noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a place of safety
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His young son had been sent away to a place of safety.
a safety device (= designed to keep people safe )
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The accident happened because a simple safety device wasn’t properly fitted.
a safety feature
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The car has more safety features than its rivals in the same price range.
a safety hazard
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Protesters claim that the nuclear reactor is a safety hazard.
a safety inspection
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A safety inspection was carried out on the boiler system.
a safety measure
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New safety measures were implemented after the rail crash.
a safety precaution
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Both areas were cordoned off as a safety precaution.
a safety procedure
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Apparently the accidents were due to inadequate safety procedures.
a safety/security check
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The security checks at the airport can take a long time.
comparative safety
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She didn’t want to leave the comparative safety of the shelter.
fear for sb’s safety/life
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a terrifying ordeal in which she feared for her life
health and safety rules
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You should follow any health and safety rules which apply to your workplace.
health and safety
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health and safety regulations
led to safety
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The horses were led to safety .
plucked to safety
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Three survivors were plucked to safety after being in the sea for 7 hours.
road safety
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We share parents' concern for road safety.
safety belt
safety catch
safety conscious
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Workers are encouraged to be safety conscious.
safety curtain
safety glass (= strong glass that breaks into small pieces that are not sharp )
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The company makes safety glass for car windows.
safety glass
safety instructions
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Written safety instructions should be supplied with all equipment.
safety lamp
safety legislation
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Safety legislation requires all construction workers to wear protective headgear .
safety match
safety net
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State support should provide a safety net for the very poor.
safety officer
safety pin
safety razor
safety regulations
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Every railway has complex safety regulations.
Safety reps
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Safety reps have the right to stop the job when workers are in danger.
safety requirements
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All companies are required to meet Health and Safety requirements.
safety tips
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Ensure the safety of your family with a few simple safety tips from the Fire Service.
safety valve
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Being able to express emotion is a healthy safety valve for the relationship.
safety violations
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One oil rig worker blew the whistle on safety violations by his drilling company.
safety/hygiene/quality etc standards
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All our products meet the current safety standards.
safety/protective equipment
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Employers must provide safety equipment, and make sure it is used.
the safety/security aspect
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the safety aspect of nuclear power generation
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
comparative
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He was ridden down before he could reach the comparative safety of his parsonage at Yateley.
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I saluted him and then made my way back to the farmyard and the comparative safety of the farm buildings.
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Forster slithered to Delaney and got a grip, pulling him back to comparative safety .
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New ideas can be bounced around in the comparative safety of the governors' meeting and reactions gauged.
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Had she locked herself in a place of comparative safety ?
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From a place of comparative safety she was able to observe as Joe pushed his way onward, unaware of her move.
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She shivered, and was glad to gain the comparative safety of the open area in the centre.
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Just as they reached the top and comparative safety , Lilley yelled for everyone to bale out.
federal
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A Pennsylvania state appeals court also has said a state airbag lawsuit can proceed despite federal safety rules.
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In addition to facing the ire of frustrated riders, Muni has also come under fire recently from federal safety officials.
nuclear
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Talks have been going on for some time on a range of scientific matters including fusion, nuclear safety and the environment.
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The pursuit of a cease-fire dominated a summit of world leaders in Moscow, meeting to discuss nuclear safety and arms proliferation.
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The first formal meeting of top nuclear safety regulators is expected to take place in December.
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Last year, parliament voted to fund research into nuclear safety and waste disposal to the tune of £40 million.
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Page 2. Nuclear safety cash loss.
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More than £20 million in research costs has been lost on an abandoned nuclear safety programme.
personal
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Yet when in action he was the perfect fighting machine with a total disregard for his own personal safety .
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Himes imagines a world conditioned by anxiety over personal safety , where the greatest threat to that safety comes from within.
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What is of greatest concern, though, is the impact of this exorbitant charge on personal safety .
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Ten schools from the area took part in the competition which tested knowledge of crime prevention and personal safety .
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Only strike out if the attacker enters your personal safety zone.
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This is partly because of the importance of the interests at stake in immigration decisions: personal safety and liberty.
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Additionally, engineers should look after their own personal safety , and help others to look after theirs.
public
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He said that the police had a statutory obligation for public safety .
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Critics say the system risks public safety because it does not allow the various agencies to talk to one another during crises.
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But police argue that public safety is a greater concern.
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Prop. 197 backers hope the public safety issue will help win passage of the measure.
