I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a package holiday (= a holiday in which you pay a price that includes travel, room, and food )
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The company organizes package holidays to Spain and Greece.
a package/programme of reforms
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A package of reforms was approved by the National Assembly on April 12.
a package/series of measures (= a set of measures used to deal with something )
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A package of road safety measures has been announced.
a redundancy package (= a set of things offered to someone who is being made redundant )
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The trade union negotiated a generous redundancy package for its members.
a rescue plan/package (= plan to save a company, economy etc that is in trouble )
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They drew up a rescue plan that involved restructuring the firm.
a software package (= a set of programs )
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Select a software package which suits your requirements.
all-in price/package/deal etc
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all-in deals to Australia and New Zealand
an aid programme/scheme/package
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The UN aid programme provided most of the finance.
an all-inclusive price/package/holiday etc
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an all-inclusive vacation cruise
attractive offer/proposition/package etc
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I must say, it’s a very attractive offer.
austerity programme/plan/package
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a tough new austerity programme
care package
package deal
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a cheap package deal to Tenerife
package tour
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
attractive
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The town lost out to Barton, South Humberside, because the firm was offered a more attractive Government aid package .
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We are offering an attractive remuneration package including a company car and other larger company benefits.
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New York and Detroit will come up with an attractive separation package , you can be sure of that.
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Banks have managed to attain this share by offering attractive packages .
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The more attractive the package , the better the price.
complete
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They feared the abandoning of the complete package for the sake of religious interests.
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Other than Francis, there are not complete packages .
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Our emotional world is a complete package and it has not been jettisoned.
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Package costing: Where complete packages are being compared price mix may vary considerably between suppliers.
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Farmplan is now offering farmers the complete package: computers with internet access already installed.
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Alternatively you can buy all lessons as a complete package .
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Each system is a complete package including hardware, software and consumables.
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The best, and most complete , winter packages are available through the specialist golf holiday groups.
economic
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John Major balances his economic package , but the right one's always lower, oh yes.
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We put into place a comprehensive and tough economic package to create growth and generate jobs.
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Chigaga had just successfully negotiated a US$650 million economic restructuring package .
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However, in 1990 the government launched a full-scale economic restructuring package for which it sought World Bank support.
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Mr Clinton's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213.
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He has also distinguished himself by twice voting against Bill Clinton's economic package .
financial
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The only criticism is the time taken to put the financial package together before work could begin.
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The new program comes as students are finalizing their financial aid packages for the upcoming school year.
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Lilley asked to be put into receivership after a financial rescue package did not receive full support from its bankers.
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One of the fastest-growing companies of the 1980s, the now-ailing Saatchi &038; Saatchi, announced a second financial rescue package .
new
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I agree that the new health promotion package is far from ideal.
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The only thing new about the package was this very burst.
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Those over the age of 50 are now to be offered a new pay package to persuade them to keep on working.
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What they need far more than a new welfare package is economic growth.
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Error 1046 Error creating new package file.
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Qualiparc Hotline is a new fault management package , Connectic maps networking and communications connections - Query reports on system status.
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These fields may be edited to reflect the new package references that you desire.
small
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Inside the box was a small flat package wrapped in muslin and tied tightly with string.
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Somehow though, the band manages to shoehorn a fine lot of angst into such small packages .
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They use technology from the firm's successful YZ426F crosser, but condensed into a smaller package .
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Essentially, it meant putting a number of smaller packages headed for the same destination in one large container.
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It was during this period that he conceived the idea of an airline devoted to small package shipments.
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Still, the trend is headed inevitably toward smaller packages for software.
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Anne Swithinbank shows that good things come in small packages .
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She had taken a small package containing bread, socks and other amenities to her sister Sonia and brother Nathan.
total
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Computer suppliers frequently provide customer training as an integral part of their total product package .
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The total package will cost the agency as much as $ 204, 100, depending on whether White sells his house.
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But the total package of reductions convinced neither the public nor the unions.
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As an actor operates in this economic order, she continually attempts to expand the total package of resources that she controls.
