noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as a safety precaution (= in order to prevent accidents from happening, when this is possible but not very likely )
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A fence was put around the lake as a safety precaution.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
certain
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There are certain precautions it seems wise to take while the crisis continues.
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You also need to be aware of certain precautions that should be taken in the handling, preparing and storing of food.
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There are certain precautions women should take during pregnancy, for instance, avoiding certain foods and being careful about contact with animals.
extra
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Owing to the thick fog all day long, we had to take extra precautions on the road parts of the walk.
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The company advises customers to take extra precautions if they must drive there.
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Take extra precautions where there is a risk of causing damage or annoyance to the public.
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Being aware that overdrinking is especially likely in particular situations and taking extra precautions at these times. 4.
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With 18 days to go, the Jockey Club warned owners to take extra precautions .
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Sickness, diarrhoea and some drugs may stop it working, and extra precautions must be used.
necessary
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It would be foolish to ignore the obvious signs of recession at home and not take the necessary defensive precautions .
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I know she would take the necessary safety precautions to not get shot.
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Workers need to understand how quickly human tissue freezes, and the necessary precautions to prevent its occurrence.
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Doctors warn patients and take necessary precautions .
proper
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Unfortunately, there are many accidents just waiting to happen if proper safety precautions aren't taken.
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If tubifex is fed, proper precautions should be taken.
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Only by being so aggressive will his patients learn to consult immediately, to take proper precautions and so on.
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Insurance companies understandably expect proper precautions to be taken for the security and safe storage of musical instruments.
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Allied Colloids is accused of failing to store dangerous substances safely and not taking proper fire precautions .
reasonable
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Since the defendants had therefore not taken all reasonable precautions , they had no defence.
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All reasonable precautions are taken to ensure that the advice and data given to readers is reliable.
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Given reasonable precautions and a small amount of money, cholera can be effectively fought.
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It was no defence that the sellers had taken all reasonable precautions as to hygiene.
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Alternatively, the statute may provide for the reasonable practicability of precautions .
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Please therefore take all reasonable precautions to protect yourself and your family whilst on holiday.
sensible
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Seemed like a sensible precaution to me.
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An easy-wipe plastic mat under the food bowl is therefore a sensible precaution .
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Again, professional financial advice on the advantages and disadvantages of this form of borrowing seems a sensible precaution against financial embarrassment.
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Provision of a stair guard, and secure door and window locks, are sensible precautions with children.
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When interviewing is employed, the use of multiple independent interviewers is a sensible precaution .
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People have taken very few sensible precautions to stop young male burglars breaking in.
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In truth, with sensible precautions , Morrissey could have easily travelled to the salon.
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Egerton went, taking the very sensible precaution of asking Mickey Skinner along as a bodyguard.
simple
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Nevertheless, it makes sense to take a few simple precautions .
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So the simple precaution of avoiding housing cattle alongside lambing ewes could be well worthwhile this spring.
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These simple precautions observed, Kirov relaxed and sat down on the edge of his small cot, smiling with relief.
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Resistance can be readily avoided by simple precautions as follows: 1.
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Most could be prevented by following simple safety rules or taking simple precautions .
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But take some simple security precautions before you use the Net for online financial transactions.
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You can easily reduce the risk by taking a few simple precautions .
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But assistant welfare executive Bob Westecott said owners could take simple precautions to prevent their horses being stolen.
special
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However, good results were obtained in the prototype circuit without any special precautions .
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This means the White House has not been required to undertake special safety precautions during the current water emergency, he said.
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If accepted by the shipping community, it will mean masters' taking special precautions in 15 sensitive areas around Britain.
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Unless you take special precautions , you will need to perform a soft or hard reset to escape from this situation.
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Postmen were told they might have to take special precautions when delivering mail to farms.
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Presumably he was there as a special precaution because of the Amal-Hezbollah fighting.
universal
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All employees regularly exposed to blood and other body fluids to which universal precautions apply should be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine.
wise
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It turned out to be a wise precaution .
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This wise precaution preserved the Garden for posterity.
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It follows that careful monitoring of patients for their susceptibility to depression before prescribing mood-altering drugs would be a wise precaution .
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Even when the installation has been undertaken by an expert, the inclusion of a circuit breaker is a wise precaution .
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It is a wise precaution to meet new clients, rather than to deal with them over the telephone or by correspondence.
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Carrying an ice axe is, however, a wise precaution .
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Ineffectual or not against lingering gases it seemed a wise precaution , even if it was only psychological.
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It is probably a wise precaution in view of allegations that the couple stole billions of dollars from their country.
■ NOUN
fire
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Rats are fewer, buildings drier and fire precautions more effective than in the past.
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And toy factories with pitifully inadequate fire precautions stay open.
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Allied Colloids is accused of failing to store dangerous substances safely and not taking proper fire precautions .
safety
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Unfortunately, there are many accidents just waiting to happen if proper safety precautions aren't taken.
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Immediate priorities should include improving facilities to deal with infectious agents that require high level microbiological safety precautions . iii.
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Her idea was to have a first-aid kit in the catering department as an essential safety precaution .
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The home-run fence at Southcrest Park has been taken down and replaced by orange cones, ostensibly as a safety precaution .
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Employees should also be given adequate training in safety precautions etc.
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This was considered a safety precaution , since the rods are hot in temperature as well as radioactive.
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And they always take the strictest safety precautions .
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This means the White House has not been required to undertake special safety precautions during the current water emergency, he said.
security
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This sort of book is regularly stolen, despite security precautions .
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But this was a Secret Service event with extraordinary security precautions .
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He can give you free advice on the security precautions that best suit you and your home.
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Even so, it set up a security precaution that had occurred to me when I'd seen the cylinder.
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Police are warning people living in shared houses to take security precautions to keep intruders out.
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At present as always, many security precautions are taken when Royalty travels by rail, which are classified.
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But take some simple security precautions before you use the Net for online financial transactions.
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This is a security precaution against an unauthorised person or the cashier alone being able to open the box.
■ VERB
take
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You probably took chances rather than precautions .
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Typical of his informant to take such precautions .
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Still, Dave puts his family at great risk, yet takes smart precautions to protect a casual acquaintance.
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He says his wife's experience has taught him that you must take precautions .
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It was lucky that we took the precaution of setting extra anchors.
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Nevertheless, it makes sense to take a few simple precautions .
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Being aware that overdrinking is especially likely in particular situations and taking extra precautions at these times. 4.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All safety precautions must be followed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Many precautions have been devised to avoid contamination, but scrupulous housekeeping is essential in any laboratory routinely undertaking the reaction.
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Nevertheless, it makes sense to take a few simple precautions.
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She had not taken any precautions, nothing had been further from her mind.
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Some of them took extreme precautions against being removed.
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The district officer wanted to know if suitable precautions had been taken to avoid the elephants.
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The Reich took precautions at Garmisch.
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Yet all her precautions do not seem to have prevented the 26-year-old woman from abduction.