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The depot was closed by the police in the interests of public safety .
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Which, if you engage its services for sewers, public safety , whatever, is going to charge you full pop.
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Police control of the roads is as important to public safety as crime prevention and detection.
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Brady says she believes government has a role to play in ensuring public safety .
■ NOUN
belt
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The plaintiff scaffolder was injured when he fell and was not wearing a safety belt .
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The man opposite him was calmly fastening his safety belt .
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I release my safety belt to hold you, dangerous ground, ground where my feet have wings of flame.
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After a moment he unbuckled his safety belt and got up.
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When the accident occurred he was not wearing a safety belt .
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I always buckled my safety belt and drove below the speed limit, stopping for school buses, pulling over for sirens.
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The gunman managed to unbuckle his safety belt and struggled to push open the passenger door.
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Passengers looked at one another and smiled nervously, and the steward went around asking everyone to fasten their safety belts .
catch
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He pulled the trigger, believing that the safety catch was on.
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Plummer lowered the weapon, easing the hammer forward and slipping on the safety catch .
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He thought the safety catch was on.
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She slipped the safety catch into place and deposited the gun on the coffee table beside her.
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It came clear from the bag, her finger slipping on to the trigger, thumb freeing the safety catch .
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Desperately, he reached for the hidden gun and fumbled with its safety catch .
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The man had seen Mike first but had fumbled with his safety catch as Mike killed him.
deposit
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Bedrooms are simply furnished with telephone and safety deposit box.
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The hotel bedrooms all have safety deposit box and telephone.
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The bedrooms do not have a safety deposit box.
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Bedrooms have video player and safety deposit box, bathrooms with hair dryer.
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Bedrooms have a safety deposit box and double glazing.
equipment
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The statute may impose a duty on an employer to provide safety equipment and ensure that it is used.
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Please would we list our safety equipment , the radio, the distress beacon, and so forth?
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The Edinburgh based Institution of Fire Engineers specialises in developing fire engines and safety equipment .
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The veteran car and safety equipment manufacturers' ideas of melted nylon webbing in the belt are logical, according to Melvin.
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The duties under the Regulations include assessment of suitable equipment , maintenance information, instruction training and ensuring use of safety equipment.
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Basic instruction and safety equipment are provided.
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This is apparent in the cases on industrial safety equipment .
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Pictured right: Wood Group Fire Protection products cover a wide range of fire protection and safety equipment .
food
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Rather than reducing problems, these strident warnings about food safety add to the burden of human suffering.
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What has grabbed headlines this year is the issue of food safety .
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They say it has not been tested for food safety on cattle.
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The legislation would consolidate food safety , inspection and labeling functions into a new independent agency called the Food Safety Administration.
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Food studies; Food safety and quality management.
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Various recent legal enactments covering food safety and the environment have required the Catering Branch to set up continues review procedures.
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Biotechnology and food safety problems were often due to poor policies and inadequate regulations, it said.
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When it comes to food safety , we are not trusted: we have previous convictions.
glass
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If safety glass used in glazed doors and low level windows.
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Almost immediately the safety glass shattered and all they could see were white chips.
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Miraculously neither of the victims appeared hurt despite the piles of safety glass glittering in the street.
hazard
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The health and safety hazards associated with nuclear energy will have to be overcome.
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Before tests can begin, the Food and Drug Administration must decide if the potatoes are likely to pose major safety hazards .
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The Department of Transport claims that the cafes are a safety hazard .
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He says that they need the cafes because they're cheap, but they're not a safety hazard .
issue
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This coming year, health and safety issues will enjoy an even higher profile.
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Prop. 197 backers hope the public safety issue will help win passage of the measure.
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There are 30 courses dedicated to specific safety issues , such as handling portable gas cylinders, food hygiene and accident investigation procedures.
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Cook said the stand-down was not made public earlier because the service did not consider the problem a critical safety issue .
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The quiz was held to encourage members of staff to discuss safety issues and seek information.
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On health and safety issues , however, deregulation has been an unmitigated disaster.
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There is also an organization which deals with health and safety issues , especially in multi-national companies.
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I was sent to do a hearing on a mine safety issue , which was not my expertise.
margin
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Another effect of the flare is to wind up the blade speed which helps to give a greater safety margin .
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He would work out. the total and add a safety margin .
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There was a safety margin built in, anyhow.
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Now the result came inside the safety margin .
