noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a council resolution (= decision )
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Council resolutions need a two thirds majority.
a peaceful solution/resolution/settlement
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The authorities want a peaceful solution to the hostage crisis.
conflict resolution (= finding a way to end a conflict )
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The children are learning methods of conflict resolution to use on the playground.
made...New Year resolutions
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I haven’t made any New Year resolutions – I never stick to them anyway.
New Year resolution
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I haven’t made any New Year resolutions – I never stick to them anyway.
passed a resolution
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The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution asking the two countries to resume peace negotiations.
propose a motion/amendment/resolution etc
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The resolution was proposed by the chairman of the International Committee.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
alternative
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Such idealism is not the only reason why methods of alternative dispute resolution are supported.
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An emphasis on mediation and alternative dispute resolution .
final
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The final resolution will depend on the majority party group of members and the full council.
high
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I will have another go, at higher resolution .
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And if we switch to really high resolution , the icon is only 3 / 10 of an inch wide.
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Many companies used to eliminate important features such as high resolution graphics or soundboard support.
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Samples were counted in a high resolution bulk sample counter as previously described.
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Others recalled the role that emission spectroscopy without this high time resolution can have in uncovering photodissociation.
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Also its high resolution colour display means that the reader can use computer graphics to enhance articles or illustrations within the publication.
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It offers high resolution data acquisition for well analysis, using both memory and real time data collection.
low
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With its lower resolution , television proved an easier first target for electronic special effects.
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Derived from satellite imagery at comparatively low resolution , predicted yields for different crops in different nation states become of commercial value.
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The problem is that the vast majority of stand alone fax machines are set up to send faxes in low resolution .
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Some computer systems use raster graphics which generally have a lower resolution than the more expensive vector graphics.
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At high resolution these result in fine structure; at lower resolution, various characteristic band envelopes may be observed.
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This results in a much lower resolution .
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In most circumstances you are better off using a lower resolution and clearer text.
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Such measurements distinguish temporal events from spatial structure, but suffer from lower resolution .
new
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After the annual over-indulgence your New Year resolutions will probably include healthy eating.
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There was a new glow of resolution in her eyes, and he feared she was about to deny everything.
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Thursday Mum's made her usual New Year resolution - to lose weight.
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With the New Year legislation, many drivers have have been making a New Year resolution to steer clear of trouble.
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For once I was determined to meet the requirements of a New Year's resolution .
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Have you got a New Year's resolution ?
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On Oct. 9, demonstrators responded by calling for the resignation of Crimea's authorities and cancellation of the new resolution .
ordinary
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Sometimes, it is permitted to override the borrowing limits with the sanction of an ordinary resolution .
satisfactory
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There is no satisfactory resolution of this problem, either conceptually or empirically.
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The only satisfactory resolution is to plan future visits in order to complete a thorough sampling.
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The Computer Group will be responsible for satisfactory resolution of the problem.
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Central-local affairs After much experiment we still have no satisfactory resolution of our local government problem.
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Often the mere fact that the trade union member has approached the Commissioner will lead to the satisfactory resolution of the problem.
special
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Disapplication requires a special resolution , ie a 75% majority, which the minority shareholder referred to could not block.
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The elective resolution procedure does not apply to the pre-emptive rights since a special resolution procedure is available to change the articles.
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If not, they should be altered by special resolution prior to the matter being brought before the court.
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The powers of the Non-Executive Committee can only be varied by a special resolution of the Company in general meeting.
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The directors had been advised that a special resolution was necessary to permit the transaction.
■ NOUN
calling
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On Thursday delegates approved a resolution calling for a two-year ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea.
conflict
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The money will be used to develop the work of the department in the field of conflict resolution and mediation.
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Airlines do train flight attendants in how to spot trouble in advance, and in conflict resolution .
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In such a case, some form of conflict resolution must be adopted to arrive at a solution.
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These include classes on parenting, self-esteem, conflict resolution and prep courses for the general education diploma exam.
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Since the Sherif study several researchers have followed up with studies of conflict resolution between groups.
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Experts said parents can ask schools to offer conflict resolution courses or peer mediation programs.
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The process of choosing a best rule is called conflict resolution .
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Subjects within international relations include war, interstate conflict resolution , international law, regional alliances, colonialism, and international organizations.
dispute
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It has increasingly been used for technical as well as valuation issues, and for dispute resolution .
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The haulier should be aware of the basic advantages of this form of commercial dispute resolution .
