I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bus route
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We live very near a main bus route.
a commuter route (= a road or railway line that commuters use )
a crowd lines the street/route etc
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A crowd lined the street to catch a glimpse of the president.
a cycle route (= way of getting somewhere on a cycle )
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I bought a map of all the cycle routes in the area.
alternative route
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An alternative route is along the Via Unione.
an escape route
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All their escape routes had been blocked.
an exit route (= a way out of a building, plane etc, used in an emergency or a fire )
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Staff must become familiar with the building’s exit routes.
en route
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a flight en route from Tokyo to Sydney
roundabout route
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The bus took a very long and roundabout route .
route march
sb’s escape route from sth (= someone’s only chance of getting away from a bad situation )
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Bankruptcy offered his only escape route from mounting debt.
snow route
the coast route (= the way that follows the coast )
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I’d prefer to take the coast route.
trade route
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ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
alternative
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This means finding alternative routes to success, and it means measuring and treasuring success in small amounts.
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Hobsbawm sees the main theme as a mapping of various alternative evolutionary routes in the history of mankind.
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At the quantum level the individual alternative routes have only amplitudes, not probabilities.
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This alternative route of return is strongly recommended.
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With the historic, traditional routes being closed, they are being forced to find new, alternative routes.
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This was an alternative route we had considered in planning so we were dismayed by fresh news.
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City Lands director Peter Coffey said alternative access routes were impractical or too costly.
different
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It is saying too much in that the same normative consequences can sometimes be reached by different routes .
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Different individuals marked with the white smoke. Different route back home perhaps.
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And its aims travel in the same direction, albeit by a slightly different strategic route .
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But it does not explain why animals took a different route .
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Sheila Rowbotham had taken a different route after graduation from Oxford in 1962.
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All three experiences lead, by a slightly different route , to similar qualifications.
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Drinking alcohol can do roughly the same thing, though by a different route .
direct
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Previously a runner could choose to make the 900 foot ascent on the same direct route as the descent.
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It looked as if the most direct route was through the green blotch on the map and the horizon: pines.
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From here it's a pretty direct route back to National Airport tomorrow.
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In general, pedestrians prefer to walk on the level and by direct routes .
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Left: Laybacking up the final pitch of Direct route , Dinas Mot.
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This was the most direct route from Rome to Byzantium.
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These two mills were also on the direct route to Bristol and within a few miles of Fromebridge.
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All the direct routes to Ireland are carefully guarded.
good
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Pausing a moment to work out the best route , the Doctor set off to find a stair leading down.
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The best route is to fly Air Cambodge into Siam Reap.
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Sergeant Ninez was playing with his compass and map, measuring distances and calculating the best route back to Orange.
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Like Kimpton, Conley believes that the small tightly run hotel is often the better route to profitability.
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Luckily there are equally good routes on the walls to the side.
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There were plenty of other boys to follow him down the good physician's route to Fitzwilliam Square.
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So for purely practical reasons, microbes were the best route for discovering new antibiotics.
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What was the best route in and out of the palace?
long
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This made route 30, now over 14 miles in length, the longest tram route in London.
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On a long pass route , the legs of Michael Irvin and Rod Woodson became entangled.
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He had chosen a long route home, in order to have time to think.
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Blown engines, driveshaft failures, the 1,500 mile long route is littered with hard luck stories.
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About 100 patients had to go by a longer ground route or by helicopter to find a hospital.
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In her agitation she had taken the longer route on to the Quay de Cologny.
main
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What is the detour index for the main valley route on the map?
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Shortens the route by some two miles though it involves going slightly higher than the main route.
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From here you can continue along the main route as described above.
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The kingdom was on a main migratory route between the Hub and the Rim.
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Also, standards of service on many main line routes were improved considerably, particularly the inter-urban routes.
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Many were main or arterial routes .
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As soon as she left the main tourist route it became quieter and darker.
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Hand contact surfaces are also the main route of infection from the toilet.
major
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Indeed, no major routes closed in the eighties.
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Eldridge Rigg says Tucson was a much smaller place then, and that Oracle Road was still a major route through town.
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The cuddly robot may be a major route through which we communicate with the world of information.
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The others were largely abandoned as major routes .
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The major road route is the A21 which is linked to the M25, providing the quick route around London.
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By 1918 there were very few sailing ships left on the major shipping routes .
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They do not monitor in the area - which suggests that they don't think it is a major exposure route .
new
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Will whoever is ripping the pages out of the Stoney new route book please grow up.