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The regulations left a safety margin , of course; but safety margins were there for a reason.
measure
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After safety measures were enforced at his firm he went back to work and never experienced symptoms again.
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The rope-secured entry is part of the safety measures established in 1992.
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In each case there were criticisms that each could have been prevented by better safety measures and checking.
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Then they can work on safety measures .
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Furness said he was satisfied with the safety measures put into place following the latest incident.
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One of these probes sits permanently just beneath the viewport on the bottom of the sphere as a safety measure .
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As a further safety measure , the screen must not be readily climbable by children.
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Adopted the appropriate safety measures , and 3.
net
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It can provide a safety net for children in danger as well as for those who have socially or emotionally lost their way.
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But the ability to pay for safety nets is just one of the social effects of having an educated population.
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If intervention remains, it should be reduced to the original concept of a safety net for use in extreme emergencies.
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The Senate leader does have a safety net of sorts for the weeks ahead.
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The big entitlement programs should be privatized, he says, leaving only a low safety net for the indigent.
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However, States said the new program is providing a better safety net for the drought-plagued wheat growers of the Great Plains.
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Two-wheel drive gives better stability and traction in all conditions, but just as importantly is a powerful psychological safety net .
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Bob Dole, the daring old man on the flying trapeze, has sold his safety net .
officer
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Martin's campaign war chest enjoys strong support from industry, including mine managers and safety officers .
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From a safety officer at a storage and haulage firm.
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Road safety officers hope the new tickets will persuade drivers to change their habits.
pin
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I love those ones where there's a piece of cloth just with a safety pin or something like that.
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One of its straps is broken and pinned with two safety pins.
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The maroon dress was neatly folded, and the coral necklace carefully pinned to the bodice with a large safety pin.
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By grade eight, she was putting safety pins in her legs and fastening them.
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Later the gadget acquired a popular name - the safety pin - and made some one else very rich.
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Heating an implement made of a straightened safety pin , he speared the bugs, then brought them to the candle flame.
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A dummy made of a diving suit, sitting in a wheelchair and wrapped with cloth was stuck with safety pins .
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Not money, and not technology unless it was as fundamental as safety pins .
precaution
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Unfortunately, there are many accidents just waiting to happen if proper safety precautions aren't taken.
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Immediate priorities should include improving facilities to deal with infectious agents that require high level microbiological safety precautions . iii.
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Her idea was to have a first-aid kit in the catering department as an essential safety precaution .
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The home-run fence at Southcrest Park has been taken down and replaced by orange cones, ostensibly as a safety precaution .
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Employees should also be given adequate training in safety precautions etc.
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This was considered a safety precaution , since the rods are hot in temperature as well as radioactive.
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And they always take the strictest safety precautions .
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This means the White House has not been required to undertake special safety precautions during the current water emergency, he said.
procedure
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A NORTH-EAST double glazing firm has been fined nearly £3,000 for breaches of work safety procedures .
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Regulatory agencies uncovered numerous flaws in operating and safety procedures .
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But new safety procedures had been introduced so such an event could never happen again.
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Laganside agreed to review safety procedures during the week-long break to accommodate the Lower Ormeau Community Festival.
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Throughout there has been a high profile given to safety procedures , under the control of safety manager.
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Bureau safety procedures , in the event of a violent client, can not be neglected.
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The Hidden report made 93 recommendations to improve safety procedures on the railways, in the emergency services and in government policy.
reason
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Letting the children do it under mild supervision for safety reasons is probably the better idea.
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But those reactors were shut down for safety reasons in the 1980s and the nation has no active source of tritium.
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For safety reasons therefore, the box must be assembled whenever the unit is plugged in.
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For safety reasons , most of the landings for these sample retrieval missions were planned for flat, smooth terrain.
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Reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods increases the volume of waste and should be undertaken only when necessary for safety reasons .
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Part of it was demolished last year for safety reasons .
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Even staffing has risen again, to 133,000, mainly for safety reasons .
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Finally, if toy guns can be recalled for safety reasons , why shouldn't real ones be subject to safety standards?
record
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An unsullied safety record swelled pride in Concorde's technical achievement as the years passed.
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In general, it has a good safety record .
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A reasonable question might be, why is the safety record so comparatively good?
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Alvin is a safe boat, with an unsurpassed safety record .
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The probable reasons for the safety record of such warehouses are two-fold: - Human beings are largely excluded from such operations.
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The workers repeatedly heard that management needed higher productivity lower costs, and a better safety record .
