verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
apply for/seek/be granted asylum
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He has been granted asylum in France.
find/seek sanctuary
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Fleeing refugees found sanctuary in Geneva.
get/obtain/seek advice from an expert (= ask an expert for information or advice )
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Don’t make big financial decisions without first seeking advice from an expert.
give/seek/receive an assurance (that)
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He gave an assurance that the work would be completed by Wednesday.
seek a compromise
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Both Democrats and Republicans are seeking a compromise on the issue.
seek a mandate (= ask for a vote to show agreement with a leader or with ideas )
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The government was seeking a mandate to continue the war.
seek a nomination (= try to win it )
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He is seeking the Republican nomination in the Senate race.
seek advice (= try to get some advice )
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If you have any of these symptoms you should seek urgent advice.
seek an alternative
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People are seeking alternatives to meat-based dishes.
seek approval
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You will need to make an appointment with the bank to seek approval for the loan.
seek assistance
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If side-effects are severe, seek medical assistance.
seek comfort (= look for comfort )
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People come to us seeking comfort and guidance.
seek compensation (= try to get it )
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Survivors of the rail disaster are seeking compensation.
seek custody formal (= try to get custody )
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Allen is seeking custody of his two children.
seek fame (= try to become famous )
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He sought fame in the jazz clubs of New York.
seek help (= ask for help )
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He decided to seek medical help for his drink problem.
seek permission formal (= ask someone for permission )
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People wanting to visit the island have to seek permission from the authorities.
seek protection
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They were forced to seek the protection of the army.
seek publicity
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He sought neither reward nor publicity for his work.
seek revenge
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They play two women who seek revenge on their former partners.
seek sb’s approval
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He constantly sought his father’s approval.
seek shelter formal (= try to find shelter )
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They sought shelter under the trees.
seek/ask for clarification
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I asked for clarification on the legal position.
seek/find fulfilment
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The real joy of the priesthood is helping people find personal fulfilment .
seek/find solace in sth
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After the death of her son, Val found solace in the church.
seeking political asylum
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Refugees were seeking political asylum in Britain.
seeking re-election
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Barnes is seeking re-election .
seeking...injunction
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The family is seeking an injunction against the book’s publication.
seek/look for a solution
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The company is still seeking a solution to its financial problems.
seek/search for/look for a cure
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$3 billion a year is spent searching for a cure for cancer.
take/seek refuge (in sth)
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During the frequent air-raids, people took refuge in their cellars.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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Dole also sought out reporters on his campaign plane to talk about other issues.
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It can also seek heavy fines on landlords who discriminate.
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We also seek to evaluate the operation of a market economy.
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The project's sponsor may also seek other sources of finance to limit his or her risk from the project.
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The business community is also seeking reassurance that Labor is serious about tackling inflation.
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It will also seek to establish any general principles connected with successful schemes of joint consultation.
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The suit also seeks unspecified monetary damages.
out
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Our personal aspirations or dissatisfactions may lead us to seek out new opportunities.
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Having nothing more urgent to do, I decided to seek out Tip Anderson.
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His hands whispered over her, light as silk, seeking out every pale hollow and rounded slope.
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Like these scientists, Smith sought out cause-and-effect relationships.
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He did not start off as a rebel seeking out Peripatetics to confound.
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Our people need to seek out and identify those stories.
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Skippers bistro Off-beat but well worth seeking out .
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It is an environment where corporations will seek out the best talent anyplace in the world.
■ NOUN
advice
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It was another world, and he knew he would now have to seek advice from an expert.
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The parents sought the advice of others, including three psychologists, learning disability specialists, and other parents.
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However, Mr Nawroze does warn young debtors to seek professional advice .
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After seeking advice from Norman, his playing partner, Garcia took a drop, moving away from the sign.
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Consumers are urged not to make any hasty decisions and to seek professional advice .
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They had sought my advice , and I had recommended this machine.
