I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a colour scheme (= the colours that you use in a room, painting etc )
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Have you decided on a colour scheme?
a compensation scheme (= system for providing compensation )
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There is a compensation scheme for radiation-linked diseases.
a discount scheme (= system for giving discounts to people )
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Many stores operate discount schemes for regular customers.
a loyalty scheme (= when a company or shop gives customers a reward for continuing to use them )
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The supermarket operates a loyalty scheme.
a reduction plan/programme/scheme
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The terms of the treaty call for a three-phase troop reduction programme.
an aid programme/scheme/package
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The UN aid programme provided most of the finance.
an award scheme British English
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The league started a new award scheme for young players.
an incentive scheme/system
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The incentive scheme was introduced to encourage companies to use renewable energy sources.
an insurance scheme
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The costs involved in private medical insurance schemes have risen steeply.
an investment scheme British English , an investment program AmE:
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Most investment schemes are subject to tax.
colour scheme
devise a plan/scheme
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Together they devised a clever plan to escape.
draw up a plan/scheme
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Local authorities have drawn up new plans for waste disposal.
drop a scheme/program etc
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Some banks have dropped their student loan scheme.
grandiose scheme/plan/idea etc
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grandiose schemes of urban renewal
hare-brained scheme
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his latest hare-brained scheme
pension scheme
put forward a plan/scheme
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Both parties have put forward plans for political reform.
pyramid scheme
rental contract/scheme/service etc
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Could you sign the rental agreement?
superannuation scheme
work experience placement/programme/scheme etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
national
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As well as organising conferences and courses the group also helped set up a national awards scheme and backed a number of arts publications.
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The list is part of a national registration scheme which comes into effect from today.
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They are paid into a fund specially earmarked to meet the costs of the national insurance scheme - the National Insurance Fund.
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Cases were assigned to areas according to their residence address at diagnosis as defined for the national cancer registration scheme .
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Most people have to pay contributions into the national insurance scheme while they are working.
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A national mobility scheme operates within the public sector, and some social housing is constructed beyond the cities by housing associations.
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Sometimes, firms will not wish to apply the National TransAction scheme , and will refuse to conduct business on that footing.
new
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Will a new grant scheme be introduced to encourage the building of private sidings or intermodal terminals?
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You could call the new scheme neo-Baroque.
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When landlord John Gardner bought the pub he decided it needed a new colour scheme .
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A new scheme designed to help our regular theatregoers to save money.
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A new performance-related pay scheme was introduced.
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At the same time as introducing the new income support scheme , the rules for eligibility to housing benefit have been tightened.
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The Department of Employment does not gather such figures, especially under the new scheme of determining unemployment statistics.
occupational
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As illustrated inPart I, there has been a growth in occupational pension schemes .
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Employers can no longer require membership of an occupational pension scheme as a condition of service.
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A growing feature of the employment contract over the years has been the provision of occupational pension schemes for retirement and sickness.
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Their importance is expected to increase as higher percentages of those approaching retirement age are members of occupational pension schemes .
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This ruling mirrored the previous one but applied to occupational pension schemes as opposed to the then state retirement ages.
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Personal pensions work on a different principle from most occupational schemes or superannuation.
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Over 800,000 people are now covered by new occupational pension schemes .
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Also, if you are a member of your employer's occupational pension scheme , these changes are of little relevance.
■ NOUN
classification
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Append notation Naturally a classification scheme is not complete until the notation has been added.
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This chapter considers each of these components of a classification scheme in turn.
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Notation for classification schemes will be considered at greater length in section 13.3. 6.
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A number of factors determine the length of the notation in a classification scheme .
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Father's occupation and social class were coded by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 1980 classification scheme .
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Notation has an important impact on the effectiveness of a classification scheme .
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The Library of Congress Classification Scheme is very evidently enumerative, but then all the major classification schemes are.
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Bliss believed that the most important aspect of a classification scheme was the order of its main classes.
colour
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And at Christmas these colour schemes are given an extra layer of sparkle.
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The much-loved dresser was the inspiration for the colour scheme that links all five storeys.
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As you know, I decided to keep the same colour scheme as we have in Paris.
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I planned to amplify this change of mood by having different colour schemes .
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All I considered necessary was to simplify the design of the icon and give it a different colour scheme .
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The colour scheme of his outfit is taken from the unmistakable red and white cap of the fungus.
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A formal aquascape can be tailored to compliment the decor of the room, following the same colour scheme and style.
insurance
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Also, the social insurance scheme would cost more if there was a high level of unemployment.
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At the present time, the majority of old people claim retirement pensions under the National Insurance scheme .
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The costs involved in private medical insurance schemes have been rising very rapidly compared with inflation generally.
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So they are extending their repertoire of services to include unit trusts, PEPs plans and insurance schemes .
