noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a reception area (= a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first )
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Visitors should please report to the reception area.
chilly reception
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The speech met with a chilly reception .
enthusiastic reception/welcome
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The audience gave him an enthusiastic reception.
hostile reception
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Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception .
rapturous reception/welcome
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He was given a rapturous welcome.
reception centre
reception class
reception room
the hotel reception/lobby
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She waited for him in the hotel lobby.
the wedding reception (= the large formal meal or party after a wedding )
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Her uncle got drunk at the wedding reception.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
chilly
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Academics whose research found ill effects of divorce on kids faced chilly receptions .
civic
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At a civic reception that evening Chapman announced that the club would not be satisfied until it had won the League Championship.
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Today, her achievement was recognised with a civic reception .
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A council spokesman said this occurred when the last civic reception was held for the club and caused great concern.
cool
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But the Tribune newspaper gave her White Paper a cooler reception than we did.
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Despite the cool reception that reparations are receiving among lawmakers, Rep.
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Helms received a polite but cool reception .
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They gave his speech a cool reception , but we laughed and shouted when he returned with his report.
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He therefore received a rather cool reception from Oliver Cromwell and was never once invited to join the army council meetings.
enthusiastic
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The enthusiastic reception of the illuminated cars was such that any future occasion was bound to be graced by their presence.
hostile
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The hostile reception of Alford's views led him to reflect that he was being denied the parliamentary right of free speech.
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They had not been prepared for the fierce extremes of climate, or for the hostile reception of the natives.
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He didn't seem in the least put-out by the hostile reception .
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The two men were confused by the hostile reception the mob gave them, and they had reason to be.
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But when a camera crew arrived at the rectory, they got a hostile reception .
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April 1983 Generally speaking, however, family planning has met with a hostile reception .
mixed
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Cuisine 2000 itself, meanwhile, was enjoying a somewhat mixed reception .
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Crawford's performance also met with a mixed reception .
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Orfeo had a mixed reception , with predictable hostility on the part of Mazarin's enemies.
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All in all these developments have had a very mixed reception .
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But Penrhyn's success has met a mixed reception .
poor
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A recurrent problem for the station was that of poor reception , even when the transmitting power was increased.
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The company claims to have solved many of the problems of poor reception suffered by mobile phone users.
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This met with a poor reception .
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Michael Heseltine's ungainly hybrid replacement received a poor reception from Tory activists gathered at Southport last weekend.
rapturous
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He failed, however, to get the rapturous reception he may have expected from his chief apologist on the international scene.
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They gave a magnificent recital, which got a rapturous reception .
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He was given a rapturous reception by a flag-waving crowd of 5,000 when the result was announced shortly after midnight.
small
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There was a small reception after the Tuesday night preview.
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This is the ideal hotel if you are planning a small wedding reception .
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They walked up the wide stone steps and into a small reception area.
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They went down the stairs again, this time to another room, a smaller reception room.
special
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Tents and marquees have traditionally been used in the grounds of hotels and country clubs for special functions such as receptions and parties.
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A special opening reception will be held from 7 to 10 p. m. Saturday, April 5.
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In addition to requiring special types of vessels, containerization requires a special place for reception of the goods.
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Approaching when Sammler was so preoccupied, Bruch, his idiosyncrasy, got a very special reception .
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire Medical Trust have hosted a special reception evening launching phase two of the keyhole surgery appeal.
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He booked in at the special executive reception on the eighteenth floor, reserving an executive suite on the twentieth floor.
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Only visitors and VIPs got that special reception .
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Tom has promised a special reception to the big winner.
warm
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Assets of £75,000 or even less can now be enough to guarantee you a warm reception from the private bankers.
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There were no problems with the trip, he said, but he was embarrassed by the warm reception he received.
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I have every expectation that this chocolate team will melt in the glare of a warm Elland Road reception .
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From some of the 11,000 students a warm reception , and a cheeky invitation.
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We are preparing a warm reception for invaders.
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This was the bond which gave him a warm and interested reception .
■ NOUN
area
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With children constantly moving between evacuation and reception areas , endless administrative problems arose.
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As we enter the reception area , he tells me in the barest sibilance to please hush.
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New carpets, partitions, desks and offices have all been installed, together with the creation of a much needed reception area .
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Back out toward the lobby, just off the reception area , is a different room.
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On signs in personnel departments and reception areas .
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They reception area is comfortable and welcoming.
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The girl who sat in the reception area and answered the switchboard was called Lucinda.
centre
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After assessment by the child care officer or reception centre , the child is placed in a suitable substitute home.
