I. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a foreign/overseas student
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The University welcomes applications from overseas students.
foreign/international/overseas aid
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The development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.
foreign/international/overseas travel
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The job offers opportunities for foreign travel.
foreign/overseas investment
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The government is eager to attract foreign investment to fund building projects.
overseas development (= in other countries, especially poor ones )
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The Overseas Development Minister announced a £7,000,000 emergency aid programme for Somalia.
post sb abroad/overseas
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
go
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In addition to conversions, it was necessary to prepare spare equipment for maintenance of all trains going overseas .
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Obviously she had not, in the end, gone overseas .
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We still seem to have cigarettes, but jobs are going overseas , yet we allow the targeting of young people.
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But those are not jobs that went overseas , Bartlett said.
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They had not gone overseas out of a belief in religious toleration.
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Competing with the national team or going overseas are the only options at this point.
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Five hundred posts which would have been either created or protected here will now go overseas .
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There are opportunities to go overseas , but competition is tremendous, with five or six applicants for every job.
live
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Her parents, who lived overseas , came to visit and then stay.
move
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These are just two examples of Western capital moving overseas , separate from Western labor.
sell
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One leading businessman said this week that up to 70 percent of shares traded every day were being sold overseas .
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Less than 100 Mekong vehicles have been sold overseas , Mr Tatebe says.
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So far we have looked at some of the main economic factors concerned with selling overseas .
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This reward and punishment principle of culture is important for selling overseas .
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An understanding of the way a society organises its economic activities and the type of technology used is important for selling overseas .
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Nationalism and dealings with governments are often considered to be the major problems facing a firm trying to sell overseas .
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However, the firm selling overseas needs an understanding of why they behave in that way.
send
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When they were sent overseas the situation was different.
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When the spring flowed into summer, Mr Southerland, who had become Lieutenant Southerland, was sent overseas .
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Bill Herbert was fortunate to be sent overseas as a war correspondent.
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The practice of children being sent overseas for adoption has always had its critics.
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Membership of this club limited to one per household. Overseas send for details.
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Goodbye, also, to the multitudinous managers and coaches of the largest team we've ever sent overseas .
work
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During my studies a woman who'd worked overseas introduced me to evening classes.
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Bennett advises employees who work overseas to spend a few hours visiting people when they come to the home office.
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It was inevitable that Mother Teresa would carry her work overseas .
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A company doing business overseas may not have made proper allowances for the high cost of inducing people to work overseas.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Douglas often travelled overseas when he was in the army.
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Lara plans to study overseas .
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Much of the wood harvested in the northwest is shipped overseas .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But most still want a robust presence overseas .
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However, many in the industry say the crackdown has driven even more jobs overseas .
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In many cases some of these subsidiaries are based overseas .
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Indeed, black models find they get much more exposure overseas .
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They are behind federal agencies in other parts of the country and overseas in whittling away at piles of backlogged work.
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This is for ordinary and special services, inland and overseas .
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
aid
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The quality of Britain's overseas aid programme is second to none.
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This was after all, Gerald explained to his wife, how most overseas aid was distributed.
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It has to come from the overseas aid budgets of governments.
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Preston should ask where the overseas aid will go.
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Less than 2 percent of all overseas aid is going to improve communications.
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We will close the Defence Export Services Organisation and ensure that overseas aid is not linked in any way to arms purchases.
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Homelessness, overseas aid , prison overcrowding, electoral reform and the maintenance of peace are all on the agenda.
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A list of thirty measures ranging from recycling resources to doubling overseas aid were proposed.
bank
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In some cases overseas banks set up branches in London because banking regulations at home made expansion difficult.
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The category of commercial banks also includes overseas banks.
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This curtailed global fund switching within overseas banks especially as most countries introduced exchange control regulations.
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The main providers of such funds are overseas banks , multinational corporations and institutional investors.
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Income from an overseas bank deposit arises in the overseas accumulation trust and is validly accumulated.
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The figure has fallen to less than 60 percent as overseas banks have become keen lenders.
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The market developed in the 1960s, involving firstly overseas banks , later merchant banks and discount houses.
branch
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These firms may even have overseas branches .
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The bank also said it will transfer customer trust accounts held at its overseas branches to local banks.
business
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The year end 1991 figures exclude 3,734 employees directly employed by overseas businesses held for resale which were sold during 1992.
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But according to Potter, further development of overseas business is fundamental to Psion's future growth strategy.
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That can be critical when it comes to winning overseas business .
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The principal will gain valuable market information on competitive actions, the overseas business environment and feedback on promotions and new products.
