I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a redundancy notice (= a printed statement telling a worker that they are being made redundant )
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1,100 of the bank's 1,260 staff in the UK were given redundancy notices.
at a moment’s notice (= very quickly )
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Fire fighters need to be able to get ready at a moment’s notice.
at short notice BrE, on short notice American English
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The party was arranged at short notice.
didn’t take any notice (= pretended not to notice )
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I waved, but he didn’t take any notice .
find/spot/notice an error
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His accountant spotted several errors in his tax return.
give in...notice (= officially say she was going to leave her job )
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Rose decided to give in her notice .
It’s...short notice
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I can’t make it Friday. It’s very short notice .
notice a difference
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She has noticed a dramatic difference in her energy levels.
notice sb's presence
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If he had noticed her presence, he gave no sign.
notice to quit
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The landlord gave them notice to quit the premises within seven days.
notice/smell a smell ( also detect a smell formal )
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He detected a faint smell of blood.
see/notice an improvement
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After taking the tablets, he noticed some improvement in his energy levels.
see/notice/observe a change
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I saw a big change in her when I met her again.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
even
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Blondel was looking at a small, low door, which Guy hadn't even noticed .
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Hours can fly by as I write a few paragraphs, and I do not even notice .
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He didn't even notice the tannoy, he was already as tired as I was and he could barely stand.
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Forget the added footage; only the fanatics will even notice .
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But he didn't even notice .
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The process was gradual enough that we barely even noticed .
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She did not even notice when the soldiers waved her on.
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At the end of the presentation they gave me a standing ovation, and I hardly even noticed it.
hardly
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It will then be so interested in setting up new territories that it will hardly notice the newcomer.
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They hardly notice when I walk up with the General who has chosen my horse already and his name is Dancing Dan.
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Her head throbbed in rhythm with her bruises, yet she'd hardly noticed any of it downstairs.
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The punditocracy in our country has been so one-sided for so long that we hardly notice the routine tilt anymore.
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I lay there for a long time unhappy and hardly noticing the daily noises of the block assembling round me.
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The sky was darkly overcast, but he hardly noticed the weather.
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I'd hardly noticed them really.
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When she came out to be interviewed earlier that spring, she hardly noticed the weather.
how
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With satisfaction she noticed how her dear little hands were becoming calloused.
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Similarly, a child with a visual-spatial difficulty may not easily notice how different building materials or action figures fit together.
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BSandra, the apartment manager where Tamika lives, notices how filthy and alone the girl is one day.
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I noticed how effective his style was, and found myself trying to copy him.
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She also noticed how excitable he was and how at times too much was expected of him.
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But has anybody noticed how many coaches these guys have lost, too?
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It is also important to notice how easily such a principle supports personal enterprise and property in its contemporary form, capitalism.
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He had reached out his hand to try to pat her on the arm and noticed how erratic his own movements were.
never
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But he had never noticed her eyes in a moment such as this: as grey and hard as any filing cabinet.
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He had never noticed that her eyes were so green or that they perfectly matched her collar.
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Funny how she'd never noticed it before.
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He had never noticed it before, or hardly.
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Jenna had never noticed the trait before, but she supposed he was being over-protective.
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I am surprised that I have never noticed them.
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Since so much is included, though, most people will never notice .
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The process is so slow that contemporaries never notice it.
■ NOUN
change
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Alan had noticed the change of dress and was irritated by it.
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One had to have come from Warsaw to notice the changes .
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Anxious people become acutely sensitized to their bodies, noticing minor bodily changes upon which they focus.
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Following these eye-opening experiences, I began to notice a disquieting change in my personality.
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Jessamy looked at him and found herself noticing the changes in him.
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But it was dubious whether the consumer will notice much change .
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I can't say I have noticed any change in the last few years.
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Visitors are noticing other changes as well.
difference
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Try comparing a plucked note on a violin and on a mandolin and you will certainly notice the difference .
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Have you noticed any difference in the service you get from Washington bureaucrats during the last two weeks of December?
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The deal would create Britain's largest independent broadcasting group, but both companies say the viewer shouldn't notice any difference .
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They are so certain of their theories and experience that they are unable to notice individual differences .
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Sports fans will notice a difference too.
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He was too drunk to notice the difference .
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You will soon notice the difference if you make a sudden switch between the two.
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You should notice a profound difference .
help
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Provide extrinsic feedback. 8. Help student to notice intrinsic feedback. 9.
thing
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The first thing she noticed was the car park.
