verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extend/renew sb's visa (= allow a visa to apply to a longer time )
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He hoped that his visa might be extended.
new/renewed optimism (= optimism that you start to feel again, after you stopped feeling it )
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The new leadership has brought renewed optimism.
renew a book (= arrange to continue borrowing it from a library )
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If you need to renew a book, you can do it by phone.
renew a friendship (= become friends again )
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They renewed their friendship after the war.
renew a lease (= keep a lease for a longer period of time )
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The company decided not to renew the lease on the office.
renew a licence
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The licence must be renewed yearly.
renew a passport
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I'd forgotten to renew my passport.
renew a policy (= buy it again, especially regularly )
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The policy must be renewed every year.
renew an appeal (= make an appeal again )
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Detectives renewed their appeal for help from the public.
renew sb’s contract (= give someone another contract when their old one ends )
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I hope they will renew my contract at the end of the year.
renew your membership (= become a member again for another period of time )
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Please renew your membership by January 15.
renew your subscription (= pay again so you can keep getting something )
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It’s time to renew your subscription.
renew your vows (= have a second wedding ceremony to repeat your promises )
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Fifty couples celebrated their golden weddings and renewed their vows at a cathedral service in Chicago.
renewed accusations (= made again, often in a more forceful way )
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The government faced renewed accusations of corruption.
renewed enthusiasm (= starting again, with increased energy or interest )
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After lunch, she went about the task with renewed enthusiasm.
renewed interest (= starting again after it had stopped )
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There has been a renewed interest in abstract painting in recent years.
renewed speculation
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The move has prompted renewed speculation that an election will be held in April.
renewed vigour
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He began working with renewed vigour .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
acquaintance
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There will be a buffet reception afterwards - a chance to renew acquaintance with old friends.
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Instead he renewed his acquaintance with Kate Molland.
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Perhaps we shall renew our acquaintance in Barcelona tonight, where Real Madrid have their first major test under his management.
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The man from Louisiana felt it was time to renew the acquaintance .
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Johnnie Warburton renewed his acquaintance with Jack when they were designated to work alternate shifts.
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It was so nice for me to renew acquaintance once again with my old and trusted friends, Ingleborough and Company.
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I didn't think you were down there renewing an old acquaintance .
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The events are a good reason for the enthusiasts of this largely non-social past time to gather and renew acquaintances .
appeal
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Voice over Police are renewing their appeal for help from the public.
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Police have renewed their appeal to the public to join the fight against horse attacks by reporting anything suspicious.
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Downing can renew his appeal if the prosecution takes a favourable view.
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Aung San renewed his appeal to Nu to come in.
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Yesterday Chief Insp Harvey Harris, who is leading the inquiry, renewed his appeals for help.
attack
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In the debate referred to, the senior judges renewed their attack .
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D took a gun and, fearing that this stronger man would renew his attack , shot and killed him.
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Burnside wanted to renew the attack in the morning.
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Never one to give in, he rubbed the sleepy dust from his eyes and renewed his attack .
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But media lawyers said there are other possible avenues for mounting a renewed First Amendment attack on the ban.
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He thought it likely that the Confederates would retreat before he could renew his attack the next day.
call
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This week President Mitterrand renewed the call for an early conference.
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It could renew calls for Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to investigate alleged campaign wrongdoing.
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Unsanctioned rallies on Feb. 15-18 to renew calls for economic reform and leaders' resignations attracted up to 15,000 people.
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Speaking to reporters outside his apartment Thursday, Lebed renewed his call for Yeltsin to resign.
campaign
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There is growing evidence that white supremacist groups are renewing hate campaigns against Aborigines in some provincial towns.
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The move may signal a renewed campaign against rebels, who have resumed attacks.
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Yesterday, the parents renewed their campaign to save the school when they protested outside Strathclyde's headquarters in Glasgow.
commitment
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Brandon's renewed commitment to playing a complete game has been vital.
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There, the president would announce their renewed commitment to peace and send them on their way back to the region.
confidence
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The disclosure of Labour's latest spoiling tactic highlighted renewed confidence at Millbank in the face of dire Tory poll results.
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The knowledge gave him renewed confidence , and now the strange bizarre names came to him more easily.
contract
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Employment agency TimePlan, which has run the pilot for the past year, is not having its contract renewed .
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Then her contract had not been renewed .
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When Keyishian refused to sign a certificate stating he was not a Communist, his contract was not renewed .
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Since late 1989, when Steinlager's three-year contract was not renewed , U.S. rugby has been without a principal sponsor.
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A growing number of workers are put on short-term contracts which are renewed only if their work is up to scratch.
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All the companies had their contracts renewed .