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One casualty is Gary Gibson's string of new routes at Craig-y-Biceps.
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Its power continued till the fifteenth century, after which it declined in face of competition from new trade routes opening up.
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After a one-year hiatus the Honeywell Bracknell Half-marathon is back with a new route and a new date, June 7.
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Last summer he took his solitary art one stage further, opening two new routes on Mont Blanc in a single trip.
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How can this be agreed with the present proposal for the new crosstown route ?
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Could we possibly be going to have a bridleway instead of a new cross-town route ?
possible
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Mr. Chope Consultants are working on possible route options, and we plan to publish them in the summer of next year.
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Late-season enthusiasm remained higher for more teams when there were two possible routes into postseason play rather than one.
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There are several possible routes to choose - try retracing your steps as far as Suileag.
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Two possible routes to Mars are illustrated in figure 4.18.
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Figure 16.1 indicates a number of possible routes to ego-identity achievements.
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Each of these possible routes deserves investigation.
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In 1977 the Neeman committee studied possible routes and recommended the one leading from Qatif to Massada.
roundabout
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Finally, by the roundabout route , we reached St Paul's churchyard where we were to meet the boys.
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WindowWorks follows the most roundabout route for merging data from the database into a document.
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This time they approached from across the field above the bank, a roundabout route .
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Which he then sent off-planet, by various well-disguised and roundabout routes , to an unknown recipient.
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And artists are not the only ones to take a roundabout route .
safe
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Using a gate or stile to cross fences, hedges and walls is usually the safest route .
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Naturally the shepherds who had brought their flocks across must know the safest route .
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The airline's safest route remains a merger or takeover.
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Brown said such a closure would help keep Muni buses and trains flowing and provide a safer route for bicyclists.
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The package would cross the Wall by another safer but slower route .
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That is, after all, the safest route through the treacherous waters of a scientific conflict.
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Soviet deputies moderate pace of economic change Ryzhkov takes safe route to reforms.
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We have also lost more than 20 percent of manufacturing jobs, traditionally the safest route to good wages for non-college graduates.
scenic
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It's a scenic coastal route from which, on a clear day, the Isle of Wight comes into view.
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It was Harlequins who opened the scoring ... Mike Wedderburn taking the scenic route to the corner flag.
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Above, it's along way home, but at least the competitors get to take the scenic route .
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They took the scenic route back to the Palace.
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This is something of a well organized pastime here, and there are many scenic routes to take.
short
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The canal provided a shorter sea route for steamships, which enabled them to reach their destinations before the clippers.
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Launched a pilot program in May that allows up to two bikes on front-end racks on several short , hilly routes .
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Try the shortest route from St Abb's visitor centre, or split the full walk into two separate excursions.
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Twin Otters were tried for a while, but proved uneconomic on short routes .
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As this is such a short route it is best to combine it with Days Four or Six.
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Cart transport survived both in direct competition on shorter routes and by taking goods to and from railway stations.
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As cyclists choose shortest routes , the network should be dense, with virtually all roads accessible for cycle movement.
■ NOUN
air
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Britain still hoped that a Commonwealth front could be achieved, with considerable internal control of Empire air routes .
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Even less important than long-distance roads were air routes .
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The meetings produced wide-ranging agreement on the need for full co-operation on operation of the Empire air routes .
bus
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It was thoughtful of Rufus because it's on the bus route .
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There will be interchange here with Vogtlandbahn services and two bus routes .
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Which of them is nearest to a bus route ?
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Pre-war poster for Circular bus route 22, which replaced the Layton and Central Drive trams in 1936.
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But as shopping habits changed many traders shut up shop and moved out blaming recession, traffic restrictions and fewer bus routes .
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The stations will be rebuilt with high-level platforms, new buildings and convenient interchange with local bus routes .
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No previous experience is required although an interest in bus routes and cold soup would prove useful.
cycle
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Use of quieter, cleaner lorries and the development of cycle routes will be encouraged.
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The principal conclusion was that in urban areas single cycle routes do not have a clear large-scale effect.
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They also want to integrate access with public transport and cycle routes .
escape
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In particular, you should familiarise yourself with fire escape routes . c. What about local resort conditions?
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After fleeing Illinois for Utah, the Mormons had always been obsessed with finding escape routes to the sea.
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Mr Letts tried to block their escape route and was mown down.
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I glanced back over my shoulder, at the same time looking for an escape route .