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The Law Society ran a compulsory liability insurance scheme for solicitors under statutory powers.
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We see one specially strong advantage in an industry-wide self-financing insurance scheme of this sort.
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Beveridge's insurance scheme was broadly put into legislation.
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So I decided to look into private insurance schemes .
pension
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Pensions from your employer Many people belong to a pension scheme run by an employer.
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Subsequent valuation of a pension scheme A company's year end is 31 March.
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Many employees run private pension schemes , but often these won't provide enough income to give you a really comfortable lifestyle.
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How companies can set up a group pension scheme for their employees.
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As illustrated inPart I, there has been a growth in occupational pension schemes .
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Private pension scheme tax concessions grew as part of deliberate policy.
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The Hon. Gentleman asked what would happen if a pension scheme collapsed.
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Their importance is expected to increase as higher percentages of those approaching retirement age are members of occupational pension schemes .
pilot
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In April 1982 Cambridgeshire introduced a four-year pilot scheme that involved seven volunteer schools: six secondary, one primary.
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It is actively looking for more pilot schemes to identify the greater efficiencies needed and the best options available for waste collection.
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The pilot scheme bid backed in principle by the committee yesterday is proposed for Darlington and Durham.
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Expansion of this pilot scheme into a district service is planned.
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A pilot scheme should give unemployed people aged over 55 £500 for an educational or training programme of their choice.
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The measures were introduced following consultation with the public and disabled groups and will be monitored during an 18 month pilot scheme .
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The government announced a pilot scheme to issue 45,000 training vouchers in 11 areas.
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Benefit scheme: Details of a North-East pilot scheme aimed at increasing awareness of benefits available to working people were announced yesterday.
training
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In October the new training scheme with start in which Medau music and movement will be combined with a training in physiotherapy.
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He was taking advantage of one of the training schemes .
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They acknowledged that there was an acute shortage of nurses throughout the country and concluded that a training scheme should be organised.
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I hope that this will clarify the situation for your readers while in no way putting them off the certified training scheme .
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Emphasis will be given to media training schemes and also to considering the establishment of a public broadcasting system.
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The Prime Minister I should be happy to add that training scheme to the many other excellent training schemes we have at present.
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The workshop is aimed at youth leaders who can develop media awareness training schemes in parishes and communities in their respective countries.
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Some major agencies have a regular intake of graduates for training schemes .
■ VERB
develop
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Insurance, building societies, unit trusts, banks have each developed an ombudsman scheme .
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These parents want to do all they can to help, so they develop schemes to ensure that homework is completed.
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We will maintain support for the arts and continue to develop schemes for greater sponsorship in co-operation with business and private individuals.
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Work also began to develop a scheme for training and accrediting clerks who advise suspects in police stations.
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The Government has set up an advisory group of experts, headed by Baroness Sally Greengross, to develop the scheme .
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The workshop is aimed at youth leaders who can develop media awareness training schemes in parishes and communities in their respective countries.
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Participants will also be encouraged to help develop local training schemes .
devise
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U.N. accountants agreed to devise a creative payment scheme to stagger their bills.
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Singh said that Pepper conspired with Young to devise the scheme to pass phony checks.
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You must take time to devise a scheme that suits your own needs.
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Aladdin followed them and, with his wife, devised a scheme to kill the sorcerer.
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Perhaps the major problem in devising a special classification scheme is the definition of the subject area to be covered.
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The irate king returned, and devised another scheme to doom the lucky boy.
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He said Labour plans to devise a comprehensive scheme of transport improvements to suit Britain's needs.
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Most will arrange a payment holiday, reduced payments for a specified period or devise a special scheme for you.
introduce
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In April 1982 Cambridgeshire introduced a four-year pilot scheme that involved seven volunteer schools: six secondary, one primary.
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He went on to say he would introduce a scheme for voluntary union membership as soon as possible.
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Mr MacGregor said that he would delay introducing the scheme because of the demands made on teachers by other educational reforms.
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He introduced a scheme in a firm which he was a director.
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In the meantime, he suggested local authorities and individual schools might introduce their own schemes .
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But from 11 October personal pension schemes may introduce facilities allowing scheme members to direct how funds are to be invested.
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This does not, however, mean that the opportunity of introducing such a scheme is lost for ever.
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As part of Estate Action we will introduce a new pilot scheme to promote homesteading.
join
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Target date for application to join the scheme is late August with final Registration in early 1992.
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Here, we explain the various possibilities if you wish to join a scheme run by your new employer.
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People are queuing up to join the voluntary scheme .
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I should like to say I joined the scheme out of humanitarian concerns but to be honest it was with a view to increasing business.
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Stoddards for instance having had about two each year since they joined the scheme in 1986.