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All items of the total landscaping package had to be measured in order to submit realistic costs.
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The regents Monday estimated that during the 1995-96 academic year, his total compensation package was $ 837, 113.
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Where does monetary policy fit into the total package of macroeconomic policies?
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It is a total package , well-thought-out and administered - and it has paid dividends.
whole
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Buy the whole package , or do without is what the salesman says.
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And to judge any variable annuity, you need to consider the whole package -- not the returns on just one fund.
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The whole package is well worthwhile for the enthusiast.
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The whole package made sense, although it was tough to manage.
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They know that it's the whole package of the bike that matters.
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You can enjoy adrenaline highs without the whole Type A package .
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It's very difficult to know how to sum the whole package up.
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The whole package is so appealing.
■ NOUN
aid
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Yet the aid package passed in an instinctively isolationist Congress with only a modest handful of dissenters.
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The new program comes as students are finalizing their financial aid packages for the upcoming school year.
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The plan calls for massive reductions in logging coupled with an aid package to offset job losses.
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Nevertheless, he welcomed the aid package , which is expected to add some much-needed confidence to his administration.
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A small aid package will be given to those who return to assist them in their resettlement.
care
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Now we are pleased to introduce two new products to create a more complete body care package .
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I remember too being nine and receiving a Care package from the States-a yellow pencil, a peanut.
compensation
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A bonus, payable on completion of the fixed-term contract, is also commonly included in the compensation package .
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The Black-Scholes model also is widely used for valuing the stock options in the compensation packages of corporate executives.
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His announcement was welcomed by pensioner groups, which had campaigned against the initial compensation package .
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Some people who design compensation packages have suggested a possible ceiling on exercising stock options to keep a lid on the wealth.
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Another important element of the compensation package concerns holidays.
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A large part of the compensation package for our sales people is driven by a sliding commission scale.
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Although it is usual for expatriates to rent housing abroad, some company compensation packages allow for property to be purchased.
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Journalists and economists justifiably bemoan the obscene compensation packages awarded to corporate officers.
deal
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A few of the of a package deal .
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Short tours as well as package deals that include a tour, a gourmet dinner and a show are available.
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Its partners had probably accepted that they would have to acquiesce to some kind of compromise within the package deal .
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A package deal makes some sense.
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Another system which has recently found favour is the package deal .
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I did the tutorial that came with the package deal and learned a lot through trial and error.
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Ingredients like these add to the promotion of this type of package deal .
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We got hold of one of those cheap package deals , like a couple hundred dollars.
holiday
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Like most package holidays , this includes breakfast at the hotel, but any other meals are additional to the quoted price.
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This was a major provider of not only walking holidays but also package holidays and holiday camps.
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There is no point booking a package holiday - this contains the essentially free spirit of the tack traveller.
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For instance, for many people the decision to participate in skiing involves the purchase of a package holiday .
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At first glance, cruises seem more expensive than package holidays , but the price usually covers everything except drinks and laundry.
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Tour operators organise and plan package holidays and tours and specialist organisations plan conferences and group travel for other organisations.
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Colwyn Bay also operate their own inclusive package holiday .
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It was the only major package holiday tour operator without its own airline.
reform
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Politicians, uncomfortable in the spotlight, publicly back some sort of reform package that might take away a few of their perks.
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Jeb Bush's education-\#reform package .
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Does the Minister agree that that reform package was merely a cosmetic exercise?
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Romley favored a reform package worked out by himself and other prosecutors, judges and experts in the field.
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The fact that it was rejected in a referendum last year does not mean that it was a bad reform package .
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The government and opposition recently concluded months of negotiations on the reform package .
rescue
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Earlier, Kok said he wanted Daimler-Benz to contribute more to a rescue package for the aircraft maker.
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He is set to front a new rescue package , with a mystery backer ready to invest a substantial sum.
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Newcastle have £6m worth, and are hoping that Sir John's proposed rescue package helps them out.
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The answer may be one or both of these and only a careful rescue package can avert a total disaster.