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If you are concerned, seek medical advice .
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He claimed he should have sought legal advice before wrongfully using tax-exempt foundations to finance a televised college course.
approval
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In the years that followed it expanded operations without seeking local approval , earning little goodwill in Guadalcazar.
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Attorneys have told the districts they must seek voter approval of existing fees imposed in the past without a public vote.
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Guardians will have to seek approval from the panel before instructing a solicitor in this situation.
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It started with skin, which it sells for burn victims and for which it is seeking approval for diabetic ulcer sufferers.
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I am aware of journals that alter text substantially yet never seek the authors' approval .
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Thompson is seeking Senate approval for a $ 6. 5 million budget to conduct wide-ranging hearings later this year.
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But it said it was confident of surviving and would seek shareholders' approval at a meeting on 29 April.
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Holding elections to seek voter approval of existing taxes and fees is another expense.
assistance
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In many cases it will be best to seek professional assistance from outside the firm.
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She can walk into a family planning clinic and seek assistance .
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They may be petitioned by men to help with hunting animals, or by women seeking assistance with childbirth or illness.
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It is often difficult for parents to seek psychological assistance .
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Stop therapy if side-effects are severe and seek medical assistance Give prescribed anti-emetics.
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A first step to improvement for work-inhibited children occurs when they begin to seek assistance .
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We have sought to concentrate assistance with prescription charges on those whose incomes are such that the charges cause a problem.
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The managers observed that their subordinates sought their assistance about a variety of problems.
company
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Listing particulars A company which is seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange is obliged to prepare and publish listing particulars.
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Having determined its legal obligations based on the facts of this specific disease, the company actively sought employee cooperation.
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His concern for the Company led him to seek seats in Parliament, which he held from 1762 to 1774.
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As part of the process, the company must seek an advisory opinion from the California Attorney General.
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Electricity, gas and water companies have sought many years for a way to read meters without visiting the customer's premises.
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Each company seeks unspecified damages and injunctions that would stop the other from using its patents.
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Where the company is seeking general authority to purchase shares in the market they must state their intentions regarding the authority granted.
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In fact, many progressive companies actively seek such employee inputs.
fortune
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A succession of scandals finally persuaded his father that William must seek his fortune overseas.
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When he reached the age of reason, I confidently sent him forth to seek his fortune .
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Full also on the outgoing journeys with emigrants about to seek their fortune in London.
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All come to New Bedford to seek fortune and adventure in the fishery.
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The firm now believes it has virtually outgrown its market and is seeking to supplement its fortunes overseas.
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A fatherless, penniless boy - possessed of great determination, faith, and courage - seeks his fortune .
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But trade was slack so he made his way to London to seek his fortune .
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Indeed, seeking fortune becomes a search for a wealthy bride or patron.
government
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And the main reason was that reactionary and factious opposition led the Government to seek and obtain an immediate dissolution of Parliament.
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The ambitious young company laid off workers, scaled back projects and went to government regulators seeking financial relief.
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Newly formed governments seek deliberately to reverse their predecessors' communications policies.
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Occasionally people say to me that the Government are seeking to turn health care into a business.
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Lalonde said that the government would seek alternative solutions to the energy demands of farmers and industrialists.
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Both governments agreed to seek financial support for the construction of the necessary road and transport links.
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In contrast, no government has sought to remain in office after losing a parliamentary vote of confidence.
help
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A patient seeks help and is therefore vulnerable.
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He had no one to confide in and would have seen seeking psychiatric help himself as a sign of weakness.
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It was a combination that destroyed his ability to cope with life, and he sought psychiatric help in 1950.
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It takes courage for parents to permit themselves to be vulnerable and seek psychological help .
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In the face of an epidemic which was sweeping away our friends and lovers, we sought help where we could.
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He told the court that he had not used drugs since his arrest and had voluntarily sought help and advice.
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Granato began experiencing headaches so severe, he sought medical help .
information
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To form a judgement he seeks further information .
