I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
file a complaint/lawsuit/petition etc (against sb)
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Mr Genoa filed a formal complaint against the department.
signed...petition
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Over a hundred people have signed the petition.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bankruptcy
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On 20 December a bankruptcy petition founded on that act of bankruptcy was presented.
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In a 1993 bankruptcy petition , he listed debts of $ 157, 000 and assets of $ 3, 754.
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Secondly, the proceedings were by way of bankruptcy petition .
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The judgment not being satisfied, the bank presented a bankruptcy petition against B alone for the whole debt.
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This, in turn, enables the creditor to present a bankruptcy petition .
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The bank then served a bankruptcy petition on A for the other half.
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In May 1990 a bankruptcy petition was presented against Mr Flint.
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A bankruptcy petition based on that demand was issued on 20 September.
calling
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Pool petition: Around 2,500 people have signed a petition calling for a swimming pool in Bedale.
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Anand made the announcement after student leaders had presented him with a petition calling for the lifting of martial law.
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A petition calling for action to improve the safety of the London Road was launched this week.
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Castle Square tenants association had submitted a petition calling on the council to withdraw the offer.
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A petition calling for action was sent to Middlesbrough Council seven years ago.
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In May 1916 all the main peace organizations joined together to launch a petition calling for peace by negotiation.
divorce
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First of all, there are ways that missing husbands can be traced so that the divorce petition can be sent to them.
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The divorce petition was later dropped.
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In the divorce petition he claimed, interalia, interim and permanent joint custody of, and access to, the child.
drive
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They began first with a petition drive .
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The first petition drive ended Monday when the party turned in more than 160, 000 signatures.
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More than 20, 000 signatures were gathered by the petition drive , organizers said Friday.
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Altogether, he spent $ 497, 604 to promote petition drives in 22 states, according to the report.
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His wife, Mary Barley, is reviving the petition drive with financial help from Jones.
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The petition drive , one of two being mounted in Texas by the Reform Party, will continue through the weekend.
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That announcement came as the Reform Party officially launched its own petition drive to win Texas ballot access in November.
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Chamber officials and growth advocates, who staunchly oppose the petition drive , acknowledge the concern of residents.
party
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Officials in Maine also rejected Reform Party petitions because they allegedly failed to meet state technical requirements.
protest
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But hundreds of residents signed a protest petition stating buses were crucial for people living in the Albert Hill area.
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The result is the resurrection of the Oakhanger Preservation Society, and a protest petition already signed by 100 people.
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Forty business people, the story added, had signed a protest petition .
signature
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August 14, 1976 Varga announces that 17, 000 recall petition signatures have been collected.
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They gather nominating petition signatures for lawmakers, raise money for them and sometimes even run their re-election campaigns.
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Many of the petition signatures required as part of the process to form the district were questionable on technical grounds.
■ VERB
circulate
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Six days to circulate a petition around the scattered islands.
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We are now circulating petitions calling for a federal law to ban handguns.
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Supporters are circulating a petition to force the committee to report the bill to the floor.
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They donned black armbands mourning the cattails and circulated petitions to have the offending drainage pipe removed.
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He and buddy Chuck Bauman have been circulating petitions for months asking voters to repeal property taxes.
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Reform Party supporters then circulated new petitions and filed them with Taft last month.
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Do teachers have the right to circulate controversial petitions on school premises?
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The group expects to reach that threshold after circulating petitions at Earth Day events this weekend.
collect
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Voice over Many thousands of signatures were collected on petitions across the region.
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Some leaders of these organizations have held Buchanan fundraisers, collected petitions for Buchanan and spoken at state Reform Party meetings.
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After all the signatures were collected for the petition it would be a pity to lose this service as well.
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They feared bodies would be shifted in and out in full view of young children and collected a 1,000-signature petition .
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Signatures have been collected on a petition to call an extraordinary general meeting following Forest's struggling start to the season.
deliver
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As hunt supporters made their case, their opponents delivered a 16,000 name petition .
dismiss
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Jun. 805, where his Lordship dismissed a petition to expunge the proof of a surety against the estate of a co-surety.
draw
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The Leeders are now drawing up a petition which will be presented to the Bishop of Chelmsford next month.
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Then the women draw up a petition and go from house to house explaining the problem and collecting signatures.
file
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He filed the petition himself at Middlesbrough County Court.
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September 13, 1976 Varga files petitions bearing 30, 849 signatures.
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McVeigh had one month after his execution date was set to file a clemency petition .
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Wiebe said the Insurance Department urged the Corporations Department to withdraw its request for an asset freeze before filing its petition yesterday.
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Most bankruptcies involve couples who jointly file a petition to have their debts wiped out.
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However, Perot supporters filed new petitions and are expecting an answer soon from the Ohio secretary of state.