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Such overseas business represented not so much diversification as a natural development of banking facilities to meet customer needs.
buyer
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But most overseas buyers of the clothes are not sports fans - they are slaves to the fashion for Americana.
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But his video may not find as many overseas buyers as his rivals think.
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Some large international banks operate separate export service subsidiary companies that make credit available to overseas buyers .
company
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A number of suggestions are also made to make it more attractive for overseas companies to employ non-domiciled nationals.
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Through career information interviewing he heard of an overseas company that was about to establish a domestic office.
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It also has the largest number of overseas companies listed.
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No names of overseas companies have been disclosed.
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This embraces all overseas companies , but in practice this has not given rise to difficulties.
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Several overseas companies were active at this time.
competition
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Indeed, much of the merger movement within countries was a reaction to the strengthening of overseas competition .
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However, many organizations, like Home Corp., are insulated from overseas competition , so that answer is clearly inadequate.
country
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In a number of overseas countries the role of actuaries has been enhanced by requiring them to fulfil a statutory role.
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In his career he has visited fourteen overseas countries .
customer
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Your overseas customer will need to provide the bank which is sending the payment with details of your branch and account number.
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The taxpayer had carried on in Hong Kong the business of exploiting rights by granting sub-licences to overseas customers .
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The Institute defines export marketing as the complete process of discovering and satisfying the needs of overseas customers , at a profit.
development
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The austerity measures affected primarily spending on health, social welfare, defence and overseas development assistance.
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It is much more substantial than the policies produced by the Government in their papers on overseas development .
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On overseas developments , a foreign bank may well be able to offer specialist assistance with matters such as currency and tax advice.
earnings
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Mr. Gregory Will my right hon. Friend acknowledge the importance of the popular music industry and its contribution to overseas earnings ?
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Thus between 1966 and 1976 net overseas earnings rose on average by 5.3 times as against 2.3 times for manufacturing.
expansion
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Redstone also said he wanted Viacom to be more aggressive in its overseas expansion .
investment
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Precise evaluation of the effects of overseas investment nevertheless remains extremely difficult.
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There was no competition either from demands for overseas investment , and a large-scale property market did not exist.
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For what it is worth, the general conclusion which emerged was that overseas investment had a small positive effect on exports.
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However, the most important factor influencing overseas investments is exchange rate risk.
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What would be easier than withdrawing their overseas investments , something that would decimate our markets?
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Direct overseas investment has fallen off sharply since the 1989/90 peak.
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Throughout the period under examination Britain had a negative balance on the flow of long-term overseas investment .
investor
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Meanwhile an intense marketing campaign will continue to interest overseas investors in the 18.5 percent of the issue earmarked for sale abroad.
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There were reports of strong demand from institutional fund managers and private clients, together with interest from overseas investors .
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If demand is greater than expected more shares can be clawed back from allocations earmarked for institutional and overseas investors .
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In Wellington, stocks fell, though losses were restrained by buying by overseas investors in the forestry sector.
market
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The focus of this will be the expansion of sales to the private sector and to selected overseas markets .
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Strong trading in overseas markets helped first half profit before tax rise by 12% to £88.5m at Redland.
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All tests on products for overseas markets need to be interpreted with caution.
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While it intends to move into overseas markets , it will do so at its own pace, Brossa added firmly.
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The difficulty is greater in relation to overseas markets having temperatures and humidities higher than those of temperate regions.
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The training of agents is important to indirect selling in overseas markets , particularly if the products are technically complex.
operation
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They are a useful alternative for small companies whose overseas operations are limited, not warranting the expense of direct involvement.
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Although markets are treated globally, they assert that overseas operations act simply as delivery pipelines to a unified global market.
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The overseas operations of Wang have not filed for bankruptcy.
person
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Section 739 would not apply at that point because no income is paid to an overseas person .
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It was thought to be good to have this led by an overseas person .
player
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London Crusaders have been given special permission to field five overseas players per game in the new season.
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Mr Salmon then, quite illogically, goes on to applaud the presence of overseas players in League One.
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What is an overseas player , if not an individual exile?
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He says some overseas players are disasters but Courtney has been great for Gloucestershire.
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Farnham will miss the extra pace of Lee, but the club have resolved to do without overseas players .
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But we were talking earlier of overseas players .
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And, perhaps most crucial of all, what are they going to do about their next overseas player ?
