies have met only lukewarm support.
search
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A £100,000 nationwide search , involving a helicopter, was launched.
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Her disappearance prompted a nationwide search .
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Her successor would be selected after a nationwide search , and a thorough vetting by the appropriate parish committees.
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Will interim athletic director Paul Bubb be deemed the most-qualified candidate after a nationwide search is conducted?
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The horrifying news sent the Ciprianos on a nationwide search to find the best possible treatment for their daughter.
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Klaas was missing for two months, prompting a nationwide search .
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A nationwide search was under way for a typical coed.
strike
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Industrial action On June 6, 1990, there was a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest against the latest austerity measures.
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Since nearly all passenger trains included Pullmans, a nationwide strike resulted.
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May 24 saw further nationwide strikes and demonstrations in 12 cities.
survey
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It is one of the findings of a nationwide survey carried out by the Bitumen Association.
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A subject chosen following a nationwide survey . £60,000 advertising campaign.
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A nationwide survey completed May 16 showed that Clinton is reaping a political windfall with support from women.
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The latest nationwide survey showed Clinton defeating Dole 56 percent to 39 percent in a hypothetical two-way race.
television
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The President announced this action and explained its background to a startled nation over nationwide television on 22 October.
tour
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Yorick had wanted the Hammersmith Odeon for his comeback concert, followed by a nationwide tour of Britain's major cities.
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The eighty-three year old Nobel Peace prize winner is currently on a nationwide tour .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
nationwide/city-wide etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A nationwide hunt was launched yesterday for the killer of 13-year-old Nicola Jones.
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The case got nationwide attention.
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We have 350 sales outlets nationwide .
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Workers held nationwide strikes and demonstrations all over Spain.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A period of nationwide mourning was declared for Jan. 23-28.
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May 24 saw further nationwide strikes and demonstrations in 12 cities.
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The nationwide initiative in evangelism, another of his personally inspired outreach projects, showed similar faults.