noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
old age pensioner
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
old
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For the present-day old age pensioners , however, the problem of financial insecurity remains.
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Usually I end up with old men, pensioners , church deacons.
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Our oldest pensioner , Ralph was formerly Branch Manager in Aberdeen.
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There were 9.5 million old age pensioners in 1979, but there are now some 10.5 million.
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In addition, older pensioners may get a slightly higher premium, marginally increasing their total weekly amount.
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The 76 year old pensioner was beaten to death last Thursday in the pet shop where he worked part time.
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The Horsepool in Coleford is made up of twenty three houses, all built for old age pensioners .
poor
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It is perhaps worth pointing out that in the past three years we have spent some £350 million on the poorer pensioners .
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Mr Lamont is right to protect the poor and pensioners by the giving of extra welfare benefits.
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An ancient, female look passed between them; they were poor women pensioners , planets round a male sun.
single
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A quarter of single pensioners fell below the £106-a-week threshold.
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As a result, a single pensioner has lost £17 a week under the Government while a married couple have lost £28.
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My constituency contains many single pensioners .
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It was also pointed out in Committee that, if single pensioners received such a premium, so would a millionaire.
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It will help single people and pensioners who live alone.
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The Family Expenditure Survey 1989 found that over 36% of single pensioner households do not have central heating.
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Increasing the basic state pension immediately by £5 a week for single pensioners , and by £8 a week for married couples.
■ NOUN
age
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For the present-day old age pensioners , however, the problem of financial insecurity remains.
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There were 9.5 million old age pensioners in 1979, but there are now some 10.5 million.
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The Horsepool in Coleford is made up of twenty three houses, all built for old age pensioners .
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People's pets are better fed than some old age pensioners .
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If you can't stand the heat, spend this winter with an old age pensioner .
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He was, it seems, especially keen on using the latter when addressing old age pensioners .
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These were some of the nine old age pensioners , dressed in building-site hard hats, who roam the Old Course.
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Right Inset: The divots of St Andrews are filled by a team of old age pensioners .
maxwell
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They want the government to compensate fully all Maxwell pensioners .
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Read in studio Hundreds of Maxwell pensioners have been lobbying Parliament on the eve of the anniversary of the publisher's death.
■ VERB
help
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It will help single people and pensioners who live alone.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even so, one in five pensioners rely entirely on state benefits for their income.
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He had a dreadful feeling that the next step would have to be the old-age pensioners.
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The pensioner had a handbag containing £400 ripped from her grasp when he struck in Old Roan.
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The pensioner was so angry, he tripped up the mugger with his walking stick and grabbed the book back.
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The gang has struck at several homes in Monaghan, Cavan and Armagh stealing money from pensioners.
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The trio play bored pensioners who decide to hold up a bank.&.
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Usually I end up with old men, pensioners, church deacons.