I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an opening bid (= the first bid )
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The opening bid was only $10.
an opening/closing ceremony (= at the beginning or end of a special event )
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I stayed for the closing ceremony.
fired the opening salvo
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Congressman Saunders fired the opening salvo during a heated debate on capital punishment.
opening gambit (= the thing you say first )
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These questions are often an opening gambit for a negotiation.
opening hours
opening night
opening time
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We arrived at the pub just before opening time.
opening up
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the opening up of opportunities for women
seal a joint/crack/opening/gap
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A quick way to seal awkward gaps is to use a foam filler.
the introductory/opening chapter (= the first chapter )
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There’s a short introductory chapter giving an outline of the subject matter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
new
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A hectic, but enjoyable annum ahead brings masses of new openings and opportunities to explore and exploit.
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Once on the job, strong immigrant networks mean that other immigrants tend to be hired when new openings emerge.
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Then into theatre for last rehearsal of new opening . 4.15, I undress, to discover small needle still in stomach.
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Increased sales of complete sets indicate new openings , low sales a stagnant market.
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Proceeds will be used primarily to repay revolving credit borrowings, to finance new store openings and for working capital.
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Stock gains and the absence of new opening costs are behind the rebound, which spurred the shares to a new peak.
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A new prison opening at Full Sutton, near his area, had meant a lot of thought.
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He had been practising new openings .
official
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Luncheon in the Court room for senior staff and guests followed the official opening ceremony.
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The official opening , on 15 May, 1903, was a splendid celebration of municipal enterprise.
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The official opening of the Akira Ikeda Gallery is scheduled for October.
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Ken will perform the official opening at noon on Wednesday, June 16.
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I wasn't at the official opening on 14 June but discovered it two days later.
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The official opening ceremony was performed by junior health minister Tom Sackville, during a visit to the hospital.
small
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It rolls up so that the gaps between its different parts are nearly closed, but a small opening is left.
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When ripe these pear-shaped fungi are filled with dust-like spores which pour out of the small central opening at the slightest movement.
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Make sure that there are no small cracks or openings through which the emerging adult insect can escape.
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On my left, three stringy adolescent snakes emerge in unison from a small opening like ground mice.
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It is a large castle, strongly fortified and with small window openings high up on the massive walls.
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But has the age of the lightning quick - but small - opening gone?
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This assembly creates a basket effect with a small opening at the top.
■ NOUN
ceremony
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Luncheon in the Court room for senior staff and guests followed the official opening ceremony .
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The official opening ceremony was performed by junior health minister Tom Sackville, during a visit to the hospital.
door
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At the front entrance there are two wide door openings so access in and out is extremely good.
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I hauled the door shut behind me, in time to see the office door opening .
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One girl stopped the others to ask advice about how to write down the ghostly sound of a door opening .
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The front porch which has various door openings gives excellent room for cooking and storing the rest of your gear.
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Though he heard the door opening almost at once, it was some time before the light went on.
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A creaking like old doors opening and closing.
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The noise like distant rain was the lift doors opening and closing.
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They had all reacted to the door opening , as if he'd thrown a grenade into the room and they were frozen.
fire
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The demonstrators attacked and burned buildings and cars; the soldiers responded by opening fire , killing an unknown number of demonstrators.
job
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Keeping wives in work will therefore maximize the chances of their husbands hearing about possible job openings .
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As the population grew, business services increased, creating more job openings and luring more people.
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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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The federal government requires contractors to give workers who are displaced by a contract first crack at job openings .
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But too many are from unqualified applicants competing for fewer job openings .
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Besides helping firms fill job openings , employment interviewers help individuals find jobs.
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Most had never received visits from employers with job openings for high school graduates.
store
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Proceeds will be used primarily to repay revolving credit borrowings, to finance new store openings and for working capital.
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And, with one new store opening nearly every week, they are tipped to buy even more in 1992/3.
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New store openings pushed up international turnover by 50 per cent.
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And further expansion is on the cards as Sainsbury plans to embark on a similar programme of store opening in future years.
times
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Further Information - A 24 house answering service provides details of opening times and latest information on special exhibitions and forthcoming events.
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For details about opening times see diary page of the Reporter.
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You looked up the late opening times of the local pool but never got round to going.
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All these guides give opening times and precise directions, so you won't get lost and waste good visiting time.