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All this sort of responsibility will be taken on by the reception centre .
champagne
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Just look at this winning line-up! Champagne reception in the Mirror's private box.
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And they looked happy and at ease as they moved inside to the enormous champagne reception Mel had arranged.
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Tickets to include champagne reception and buffet supper £57.50 from At Logiealmond Lodge, Perthshire.
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Gaynor Wynne was filming her with a camcorder during a champagne reception at the Imperial Hotel.
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Stableford competition and a champagne reception and prize-giving.
class
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In this role they featured centrally as producers, as a reception class , and in the institutions of aesthetic modernism.
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Headteachers began filling empty reception class places with under-fives in the Seventies because the low birth-rate had caused a shortage of five-year-olds.
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The techniques in practice Chris Chris was nearly 5 years old and had just entered his infant reception class .
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The 8.16 from Darlington and the returning 10.38 behaved as impeccably as the reception class at a Victorian Sunday school.
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In the reception class it can be seen in the first moments of a school day.
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In Southall bussing and reception classes go on through secondary school.
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For my work experience I went to the local primary school where I was a classroom helper with the reception class .
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But 248,000 three and four-year-olds were in reception classes meant for children of five and above.
committee
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It is such a reception committee .
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It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee .
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At the nick he found a reception committee from the press.
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A reception committee of such size was not exactly what he had needed.
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Such passengers would then be met by reception committees and crowds at stations along the route, as well as at their destinations.
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Quite a reception committee , eh?
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There was a reception committee of three, their figures oddly fore-shortened, the necks straining upwards.
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I had a sudden vision of a reception committee for the snake.
desk
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A note is usually made in the diary to this effect to remind the reception desk .
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A recent high-school graduate sat at the reception desk .
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The contract was made at the reception desk .
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The reception desk was getting a last bright coat of yellow paint.
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There was no porter manning the reception desk , so he didn't have to be signed in after all.
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The nurses all wore sweaters, and a tiny electric heater glowed behind the reception desk .
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The foyer, too, was empty as she walked across it, nodding to the girl behind the reception desk .
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I worked reception desk and switchboard.
hall
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You heard about the unpleasantness in the reception hall the day before yesterday, I suppose?
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They could see a corner of the reception hall and the glassed-in area for the secretaries.
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A small fountain pattered gently in the big reception hall .
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It has a three-story reception hall and turn-of-the century stained glass windows.
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When they returned to the reception hall , Madame Gauthier had departed, leaving only one dim light switched on.
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Build a new reception hall , no.
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Within the palace walls were temples, baths, living accommodation, reception halls and gardens.
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Think of the plaza as an open air reception hall .
office
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The busiest time and peak hours of the reception office will depend on the type of hotel.
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Describe briefly the basic function of the reception office , enumerating the services it provides. 6.
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The reception office will then amend their records as follows: 1.
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There is a board in the reception office , cashier's office and housekeeper's office with a switch in every bedroom.
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Charged bills are sent to the reception office for entry in the tabular ledger.
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The reception office should be so organised that all sources of information necessary to answer enquiries are immediately to hand.
room
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She didn't take him to one of the two formal reception rooms opening off the hall.
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Bernstein went back to the locked reception room through an inner doorway.
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It offers good size accommodation, benefiting from three good bedrooms, two separate reception rooms and partial gas fired central heating.
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He sits in an oversized armchair in a huge reception room equipped with a state-of-the-art video wall.
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The house consisted of two reception rooms , each furnished with black oak monstrosities that created a dark and depressing atmosphere.
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Tommy, as usual, is whispering to Nico hotly when I come through the reception room .
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The reception room was little more than a hall.
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The public reception room was not a welcoming sight.
staff
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Today Stephen was worried about the reception staff .
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The reception staff hurried out to meet it.
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There are certain basic rules of behaviour which the management expect their reception staff to follow: 1.
wedding
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Meetings, rallies, dances and wedding receptions all brought the small communities together.
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The couple also got £2,000 cash that helped to make their wedding reception a feast to remember.
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The castle's impressive great hall is a popular venue with local couples for wedding receptions .
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This is the ideal hotel if you are planning a small wedding reception .
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Food for more than 100 guests at two wedding receptions was alleged to have been prepared at the kitchen.
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It is an ideal location for wedding receptions , having large attractive grounds.
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In addition to meeting rooms and lounges, a large function room is used for conferences and is hired for celebrations such as wedding receptions .
■ VERB
attend
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Then it was time for me to attend the evening reception on Britania.
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In the evening Mabel attended a reception given in her honor by the Knights of Columbus.