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Does he appreciate the keen desire of many small practices to join these excellent schemes ?
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For 1993-94, more departments and courses will be joining the Live Projects scheme .
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Alternatively, you could join a card protection scheme .
launch
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He's launched a scheme which gives these farmers access to modern farm machinery and he teaches them how to use it.
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The Newcastle has launched a two-year scheme at 10.45 percent.
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Their kindness and co-operation has allowed us to launch this exciting new scheme for the benefit of residents and visitors to Northamptonshire.
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Difficulty is being expressed with the method to be used to launch the scheme .
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Even if they launch a new pension scheme with less generous benefits they face maintaining the solvency of the old fund.
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Today the Lord Mayor launched a new scheme to help them.
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By launching the commercial scheme in the guise of an athletic club it falls within the rules of the Amateur Athletic Association.
provide
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The scheme provides awards of up to £2,000 per project for exploratory or pilot research.
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A draft scheme to provide a comprehensive ambulance service for the whole of Bedfordshire was approved.
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Hotels that wish to join the scheme provide details of their location, accommodation and facilities.
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Mr Brown will draw up a multimillion-pound scheme to provide subsidised transport for people who find work.
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Hitler's architectural schemes required war to provide the booty and raw materials to fund them, and slave-labour to construct them.
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The Oxfordshire scheme aims to provide a 6-month intensive programme.
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However, critics claimed that this scheme did not provide sufficient funds to those in real need.
run
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Many employees run private pension schemes , but often these won't provide enough income to give you a really comfortable lifestyle.
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There is also a consideration of the cost of running a scheme .
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A number of reasons exist as to why companies run funded schemes .
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But a small company may not set up and run its own scheme .
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Local authorities run a variety of schemes to help new businesses, these include grants, loans and the provision of premises.
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The bank already runs a five-year career-break scheme as part of its equal opportunities policy.
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Eleven ministries run 18 different subsidy schemes for everything from school lunches to milk.
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This was a curious phenomenon that perplexed and exasperated those involved in running the scheme .
set
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How groups of directors can set up a pension scheme for themselves.
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Research is continuing to set up schemes in Braintree, Halstead, Witham and Coggeshall.
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The advantage to teachers will then outweigh the inconvenience caused when we set up the scheme .
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In those days units, or mobile rummage crews, setting up schemes between us as a result of local smuggling information.
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More than half buy no peat at all and six county councils have set up schemes to produce peat-free compost.
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In order to compensate firms for the loss of their retention rights, the federal government set up a scheme of export subsidies.
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There is usually an initial charge for setting up the scheme , as well as an annual management fee.
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The Government should consider setting up a scheme to provide top-up money when residents' families can not provide it themselves.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pilot study/project/scheme etc
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A pilot study is being carried out with Manchester University.
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Olmsted saw Niagara as a pilot project for a larger and more ambitious campaign.
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Schools are being invited to put forward their brightest pupils to do the tests as part of the pilot scheme.
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The pilot scheme bid backed in principle by the committee yesterday is proposed for Darlington and Durham.
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The colours were roughly matched for salience in pilot studies with healthy observers.
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The Environmental Defense Fund brokered a series of pilot projects in Juarez, including one to test vehicle emissions.
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Under a pilot scheme multinationals have been allowed to issue their own work permits to foreign staff.
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With modest resources, the Agriculture Department is introducing the new technologies to growers in a handful of pilot projects nationwide.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a classification scheme
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Adult literacy schemes have been run with great success in the inner cities.
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He's always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just land us in trouble.
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Several organizations run schemes to help women find work after their children have started school.
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The government's Youth Training Scheme soon ran into difficulties.
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Young came up with the scheme to pass phony checks.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Easy payment schemes are often possible and for the unemployed or those in receipt of benefits colleges often waive tuition fees.
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I do volunteer work for a victim support scheme .
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In 1981 a £30 million government scheme was launched to encourage industry to switch from oil and gas to coal-fired boilers.
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In the coming year, changes are being made which will increase the range of the scheme .
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The scheme was criticized by Second Division Clubs on the grounds that they had to share the onus equally with the better-off.
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Therefore, we consider first the operation of the legal aid scheme .
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This chapter considers each of these components of a classification scheme in turn.
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Tony Prior, Prior Harwin's chairman, then proposed a scheme to save both the company and investors' funds.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Against all the rules of the competition, Nick was scheming to win.
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As the King got older, he became convinced that his family were scheming against him.
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Behind the scenes, a small group was scheming to remove the Chairman from office.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But this one, this Donald, he measured you, he was cold and narrow, and he schemed.
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He served him well by telling him the truth and by refusing to scheme against him.
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I dropped right opposite her and began scheming right off.
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That means his brother Joseph is required to be a scheming hypocrite.