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Arbitration is written into the standard form contracts as the form of dispute resolution to be used.
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Is the dispute resolution procedure invoked? 3 Who can invoke the dispute resolution procedure and how?
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Or would its growth simply cut lawyers out of dispute resolution ?
year
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After the annual over-indulgence your New Year resolutions will probably include healthy eating.
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Thursday Mum's made her usual New Year resolution - to lose weight.
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With the New Year legislation, many drivers have have been making a New Year resolution to steer clear of trouble.
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Here are 10 New Year resolutions to get you in the mood. 1.
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Keep up with those New Year resolutions !
■ VERB
adopt
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That convention needed a consensus, while the London Dumping Convention adopts its resolutions by a two-thirds majority.
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Congress, accordingly, adopted a resolution favoring the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms.
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Prior to Gorbachev's re-election, the congress had adopted a resolution approving his report of July 2.
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A year later the National Labour Women's Conference adopted a similar resolution .
approve
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All the voting members must approve of such a resolution .
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Already 49 of the 50 states have approved resolutions calling on Congress to approve the amendment.
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The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress.
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Governing bodies in Oakland, San Francisco and Berkeley approved resolutions urging the company to adopt ecologically sound procurement policies.
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On Thursday delegates approved a resolution calling for a two-year ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea.
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The anti-Yeltsin Duma approved a resolution in mid-March calling for restoration of the Soviet Union.
introduce
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I understand that the Government propose to introduce shortly a money resolution in association with the Bill.
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Supervisors sound off Yee plans to introduce just such a resolution at the Board of Supervisors, which would endorse Prop.
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But Hoyer said Armey told him he had changed his mind just before Gephardt rose to introduce the resolution .
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Y., this week introduced a resolution to prohibit the use of federal funds for educational programs based on its use.
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Louis, Missouri, introduced a resolution which requested a committee investigation based on the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
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Lawrence Sherman of Illinois introduced a similar resolution in the Senate.
pass
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Following a debate on Nov. 23 it passed a resolution giving Gorbachev two weeks to produce detailed plans.
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Despite the southern opposition, both houses passed the resolution .
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In the week leading up to the anniversary pro-US legislators made plans to pass a Diet resolution expressing regret for the action.
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The House passed the resolution by 409 to 3, while it went through the Senate by 8-to 3.
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Parliament would have unlimited access to the funds, but would have to pass specific resolutions to appropriate money.
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Then in 1758 the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting passed a surprising resolution to exclude slave buyers and sellers.
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In such cases the company's directors pass a resolution that the company be wound up.
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It also passed an emergency resolution opposing federal anti-affirmative action legislation.
propose
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Is is worth the trouble of allowing members to propose resolutions ?
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A proposed resolution to oppose voucher plans and charter schools provoked a spirited debate on the convention floor.
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The Committee adopted by voice vote an amendment offered by Senator Helms to the proposed resolution of ratification.
require
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Disapplication requires a special resolution , ie a 75% majority, which the minority shareholder referred to could not block.
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Axworthy pointed to other contentious issues between the two neighbors that require resolution .
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A particular problem requiring resolution concerns the status given to scientific names for plants and animals.
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Some problems are typically ill defined in the early stages and then require refining during their resolution .
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The Companies' Registry will also require a resolution completed by both the mortgagee and the mortgagor.
support
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Mr. Hurd Britain supported Security Council resolution 716, which endorsed the aim of an international meeting.
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They were unwilling to support the resolution which gave the president the military responsibility to enforce the act.
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He later led seven moderates in supporting a resolution of impeachment against Nixon.
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A number of allies of the Communists expressed reluctance to support the resolution .
vote
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A principal right of a member is the right to vote on company resolutions .
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Grijalva and Bronson voted for the resolution .
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Most significantly, the United States voted against the resolution .
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Many other companies intend to vote on the Taurus resolutions at their 1992 agms.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
joint resolution
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a high resolution microscope
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The UN passed a Human Rights resolution by a vote of 130-2.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At time he was able to feel and convey the immediate resolution of the various tensions and contradictions of his life.
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Moreover, there had been six votes against the resolution and thirteen abstentions.
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Republican leaders had hoped for a resolution of the ethics case before the new Congress convened.
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The Administration proposed and the Senate approved a similar understanding in its resolution of ratification of the Convention against Torture.
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This distinction becomes clearer when one sees that it is mainly the industrial applications which have developed into dispute resolution .
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With its lower resolution , television proved an easier first target for electronic special effects.