adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an offshore island
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The turtles lay their eggs on the beaches of offshore islands.
offshore oil (= found under the sea, not far from the coast )
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The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
account
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Whether a local or offshore account suits you better depends on how you plan to use your account.
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Nationwide Overseas has cut interest rates on its offshore accounts by 0.9%.
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Cheshire, Skipton and Derbyshire building societies are among those that run offshore accounts and tend to pay attractive rates of interest.
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She wanted to change her offshore account at the Abbey National to a different account at the same bank.
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And, of course, you can win on both counts if you pick a top-paying offshore account .
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For expatriates with offshore accounts , this represents a decent tax-free return on an investment that carries no risk to capital.
bank
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A review of offshore banks was also started and was expected to lead to several banks losing their licences to operate.
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For a good ways more, Collymore sailed onward to the offshore banks and then anchored.
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The first place for income-seeking expatriates to start is in the offshore bank and building society market.
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The table below shows the best deals currently available from offshore banks and building societies.
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On the eve of shooting, the co-production partner - an offshore bank - withdrew from the project.
centres
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It says that in many offshore centres , dishonest savers and investors are using laws on client confidentiality to hide shady practices.
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At the private investor level, the use of offshore centres is almost limitless.
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Even private investors of modest means can use offshore centres for tax referral.
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Needless to say, the use of offshore centres is never far from being a controversial matter.
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This is an area in which traditional offshore centres are still paramount.
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For expatriates living in these offshore centres this is more than simply an international row.
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The voluntary code, which will cover offshore centres , has no provisions for sanctions or enforcement checks.
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However, there is nothing to suggest that offshore centres are declining in importance.
company
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All plans are offered with guaranteed clean title in offshore companies .
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That's why we're an offshore company .
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Alternatively, the cost of the development work could be charged to an offshore company on a cost plus basis.
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Does he want to know that Krupat and I fiddled the tax authorities by buying a holiday house through an offshore company ?
deposit
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Interest rates on offshore deposits exceed those on comparable domestic deposits because offshore deposits are not subject to reserve requirements.
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People hold domestic deposits despite the higher interest rate on offshore deposits because they associate greater political risk with offshore deposits.
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The period-to-period growth in offshore deposits at times has been highly variable relative to the growth in domestic deposits.
funds
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Most offshore funds are domiciled in Guernsey, Dublin or Luxembourg.
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More than 100 offshore funds pay an income in sterling.
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Strictly, these are offshore funds without distributor status.
industry
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Even so, many expatriates are put off the offshore industry by its reputation for shady practices.
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This is the kind of scam for which the offshore industry is notorious.
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The offshore industry has trained a handful of apprentices, but these do not compare with its labour requirements.
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It is important that we accept that the central thrust of the measure is about the offshore industry .
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We must provide a framework for an enduring safety regime for the offshore industry .
investment
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Island authorities are keen to take advantage of their position as a self-governing Crown protectorate to attract offshore investment funds.
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You need to be careful about hidden charges when contemplating an offshore investment .
island
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Elephant seals have started hauling out on mainland beaches in southern California because their offshore island breeding grounds have become too crowded.
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Choughs are known to breed on Pembrokeshire cliffs in lonely caves and fissures, and on offshore islands .
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Tempting little offshore islands , washed by warm blue seas - it seemed almost too good to be true!
oil
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Significant economic growth and social change has been brought about as a result of the offshore oil and gas industry.
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Ranchers, lumber companies, and offshore oil drillers pay fees to the government for their use of public lands and waters.
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Conoco is a pioneer in offshore oil and gas development.
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By the late 1980s, she also directed an offshore oil project and a rice marketing network.
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An important environmental application is the cleaning of oily water in the offshore oil industry.
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I asked under what circumstances dispensations from the health and safety regulations were given by the Department to offshore oil companies.
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During the year, we have worked in almost all major offshore oil provinces worldwide.
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At Winfrith, a range of skills developed for nuclear modelling and inspection were adapted for use by the offshore oil industry.
wind
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You should never sail in an offshore wind , particularly not alone.
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Steady offshore winds keep blowing the water westward where it becomes heated.
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The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer.
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At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind.
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Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction.
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Avoid strong tides, offshore winds , poor visibility or sailing in the dark.
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This is an essential skill in gusty offshore winds .
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When sailing in offshore winds , however, this rule is more often than not proved right, particularly in coastal bays.
worker
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No convincing reason has been given for treating onshore and offshore workers differently - often by the same company.
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An offshore worker has presented me with a detailed file containing his experiences as a safety representative.
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That is another argument for the clarification of how offshore workers should go about securing trade union rights and recognition.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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offshore fishing
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offshore oil reserves
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Conoco also disclosed it has started a review of offshore maintenance operations could lead to a jobs rundown.
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Hamilton has estimated that these two projects and the offshore development will create some 3,000 construction jobs and over 200 permanent jobs.
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More than 100 offshore funds pay an income in sterling.
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Most are offshore financial centres also targeted by international watchdogs for loose banking regulation and harmful tax practices.
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Needless to say, the use of offshore centres is never far from being a controversial matter.
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People hold domestic deposits despite the higher interest rate on offshore deposits because they associate greater political risk with offshore deposits.
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The coupling of this offshore subsidence and onshore uplift will induce a flexure of the margin which will accentuate uplift inland.
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To enable waves to break some distance offshore it is necessary that the offshore profile should possess a very gentle gradient.