adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a self-contained flat (= a flat with its own kitchen and bathroom )
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We rented a self-contained flat in the city centre.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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flat
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We gave her a self-contained flat in the house.
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There are now 12 self-contained flats and a community room.
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Downstairs, as well as the self-contained flat , was another bedroom and bathroom and the kitchen.
unit
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The individual nation state is often therefore presented as a self-contained unit , analytically prior to its international relations.
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A closed loop is a self-contained unit that has no identifiable beginning or end, like a circle or an integrated circuit.
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The model 311 gas chromatograph is a self-contained unit with an isothermal oven, heated injector and detectors.
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We're a completely self-contained unit .
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Each was a self-contained unit capable of tackling most normal and special war-time contingencies of railway transport.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a self-contained heating unit
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A closed loop is a self-contained unit that has no identifiable beginning or end, like a circle or an integrated circuit.
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All that Mrs Browning required of her, surely, was that she should be docile and self-contained and grateful.
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As with any isolated and largely self-contained community the agricultural village was often the object of a fierce loyalty among its inhabitants.
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But his style was always to seem self-contained .
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It helps you see your points in one self-contained area.
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It too is a self-contained sys-tem yet open at the same time.
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Nor is the law as self-contained as social security law; many employment cases require a command of principles of contract law.
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The model 311 gas chromatograph is a self-contained unit with an isothermal oven, heated injector and detectors.