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The first thing you noticed about Rex was his bushy red beard.
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I think the one thing I have noticed , he is a bit one-dimensional on the draw.
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We got in there, and the first thing we noticed were the bomb craters.
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The first thing he noticed was the tang of disinfectant, mingled with the familiar smells of polish and coal ash.
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The first thing I noticed was a small boy child, a ganymede.
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That is the one thing I have noticed about this job, you always have more things than you can realistically do.
things
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She didn't notice the things .
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Also, it is important all day long to notice all the good things he does.
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He never really had noticed things like that about horses.
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After that I began to notice things I had not before.
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I notice things which other people often miss 32.
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Have you ever noticed how things come up in related groups, in categories?
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But after the Santa fiasco, I began to notice things .
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We kept noticing things we found difficult or troubling, emblematic of what life might be were we to live there permanently.
■ VERB
appear
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At first, Jackie does not appear to notice me.
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I stood still and two of them came within five feet without appearing to notice me.
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Paul didn't appear to notice .
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Only I appeared to notice this, the rest thought she just looked happy.
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There was no point in appearing to notice .
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Mrs Hill appeared not to notice , and talked quietly on of Boyle's law.
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Kopyion, appearing not to notice him, continued collecting messages, reading through them quickly and then shredding them.
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Other societies again seemed remarkably latitudinarian, scarcely appearing to notice that a problem existed.
begin
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Carolyn began to notice the household around her.
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I went off so often Frank began to notice and I said the heat made me restless.
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But after the Santa fiasco, I began to notice things.
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Members of the cast had begun noticing them together recently, but no one said anything.
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Gradually, Garrett's home manufactured machines began to be noticed by his peer group of treasure hunters.
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A dangerous question, because now you begin to notice the very subtle condescension.
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After a while Peach began to notice strange things.
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Following these eye-opening experiences, I began to notice a disquieting change in my personality.
fail
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She seemed to be limping very slightly, something he had failed to notice when they walked to school together.
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If the Western media failed to notice , Arab intellectuals and artists did not.
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Preoccupied, they failed to notice that something had changed about Broadstairs.
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Very quickly, the groom will fail to notice your perfectly executed details, and your children never will.
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He failed to notice the flames licking around the drawers of the filing cabinet.
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And if you failed , no one noticed and you could easily disappear.
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She must have changed over nearly forty years; he'd simply failed to notice .
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On his way to Apple one morning, Atkinson failed to notice that the tractor-trailer ahead of him was parked.
seem
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Even so, Peng Yu-wei seemed not to notice .
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Only, no one seemed to notice this.
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There was one farmer, however, who did not seem to notice her, and this annoyed her a little.
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Both chairs were filled with cats, which he seemed to notice about the same time I did.
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Though she seemed not to notice them, apparently had the ability to block them out, even to forget about them.
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Black writes, reads, eats, takes brief strolls through the neighborhood, seems not to notice that Blue is there.
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Perdita had got through on that one, but Oats didn't seem to have noticed .
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No one else in the bar seemed to have noticed , although parcels were usually suspect.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
not take/pay a blind bit of notice
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For six years, the Government have not taken a blind bit of notice of the Audit Commission's report.
prior warning/notice
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At present the Chancellor has nine days' prior warning of the crucial retail price figures.
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Boudiaf had met the leaders of eight opposition parties on Feb. 9 in order to give them prior notice of the measures.
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However, given prior notice, they will accommodate guests' needs.
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However, Mrs. Buttigieg claimed that there had been no prior warnings to indicate that changes would take place over the weekend.
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Living with giddiness An attack may be totally sudden or there may be prior warning.
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Packed lunches are available but please give prior notice.
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This may take place during your stay and prior warning may not be given.
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When faced with similar situations in the future, why not give yourself prior warning by asking the following question?
rave reviews/notices/reports
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Already open is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which has drawn rave reviews from those who have visited it.
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Although the show opened on Broadway to less than rave reviews, Sandy said the new production is better.
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But freshman outfielder Pedro Loza has been drawing rave reviews in practice.
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But she proved to be a natural and her performance won rave reviews.
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His film My Cousin Vinny opened to rave reviews.
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Last year, it reopened to rave reviews.
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So far no rivals have matched the rave reviews E ma won for the film.
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The pair gained rave reviews for their Belfast concert earlier this week and are likely to be just as good tomorrow night.
short notice
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Frieder could have a glut of scholarships available on short notice.