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The £10m they have pledged towards a £13m rescue package has yet to materialise.
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Lilley asked to be put into receivership after a financial rescue package did not receive full support from its bankers.
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One of the fastest-growing companies of the 1980s, the now-ailing Saatchi &038; Saatchi, announced a second financial rescue package .
software
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Computer software packages and simulations offer another possible approach.
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I had previously attended several workshops and had been introduced to several software packages .
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Pesticide databases are now a feature across most field recording software packages .
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Business-oriented spreadsheet applications can be set up to solve these problems, and special-purpose capital budgeting software packages are readily available.
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This chapter has shown the uses of different software packages for administrative and curricular purposes.
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Most of us are conversant with modems, microchips, and software packages .
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Tel-me is a software package that runs on 80386 or 80486 personal computers under Microsoft Corp Windows 3.1.
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Also available are neural-network-based turnkey software packages .
tour
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The package tour was not dead, it had gone up market and further afield.
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Now Butlins itself is struggling, its customers lured overseas by the package tour companies.
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Finally, when choosing an overseas package tour , do not skimp.
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The air inclusive package tour holiday requires a certain amount of compliant behaviour in order to work.
■ VERB
announce
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D.B. Clinton announces package of environmental reforms Washington.
approve
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Software Approval Modules can only be approved via a package , not individually.
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You must be the package manager or the user nominated to approve the package to obtain the approval listings.
buy
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Usually there is no legitimate solution. Buy the whole package , or do without is what the salesman says.
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You will spend more when you buy the package with measured-out units that reconstitute to one quart. 6.
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But if it involves simple images, there's no need to buy the most complicated package .
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The advantages of buying a package can not be stressed too much.
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But it can be confusing, and it's easy to buy the wrong package .
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Accountancy firm Grant Thornton will give free telephone support and possible on-site assistance to customers buying the package .
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Remember, registering shareware means you often save up to 50% on the price of buying a similar package from a computer shop.
contain
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Such a module may be contained in the package as either Latest or Selected Approved version.
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Even good ideas are frequently contained in banal packages that neutralize the virtues they possess.
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These modules will not be approved. no modules may be contained in the package as Preferred.
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A product is not a module and does not contain the package .
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An abbreviated version of the Package Structure Listing can also be obtained which contains only the package modules in the structure.
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If the module is not contained within a user-supplied package , a warning will be generated.
create
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Error 1046 Error creating new package file.
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Action Failure to create package module in the supplied working directory.
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With MotorOptions you can create your own motoring package , and you have chosen to include Replacement Car Hire.
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With MotorOptions you can create your own motoring package .
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However, the interface will only proceed to create and enter the package structure if all checks are successful.
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He started to create training packages in areas of his expertise with materials and formats that he knew he could offer.
include
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Call waiting, call divert and call barring facilities will also be included in the package .
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Senior Vice President Antonio Samson said 910 employees in targeted areas voluntarily applied for the program, which includes a benefit package .
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Symphony also includes a Comms package for communicating with other computers via a modem.
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It was a pleasant surprise to find a paperback edition of the Henkes book included in the package .
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Meals and drinks are usually paid for separately by the guest unless it is included in the package agreement.
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No changes to the law will be included in the package .
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In many cases a golf cart is included , and some packages add a free beer after the round!
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It also includes a Comms package but in order to take advantage of this facility you need a modem in your computer.
offer
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Services also tend to take this segmented approach rather than offering an integrated package of support services to families.
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Banks have managed to attain this share by offering attractive packages .
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Most airlines offer packages , and a travel agent or the ski resort you have chosen can help you find others.
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For any chartered accountant interested in the package , Aldercare is offering the package free of charge for a 30-day trial.
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Twelve downtown hotels are offering packages .
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Its main feature is that the chosen contractor offers a comprehensive package comprising the site and a completed building.
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Then the salesman arrives with the picture-not just contacts but the fully developed picture-and offers you a package deal.
prepare
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Error 3110 Error preparing package for approval.
