I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
air quote
oft-repeated/quoted etc
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oft-repeated advice
verbatim account/quote/report etc
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a verbatim account of our conversation
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
example
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He quotes the example of diversifying sources of supply.
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We all quote more memorable examples .
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One can, therefore, quote only examples of this range, and two are given below.
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The experience of Maydown Precision Engineering in Derry was quoted as an example of trade unions being relevant in fighting unemployment.
figure
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When she quoted a figure that was lower than usual the caller immediately fixed an appointment.
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Ministers should argue the figures with the Duke of Edinburgh - I am quoting figures from the Rowntree report.
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The government likes to quote a figure of $ 3 billion for the foreign investment it has attracted.
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I didn't actually read it, but a friend of mine quoted the figure of 1 million.
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Unfortunately, he double counts in quoting a figure of £44 million - Sir Peter Emery Over four years.
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I will quote some specific figures that give credibility to amendment No. 7.
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I can quote a final figure to the hon. Gentleman, as he enjoys my quoting figures.
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These breeding season data suggest a marked decrease since 1938, when Walpole-Bond quoted a figure of 500 pairs for south-west Sussex.
figures
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Ministers should argue the figures with the Duke of Edinburgh - I am quoting figures from the Rowntree report.
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I will quote some specific figures that give credibility to amendment No. 7.
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I can quote some of the figures on the cuts in regional selective assistance in the period in question.
minister
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It is only in order to quote a Minister .
name
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There are exceptions, of course; anyone can quote the names of a few specialists who have attained local or even national eminence.
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A longtime airline pilot, who did not want to be quoted by name , said weather conditions were ripe for icing.
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I never knew his name; if I wanted to quote him by name , I would have to get permission.
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Please quote name , delivery address, telephone number and preferred delivery date.
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The Standard published competition results and golf scores in detail throughout the season, quoting names and gross scores without blushing.
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An easy way to impress novices is by quoting the latin names of various sea creatures.
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I therefore asked Eliot if I might quote his name as a reference.
number
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Now they can quote the numbers to prove it.
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Please contact Charles Cliffe directly quoting your membership number at.
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Please always quote the reference number shown on your confirmation account, and the departure date.
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Several reports have quoted numbers of affected and unaffected relatives of Crohn's disease patients, including twins.
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Alternatively, you can telephone your order, quoting a credit card number .
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Please quote the post reference number .
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When making your booking, please quote your subscription number to qualify for the discount.
passage
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I have quoted the passage from which the phrase comes, showing how Wells was painfully aware of our duality.
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Critics of Darwin who quote that passage with which I started do not usually run it on.
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Why did he not quote the decisive passages which they contained?
price
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But an estimator can call at the customer's home, take measurements and quote a price .
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Spreads in the investment-grade market were quoted unchanged and junk-bond prices were flat, traders said.
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In quoting a price we have to work out everything needed to teach students.
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The company quotes a target retail price of £300.
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If he was willing to part with stock as well, the market-maker would quote a two-way price .
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He would sometimes ask the runner directly, before quoting a price .
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In practice, managers usually quote prices somewhere in that band, with a dealing spread of about 6 or 7 percent.
rate
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Banks quote spot rates against the dollar.
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The average quoted turnover rate still hovers at 10 percent in spite of worker bonuses, free healthcare and rides to work.
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To make these figures seem less alarming, banks prefer to quote rates on a monthly basis.
reference
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To place your order by telephone, call anytime, including weekends quoting reference no: 41-A-ROB.
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Please always quote the reference number shown on your confirmation account, and the departure date.
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Please quote the post reference number.
source
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Planning and producing written work, quoting sources , checking: these too are often daunting tasks for the student.
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The Indianapolis Star-News quoted an unidentified source who confirmed the Cardinals had called.
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But the Associated Press quoted convention sources as saying Pataki balked at his assigned topic, immigration.
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The Washington Post, quoting unidentified sources , reported Tuesday that Johnson might be willing to admit he made a mistake.
verse
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A woman who reads her Bible, can quote chapter and Verse in any given situation.
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He just quoted the verses , smiled, and said they would bring him great success.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
give/quote sb chapter and verse
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She can give him chapter and verse on Finance Acts and other current legislation, and is rigorous in keeping up to date.
take/quote sth out of context
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Jennings accused the program of quoting him out of context .
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By confusing unrelated issues and taking information out of context , you do readers a great disservice.
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This has been taken completely out of context .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dr. Morse quoted three successful cases in which the drug was used.
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He was always quoting clever sayings from Oscar Wilde's plays.
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I don't think the company is doing very well, but don't quote me on that.
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If you call the hotel directly, you may get a rate lower than those quoted by travel agents.
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To quote from the report: "6000 children die each day from curable diseases."
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A woman who reads her Bible, can quote chapter and Verse in any given situation.
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Against the yen, the dollar was last quoted at 78. 94 from 78. 49 yesterday.
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But the man didn't quote Scripture, just drifted away.
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He remembers a line Mariah used to quote from a poem by Pablo Neruda.
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In his charming and informative book on Dada, Hans Richter quotes Hausmann on the meaning of photomontage.
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It would be unfair to make too many demands of the statements I have quoted.
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The text, quoted in the epigraph to this chapter, foresees the reestablishment of a renewed and glorious Jerusalem.
II. noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
stock
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This free software uses the Internet to deliver a stream of news, stock quotes and other information right to your desktop.
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These include a stock quote query, which asks you for a ticker symbol and then tells you to wait.
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Navigator 2. 0 lets businesses publish a variety information, including catalogs or live stock quotes .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take/quote sth out of context
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Jennings accused the program of quoting him out of context .
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By confusing unrelated issues and taking information out of context , you do readers a great disservice.
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This has been taken completely out of context .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Currently, traders' names are displayed on Nasdaq quotes but not on Instinet screens.
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Order-driven trading is different from the traditional market-making system, which has a middleman providing quotes.
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Tax collector turned apostle; he wrote the first Gospel between 60 and 90, which contains quotes from the Old Testament.
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The Court held that he need not state expressly that his quote was a fair quote.
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They then gave me a quote .