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Jones said he will file the petition sometime early next week.
hear
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The judges hearing the petition said that they hoped that the delay would cool protests which had already cost some 70 lives.
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Its purpose was to hear prisoners' petitions for release.
launch
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Regulars at the Great Western have launched a petition to save the pub.
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That announcement came as the Reform Party officially launched its own petition drive to win Texas ballot access in November.
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They also plan to launch a petition .
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In May 1916 all the main peace organizations joined together to launch a petition calling for peace by negotiation.
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The simplest protest - organising a meeting or launching a petition - may help.
organize
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Again Chidley rallied to his defence, organizing a petition to Barebone's Parliament which reportedly garnered over 6,000 female signatures.
present
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Pensions Mr. Morley I wish to present a second petition , signed by many thousands of Scunthorpe district residents.
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An area seeking detachment must present a petition signed by 25 percent of its registered voters.
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Anand made the announcement after student leaders had presented him with a petition calling for the lifting of martial law.
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Company workers have presented petitions to the municipalities where the company has its main plants.
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This, in turn, enables the creditor to present a bankruptcy petition .
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He had committed an act of bankruptcy and a petition had been presented .
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One prepares one's Bill and then presents it as a petition to Parliament.
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Voice over A delegation of pensioners marched on Number 10 to present the petition .
receive
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On receiving the petition demanding Outram's resignation they stuck to the principle of laissez-faire.
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But after receiving a 129-signature petition , councillors accused the critics of being shortsighted, calling on them to support the development.
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Now Wirral City Lands Executive has decided to oppose the idea after receiving a petition from various community associations.
reject
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The Lord President of the Privy Council acting on behalf of the visitor rejected the petition .
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On 28 November 1862 the court rejected the petition and upheld the previous decision.
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Judge Guzman rejected a defence petition to have the 85-year-old declared medically unfit for trial.
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Officials in Maine also rejected Reform Party petitions because they allegedly failed to meet state technical requirements.
send
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Quinn said he told Holder he was sending Rich's petition to the White House.
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Thinking back, he reasons that he expected Quinn also to send the petition to the Justice pardon attorney.
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People of both sexes and from all walks of life sent letters and signed petitions in huge numbers.
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The Board of Navigation has sent me a petition asking me to obtain the ship for purposes of study.
sign
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Pool petition: Around 2,500 people have signed a petition calling for a swimming pool in Bedale.
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About two-thirds of the students in my property law class signed that petition .
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And they do wish to stay, and have signed several almost-unanimous petitions declaring this.
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More than 400 residents of Bomar Drive and dozens of surrounding streets signed a petition in 1994 to remove it.
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Everyone has signed the petition: lawyers and business men, musicians and housewives, teachers and workmen.
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They risked their lives and signed petitions even in the most repressive states.
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Some 120 children and parents have signed a petition which is now being sent to Scarborough Council.
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Back in 1930, over a thousand economists signed a petition begging Congress not to pass something called the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
submit
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Castle Square tenants association had submitted a petition calling on the council to withdraw the offer.
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The current barrier was installed in 1972, after residents submitted a petition saying the open road caused traffic hazards.
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They demanded the release of de la Mare and submitted a petition protesting against the annulment of statutes except by parliament.
support
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Members of Killynure House Committee are presently making house to house calls soliciting residents support for the petition .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A petition signed by 1000 hospital doctors will be handed to the Minister of Health at lunchtime today.
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Local groups have collected 17,000 votes on a petition to recall the mayor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A residents' petition called for the venture to be shelved until a more suitable access route was devised.
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Anti-hunt protestors stayed away from the meeting, preferring to show their support by way of a petition of more than 5,500 signatures.
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Less than one-fourth of those petition signers said they would vote for Perot if he runs again this year.
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She carried around her petition like a Bible.
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Signatures have been collected on a petition to call an extraordinary general meeting following Forest's struggling start to the season.
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That same signature would remain valid on the petition of an independent candidate, she said.
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Thousands signed a petition which saved it from closure a year ago.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
court
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A purchaser of shares may need to resort to petitioning the court to buy out minority shareholders.
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He had petitioned the court to stay his execution pending review.
divorce
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The court refused to accept that by petitioning for divorce she had revoked her consent.
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No, you can't petition for divorce until your first wedding anniversary has passed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After that, a student would have to get his or her employer to petition for a permanent stay.
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As early as 1662, 2000 miners from Tyne and Wear had petitioned the King about insufficient ventilation in the mines.
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It had to petition for enforcement to the U. S. Court of Appeals, which could be a very time-consuming process.
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One day of marching can mean hundreds of hours of phone calling and shopping mall petitioning by inspired volunteers.
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Sloane petitioned the Lords Commissioner of H.M.
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Two or more creditors can join together to petition .