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RETURN-DETAIL/ - is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to prepare the package for approval.
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Some conveyancers have been loath to prepare the package of documentation set out above because of market conditions.
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You are not, however, required to prepare the package to deny approval.
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Having prepared the package , you should select option 1.5.3 - Grant/Deny Approval to Package.
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The Manager may only prepare the package provided that the package has not yet been submitted for approval.
provide
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Papillon provides a special package for brides and grooms with a photographer and champagne.
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Recipes provided on the packages of certain staples sometimes tempt a semiliterate person to prepare a meal her children have not tasted.
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Will the new community care scheme be able to provide such packages of care in the community?
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Several companies provide packages , including Rainbow, Superbreak Mini-Holidays and Forte.
put
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The only criticism is the time taken to put the financial package together before work could begin.
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A: We do intend to put together a legislative package .
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Peter owned London Postal Services, and he offered me £5000 and told me to put together a package .
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Finally, I threw back the quilt, put the package on the pillow, and crept into bed.
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He's simply trying to put a package together to sell to one of the big corporations - Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh or Zebaot International.
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Money put into pay packages of top executives is not money spent on new capital equipment.
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It must also put together a package which will help to ease Britain out of the recession.
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The old man stood up slowly and put his package down on the desk.
send
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Please send me a sponsorship package and free t-shirt as soon as possible.
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She sent her packages for Christmas, Easter and birthdays, and wrote her regular letters.
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An important practical point to consider when sending out mailings of this kind is to decide exactly where to send the package .
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They were sent to him in packages of ten cartons from Moscow.
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Practitioners who returned a preprinted postcard expressing further interest were sent the package of recording booklets and distance learning programme.
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Hindsight is all very well, but if only he had sent his London package by regular mail ....
submit
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You should submit the unapproved sub package for approval using option 1.5.1 - Submit Package For Approval.
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Note that you can not submit a package to yourself for approval.
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Request the package manager to submit the package.
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RETURN-DETAIL/ - is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to submit the package for approval.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
severance pay/package
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He would not answer questions about the lack of severance pay.
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Ivy said the school did not buy out the contract but would negotiate some kind of severance package with Mumme.
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Laid-off employees, of which there have been 105 since January, each received a severance package and a computer.
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Of the $ 27 million charge, about $ 15 million relates to severance pay and plant closures.
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She received three months of severance pay.
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Sources said that they have been given six weeks to finish their assignments and another four weeks' severance pay.
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The council also agreed to pay moving expenses and provide six months severance pay should they later fire him.
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There will, of course, be no severance pay, and a reference is out of the question.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a new software package
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The cooking instructions are on the package .
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The mailman left a package for you at our house.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About 7, 000 alumni will pay Northwestern $ 1, 565 each for a package of air-fare and game tickets.
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He can advise us on the best brochure layouts, promotional photography, video or slide presentation - the whole package .
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It acts merely as an easily identified and meaningful reference to the version of the package which is to be issued.
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It also indicated that a referendum might well be held on the package prior to its submission to the provinces.
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Juno Online Services provides free e-mail access to the Internet through their own special software package .
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The A-CONFORMOLINES package is terminated by the code 99999 in columns 1-5.
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Warning - product package is not approved A product has been updated to reference an unapproved issue of the product package.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
food
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The plant is operated by the food packaging company, Linpac Plastics International.
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Ninety percent of canned food is packaged in steel cans.
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Second were technological advances in refrigeration, food processing, and food packaging .
product
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The code informs as to where and when a product was packaged .
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A number of products are now packaged in recyclable materials.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Martin's manager had packaged him to appeal to teenage girls.
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The cocaine was already packaged and ready to be shipped to the U.S.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And all the time there were the escalating costs for handling, packaging and processing the wastes at the Sellafield complex.
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Mr Prescott's capacity for saying what he thinks and his somewhat abrasive manner are evidently not qualities that are easily packaged.
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The 316s is packaged in CompuAdd's low-profile systems unit.
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Users would not need to buy packaged software, nor would they have to learn programs and operating systems.