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The last side street which could have provided any escape route for the marchers was by now several hundred yards behind them.
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We had planned our escape routes beforehand.
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But unless escape routes have been allowed, that response will be thwarted.
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Besides, Simon's door was the one she was counting on: she didn't need any other escape route .
map
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Will it be a useful reference route map and a compass?
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A London Underground route map . 12.
supply
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Mr Mobutu had cut the supply route after a dispute with Mr Savimbi.
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The bases and the well-traveled supply routes that kept them run-ning were as obvious as Nui Ba Den.
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From the summit there is a view of the Roman supply route , Dere Street.
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None of the supply routes go close to the point where Sunderby's aircraft ditched.
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At other times, they waged an incessant guerrilla war, attacking isolated Roman garrisons, ambushing caravans, cutting supply routes .
trade
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Its power continued till the fifteenth century, after which it declined in face of competition from new trade routes opening up.
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Battles over access to shipping lanes and trade routes are commonplace, and piracy returns in modern trappings.
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The king's highway, an important trade route , ran down the eastern plateau.
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We will see how the mummies occupied the midpoint of the most important overland trade route in Eurasian history.
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Even in the neolithic period, a skein of east-west trade routes was established across the Aegean.
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After the Middle Ages, trade routes changed and the island lost its importance.
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The city lies on the main trade route between the Reikland and lands further west, and the Kislevites to the north.
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The Elf fleets cleared the northern seas of their Naggarothi kinsfolk. Trade routes lost during the Sundering were re-opened.
■ VERB
choose
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He had chosen a long route home, in order to have time to think.
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Supermodel Kim Alexis chose the latter route .
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I chose the more orthodox route via Lisbon and Sal and arrived safely at my destination at Praia on the appointed day.
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Or do I choose the Palais-Royal garden route ?
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Now they were passing by the foundries, the guides choosing neglected routes to disorient the younger cadets, so it seemed.
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We chose our routes , grouped our divisions, and mapped our opening move.
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We skirted the artificial Llys y-fran reservoir and chose a route back on the tiny lanes which connect the farms.
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He chose accessible routes , found accommodations in remote areas and was knowledgeable about local plants, animals and customs.
follow
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Though nearly fifty years later I have followed a similar route to Orwell's, his book is all that we share.
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About 89 % of the 40K atoms in any group of atoms follow this route .
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Shipping, air transport, telephone and telegraph generally follow these routes .
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Fundamentalists preach that if one follows their rigorously prescribed route , one will be saved.
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But motorists, explorers and connoisseurs of beauty will follow the usual route departing along the A.83s.
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Many current highways do indeed follow ancient routes .
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To this day, I continued to follow the route of his hearse into a withdrawing space beyond this earth.
plan
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Praha Metro is also planning a fourth route linking the city centre and the southern suburbs.
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Get out all the relevant maps beforehand and plan out your route . 3.
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They use the room as a lounge, while studying his schedule, planning the routes and waiting.
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Retail and restaurant units are also planned on the pedestrian routes linking Gresham Street and Cheapside.
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Your Family Evacuation Plan Get a good map and plan various evacuation routes , avoiding low-lying areas.
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They had to plan a route that would take them over 50 kilometres in a three day period.
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Once the Sea Knight approached the zone on a planned route , the Cobra was to swing back around.
provide
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The Clyde cycleway provides a traffic-free route from Glasgow centre and follows the river Clyde to its source.
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In societies where women are not secluded, services have been provided along routes regularly traveled by the women.
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The last side street which could have provided any escape route for the marchers was by now several hundred yards behind them.
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Asymptotic orbital stability provides one route of dissipation.
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The canal provided a shorter sea route for steamships, which enabled them to reach their destinations before the clippers.
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Brown said such a closure would help keep Muni buses and trains flowing and provide a safer route for bicyclists.
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Equally they can provide a route to University or other Higher Education.
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Consequently, this provides a potential route for portal venous blood to reach the liver.
retrace
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The drivers are retracing the route of the Great Western Railway, built more than one hundred and fifty years ago.
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I retrace my route across the foothills and along the old road.
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She saw him turn and start to retrace his tortuous route , almost falling in his eagerness to return.
take
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He should be working, she thought, her mind taking off down another route .
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So she took the route of a lot of young people who have college degrees but are still floundering for a career.
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We take the bold route , and walk forward.
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Trina has decided to take on a paper route .
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No-one cared how long we had taken on the route .