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He was called in at short notice due to the unfortunate motor accident involving Design Director, Bill Naysmith.
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His armour was piled not three yards away, arrayed ready to be donned at short notice.
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I am very sorry to give you such short notice about this.
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Our entire Fleet had to prepare for sortie on such short notice.
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Part C. A short notice teaching session - 20 minutes.
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The registry office couldn't marry them at such short notice and they must wait until the following day.
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When a march is organised at short notice, as much notice as practicable must be given.
until further notice
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All three schools were closed until further notice.
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The museum will be closed until further notice.
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A curfew was imposed until further notice in both Nouadhibou and Nouakchott.
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All its teams have been banned from international competitions until further notice.
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Althorp is closed to the public until further notice.
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An army spokesman said the curfew would continue until further notice, but army radio said it would be lifted on Sunday.
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Despite the plans to introduce a multiparty system, government sources confirmed that new parties would remain banned until further notice.
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Fast lanes closed on each carriageway until further notice with two lanes open for traffic.
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His coach told him a few days ago that he would come off the bench until further notice.
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Just keep sending the reports, he says, until further notice.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Julie's home." "Yes, I noticed her bicycle outside."
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As she was about to leave, she noticed that the kitchen window was open.
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Did you notice what he was wearing?
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Do you notice anything different about my hair?
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Dominic took a huge slice of cake, hoping no one would notice .
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I noticed that he was rather quiet during dinner.
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I said "Hello," but she didn't notice .
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I was about to leave when I noticed someone coming up the driveway.
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She was worried that her boss would notice how long she had been gone.
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You may notice a numb feeling in your fingers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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David had noticed the return of worrying symptoms in the previous few days.
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Have you ever noticed that a lot of butterflies have the colour black on their wings?
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He also noticed a vacant table to their right and another to their left.
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He did not seem to mind, or even to notice .
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I noticed that some of the upstart ash trees were already bearing seeds, and some were loaded with them.
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It will be all right if we are very quiet, so that they do not notice us.
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Perhaps some one would notice how wild the pickpocket's eyes were growing; perhaps they might help him.
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The other child whom I noticed in that Fourth Grade room was in an obvious way less fortunate.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
advance
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Please contact your local Eagle Star branch giving as much advance notice as possible.
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Computerized detector modules translate those light shifts into stress units, providing advance notice of failure.
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Rosalind bakes her own bread and croissants and will prepare an evening meal with advance notice .
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Asked to deal with the unexpected, usually without must advance notice , people often react with apprehension or hostility.
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Nor does the Act impose a requirement of advance notice of meetings and assemblies.
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It is therefore advisable for the expatriate to give advance notice to the school of when places are required.
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Special diets are catered for with advance notice .
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On one occasion, with no advance notice , my salary was paid into my account seven days late.
further
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All its teams have been banned from international competitions until further notice .
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His coach told him a few days ago that he would come off the bench until further notice .
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In those circumstances the landlord will have to serve a further notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, s25.
little
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The apathy of the people towards unemployment was one of the things that caused so little notice to be taken of it.
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When the United States assured religious freedom around 1776, the founders paid little notice to this seeker.
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It may be that little notice of this was taken in Northern Ireland.
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His death in October at 71 received little notice .
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While a great deal has been written about railways in migration, little notice has been taken of the role of the railway station.
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Most of what happens in the state budget each year gets little notice from the public.
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I have found that shying is best combated by taking as little notice as possible.
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For some time, Langford told me, they took little notice .
prior
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However, given prior notice , they will accommodate guests' needs.
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Boudiaf had met the leaders of eight opposition parties on Feb. 9 in order to give them prior notice of the measures.
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Packed lunches are available but please give prior notice .
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I understand the Campaign for Real Ale Limited may change the amount only after giving me prior notice .
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That is why he gave the City prior notice of measures that will come into effect in April, 1994.
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That is the reason why I gave the Prime Minister prior notice of the question.
public
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These provide, amongst other things, for public notice in the press of the detailed contents of the Bill.
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The Imperial Conference received much public notice , but the other books did not.
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My conclusions are these: Wick Communications is going to keep the public notices contract for at least another year.
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He first came to public notice in 1825.
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Although she had enjoyed glowing public notices as the first female three-star general, Kennedy has her critics inside the Pentagon.
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Nevertheless, many traders will choose to avail themselves of public notice .
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The disease first came to international public notice in the 1860s, when leprosy was reported to be spreading in Hawaii.
reasonable
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He could therefore revive his right by giving reasonable notice .