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There is also a service at the Science &038; Engineering campus with opening times displayed.
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Easter and winter opening times on request.
window
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In general, window openings became wider and larger.
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Then they both heard the window opening .
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The building's external walls are faced in ironstone setts with Bath stone dressings to corners and door and window openings .
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It is a large castle, strongly fortified and with small window openings high up on the massive walls.
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The entrance barbican has a Romanesque doorway and window openings .
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The air sealing of the window openings was carried out in three stages.
■ VERB
attend
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Thousands attended the grand opening in July 1895.
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Just half a mile from where the plane crashed, members of the public were attending a lambing opening day.
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All four winners attended the opening of the exhibition last night.
celebrate
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One year he placed a tiny train inside an egg to celebrate the opening of the famous Trans-Siberian railway.
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Join in the fun and celebrate the opening of 1992's Festival.
close
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The doe visits periodically to feed them, opening and closing the entrance on each occasion.
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The opening can be closed by brickwork or blockwork, which is then plastered.
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He was left on the stage opening and closing his mouth without a sound coming out.
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The burette is placed in water and the air pressure equalised by opening and closing the tap.
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There were no windows, but two large openings that could be closed in by folding doors.
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Keith started to fidget, opening and closing his great hands.
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These are powered by expansion, opening and closing automatically according to the temperature.
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In addition to pupil changes there is also the possibility of signalling mood by the degree of opening or closing the eyelids.
coincide
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Now the belief is growing that the visit is being planned to coincide with the high-profile opening of the camp.
create
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Despite lacking the cutting edge, Villa continued to create openings throughout the second half.
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As the population grew, business services increased, creating more job openings and luring more people.
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The faster products change, the faster they become obsolete, and even obsolescence creates openings .
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They created several openings in the second half.
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And on the occasions they did manage to create openings , they found Goram in outstanding form.
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Torben Piechnik, and then Steve McManaman, both shot meekly after Barnes had created openings .
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Rocket Samways might have equalised three minutes later but after creating an opening for himself, he blazed over the bar.
follow
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The first is following the opening of the bypass, but prior to the improvement of Woolmer Road.
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So the endothelins may have a major role in atherosclerosis and the reocclusion that often follows surgical opening of occluded arteries.
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This will be followed by a share opening at the bank's Redcar branch on March 12.
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It follows the opening to the public of Buckingham Palace and massive sales at a new souvenir shop.
mark
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It marks the opening of the company's £190 million engine factory which will both secure jobs and create new ones.
provide
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Further Information - A 24 house answering service provides details of opening times and latest information on special exhibitions and forthcoming events.
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Don't fall for this but draw him out instead by providing openings .
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Keep yourself clean from head to foot and provide yourself with opening medicine in case of need.
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The latter type provided a wide central opening for vehicular traffic and two smaller side ones for pedestrians.
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For example: The library furniture in 1981 was that which was provided on the opening of the school.
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If so, provide an opening yourself and as the opponent goes for it, rock back and punch over the top.
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Secondly, for a few, increased articulation will provide entrepreneurial openings .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
first night/opening night
opening salvo
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This could be the opening salvo of a campaign to get the arena built elsewhere.
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Clinton fired the opening salvo last month when he included tax cuts in his proposed 1997 budget.
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Desktop publishing was only the opening salvo of a fusillade of developments that would change the way people worked.
the opening up of sth
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Again the opening up of public procurement procedures should result in a significant increase in intra-EC trade and industry re-structuring.
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By 1895 she had attained the opening up of Lincoln's Inn Fields to the poor.
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Over the next generation the first phase of the opening up of inland industrial Britain proceeded.
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Searching out high-quality old timber is a big factor in the opening up of pristine forests.
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Taylor said the opening up of opportunities for minorities in television would lead to more opportunities in films.
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The combination of these influences has encouraged the opening up of the airwaves to competition.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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""It's only Fred,'' said Joyce, looking through an opening in the curtains.
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After a slow dream-like opening , the play explodes into life.
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Bees come and go through a small opening at the bottom of the hive.
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I was wondering if there were any job openings at your company.
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I was wondering if you had any openings for sales staff?
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Of the fourteen openings, only one went to a minority candidate.
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The opening of Charles Dickens' 'Bleak House' describes a thick London fog.
