noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be on/at the receiving end (of sth)
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I know how it feels to be on the receiving end of that.
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On the other there was the undoubted fact that we would be on the receiving end.
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Otherwise, his supply unit would be on the receiving end of a simulated bomb or Tomahawk cruise missile.
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Talk show hosts can also be on the receiving end of questions.
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This is often best done in conjunction with those who are going to be on the receiving end of an appraisal interview.
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Today it was my turn to be on the receiving end.
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What was it like to be on the receiving end?
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You didn't have to be a client or a famous face to be on the receiving end.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For true freedom lies not in holding, but in letting go; not in receiving , but in giving.
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In fact, the salespeople in this study were very mobile; they were constantly receiving lucrative offers to join competitors.
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She was taller, if anything, than Catherine, and was still dressed for afternoon receiving .
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Snyder was receiving free publicity from Colman McCarthy.
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The main division is that between receiving and the rest of the sub-section: per Lord Bridge in Bloxham.
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The topic of catastrophic illness is currently receiving considerable media and political attention.
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There is also an audiovisual language laboratory and facilities for receiving and recording satellite transmissions and for videoconferencing.
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These are: receiving , responding, valuing, organisation, characterisation by value complex.