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This allows the artist to look at the manager's books, with reasonable notice .
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Patrons please not that a buffet can be served after the show for up to 50 people provided reasonable advance notice is given.
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The test of reasonable notice is objective.
short
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Working conditions may not be up to much, and as a casual employee you can be fired at short notice .
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Alas, the time came a couple of weeks ago when I needed a hotel room in New Orleans on short notice .
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The landlord could also terminate the arrangements at short notice .
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Our entire Fleet had to prepare for sortie on such short notice .
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It was ready to move into top gear at very short notice .
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Many laboratories have cooperated at short notice and are analysing large numbers of samples.
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Then we had very short notice of an impending visit.
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To ask wives as well at such short notice might not have been on.
written
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Resignation Any member may resign by giving written notice to the council, accompanied by his certificate of membership.
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A councillor may give written notice to his council that he wishes to receive a financial loss allowance instead of an attendance allowance.
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In any case, the Tribunal will give written notice of its decision to both parties within 28 days of the meeting.
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He may revert to an attendance allowance by further written notice .
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All classes of objectors must lodge and intimate a written notice of objection.
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We remind you that failure to supply a written notice immediately is an offence.
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Notice to quit Landlords are normally required to give twenty-eight days' written notice to quit.
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If renting, confirm written notice with landlord.
■ NOUN
board
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They are not merely abstract theory or pious statements of intent that look good posted on the staff notice board .
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It's amazing how many schools that front busy roads have name boards but no notice boards.
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A I think that the design considerations of your notice board should be given some careful thought.
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It was a notice board devoted exclusively to funeral announcements, and the lawyer's death was well represented.
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Memos of this type are often displayed on notice boards for general information.
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A notice board placed in a suitable part of the ward is useful for presenting learning material.
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Students are responsible for keeping themselves acquainted with notices posted on official notice boards . 4.
enforcement
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You can appeal against an enforcement notice on a number of grounds.
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Development undertaken without permission is not an offence in itself; but ignoring an enforcement notice is.
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If the appeal is lost you will have to take the steps required in the enforcement notice .
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Fourth, there is a right of appeal against an enforcement notice to the secretary of state and the courts.
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Failure to observe that enforcement notice can result in a prosecution in the local magistrates' court.
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The existence or otherwise of an enforcement notice will be revealed by the local search result.
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Once an enforcement notice has been entered against a property as a local land charge it will not be removed.
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If you win, it will then be for them to serve an enforcement notice or injunction as appropriate.
period
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Wages that you earn or could reasonably have earned during your notice period will be taken into account when assessing compensation.
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But Holmesdale needs a £3,000 deposit and a 60-day notice period .
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The National Savings cash Isa requires only a £10 deposit and has no formal notice period .
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The length of your notice period will also govern the worth of your fringe benefits in the event of a wrongful dismissal.
■ VERB
attract
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A dimension of increased decision-making concentration which has attracted particular notice concerns the effects on regional diversity and development.
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Martians would have attracted less notice .
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The book, now published, attracted favourable notices , and the Professor was pleased.
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On the other hand he did not want to attract even more notice by being rude.
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As the uniform cops thrust forwards we edged back and managed to slip away without attracting official notice .
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This is a dead metaphor in the standard language, and so will attract little notice .
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Visually, the change was too subtle to attract much notice .
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Interest-rate subsidies have attracted more notice , but the comparative cost of credits in different currencies has not been much explored.
bring
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It is up to us all to make sure that good players are brought to the notice of the selectors.
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His explorations brought him some academic notice .
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It was nothing to do with me if the porter wished to bring himself to the notice of Shaitan.
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The first week had brought rave notices in the local paper, which was unusual in itself.
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In 1905 he published Studies in Colonial Nationalism, the book which brought him into public notice .
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A quick reshuffle followed, and Cusick was brought in at short notice .
escape
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The fact that closing date for entries was 28 January seems to have escaped its notice .
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This discourtesy did not escape the notice of the press.
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If this has escaped your notice then read on!
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It may have escaped your notice , but the biggest of seasonal shifts happened last night.
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Anything positioned beneath the tilt of her chin seemed to escape her notice .
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The farm was so cut off from the world, even big stories like that one escaped our notice .
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It hasn't escaped my notice that you've gone from five-star hotels to virtual slums.
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Has it escaped their notice that last Thursday was the first really warm and sunny day of the year?
give
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The Government also gave industry notice that hydrochlorofluorocarbons, the successors to chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration, will be phased out.