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The dog darted through an opening in the hedge, chasing a rabbit.
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The journal has been a good way to publicize job openings.
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the play's exciting opening
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There was a narrow opening , just big enough for us to squeeze through.
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We expect to fill most of the openings through internal promotion.
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We zipped up the opening of the tent to stop the mosquitoes getting in.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brambles and nettles concealed the opening .
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In the middle of the 1970s we held gallery openings at breakfast-time in order to get the light.
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The local fishermen keep their equipment in the arched openings nowadays.
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The times of opening are Monday to Friday 14.00 - 16.00, Saturday 10.00-14.00, Sunday 10.00-13.00 and 20.30-22.00.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
address
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The opening address lasted two and a half hours, shorter than I'd expected.
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After the last prosecution witness had given his statement, Kesselring's defence counsel rose to give his opening address .
bar
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The majesty of the opening bars of the St Matthew Passion swelled to fill the car.
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Sawallisch's identification with and commitment to the music of Orff is evident from the opening bars .
ceremony
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Read in studio A bishop has performed the opening ceremony at a pub which is owned by the church.
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The big problem for anybody watching the opening ceremony must have been suppressing whoops of hysterical laughter.
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The opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday.
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The opening ceremony by the Mayor of Manchester. 3.
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The inspector from the education department who could be such a trial came to the opening ceremony .
chapter
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They are all a type of experimentation, which was outline as being an important part of learning in the opening chapter .
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There's something very special about the opening chapter of John's Gospel.
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What the opening chapter did was to provide largely descriptive material of the society with which we are concerned.
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In this way, the paradox of ideology, discussed in the opening chapter , is visible.
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Nobody dissented and the company stood to recite the opening chapter of the Koran under the leadership of the al-Sharifi.
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The opening chapter gives an in-depth and simple to understand account of all you need to know before taking to the water.
date
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But the opening date has been delayed.
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Other parties A number of parties deposited application forms for registration after the opening date of Dec. 7, 1990.
day
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Harris faces a tough opener against fast improving Surrey youngster Tim Garner at noon on the opening day .
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Present this voucher to admit up to 6 people at the discounted admission prices above, any opening day in 1992.
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But the companies are considering picketing the gates of the park on its opening day .
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He damaged ribs and his left hip in the opening day defeat at Sheffield United but should have recovered by the weekend.
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Nobody has scored against them since opening day .
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The Sunday school had closed on its opening day , but everything else was settling into a routine.
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It was eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, the opening day of the Tory Party conference.
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But he had the last laugh - the Blades dumped Manchester United 2-1 on the opening day !
door
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Daak was on the other side of the corridor, closer to the opening doors .
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Switching off the bedside lamp, he leapt into position behind the slowly opening door .
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The opening door recalled him to the present situation.
game
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When the real battle got under way the opening game ended in a draw after a tough struggle of 30 moves.
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A win in the opening game , against Crostyx, will be crucial.
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By the opening game , a rare 2-2 draw with Racing Club Barnesfield, Mentle had sacked himself.
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I am encouraged by the two opening games of this Five Nations campaign.
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Top seed Jansher Khan dropped the opening game before disposing of fifth-seeded Peter Marshall, 12-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-5.
goal
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Sharp's opening goal came after 11 minutes in controversial circumstances.
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Limpar hasn't figured for the Gunners since scoring the opening goal in the 2-0 win at Anfield on August 23.
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And their reaction may have cost them Liverpool's opening goal .
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David Kerslake's opening goal for Town was a classic.
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The visitors didn't have long to wait for the opening goal .
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Gabbiadini was credited with the opening goal after 36 minutes, his fourth for the club.
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Phil Lloyd headed the opening goal .
line
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The opening lines of Fragment A are a call to worship and a declaration of praise.
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My first example of this was the opening line .
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For his winner's speech he sang the opening lines of My Way.
lines
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The opening lines of Fragment A are a call to worship and a declaration of praise.
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For his winner's speech he sang the opening lines of My Way.
match
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She was handed a number to indicate her challenger for the opening match .
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The new pitches at Judges Road have been meticulously prepared over the summer for this weekend's opening match .
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He will need to keep his eye on the ball during an opening match against rookie Peter Ebdon.
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The Teessiders finished fifth in the opening match , but were only 40 points behind winners Leicester Coritanian.
