verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
baggage reclaim ( also baggage claim American English ) (= the place where you collect your baggage after a flight )
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We waited for almost an hour in baggage reclaim.
baggage reclaim
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
land
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Joined by a contingent of Sword Masters, his army marched on into southern Avelorn to reclaim the Everqueen's land .
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Man builds great temples, the jungle reclaims the land .
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And now they had the immense task of reclaiming all this land and rebuilding all their homes.
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The amount of reclaimed land is increasing every year, and trees are growing fast.
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A second airport terminal was opened in 1990 and there are plans to reclaim more land for a third and a fourth.
site
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In each case £20 million to £30 million of government money was spent reclaiming a site for flowers and later development.
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More than £1m in grants has been spent on reclaiming the site of the former Brom borough power station.
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More than £1m of derelict land grant has been spent on reclaiming the site of the former Bromborough power station.
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Based in Toronto and Pennsylvania, it will focus on converting munitions into reusable commercial material and reclaim explosive waste sites .
tax
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The supply would not be on a tax invoice, so the buyer would not be able to reclaim the tax paid.
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We can then reclaim the income tax you - or your spouse - have paid already.
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The Inland Revenue permits us to reclaim tax and pay dividends gross.
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Anyone in this situation can reclaim the tax from their tax office after the end of the tax year in April.
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Interest is paid net of basic rate tax and non-taxpayers and investors with unused allowances must reclaim tax.
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The funds can reclaim tax and pay income gross, saving charities the trouble of reclaiming the tax.
■ VERB
build
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Empty building sites have been reclaimed and replanted.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A British woman is waiting to hear how she can reclaim a family estate inside the former Soviet Union.
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China reclaimed Hong Kong from Britain in 1997.
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The golf course will use reclaimed wastewater to water the grass.
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The organization is trying to reclaim desert land for farming.
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You can reclaim tax if you find you have paid too much.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A message arrived from a local farmer who had found and secured it until it could be reclaimed.
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An alternative could be high coupon gilts as the tax can be reclaimed.
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In each case £20 million to £30 million of government money was spent reclaiming a site for flowers and later development.
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Nature can reclaim an entire farm in 14 years and leave nothing behind but the masonry.
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The Inland Revenue permits us to reclaim tax and pay dividends gross.
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The radio was reclaimed the next morning.
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What they learn in school about writing helps to preserve and reclaim that heritage.