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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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economy
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The second is that the spending increase leads to the economy overheating and thus forces interest rates up.
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Stock and bond investors have been wary for months that the economy would overheat and prompt the Fed to tighten.
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Ireland has already been rapped over the knuckles for cutting taxes just as its economy was overheating .
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Lifting economies out of recession is easy compared with deciding when to re-apply the brakes so the economy does not overheat later.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Critics say the economy overheated because of the recent tax cuts.
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If the fan doesn't work, the engine could overheat .
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The cooling system broke down, the nuclear reactor overheated, and the plant had to be evacuated.
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The engine started overheating and steam poured out of the front of the car.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Again, it's vital not to overheat the liquid because it will curdle as well as lose its taste.
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If the wiring were overheating, it could have caused oxygen-generating canisters in the cargo hold to explode, he said.
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Last year, a limited number of PowerBooks were recalled because of an overheating problem.
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Sea breezes kept us from overheating and at the end of the day we chugged into Mombassa harbour.
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Stock and bond investors have been wary for months that the economy would overheat and prompt the Fed to tighten.
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The biggest danger for any stranded cetacean is overheating.
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The entire operation will use remote devices in the boron-rich water that keeps the reactor fuel from overheating.
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The oven had an open front to avoid overheating.