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Lendl's 7-6 6-2 defeat by Omar Camporese follows his opening match loss at last week's Madrid Open.
minutes
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Pears pulled off the save of the match from a Garry Nelson header in the opening minutes .
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The touring team took the lead with a try from Louw in the opening minutes .
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The opening minutes , however, were ominous.
night
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The opening night was a triumph.
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She insisted on fresh flowers every day placed next to a photograph of Stephen and herself at the opening night of Crystal Springs.
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The opening night came and went.
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John as usual attended the opening night .
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I won't dwell on the new company's opening night .
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Takings of £170 on the opening night were donated to the funds of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
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Once the show had had its opening night , Jennie took over.
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Then a few days later we had opening night , and I was in my first tuxedo.
page
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An example of treating violence would be the opening pages of Horned helmet by Henry Treece.
paragraph
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The opening paragraph provides the main reason - a desire for a higher standard of living.
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I must have made a strange sight, crumpled up on the floor trying to read that opening paragraph .
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I love the calm nobility with which Gutiérez plays the opening paragraph .
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This is not meant to be the only way of constructing your opening paragraph .
remark
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These opening remarks might be interpreted as a criticism of partnership activities.
scene
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The opening scenes of this fractious heist movie see him at his most acute.
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The opening scene is so shocking it will leave you gasping.
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In this way Shakespeare's central themes are revealed in his opening scene .
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The opening scene is a metaphor for the team's treacherous journey.
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The opening scene of From the Mississippi Delta is both beguiling and assured.
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The opening scene has no less than three of Richard's ten soliloquies, which inform us at every stage of his dissimulation.
section
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The worst of these can be found in the opening section describing soldiers' uniform and equipment.
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How does this theoretical approach fare in relation to the problems which were outlined in the opening section ?
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In the opening sections , an attempt to define deixis is made and a methodology for analysis for texts in general is proposed.
sentence
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This provided the impetus for the opening sentence of Gaudium et Spes.
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Pay close attention to the opening sentence of your first paragraph and the closing sentence of your last paragraph.
session
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Give them that outline, the feeling of involvement and purpose, at the opening session .
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After the opening session we have a series of workshops.
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The opening session of seven frames came to an end with Hendry 4-3 ahead.
shot
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The commoners, who had everything to lose from undertakings such as his, were firing an opening shot .
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The opening shot of the battle has often been described.
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Is the first offer that they make simply an opening shot ?
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Its opening shot is of some character walking, walking across a featureless landscape.
speech
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In an opening speech for the defence the devastation of their herd was blamed on a mountain of debt and overfeeding.
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I begin by revisiting the arguments in the opening speeches about why we need the Bill.
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If the Prime Minister was brilliant, he was certainly spectacularly outshone in the opening speeches .
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As my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary said in his opening speech , asylum is a complex subject.
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In his opening speech party chairman Aleksandur Lilov declared that factional splits posed the greatest threat to the party's future.
stage
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Despite the conditions, play was fast and furious in the opening stages .
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It is not one of the book's better strokes, since their discourse makes the opening stages drag a little.
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This sense of unreality marks only the opening stage of this doubt.
statement
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I'd stopped opening statements ages before because they made my hand shake and my tummy wobble.
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The trial continues today with the opening statement from the prosecution.
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My confidence in making the opening statement of this chapter stems not only from scientific fact.
word
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Each Gospel begins with a richly ornamented page in which the opening words of the text are submerged by the decoration.
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The opening words made her smile.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Hilary makes a brief appearance in the opening scene, but doesn't have a major part.
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In the opening chapter, Ramona sits at the breakfast table thinking about the first day of school.
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the opening round of the tournament
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The audience strongly objected to the opening remarks of the president's speech.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Already, he thought, Siward had suffered a little in the opening moves.
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He is opening bat in his school's cricket team and is Bedfordshire Schools' table tennis champion.
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The opening night of the Folies had been postponed for two days.
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The relevance of this variant comes earlier in the poem whose opening stanzas call for a painting of Ariadne deserted on Naxos.
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The team, yet to be named in full, will play their opening home game against Rome on April 16.
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Then a few days later we had opening night, and I was in my first tuxedo.
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They reached 38 in that period and the opening partnership blossomed to 85.