noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
official receiver
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
administrative
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Joint administrative receiver Murdoch McKillop said cuts were part of a scaling down of production to meet reduced demand.
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Mr. Moss, for the applicants, went through all the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 relating to administrative receivers .
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Every administrative receiver is born in this way.
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Thus administrative receivers must be qualified to act as insolvency practitioners and can only be removed from office by the court.
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Against that general background I now consider the detailed statutory provisions relating to administrative receivers .
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Shop stewards will send the letter to joint administrative receiver Ipe Jacob, requesting it be presented to potential buyers.
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The powers of the administrative receiver are extensive and he will have complete control over the management of the company.
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B and L were unable to keep up with their loan repayments and the bank appointed administrative receivers .
appointed
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Len Gatoff, a partner with Touche Ross in Newcastle, was appointed receiver .
joint
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Mark Palios, the joint receiver in charge, said he was not aware of Ron's accident.
official
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The official receiver has been called in to work out how much the firm, which folded last year, owed.
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And the official receiver has warned that more job losses could follow if threatened strikes at other plants go ahead.
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The official receiver was duly ordered to exploit the film.
wide
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Comment: A wide receiver , threatening a brute like Lloyd?
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The Steelers have used Stewart as a quarterback, wide receiver , running back and pooch punter.
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A third Predators player, wide receiver / linebacker Clif Dell, was also invited to Jaguars camp.
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Miami released Fred Barnett, a week after the veteran wide receiver lost his starting job.
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Junior Tim Carey completed 7 of 11 passes but had one perfectly thrown 40-yard bomb dropped by a backup wide receiver .
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One is on injured reserve: wide receiver Charles Johnson.
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Their secondary included no cornerback tall enough to dream of looking into the eyes of Detroit wide receiver Herman Moore.
■ NOUN
radio
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Hand-held radio receivers can be rented for 50 cents and offer narration for the self-guided tours.
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The data is transmitted to nearby radio receivers , letting a doctor follow you around, sort of.
telephone
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Adam sighed as he replaced the telephone receiver .
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Dov Kalmenzohn lifted the telephone receiver and called a number.
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He lifted the telephone receiver and dialled the number.
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She picked up the telephone receiver , disbelievingly, and dialled the number of the card.
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Reaching over the reception desk, he lifted the telephone receiver .
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Rohmer was already moving to join them as Cardiff replaced the telephone receiver and pushed away from the reception desk.
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The telephone receiver dangled uselessly some feet from his motionless body.
■ VERB
appoint
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In that case a debenture holder had appointed a receiver , and the directors were allowed to bring a case against him.
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Her affairs were placed in the hands of the Court of Protection, which appointed Mrs B receiver .
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Sound Diffusion ordinary shares were suspended in December at 22p and the group asked its bankers to appoint a receiver .
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A creditor may appoint the official receiver to be his general or special proxy.
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B and L were unable to keep up with their loan repayments and the bank appointed administrative receivers .
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To appoint a receiver is more convenient for the mortgagee than taking possession.
call
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And 200 jobs are at risk at Ferranti in Newport Pagnell after the defence electronics firm called in the receivers .
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When the person called lifts the receiver , the ringing pulses will cease.
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Last year they faced uncertainty over their jobs when the Lewis's group went bust and called in the receivers .
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Two hundred and eighty people were employed there by Leyland Daf before the company called in the receivers .
hand
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Disconnecting the wire, Coleman pocketed the recorder, handed the receiver to El-Jorr and walked out of the room.
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She handed the receiver to him and left the room without a word, closing the door quietly behind her.
hold
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He held the receiver a yard away from his ear.
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He listened ruefully, holding the receiver away from his ear.
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Silently, and still bemused, she held out the receiver .
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He held the receiver , hooked up with the general static.
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I held the receiver away from my ear and looked at it, scowling.
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He seemed to notice only now that he was still holding the phone receiver in his hand.
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He held out the receiver to her.
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I must have been holding the silent receiver against my ear for a full minute when Barbara walked in.
lift
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In the sixth hotel the phone was pink and its weight felt wrong as I lifted the receiver .
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By the time I lifted the receiver , there was no one on the line.
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He lifted the telephone receiver and dialled the number.
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Dov Kalmenzohn lifted the telephone receiver and called a number.
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When the person called lifts the receiver , the ringing pulses will cease.
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I lifted the receiver with caution, listening for the white noise of a long-distance connection.
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Finally he lifted the receiver and dialled.
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Reaching over the reception desk, he lifted the telephone receiver .
pick
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Ven was her first thought when she picked up the receiver .
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In the hallway my hand trembled as I picked up the receiver .
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She picked up the receiver and spoke into it.
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I ran out into the hallway, picked up the receiver , and it was Minna.
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She picked up the receiver and dialled Tom's number.
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Her mind made up, she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of the separate school.
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She could roll over the bed and pick up the receiver .
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She picked up the receiver , dialled Giles Carnaby's number, and then replaced the receiver before the connection was made.
put
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I put down the receiver and wept.
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The moment I put the receiver down, a heavy woman beside me picked it up and got through.
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When at last she put the receiver down and went into the kitchen she found that Edward had unpacked the shopping.
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Instead of calling me over, she puts the receiver down on the desk and comes to me.
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Albert panicked, and put the receiver down, which made the next attempt more difficult.
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The woman put the receiver down.
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Hermann Goering put the receiver in its cradle slightly downcast.
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Robyn wondered whether he'd simply put the receiver down without her realising and walked away.
replace
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I sighed and replaced the receiver thoughtfully.
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Slowly she replaced the receiver , wondering why did the past always eventually find you-sometime?
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Adam sighed as he replaced the telephone receiver .
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Liz replaced the receiver and tried to keep calm, but she could feel panic, fever, tears approaching.
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As she replaced the receiver with a sad little gesture she felt her eyes fill with tears.
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As she replaced the receiver after the last attempt she remembered Marc's suggestion two days ago.
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She picked up the receiver , dialled Giles Carnaby's number, and then replaced the receiver before the connection was made.
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It would have to wait for a more opportune time, she decided, and replaced the receiver .
slam
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Cornelius slammed down the receiver and stalked back to the car.
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He slammed the receiver down so hard that the plastic cracked.
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Even though he sounded apologetic, Celestine slammed down the receiver .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Carlson is the court-appointed receiver for the firm.
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Cory slammed down the receiver .
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The gift should be something the receiver will like.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By investing products with meanings from other sign systems, Williamson argues that receivers are caught up in an ideological bind.
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Clark was recruited out of Ricks by then-Stanford coach Bill Walsh, who intended to use Clark primarily as a receiver .
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Later they became insolvent and a receiver was appointed.
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One is on injured reserve: wide receiver Charles Johnson.
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Reaching over the reception desk, he lifted the telephone receiver .
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Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver .
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Slowly she replaced the receiver , wondering why did the past always eventually find you-sometime?
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Stewart has lined up at quarterback, running back and receiver .