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Many young people seek information from libraries that they are embarrassed or are afraid to ask an adult.
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A consumer is not the only person to whom information relates, but the consumer seeks more than personal information.
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Council members actively began to seek information about the mechanics of housing rehabilitation programs in other cities.
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Are you wanting commitment or merely agreement to seek further information ?
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Voters seeking nonpartisan information on the issues and candidates' stands can access thousands of Web sites.
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A cottage industry has even sprung up among companies that provide information about other people seeking information.
injunction
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Where a government body seeks an injunction against a private individual or corporation, the position may be different.
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The protesters have also filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction against certain uses of pepper spray.
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Compaq is seeking an injunction to force Dell to tone down the ads.
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The civil liberties group is seeking a preliminary injunction barring Republican Gov.
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It also seeks injunctions aimed at preventing such use.
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Agency staffers want the Commission to seek a Federal court injunction barring Microsoft from what they consider abusive practices.
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Keating wondered if the Justice Department could seek an injunction against those harassing the marchers.
order
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I shall seek to remain in order by referring to what is in the Bill.
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Carter said he sought help in order to save his marriage.
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They seek an order that Hambros Jersey restore the money to the company.
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Their intent is to seek a court order to stop the tax collection.
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If certiorari only declares what is the case anyway, why would a person bother to seek such an order ?
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Instead, McGee said he would seek a temporary restraining order from a judge to halt the appointment.
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It is usually sought in addition to an order of certiorari and is designed to ensure the performance of a public duty.
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The prosecutor does not, however, seek an order that the case be remitted to the magistrate to continue the hearing.
party
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The burden of proving that a clause satisfies the reasonableness test is on the party who seeks to rely on the clause.
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One party may seek to reject a point in the sale agreement because it was not covered in the heads of terms.
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Moreover, the Labour Party does not seek a mandate for its policies from the Northern Ireland electorate.
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The Communist Party is seeking to develop radical socialist politics in Britain.
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The Independent, launched in October 1986 with venture capital, seeks to be independent of political party dogma.
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A local Labour party will seek a candidate by inviting nominations.
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The Lib Dems are far weaker politically than the party he seeks to replace.
support
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The only alternative was to seek the support of the National Socialists.
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Schmidt said Bertelsmann was continuing to seek the support of other music companies in remaking Napster.
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The Profitboss is wary of finance people, seeking their support but running miles to avoid their control.
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And, as noted earlier, the finance and senior executives at TeleCable already have the skills needed to seek equity-based support .
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Then, seek the support of other students who are similarly distracted.
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Adolescents, as is appropriate, sought each other out in public places and sought support from each other.
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They are seeking new supports that are at one and the same time local and yet related to their universal goals.
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They had many ties in the larger organization, friends and past coworkers from whom they could seek support and companionship.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Do you think the President will seek re-election?
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Economics graduate, aged 25, with business experience, seeks interesting part-time work in the West London area.
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If you are at all worried about your symptoms, you should seek medical advice.
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In his lawsuit, Wyman is seeking $12 million in damages from his former employers.
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Take two tablets every four hours. If symptoms persist, seek medical advice.
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The Carsons sought advice from their lawyer.
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The government is seeking support from teachers for its latest education reforms.
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The number of needy Americans seeking emergency food and shelter increased by 7% last year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Each person has never sought an honour or payment for their selfless work, preferring quietly to get on with the job.
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Holding elections to seek voter approval of existing taxes and fees is another expense.
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It seeks to put legislative power directly into the hands of the people and circumvent the long-standing institutions of representative government.
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It presumes that reality is dynamic rather than static, and therefore seeks relationships between ideas, to aim at synthesis.
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Or shall we seek comfort in the language of religion?
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Significantly, almost 66 % of the patients reported previously seeking treatment from other physicians for their erectile dysfunction.
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The counsellor should seek to be as warm, supportive and caring as possible.