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Catastrophic engine failure brought to an end supersonic airliner Concorde's enviable safety record on Tuesday.
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We have a superb safety record , and offer quality track time.
regulation
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Under safety regulations , no jockey was allowed to ride in a race within one week of being concussed.
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Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
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Sandhogs are murdered, both directly and because safety regulations have been abandoned in the tunnel.
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Thus they will displace those firms that finance the social security systems, and will undermine established safety regulations .
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Most of those surveyed also said gun manufacturers should be subjected to consumer safety regulations .
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Increasingly, such techniques are featuring in safety regulations and design specifications.
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Proponents of the new policy said that the intent is to crack open the often secretive world of air safety regulation .
road
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Roads minister Kenneth Carlisle unveiled the measures after six months of consultation with road safety groups.
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But when it comes to road safety they are clueless.
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A recent major study of traffic problems in the Edinburgh area recognised road safety as a major factor for consideration.
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His main concern was road safety , but he was never the same man after 1982.
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Gloucestershire's road safety officer says the vast majority were due to driver error.
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We also get a number of visits at the playgroup, including the local road safety officer who talks to the children.
rule
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There are stringent safety rules governing practical shooting and, as far as Kjell is aware, the sport has an accident-free record.
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A Pennsylvania state appeals court also has said a state airbag lawsuit can proceed despite federal safety rules .
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Three companies had denied breaking safety rules after two workmen were killed after a gantry fixed to the Severn Bridge collapsed.
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The safety rule , strictly interpreted, would have required a landing in Florida or California on Friday.
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Wilfulness Wilfully disregarding safety rules is rarely a primary cause of incidents.
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There shouldn't be another lap of anything run until some safety rules are implemented.
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Voice over Failure to stick to the safety rules is simply playing with fire.
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The ordinance, passed unanimously Tuesday, makes it either a misdemeanor or infraction to violate a park safety rule .
standard
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The car park was immediately closed upon advice from Darlington council, which carried out the tests in line with national safety standards .
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Guns should meet basic safety standards , she says, just as cars and toys do.
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Hickson take pride in their ability to solve technical problems quickly while maintaining the highest safety standards .
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Tests found uranium levels as high as nine times above the safety standard .
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Male speaker I fear that safety standards will go down the drain as people seek to make most profit.
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The tightening up of safety standards at nuclear power plants inevitably followed the reactor accidents.
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Fire safety standards were widely flouted.
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They are professionals with equipment which meets rigorous safety standards .
valve
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It is a safety valve , you might say a brothel of the mind.
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Fortuitously, the advancing Union forces operated as a safety valve .
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Do these eruptions act as a safety valve or will they lead to a cataclysm?
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Gradually the voluntary churches thus came to be safety valves for society, means of draining potentially dangerous conflict into harmless channels.
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So far the devaluation has acted as a safety valve for the most immediate pressures.
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Then an interesting phenomenon takes place: they become a safety valve .
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Sometimes, a safety valve may be fitted into the boiler flow pipe; a draincock is always fitted in the return.
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Investment funds and other big investors also use them as safety valves .
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ensure
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A pulley block was used to ensure the safety of this manoeuvre.
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Thus the state should be mainly a night watchman, a low-profile policeman who ensures the basic safety of every individual.
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He captured this easily and chased Isaac inland, having ensured the safety of Berengaria and Joan.
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Brady says she believes government has a role to play in ensuring public safety .
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She loved Moorlake House, you know, and I think she was trying to ensure the safety of its future.
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There were few laws or regulations to ensure worker safety .
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It is surely incumbent on us to do everything possible to ensure that safety is paramount.
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Each procedure to be carried out was explained and Mr Reynolds understood that the measures being taken were to ensure his safety .
fear
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Locals began to fear for her safety .
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All along, authorities feared for their safety , because du Pont is an expert marksmen with a large gun collection.
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It is unnecessary to produce a person who fears for his safety .
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Male speaker I fear that safety standards will go down the drain as people seek to make most profit.
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At several hospitals, emergency room personnel said they increasingly fear for their own safety .
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Nevertheless, Sidonius did fear for the safety of his own family in the aftermath of the accession of Nepos.
guarantee
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He threw out no sounding parties too weak to guarantee their own safety , and he lost none of them.
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The families agreed not to contact police to guarantee the safety of the two men.
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All this is supposed to guarantee a sense of safety , but after Mr Safra's death, the image is threatened.