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It is therefore advisable for the expatriate to give advance notice to the school of when places are required.
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In any case, the Tribunal will give written notice of its decision to both parties within 28 days of the meeting.
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When viewing schools to decide which is most suitable, it is again necessary to give adequate notice .
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With her free hand she sought for paper and pen in order to write to the landlord giving notice .
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That is why he gave the City prior notice of measures that will come into effect in April, 1994.
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First by giving notice to the chairman of the appropriate committee.
hand
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On Wednesday she handed in her notice to the managing director, who was touchingly reluctant to accept it.
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But she has now handed in her notice and will leave the £15,000-a-year job in a fortnight.
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The day that! handed in my notice I went and put a deposit on a new car.
issue
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Late yesterday, Fimbra issued a suspension notice preventing the company from taking any investments and freezing existing client funds.
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The authority may issue a second reminder notice , but it is under no obligation to do so.
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I carefully considered the information before me before deciding to issue the notice .
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However, the Commission has recently issued a notice which goes some way towards defining the elements of them.
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You will be issued with penalty notices and the amounts due will be shown on your self-assessment statements.
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If within two years of that warning there is a second inaccuracy in the return, Customs will issue a penalty notice .
put
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He didn't know that Customs had already been put on notice to clear them through.
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I wish they would put an official notice on the door.
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If satisfied, the director should instantly contact the editor and put him on notice of a complaint.
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I put him on notice that we shall ask him what he has done to provide extra resources to the prison service.
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If there is a public inquiry the council has to put up a site notice .
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The ideas in child art education I am going to put to your notice may be new to some.
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Wilcock put a notice up in a bookshop.
quit
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The landlord served an invalid notice to quit which does not affect the situation.
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There Gandhi was served with an official notice to quit Champaran immediately.
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They do not give anyone a notice to quit .
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Tenants who refuse to accept leases are given notice to quit and find themselves on the streets after years of loyal service.
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The tenants have been given a year's notice to quit and they face the loss of their livelihood and homes.
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The plaintiff, a tenant of the defendant, was served with a notice to quit and refused to leave.
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The house was sold very quickly and the new owner immediately gave us all notice to quit .
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Notice to quit Landlords are normally required to give twenty-eight days' written notice to quit.
receive
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Seventy-five percent said they had received at least 3 days notice of the visit and 94% were happy with the amount of notice.
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We have not received any notice of the study yet.
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Many sensational murder trials of the twentieth century have received extensive press notice and a few have been given saturation news coverage.
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Students who attended schools that regularly received and posted notices of job openings earned about $ 950 more than the annual average.
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Then I received a final notice and now a summons.
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The two dances also received mixed notices at the Billy Rose.
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For a subscription of £3 perannum you can be included on the Mailing List and will receive advance notice of all events.
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His death in October at 71 received little notice .
require
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Remember, use of a reserve requires a new notice of the fighting order.
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We were relatively lucky; major plant closures require 60 days' notice , and we received severance pay.
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This means that they require more notice of events and happenings of interest than the daily papers.
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Bristol &038; West, which requires the same notice period, will pay 6.75 per cent on a £500 deposit.
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These deposits require notice of withdrawal.
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Withdrawals without penalty require 30 days' notice .
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However, in a number of cases the courts have required special notice to be given to individual terms.
send
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The procedure for sending the notice of deposit to the insurance society is exactly the same as that described above.
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State agencies can send notices by e-mail.
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Alternatively he may have sent out a notice of appointment.
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Various travel Web sites and even the airlines themselves are sending notices of low-priced fares and accommodations each week by e-mail.
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If he decides to call a meeting, then the proofs of debt must be sent with the notice convening the meeting.
serve
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The time for serving a hearsay notice set by Ord 38, r21 is 21 days from setting down.
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They served notice that conservative nominees face delay or worse.
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If you win, it will then be for them to serve an enforcement notice or injunction as appropriate.
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He also served notice he aims to cut down the authority of former general Alexander Lebed.
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Property Management, of Darlington, claimed it had served a notice to quit on Finnegan last September.
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Resident Manager Gladys Roy and her assistants began going door to door, serving 30-day eviction notices .
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In those circumstances the landlord will have to serve a further notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, s25.
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There Gandhi was served with an official notice to quit Champaran immediately.
sit
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Yet when another child is attacked, they sit up and take notice .
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And although the bebop classics give her the most vocal trouble, she nevertheless makes you sit up and take notice .