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True, many journalists attend press receptions and lunches for free food and to see colleagues.
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More than a thousand people attended the reception at the house on Park Lane that the Phippses had taken for the season.
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Watts was paid $ 500 for attending a reception in downtown Columbus sponsored by the Cleveland-based McDonald and Co.
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The presentation was to have included village litter warden James Budd, but a family bereavement prevented his attending the reception .
follow
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The Mass will be followed by a reception in the hall for the children and their parents.
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The trio was given a triumphal parade up Broadway, followed by a reception at city hall.
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The presentation was followed by a reception and lunch in Buckingham Palace.
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The lecture, which attracted press publicity, was followed by a buffet reception .
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The brief research addresses will be followed by a sherry reception at 18.30.
give
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Opposition parties gave a lukewarm reception to the proposals, which resembled ideas previously put forward in December 1989 and April 1990.
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On his frequent trips to the United States, the Shah was given royal receptions .
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Even the town crier of nearby Faringdon was on hand to give an official reception .
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When Olivia gets married, I want to open the ballroom and give them a grand reception !
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Certainly when I went there recently I was given a very good reception , which pleased me very much.
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The White House gave Begin a cordial reception when he made his first visit in July.
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One speaker from the Gloucester Diocese was given a particularly noisy reception .
hold
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Eventually Rose persuaded them to hold the reception in the house.
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She will also hold a reception on the Royal yacht Britannia.
host
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire Medical Trust have hosted a special reception evening launching phase two of the keyhole surgery appeal.
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Colette will be on board to host a cocktail reception and discuss the progress and needs of the wildlife at the Waystation.
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Later they hosted a reception for 75 guests in idyllic surroundings.
include
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Public rooms include a spacious reception with comfortable lounge and bar area and a fresh, spacious breakfast room.
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It allowed the Rams a season-low 113 yards, a figure that included a 69-yard pass reception by Keith Crawford.
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Tickets to include champagne reception and buffet supper £57.50 from At Logiealmond Lodge, Perthshire.
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It includes handling their reception at the station, airport or parking lot.
meet
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Such passengers would then be met by reception committees and crowds at stations along the route, as well as at their destinations.
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April 1983 Generally speaking, however, family planning has met with a hostile reception .
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But Penrhyn's success has met a mixed reception .
open
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As I was taking my leave, I asked whether he would like to attend our formal opening and reception .
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The exhibit runs through the holidays, with an opening reception from 2 to 5 p. m. Saturday, November 30.
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An opening reception is from 2 to 4 p.m. today.
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A special opening reception will be held from 7 to 10 p. m. Saturday, April 5.
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An opening reception begins at 5 p.m.
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There will be an opening reception for the artist from 4 to 8 tonight.
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The exhibit runs through January, with an opening reception from 7 to 10 tonight.
receive
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After Wednesday's disgraceful scenes Lennon received a great reception by the travelling Celtic support.
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As for Smith, he received a lukewarm reception from his teammates Wednesday.
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Even during his triumphant progress in the summer, the doctor did not always receive a unanimous reception .
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The combination of an original word with a well-known gourmet paradise like San Francisco helped his pickles receive a positive reception .
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He therefore received a rather cool reception from Oliver Cromwell and was never once invited to join the army council meetings.
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While Dole received a polite reception from the crowd, there were some skeptics.
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He received a rousing reception from a partisan audience of about 90 at the public meeting held at Hummersknott School.
wed
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Holtz took him upstairs to see one of the large second-floor spaces that had once been used for wedding receptions .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a 24-yard touchdown reception
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a wedding reception
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I went to the church service, but not to the reception .
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On the second night, the captain always holds a formal reception for the crew and passengers.
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The pair were spotted together at a champagne reception at the Imperial Hotel.
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The wedding reception will take place at the Lennox Hotel, starting at 3.30 pm.
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There will be a reception for the visiting professors.
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Two hundred guests attended an evening reception , held in honor of the Chancellor's visit.
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We had our wedding reception in a local hotel.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Above the reception is the professional team's accommodation and administrative facilities.
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All the mirrors in the reception hall had been smashed, all the paintings on the walls were slashed.
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He added scoring receptions of 56 and 58 yards later from quarterback Cade McNown, both on play-action throws.
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He also was penalized for an illegal shift that nullified his 1-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter.
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The two men were confused by the hostile reception the mob gave them, and they had reason to be.
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The winner's reception will take place in a top hotel in central London.
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There will be fireworks, concerts, parties, dinners, church services, receptions and a parade.
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Today Stephen was worried about the reception staff.