verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
change/replace the battery (= put a new battery in sth )
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You may need to change the battery in the smoke alarm.
put down/replace the receiver
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
minister
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Six ministers were replaced and 13 new ministers appointed.
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They have replaced a great Prime Minister with a mediocre one.
receiver
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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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He surprised himself by the calmness with which he lied, although when he replaced the receiver his thin fingers were quivering.
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He replaced the receiver and decided to use the pay phone in the liquor store on the corner.
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Adam sighed as he replaced the telephone receiver .
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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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She replaced the receiver in its cradle and walked back to her chair.
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She picked up the receiver , dialled Giles Carnaby's number, and then replaced the receiver before the connection was made.
system
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By April 1990 the Government intends to replace the system of local rates with a community charge.
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It said a single tax rate should replace the current five-tiered system .
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A more refined technique called Cyclocontrol replaced this system in the early 1970s.
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Check chimney flues and heating equipment in summer and do maintenance, make repairs or replace an outmoded system .
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The main pieces of equipment that might need replacing in a system are the boiler and the radiators.
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Geographically fluid C3 systems replaced fixed C3 systems.
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At the same time, it replaced the regulated system of single payments for claimants in financial difficulties.
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Some squatters have rebuilt burned-out roofs and replaced electrical and plumbing systems .
tax
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What should replace the poll tax -; should the citizens not decide?
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Others have proposed replacing the federal income tax with something else entirely, such as a national sales tax.
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It will be an interim attempt to be seen to be doing something to replace the discredited poll tax .
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To replace one bad tax with another solves no problems whatever.
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Electronic tolls could replace fuel and vehicle taxes as the main form of highway revenue.
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It should be replaced with a tax credit for shareholders that reflects the tax already paid.
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The regulations, which will be back-dated to cover money spent from yesterday, will replace a tax concession.
■ VERB
need
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Depending on how heavily stocked the tank is the filter media will need replacing every 1-2 weeks.
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For Britain, the Eurofighter is needed to replace aging Tornado and Jaguar jets.
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The main pieces of equipment that might need replacing in a system are the boiler and the radiators.
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This reminded me I needed to replace my shower curtains.
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One here and pray he wouldn't be yet another scientist who needed replacing , and one in the West.
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But the Pentagon contends that aircraft and ships are wearing out and need to be replaced .
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The candles had almost guttered out, needing to be replaced , but the dim light was an unexpected blessing.
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It also needed to replace the apartments' water lines and its drainage, waste and ventilation systems.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Anderson was replaced in the fifth inning after a wrist injury.
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Before we move in, the place has to be redecorated and all the carpets replaced.
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Have they hired anybody to replace Ken?
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I'll have to replace my car soon - this one's done 130,000 miles.
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I've replaced the batteries in your Walkman.
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I hate to see Gretchen go - we'll never be able to replace her.
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It was Johnson's first season after replacing Tom Landry as coach of the Cowboys.
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Please replace your tray and return your seat to an upright position for landing.
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The firm has been dismissing experienced staff and replacing them with younger people on lower salaries.
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The lead singer was replaced by Ray Willis back in 1992.
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The roof was in such bad condition that it needed to be completely replaced.
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They're replacing the old windows with modern ones.
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They're going to replace the old wooden bridge with one made of concrete.
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They still haven't replaced three of the managers who resigned.
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Typewriters have basically been replaced by computers.
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We're looking for someone to replace our managing director.
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Your car's in good condition but you ought to replace the tires.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But he was replaced, because the company wanted some one who was young and aggressive.
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Check chimney flues and heating equipment in summer and do maintenance, make repairs or replace an outmoded system.
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Growth creates tremendous waste, using up resources much faster than they can be replaced.
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The gloomy brown and green of the state railway fleet have been stripped away and replaced with gold leaf.
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There was even a church for the victims, dedicated to San Carlo Borromeo who had an earlier one replaced.
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We live in an intellectual wasteland where creativity is replaced by the exigencies of the marketplace.