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Just over two months before the expiry of that term the plaintiff was informed that her contract would not be renewed .
decision
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The decision not to renew the contract with the landlords Hill Samuel was taken in the light of rising costs and declining sales.
effort
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She tossed it aside and renewed her efforts to contact Georgie and perhaps learn more about the murder.
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A renewed effort to raise the minimum wage, for instance, may come from Sen.
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The Commission later renewed its efforts and issued a revised proposal in 1989.
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The four-star officer believed his renewed efforts on character development were working well, according to Navy sources.
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The athletic director renewed his efforts to force the university to remove the sculpture.
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Such increases could renew corporate efforts to cut medical costs by passing them on to employees, thus further arousing consumer anxiety.
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From this base, after suitable preparations, McClellan planned to renew his efforts against the Confederate capital.
friendship
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It also renewed her interrupted friendship with Alix.
interest
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Peter renewed his interest in art two years when his son studied the subject at college.
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Since the end of 1984, there has been a renewed interest in Historicals, and interest remains high.
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It is these images which have gained Rothenberg renewed critical interest .
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Investors have also shown renewed interest in long-term muni bond mutual funds.
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The mainstream charities hope that will translate into renewed interest in their work.
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His renewed interest sparked a Christmas morning argument.
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It spawned renewed interest in running.
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Many teams, including the Cardinals, are showing renewed interest in Stevens, a cornerback from Applachian State.
lease
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He wanted a guarantee that he could renew the lease on expiry.
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A typical instance where a solicitor is needed is renewing the lease at the end of the tenancy.
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The landlord had not renewed Elgaen's lease , and he couldn't find a favorable north-end location in time.
membership
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Please, once again, remind all your present members to renew membership and try to enrol as many new members as possible.
option
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The draftsman should take care in dealing with the option to renew itself.
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After that, the Pentagon has the option to renew it annually over the next eight years.
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But I believe it is better to call a halt now at a point when the option to renew contracts has arisen.
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In such circumstances, however, it is unlikely that the landlord would be prepared to grant an option to renew .
subscription
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However a project worker saw her condition and paid the amount needed to renew her subscription .
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Lifelong readers who kept the back issues piled in their attics renewed their subscriptions like clockwork at the five-year rate.
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If you are wondering whether to renew your subscription , perhaps you would like to read page 19 before deciding?
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Churn refers to the number of people who do not renew subscriptions .
war
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It was thus necessary to reanimate local antislavery societies, renew the propaganda war , and once more undertake large-scale petitioning.
year
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Vincent said that a few years ago watch batteries had to be renewed every year.
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To remain effective, sealers must be renewed , usually every year or two.
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The power to offer such an opportunity requires to be renewed from year to year.
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The conditions for renewed economic growth this year have improved, said Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt today.
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This lease was renewed for 300 years , until the final disafforestment and enclosure of those forests.
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They renew their vows each year .
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These reached a peak during the truce of 1444-49, but were halved when war was renewed in the latter year .
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Draw up a School Development Plan and renew it every year .
■ VERB
decide
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He has played in Sicily for the past few years and has decided to renew his contract.
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The Legislature will review the boot camp approach in October and decide whether to renew , expand or discontinue it.
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I've decided not to renew my contract.
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This agreement will expire in March 1987, and it has been decided not to renew it.
lead
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There is no other way to settle this dispute that will not lead to renewed fighting in the future.
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The breakdown led to renewed Orthodox demands for legislation against the non-Orthodox streams.
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Yesterday Chief Insp Harvey Harris, who is leading the inquiry, renewed his appeals for help.
refuse
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Judging by our previous experience, I do not think that the Home Secretary would have refused to renew it thereafter.
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He refused only to renew his own homage or to recognize or consecrate bishops whom the king had invested.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His firm is renewing efforts to provide in-house computer training.
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Iceland has no immediate plans to renew commercial whaling.
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It is wise to renew your water filter every month, even though it may seem to be working satisfactorily.
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The rebels waited until nightfall to renew their attack on the city.
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The state desperately needs to renew its road system.
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There was nothing to prevent the President from renewing the bombing in the North.
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To renew your license, contact the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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You should check the engine carefully, renewing any parts that are worn or damaged.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a result, firms employing them need to recruit frequently to replace those who choose not to renew their contracts.
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From this base, after suitable preparations, McClellan planned to renew his efforts against the Confederate capital.
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I renewed my vow that evening.
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Subsequently I tried to renew contact with Rubinsky, a man more of my generation.
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The conference highlighted and promoted service teaching and learning as a way to build academic and citizenship skills while renewing communities.
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The drainage system over some sections of route has had to be refurbished or renewed.