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Amelia took the more northerly route east on her way home.
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I am not sure if any time is saved by taking this route , but it is much more interesting.
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Manion took the route along the river to get to Grant Street.
use
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Many might seek to use the asylum route and, indeed, it would be naive to think otherwise.
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Officials expect the plan will eventually force illegal immigrants to use routes outside the 66-mile San Diego sector.
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They went back to their house through the narrow streets, using a complicated route in case anyone was following them.
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Bees, ants and some other Aculeate Hymenoptera remember the visual landmarks they use in following routes to and from their nests.
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Drivers have been told they should use the A167 route instead.
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It does mean though bus services being used on routes which people want to use.
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A particular place in the fence has been used as a route to cross the railway.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
long-haul flight/route/destination etc
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By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.
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Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.
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It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.
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Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.
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The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.
retrace your steps/path/route etc
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As he retraced his steps of the past day avoiding streets and roads, he stayed alert to the sounds around him.
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Ellsworth, who had gone ahead, retraced his steps to shepherd the two through.
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Frankie forgot the eggs and hurriedly retraced his steps.
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He kept walking; there was little point in making them suspicious by turning round and retracing his steps.
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It's an easy walk which can be extended as far as you wish without having to retrace your steps.
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It is best to retrace your steps for the return journey.
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There are several possible routes to choose - try retracing your steps as far as Suileag.
supply ship/convoy/route etc
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An Axis supply convoy was now spotted by a Maryland, and on 7 May an attack was laid on.
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At other times, they waged an incessant guerrilla war, attacking isolated Roman garrisons, ambushing caravans, cutting supply routes.
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From the summit there is a view of the Roman supply route, Dere Street.
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Mr Mobutu had cut the supply route after a dispute with Mr Savimbi.
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None of the supply routes go close to the point where Sunderby's aircraft ditched.
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The bases and the well-traveled supply routes that kept them run-ning were as obvious as Nui Ba Den.
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This time Dennis claimed hits on a destroyer while Osborne inflicted damage on a supply ship.
the scenic route
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Above, it's along way home, but at least the competitors get to take the scenic route.
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It was Harlequins who opened the scoring ... Mike Wedderburn taking the scenic route to the corner flag.
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They took the scenic route back to the Palace.
well-trodden path/track/route etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a bus route
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I try to vary my route to and from work a little.
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If you don't enjoy driving on the main highways, try some of the rural routes.
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It looked as though the most direct route was through the forest.
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Rockland is hard to miss. Route 1 runs right through it.
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the westerly side of Route 128
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There are two routes we can take - this one along the coast or this one through the mountains.
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TWA sold some of its European routes to American Airlines.
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War has never been a painless route to peace.
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Why don't you take the scenic route ?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After a one-year hiatus the Honeywell Bracknell Half-marathon is back with a new route and a new date, June 7.
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Both of them have paper routes.
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Climbing Everest by two different routes is sensational; almost nobody has been photographed twice on top.
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Here the lady had to go on to her Iowa hometown by another route , and I got out.
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It feels as if days have gone by in the ten hours since they drove this route in the opposite direction.
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Please ask at any Somerset Tourist Information Centre for details of these and other routes and for information on bicycle hire.
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The first covers those sites where the main occupation is focused around the junction of two or more through routes.
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The kingdom was on a main migratory route between the Hub and the Rim.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
long-haul flight/route/destination etc
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By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.
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Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.
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It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.
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Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.
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The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.
supply ship/convoy/route etc
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An Axis supply convoy was now spotted by a Maryland, and on 7 May an attack was laid on.
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At other times, they waged an incessant guerrilla war, attacking isolated Roman garrisons, ambushing caravans, cutting supply routes.
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From the summit there is a view of the Roman supply route, Dere Street.
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Mr Mobutu had cut the supply route after a dispute with Mr Savimbi.
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None of the supply routes go close to the point where Sunderby's aircraft ditched.
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The bases and the well-traveled supply routes that kept them run-ning were as obvious as Nui Ba Den.
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This time Dennis claimed hits on a destroyer while Osborne inflicted damage on a supply ship.
the scenic route
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Above, it's along way home, but at least the competitors get to take the scenic route.
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It was Harlequins who opened the scoring ... Mike Wedderburn taking the scenic route to the corner flag.
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They took the scenic route back to the Palace.
well-trodden path/track/route etc
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The rule also pushes up costs, since a non-bank can not route all its card business through its main finance department.