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A recent decision tightening up the laws relating to overseas players will greatly restrict the flow of foreigners to Ireland.
post
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Budget cuts have forced the State Department to close dozens of overseas posts .
profit
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Any overseas profits accrued not to it, but to the sub-businesses.
resident
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Issues are managed by large banks or security traders and sold to both domestic and overseas residents .
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Generally, however, double taxation treaties exist between countries which permit overseas residents to purchase their securities.
sale
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It achieved overseas sales exceeding £500,000 in April.
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There are also exciting new projects which will require assistance; overseas sales , student network and indexing.
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It is not just the prospect of overseas sales which is troubling the nuclear industry and its critics at present.
security
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Building societies do not buy company or overseas securities and in 1987 were actually net sellers of government securities.
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A feature throughout their history has been a very high level of investment in overseas securities .
stock
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Major overseas stock markets surged today.
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Major overseas stock markets were mixed.
student
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These include an Academic Study option specially planned for overseas students .
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In this context, the failure to attract overseas students is seen as a dramatic failure.
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Some 450 students , mainly postgraduates, were overseas students attracted from non-EC countries.
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No support is available for overseas students .
subsidiary
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Product sales generated £31.1m up from £30.1m in 1991, some 58% of which came from overseas subsidiaries .
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The results of overseas subsidiaries are translated into sterling at average rates for the year.
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On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of overseas subsidiary and associated undertakings are translated at the completion rate of exchange.
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Parent company guarantees Joining an overseas subsidiary , for example, carries potential risks.
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All of Johnson Matthey's money borrowings are in foreign currency to finance the groups overseas subsidiaries .
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Timing Employee selection should not be rushed merely because the overseas subsidiary demands a person in the vacant job straight away.
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Disclosure is not required for non-audit services supplied to subsidiaries not audited by the parent company's auditor and to overseas subsidiaries.
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By 1966, 20 percent of their total sales was accounted for by overseas subsidiaries .
territory
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The number of such judicial appointments for overseas territories is considerable.
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In the General Staff's view, instabilities in Britain's overseas territories were likely to grow rather than decline as Sandys hoped.
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Finally, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council hears appeals from a very limited number of overseas territories .
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For example the administration of overseas territories has been accomplished by means of orders in council issued by virtue of the royal prerogative.
tour
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Lawrence was on his first senior overseas tour and was thrilled to be picked for the final test.
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It was Huddersfield's first overseas tour .
trade
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Suffice to state at this stage that banks are essential for the smooth handling of overseas trade and investment transactions.
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A hundred pounds and above covered knights and other leading gentry as well as merchants in overseas trade .
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What permitted the concentration of foreign trade in a few ports was the complementing of overseas trade by coastal trade.
travel
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To smooth overseas travel , each holiday has its own flights.
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I promised that I would speak to the President about the overseas travel .
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As the students in the major urban areas became more familiar with foreign teachers, their desire for overseas travel increased.
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Travel agents are an important component in the organizational structure of United Kingdom overseas travel.
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A year later she started work as an overseas travel rep with a large company.
trip
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Which means my overseas trips will be reduced to two or three a year.
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It was as if he was doing a parody of a president returning from an overseas trip .
trust
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One difficult question is what is the situation if the overseas trust went through a non-qualifying buy-back procedure?
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Lost trust losses X dies with an interest in possession in an overseas trust with assets standing at a capital loss.
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There are a considerable number of provisions which the taxpayer must carefully take into account when setting up an overseas trust .
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This chapter examines the question of what, precisely, is an overseas trust .
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Mr X sets up an overseas trust under which he and his spouse are excluded from all benefit.
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Mr X gives £1M to an overseas trust under which Mr Y has an interest in possession.
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There is an overseas trust which received income arising from overseas possessions and securities.
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Mr Smith may set up an overseas trust for the benefit of his grandchildren.
visitor
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The question of using overseas visitors for advocacy had arisen and was discussed.
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Many graduate students and overseas visitors have worked on aspects of the ecology of this field.
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All subsequent communications about overseas visitors itineraries to be conducted with Coordinators only.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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overseas bank accounts
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overseas travel
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The university has a large number of overseas students.
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There has been an increase in overseas trade during the last year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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David Lawrence, whose first overseas Test came to a tragic end when he broke his kneecap while bowling.
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Finally, when choosing an overseas package tour, do not skimp.
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Hearst officials said they expect the overseas program to grow to 50 editions by the turn of the century.
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Please trust our selection; it makes your overseas journey shorter, sweeter and more efficient.
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The contract in many ways represents the changing nature of overseas military operations.
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Tourism attraction operators in Cheshire will be told of the latest developments in home and overseas marketing at a forum this month.