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Well, he would make them all sit up and take notice . 1990 was going to be his year.
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As Working Ventures got rolling, the tax credits attracted enough cash that the investment industry sat up and took notice .
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If Maria succeeded, then everyone would sit up and take notice .
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Something that makes you want to sit down and take notice .
take
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It didn't seem to take any notice .
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Rimes has the kind of voice that makes people take notice .
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And no one is taking much notice: after all, this is a grooming session, and we are still grooming!
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When he slowed, he saw that people took notice of him driving in the rain with the top down.
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Two window-cleaners threw her a cheerful obscenity, but she took no notice .
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As Working Ventures got rolling, the tax credits attracted enough cash that the investment industry sat up and took notice .
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Yet he would not - or perhaps could not - take the slightest notice of me.
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Something that makes you want to sit down and take notice .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
escape sb's attention/notice
not take/pay a blind bit of notice
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For six years, the Government have not taken a blind bit of notice of the Audit Commission's report.
prior warning/notice
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At present the Chancellor has nine days' prior warning of the crucial retail price figures.
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Boudiaf had met the leaders of eight opposition parties on Feb. 9 in order to give them prior notice of the measures.
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However, given prior notice, they will accommodate guests' needs.
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However, Mrs. Buttigieg claimed that there had been no prior warnings to indicate that changes would take place over the weekend.
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Living with giddiness An attack may be totally sudden or there may be prior warning.
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Packed lunches are available but please give prior notice.
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This may take place during your stay and prior warning may not be given.
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When faced with similar situations in the future, why not give yourself prior warning by asking the following question?
rave reviews/notices/reports
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Already open is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which has drawn rave reviews from those who have visited it.
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Although the show opened on Broadway to less than rave reviews, Sandy said the new production is better.
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But freshman outfielder Pedro Loza has been drawing rave reviews in practice.
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But she proved to be a natural and her performance won rave reviews.
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His film My Cousin Vinny opened to rave reviews.
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Last year, it reopened to rave reviews.
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So far no rivals have matched the rave reviews E ma won for the film.
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The pair gained rave reviews for their Belfast concert earlier this week and are likely to be just as good tomorrow night.
short notice
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Frieder could have a glut of scholarships available on short notice.
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He was called in at short notice due to the unfortunate motor accident involving Design Director, Bill Naysmith.
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His armour was piled not three yards away, arrayed ready to be donned at short notice.
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I am very sorry to give you such short notice about this.
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Our entire Fleet had to prepare for sortie on such short notice.
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Part C. A short notice teaching session - 20 minutes.
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The registry office couldn't marry them at such short notice and they must wait until the following day.
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When a march is organised at short notice, as much notice as practicable must be given.
sit up (and take notice)
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After a bit they sat up and watched the welcome breeze work like an animal through the silver-green barley.
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Carol was dying, and he cried out in his sleep and sat up trembling with cold sweats in the heat.
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He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder.
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I sat up, wondering what the hell!
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I was still groggy, but I could sit up.
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Léonie sat up straight, tucked her feet to one side, put her hands round her knees.
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They sat up side by side in the bed, naked, listening, but Valerie no longer felt safe.
until further notice
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All three schools were closed until further notice.
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The museum will be closed until further notice.
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A curfew was imposed until further notice in both Nouadhibou and Nouakchott.
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All its teams have been banned from international competitions until further notice.
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Althorp is closed to the public until further notice.
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An army spokesman said the curfew would continue until further notice, but army radio said it would be lifted on Sunday.
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Despite the plans to introduce a multiparty system, government sources confirmed that new parties would remain banned until further notice.
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Fast lanes closed on each carriageway until further notice with two lanes open for traffic.
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His coach told him a few days ago that he would come off the bench until further notice.
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Just keep sending the reports, he says, until further notice.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'll post a notice about it on the board.
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I'll put up a notice about the meeting on the bulletin board.
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Now that the sale is over someone needs to take down the notices.
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Prices are subject to change without notice .
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The details of the trip are on that notice over there.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Finally this summer, the world may take notice .
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Look, will you work out your month's notice ?
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Rehearsals were nearly complete and a replacement for her was out of the question at such short notice .
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The board also approved a press release which summarised, but in some detail, the terms of the notice .
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They completed the works required by the first notice on 7 September 1983.
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Unfortunately, they allowed his notice to expire without further action and proceeded to recruit new employees.
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Working conditions may not be up to much, and as a casual employee you can be fired at short notice .