adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a Rolling Stones/Kylie Minogue etc fan
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Mike has been a lifelong Kylie Minogue fan.
rolling countryside (= with hills )
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a valley surrounded by rolling countryside
rolling pin
rolling stock
rolling/gentle hills (= hills with slopes that are not steep )
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He loved the green rolling hills of Dorset.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
countryside
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Little cameos come to mind: The glorious greens of the rolling countryside in the slanting rays of the evening sun.
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It is surrounded by beautiful gently rolling countryside , where the hillsides are often covered in vines and the valleys richly wooded.
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Only an hour's drive from the beautiful Kashubian Lake district, rich in forests and rolling countryside .
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Our route soon took us away from the stream to open rolling countryside .
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All around there are numerous pretty villages and many miles of gentle rolling countryside to explore.
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It was set on the roof at the front of the Hall, and the view over rolling countryside was magnificent.
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A climb up the Eildon Hills will present the energetic with stunning panoramic views of the surrounding gentle rolling countryside .
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The company's location is a wide area of open, rolling countryside , parched grassland dissected by open dry fissures.
hill
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Be warned though, the rolling hills and rugged terrain will test your mountain biking stamina to the extreme.
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It is situated in the Dartmoor National Park, amidst gentle rolling hills and woods where buzzards nest.
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All round the small station were green fields and rolling hills .
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The house was at the bottom of a valley near the reservoir, surrounded by rolling hills .
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Glacier walking is a piece of cake; well this bit was, with rolling hills of dazzling serenity.
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Vicchiomaggio is surrounded by the vineyards and rolling hills of the region.
mill
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There are three gas furnaces, one each for the steam hammers, drop stamps, and rolling mill .
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Large quantities of water are taken from the River Don for use in the power stations and the rolling mills .
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Why were the large new steelworks and rolling mills built in a different part of Sheffield from the old cutlery works?
pin
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It hung glittering like early morning cobwebs on her rolling pin .
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Holding a rolling pin and determined to have the last laugh.
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Roll out the bread lightly with a rolling pin after cutting off the crusts and spread thickly with the cheese filling.
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Last drops: use a rolling pin to squeeze the remains out of tubes of toothpaste.
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When cold, break bread pieces into a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin until fine.
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Roll out with a lightly floured rolling pin to a rectangle the same size as the tin.
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Lightly fold one half of the dough back over the rolling pin , then carefully transfer to the tin.
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Everything was recovered except a rolling pin .
programme
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Mr Guest said United had a rolling programme of renewing its fleet and planned to buy 13 new buses this year.
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We must then continue with a rolling programme of reform that takes us away from the narrow concept of notional rents.
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The first audits will take place this autumn as part of a rolling programme which will eventually take in all centres.
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The £750,000 required is being sought from special council budgets, so that a rolling programme of ferry replacement is not affected.
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They show the consistency that is to be expected from a ten-year rolling programme .
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In south Glasgow, two secondaries are beginning a rolling programme which is aimed at thwarting a major shake-up by Strathclyde.
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There is a rolling programme of whole school inspections and detailed subject department inspections.
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In addition to these priority cases, we will develop a timetable for a rolling programme of Quality Audits for other centres.
settlement
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Dealings here are for seven day rolling settlement except in the case of new issues.
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There is currently no rolling settlements system and all trades are settled once every fortnight.
stock
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The West Coast main line was electrified in the 1960s and much rolling stock is 15 to 20 years old.
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New rolling stock , reopened lines and stations and more passengers testify to the extent of the exorcism.
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Double sets of wheels pull together like centipede rolling stock .
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During 1939, following the trolleybus conversions in North London, a number of rolling stock changes were made.
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But then another paradox is that he was successful in persuading the government to allow increased investment, especially in rolling stock .
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But engineers think that the kind of lightweight rolling stock increasingly used on the network will remain vulnerable to autumn leaves.
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Railways needed locomotives, rolling stock and signalling equipment, besides rails and bridges.
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They are to be used in West Yorkshire and the Birmingham and Manchester areas to replace ageing diesel and electric rolling stock .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rolling stone gathers no moss
be rolling in money/dough/cash/it
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Mel Levine is rolling in dough.
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After all, this man was a tycoon as well as a doctor; he must be rolling in money.
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Because the people who are rolling in it certainly are.
be rolling in the aisles
get (sth) rolling
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After developing the infrastructure and getting the ball rolling , the mine churned out great quantities of lead and silver.
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Celtic got the ball rolling with a goal from the impressive Nicholas after just 10 minutes.
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Early arrivals heard one of our own, the superb John Hurley, get the ball rolling in the upstairs bar.
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I got the process rolling by talking directly to every person in the wing.
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If you could get on to Basil, then we can get the ball rolling .
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Straightening your wheels puts them in the proper attitude to get them rolling again.
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They were Mo Taylor getting himself rolling consistently toward the basket and dropping in finger rolls and jump shots.
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To get the ball rolling , here a few for starters ... 1.
set/start/keep the ball rolling
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Ali MacGraw set the ball rolling with Love Story.
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And laughter is infectious ... so a little bit of effort on the small screen could start the ball rolling.
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Does that make a difference, or did he and others just start the ball rolling?
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He will keep the ball rolling.
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Her words started the ball rolling.
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To start the ball rolling, the government was asked to contribute £1 million.
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Volume 2 deals with general idioms e.g. keep the ball rolling, the proof of the pudding.
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Wolves play a similar style, and at times one yearned for some one to set the ball rolling ... literally.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He stood at the top of the hill, admiring the rolling landscape.
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The castle is set in rolling hills to the north of Orvieto.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A new engineering base is being established at Churston where rolling stock will be maintained and serviced.
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Argyll leapt over the clattering boards and rolling stools.
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He ruled out huge rolling jackpots of up to £20 million, believing they attract crime.
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In south Glasgow, two secondaries are beginning a rolling programme which is aimed at thwarting a major shake-up by Strathclyde.
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In the moonlight Ion Manescu, sitting in the lead vehicle, peered through his snow goggles at the rolling wilderness.
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Little cameos come to mind: The glorious greens of the rolling countryside in the slanting rays of the evening sun.
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The Economist called it the Consumer-Credit Snowball and pronounced it well and truly rolling .
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They show the consistency that is to be expected from a ten-year rolling programme.