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Do it only if you can guarantee your own safety .
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Omar expressed anxiety that we might be attacked as we withdrew from Bahdu, but Ali Wali guaranteed our safety .
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Interior Ministry officials have said that they can not guarantee safety for protesters, so public protests will be banned indefinitely.
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This will guarantee that safety and animal welfare standards have been satisfied.
improve
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We have helped to establish the Football Trust, which now devotes £20 million a year to improving the safety of grounds.
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It provides assistance to member states in improving safety practices in the chemical industry.
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Anything learned from crashes will be fed through to improve the design of safety seats.
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The findings could lead to improved seismic safety standards at nuclear plants.
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We will eliminate racial discrimination in housing allocation and improve safety on estates.
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Brown made improving Muni safety a top issue during his mayoral campaign.
meet
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A producer is not required to meet expectations of safety which arise after he has supplied the product.
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The usual choice is a helmet that meets the safety standards for bicycles.
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It has only one such site also at Mayak, and partly financed by the United States that meets international safety requirements.
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Guns should meet basic safety standards, she says, just as cars and toys do.
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The manual points out that mains can kill and I reckon that it doesn't meet any of the safety standards.
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Border Patrol officials say the vests meet safety standards.
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The improvement scheme has been carried out to meet new health and safety requirements.
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The pursuit of a cease-fire dominated a summit of world leaders in Moscow, meeting to discuss nuclear safety and arms proliferation.
provide
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It can provide a safety net for children in danger as well as for those who have socially or emotionally lost their way.
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They are not as enthusiastic about budget-balancing as about providing services and a safety net.
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The government's starting point with regard to block funding was that they would not provide a safety net.
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However, States said the new program is providing a better safety net for the drought-plagued wheat growers of the Great Plains.
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The statute may impose a duty on an employer to provide safety equipment and ensure that it is used.
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While providing greater safety from the pressure hazard, they can create spatial problems for the patient.
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The second, and no less important function, is to provide safety isolation.
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The material researchers provide makes a great safety net.
reach
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He was ridden down before he could reach the comparative safety of his parsonage at Yateley.
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All I could do was frantically reach for my safety whistle and blow like crazy to alert the raft crew.
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When they reached the safety of the pile of sand they sat on top of it and watched their brothers.
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He had to reach safety in the next few seconds, by his own unaided efforts.
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You've scanned the shy a long time to reach safety .
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They had spent so long reaching a place of safety , and were now so near.
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We had scarcely survived a convoy of high articulated lorries to reach the safety of a country lane.
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The ill man had reached safety and the evacuation had begun successfully.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
for your own good/safety/benefit etc
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He will work for your financial independence and will never take advantage or misuse your money for his own good.
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Intelligent Buildings Too smart for their own good?
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It looked as if the transports were advancing too fast for their own safety.
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Lewin and Nnah were also led away for their own safety.
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Of course they kept a sharp lookout in such congested waters for their own safety.
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Often one step too many for his own good.
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We got too famous for our own good.
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You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now.
in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc
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Extending the ban to wedding rings, in the interests of safety, say the company, has upset some workers.
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Ideally, the student should be making all the decisions and choosing actions in the interests of safety and efficiency.
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If the alarm gets no response, the timer goes ahead and switches off in the interest of safety and economy.
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The mature glider pilot would never hesitate to make a fool of himself in the interests of safety.
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We should be able to state which fuse we require when we buy a plug in the interest of safety and economics.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Safety needs to be improved on all our railways.
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A film cameraman was airlifted to safety yesterday after being trapped inside a volcano for two days.
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All children should be taught road safety from an early age.
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All employees will be issued with a health and safety handbook.
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By the time the men reached safety , they were exhausted and half starved.
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For the safety of the public, this man must be caught.
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For your own safety , please do not smoke until you are outside the plane.
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Our job is to maintain safety on the streets.
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Our planes are regularly serviced, so that passengers can be sure they are travelling in safety .
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She finally reached the safety of the shelter.
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She rushed back to the safety of her own house.
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The firefighters carried the children to safety .
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There is concern over the safety of silicone breast implants.
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We handle many chemicals that require special safety precautions.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All this is supposed to guarantee a sense of safety , but after Mr Safra's death, the image is threatened.
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For programs affecting the health and safety of the entire population a single average value serves well.
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Judges will consider overall design, safety , level of fun and how the playground caters for children with disabilities.
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They look at hundreds of safety points every 3 months.