noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
leisure pursuits formal (= leisure activities )
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Ask about his hobbies and leisure pursuits.
the pursuit of happiness (= the act of trying to achieve happiness )
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The Declaration of Independence guarantees ‘liberty’ and ‘the pursuit of happiness.’
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
active
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You might perhaps like it to change: more active pursuits such as walking, golf, tennis, swimming, cycling?
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Similarly, old people are seen in the same light, which explains their lack of employment or active leisure pursuits .
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Both presupposed open policies in secondary education and the active pursuit of talents.
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Few older people, approximately 10 - 20 percent, participate in active leisure pursuits such as swimming or jogging.
hot
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He would chase after them with me in hot pursuit , so he had to go back.
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The first time a car approached I ran from it, thinking it was an agent of Edna in hot pursuit .
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The incumbent is now off in hot pursuit of government funding for the much-enlarged interoperability lab, see above.
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A pack leader saw the police in hot pursuit , called six Sturmabteilungen to him and led them into the stadium.
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Is he satisfied with the present arrangements for hot pursuit ?
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Seeing Naseby in hot pursuit running on foot after the cart almost convinced him it was.
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She promptly set down her plate of lobster salad and set off in hot pursuit .
other
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Among other pursuits she served for many years as a Stewardess with the Donaldson Line which took her all over the world.
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All these were chance discoveries by scientists engaged in other pursuits .
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Too much time was spent on student journalism and other pursuits and too little on the books.
outdoor
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In two cases, beds have been bought from other counties and in the third, an outdoor pursuits scheme was used.
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Importantly, Alloutdoors.com will provide greater traffic and e-commerce opportunities on Emap's own outdoor pursuits online activities.
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Other outdoor pursuits - particularly golf and horseriding - are well provided for.
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He was also showing a distaste for outdoor pursuits that ran against the grain of their family life.
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Minehead is West Somerset's busy seaside gateway to this magnificent countryside with its many outdoor pursuits .
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Next: walks and outdoor pursuits .
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They have a very comprehensive information sheet giving details of qualifications and training courses relevant to a career in outdoor pursuits .
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Winters are wild enough to curtail many of the outdoor pursuits that attract in the first place.
relentless
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The years of imprisonment; the relentless pursuit by the police official, Javert.
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He was relentless in pursuit of a story.
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Steve has a track record of not allowing medical adversity to stand in the way of his relentless pursuit of Olympic titles.
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This relentless pursuit of growth and increased profit at any cost is questionable.
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But more often than not, his relentless pursuit of food leads Rubbish into trouble.
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Its most striking features are an intense pre-occupation with weight and shape and a relentless pursuit of thinness.
■ NOUN
leisure
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According to the other, housework provides the opportunity for endless creative and leisure pursuits .
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The choice of organised leisure pursuits is little short of staggering.
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You may have a family but that does not mean you have to neglect your own sport and leisure pursuit .
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A whole range of leisure pursuits , hobbies, social encounters, information sources, are automatically excluded.
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What time there was free was devoted overwhelmingly to home and family life, including such home-based leisure pursuits as watching television.
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Similarly, old people are seen in the same light, which explains their lack of employment or active leisure pursuits .
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Marketing agencies emphasise this age group's increased interest in leisure pursuits , for example in participative sport and travel.
■ VERB
continue
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Cursing, he continued his pursuit .
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Circumstances made it difficult to continue her pursuit of representing Bosnia in Atlanta.
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But it could be lurking up ahead somewhere, Julie reasoned, waiting to continue its pursuit .
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Out of the Storm 1935-1939 Throughout 1935 Vivien continued her lonely pursuit of her husband.
set
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To cheers and aahs he emerged on the far bank, shook himself and set off in dripping pursuit .
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Not to be denied, at least a dozen fans hailed waiting taxis and set off in pursuit .
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Reinvigorated, he would set off in pursuit ... This sport went on for hours, well into the evening.
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She promptly set down her plate of lobster salad and set off in hot pursuit .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in hot pursuit
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Liz ran out the front door, with Tony in hot pursuit.
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The cops and the dogs set out after them in hot pursuit.
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A pack leader saw the police in hot pursuit, called six Sturmabteilungen to him and led them into the stadium.
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He would chase after them with me in hot pursuit, so he had to go back.
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Seeing Naseby in hot pursuit running on foot after the cart almost convinced him it was.
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She promptly set down her plate of lobster salad and set off in hot pursuit.
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The first time a car approached I ran from it, thinking it was an agent of Edna in hot pursuit.
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The incumbent is now off in hot pursuit of government funding for the much-enlarged interoperability lab, see above.
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Though not, of course, the one he'd just come up because the ferret was still down there in hot pursuit.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Moriarty spent the summer focusing on his musical pursuits.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it is likely that both would be harder-nosed in the pursuit of national interests.
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Furthermore, he is only concerned with one thing and that is the pursuit of the White Whale.
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Gentle took a moment to ask if Judith was all right - which she was - then raced in pursuit .
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His aristocratic family was so against his religious pursuits they locked him away for fifteen months.
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I learned something about the difference between a serious and quiet pursuit and a popular movement.
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In a traditional adventure story the pursuit of personal honour is drawn to an absolute conclusion.
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Science is a logical pursuit but progress in science does not necessarily, or even usually, follow a straight path.
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The Confederates, their own ranks disorganized and in a state of confusion, made only a limited pursuit .